This text is suitable for undergraduate economics, business and accountancy students taking introductory level maths courses.

Key Features:

· Includes numerous applications and practice problems which help students appreciate maths as a tool used to analyse real economic and business problems.

· Solutions to all problems are included in the book.

· Topics are divided into one- or two-hour sessions which allow students to work at a realistic pace.

· Techniques needed to understand more advanced mathematics are carefully developed.

· Offers an excellent introduction to Excel and Maple.

New to this edition:

· Brand new companion website containing additional material for both students and lecturers.

· New appendices on Implicit Differentiation and Hessian matrices for more advanced courses.

Ian Jacques was formerly a senior lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Information Sciences at Coventry University, and has considerable experience of teaching mathematical methods to students studying economics, business and accountancy.