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Maths for economists collection

This page is a small collection of advanced-level material from the main NRICH pages which will be of use or interest to those hoping to study economics at university. They are straight mathematics problems but have an economic flavour or application.  

There is a lot of calculus, optimisation, statistics and algebra involved in university economics, so the more comfortable students are thinking about these issues the better.    

Some useful problems to try:  

         

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Over-booking
Overbooking    
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A Chance to Win?
A chance to win
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Aim high
Aim high
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Production Equation
Production equation
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Debt race
Debt race
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Into the exponential distribution
Into the exponential distribution
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Into the normal distribution
Into the normal distribution
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Gutter
Gutter
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Discussing Risk and Reward
Discussing risk and reward
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Differential equation matcher
Differential equation matcher

 

 

Something useful to read:  

 

 

 

An introduction to differentiation
Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand