Reading list

MT2117 Advanced calculus

This reading list was last updated in July 2013.
The editions quoted here, and in the subject guide and course information sheet, are a guide.
You should always attempt to obtain the most recent edition of any textbook, and where
references are made to page numbers of previous editions, use the index of the new edition
to find the relevant section. If you find that any of the books listed are out of print please let
us know by emailing uolip@lse.ac.uk

Essential reading
Most topics in this course are covered in great detail by a large number of books. For
that reason, we have resisted the temptation to specify essential reading in each
chapter of the guide. What is true, however, is that textbook reason is essential.
Textbooks will provide more in-depth explanations than you will find in the subject
guide (which is explicitly not meant to be a textbook), and they will also provide many
more examples to study, and many more exercises to work through.

Recommended reading
The following books are the ones we have referred to in the subject guide (listed roughly
in order of usefulness).
Ostaszewski, A. Advanced Mathematical Methods. (Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 1991) [ISBN 9780521289641].
Binmore, K. and Davies, J. Calculus: Concepts and Methods. (Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2002) [ISBN 9780521775410].
Ostaszewski, A. Mathematics in Economics: Models and Methods. (Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1993) [ISBN 9780631180562]. Available from
www.blackwellpublishing.com.
Anthony, M. and N. Biggs Mathematics for Economics and Finance: Methods and
Modelling. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996) [ISBN 9780521559133]. This
book is useful for revision of some basic topics.
Spiegel, M.R. Laplace Transforms. Schaum Outlines Series. (McGraw-Hill, 1965) [ISBN
9780070602311].
Spiegel, M.R. and R.C. Wrede Advanced Calculus. Schaum Outlines Series (McGraw-Hill,
2002) second edition [ISBN 9780071375672].
Whittaker and Watson A course of modern analysis. (Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 1984) fourth edition [ISBN 9780521588072].
Bender, C.M. and S.A. Orszag Advanced Mathematical Methods for Scientists and
Engineers, Asymptotic Methods and Pertubation Theory. (Springer Verlag, 1999) [ISBN
9780387989310].

Making use of the Online library

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access to the University of London Online library, which holds a vast amount of useful
resources to help you read extensively.
Essential reading journal articles listed on a number of reading lists are available to
download from the Online library. The Online library can be accessed via the Student
portal:
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on the login page.
The easiest way to locate relevant content and journal articles in the Online library is to
use the Summon search engine.
If you are having trouble finding an article listed on the reading list, try:
1. removing any other punctuation from the title, such as single quotation
marks, question marks and colons, and/or
2. putting quotation marks around the title, for example Why the banking system
should be regulated
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