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Student Edition
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Microeconomics, 6/e

David Colander, Middlebury College

ISBN: 0072978848
Copyright year: 2006

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Instructor Supplements:

Instructors CD-Rom
This self-contained instructor's supplement contains electronic versions of the following instructors' supplements: The Instructor's Manual, PowerPoints, Computerized Test Bank A, Electronic Test Bank C, and Transparency Masters,

Instructor's Manual
Available in print or electronically on the Instructor's CD-ROM or on the Instructor's version of the Online Learning Center. Provides detailed lecture outlines, summaries of "Tools" boxes, chapter overviews, discussion starters, student stumbling blocks, Web links, pop quizzes, case studies, notes on new chapter topics, references to additional text-specific resources, answers to all text questions, and lighthearted jokes that poke fun at economists and the citizens who try to understand them. Includes references to appropriate DiscoverEcon software material, a section on using the new website features, and chapter-by-chapter tips for teaching large sections.

PowerPoints
Contain animated graphs that "build" and reinforcement of key points from the text. PowerPoints to accompany Economics, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics are included on the Online Learning Center. And on the Instructor's CD-ROM

Test Bank A: Primary Questions, Micro (printed)
Test Bank B: Alternate Questions, Micro (printed)

These author-supervised test banks provide over 11,000 multiple-choice questions categorized by level of difficulty, skill, and type. These testbanks have been completely revised and include more than 1,000 new questions.. Available in print, and TBA is included on the Instructor's CD-ROM.

Computerized Test Bank B
This EZ Test electronic test generating system provides multiple-choice questions categorized by level of difficulty, skill, type, and whether it's AP-appropriate (for high school AP Economics courses).

Testbank C (Word)
Available in print and on Instructor's Resource CD. 500 short-answer and essay questions, many of which test graphical comprehension.

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. Go to www.discoverecon.com for more information.

Overhead Transparencies
Overhead Transparencies will be available on-demand only. Transparency Masters will be available on the Instructor's CD-ROM. They will include all the figures and tables from the textbook.

Student Supplements:

Student Study Guide
Written by David Colander, Jenifer Gamber, and Douglas Copeland the 6th Edition Study Guide combines the best of the previous edition's workbook and study guide. It is designed for courses that emphasize basic knowledge of text material. A preface helps students prepare effectively for exams using the text, lecture notes, and the study guide. For each text chapter, this comprehensive learning resource includes Chapter at a Glance, Matching Terms and Concepts, Problems and Exercises, and Short Answer and Multiple Choice Questions with Answers to reinforce both text content and classroom lectures. Five pre-tests test knowledge of groups of related chapters.

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. Go to www.discoverecon.com for more information.

Economics Web Newsletter
Contains reprints of recent Wall Street Journal articles along with 5 in-depth questions (and answers) that are tied to specific text chapters. Seven exercises will be added each semester.

Student Problem Set
A separate booklet containing numerical, graphing, and short answer questions. This student supplement contains five-seven problems for each of the text's 34 chapters.

Honors Companion
This supplement presents mathematical techniques that underlie numerous basic economic concepts. Each chapter presents an economic concept, goes through a numerical example, and then gives problems for students to solve.

Classical Readings
This collection of classical readings includes selections by Adam Smith, Karl Marx, F.A. Hayek, John Maynard Keynes, Thorstein Veblen, Milton Friedman, John Kenneth Galbraith, and others. It is especially useful for courses that stress the importance of economic ideas.


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