Applications of differential calculus in economics. A few simple examples for first-year students

• Authors: Marek Biernacki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

First-year students usually ask whether they really need mathematics. This paper presents several simple examples applying differential calculus in microeconomics, which allow students to perceive that learning mathematics during their studies of economics does “pay off”.

Keywords

EN

derivative of function of one variable and two variables; utility; elasticity

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Didactics of Mathematics
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 13(17)
• Pages: 5-12

Contributors

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Marek Biernacki