For many graduate students, the chapter on topology is the steepest hill to climb. Simon and Blume, however, make it relevant:

"Mathematics for Economists" by Simon & Blume is not a pleasant beach read. It is a tool. It is the intellectual treadmill that gets your mathematical endurance up to the level required to read modern economic journals.

The later chapters of Simon and Blume move beyond static allocation problems to the complexities of time and risk.

: Includes basic set theory, fixed point theorems, and geometric intuition for mathematical concepts. Pros and Cons