One of the keys to McConnell/Brue's tremendous success has been the size and strength of its ancillary package. We are pleased to offer a wide range of different teaching and learning tools for both instructors and students.

Instructor Supplements:

Instructor's Manual  Contains sections on "What's New," objectives, teaching suggestions, Student Stumbling Blocks, lecture notes (outline), answers to end-of-chapter questions.

Instructors Resource CD-ROM t/a Economics  (includes Test Bank 1 in both Diploma Brownstone and MS Word, PowerPoint presentations for each chapter, PowerPoint versions of book figures and tables, and the Instructor Manual.)

Test Bank 1  Written by Stan Brue, this hard-copy test bank contains objective questions--multiple choice, True/False, and Matching questions.

Test Bank 2  Written by William Walstad (University of Nebraska), this hard-copy test bank contains objective questions—multiple choice, True/False, and Matching questions. Test Bank 2 is the "extra test bank," and we publish it a semester after the book ahs published in an effort to relieve "test bank burnout" and offer adopters fresh test questions.

Test Bank 3  Written by William Walstad (University of Nebraska), this hard-copy test bank contains subjective, essay questions and short answer questions.

Computerized Test Bank 1 for Windows  Available in both Brownstone Diploma and MS Word on the same CD, this is the electronic version of printed Test Bank 1.

Computerized Test Bank 2 for Windows  Available in both Brownstone Diploma and MS Word on the same CD, this is the electronic version of printed Test Bank 2, the "extra test bank."

Computerized Test Bank 3 in Word for Windows  Available in MS Word, this is the electronic version of the printed Test Bank 3.

MACINTOSH Computerized Test Bank 1 Available in both Brownstone Diploma and MS Word on the same CD, this is the Macintosh-version of Computerized Test Bank 1.

DiscoverEcon with Paul Solman Videos  The new DiscoverEcon is a course management and Economics discovery system that makes the tasks of learning and teaching Economics easier and fun. This enhanced version of DiscoverEcon includes over 250 minutes of video produced by Paul Solman, economics correspondent for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Build a syllabus of automatically graded exercises, essay questions, and graphing and video tutorials with our customizable course templates in a matter of minutes. Customize question sets to a particular page range; grade essay questions in your browser; and download student grades for easy import into your own grading spreadsheet or popular course management program.

Website t/a McConnell and Brue Economics 16e:  http://www.mcconnell16.com This Online Learning Center (OLC) is a website that includes three web quizzes with answer feedback for each book chapter. There is also supplementary "Web Button" material that is referenced in the text with small icons and housed on the site. "Origin of the Idea" web buttons cover historical economic topics, while "Interactive Graphing Exercises" cover all the key graphs found in the book and allow students to manipulate variables and see how outcomes change. Instructors who are particularly tech-savvy can even download the graph files and use provided directions to create new graphs and exercises of their own, for either homework or lecture use.

OLCs can be delivered multiple ways – professors and students can access them directly through the textbook website, through PageOut, or within a course management system (i.e. WebCT, Blackboard, TopClass, or eCollege.)

PowerPoint Presentation t/a Macroeconomics Chapter-by chapter presentations of all the key macro chapter material are organized for lecture use. These PPTs contain links to the McConnell website when topics that have related "Web Button" material are presented. The graphs are animated in a step-by-step manner for walk-through explanations during class.  

PowerPoint Presentation t/a Microeconomics Chapter-by chapter presentations of all the key micro chapter material are organized for lecture use. These PPTs contain links to the McConnell website when topics that have related "Web Button" material are presented. The graphs are animated in a step-by-step manner for walk-through explanations during class.  

Textbook Figures and Tables in PowerPoint  Figures and tables from the book rendered in PPT.

Overhead Transparencies t/a Macroeconomics  Figures and tables from the macro book rendered on acetates.

Overhead Transparencies t/a Microeconomics  Figures and tables from the micro book rendered on acetates.

Student Supplements:

DiscoverEcon with Paul Solman Videos  The new DiscoverEcon is a course management and Economics discovery system that makes the tasks of learning and teaching Economics easier and fun. This enhanced version of DiscoverEcon includes over 250 minutes of video produced by Paul Solman, economics correspondent for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Want a better grade in your economics course? DiscoverEcon is designed to mirror your textbook: same topic sequence, same terminology, same approach. Explore and practice concepts interactively: manipulate graphs, watch video tutorials, and test your knowledge of the concepts.

Website t/a McConnell and Brue Economics 16e:  http://www.mcconnell16.com This Online Learning Center (OLC) is a website that includes three web quizzes with answer feedback for each book chapter. There is also supplementary "Web Button" material that is referenced in the text with small icons and housed on the site. "Origin of the Idea" web buttons cover historical economic topics, while "Interactive Graphing Exercises" cover all the key graphs found in the book and allow students to manipulate variables and see how outcomes change.

Study Guide t/a Economics: contains chapter checklists, chapter outlines, hints and tips, terms, self-tests, true-false, multiple choice, problems, essay questions, answers, and more.