Instructor Aids

Instructor's Resource CD-ROM (0073047740) Includes the Instructor's Resource Manual, PowerPoint presentations for each chapter, all of the figures and tables from the text, and both the Macro and Micro Test Bank. The computerized Test Bank is available in Brownstone Diploma format, a flexible and easy-to-use electronic testing program.

Instructor's Resource Manual (0073042129) The Instructor's Resource Manual is available in book form and is available electronically on the IRCD or on the Online Learning Center. It includes chapter summaries and outlines, "lecture launchers" to stimulate class discussion, and media exercises to extend the analysis, a section that details common misconceptions regarding the material in a particular chapter, DiscoverEcon with Paul Solman Videos user manual, an annotated outline of the chapter, debates and debate projects, a photocopy-ready Print Media Exercises for each chapter, and answers to the Questions for Discussion and the Student Problem Sets.

Test Bank (Macro 0073042237) The Test bank is available in both Macro and Micro version in print as well as in electronic form at on the Instructor's Resource CD-ROM. The test bank has been thoroughly revised; each version contains over 4,000 questions including over 200 essay questions.

PowerPoint Presentations Tony Zambelli of Cuyamaca College prepared over 500 PowerPoint slides for each book which include important points and graphs from the text.

Overhead Transparencies All of the text's tables and graphs have been reproduced as full-color overhead transparency acetates. Please contact your McGraw-Hill rep to order these acetates.

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.

Online Learning Center
The Information Center will include: Table of Contents, Preface, New and Improved, Features Summary, Supplements Descriptions, and About the Author.
The Instructor Center includes: Instructor's Manual, downloadable PowerPoints, Online Lecture Launchers, a supplementary Student Problem Set with 5 additional problems per chapter and their answers, Web Activities, Collaborative Activities with Instructor Notes, Web Activities with Instructor Notes, User's Manual: How to Use This Site, NewsFlashes, link to DiscoverEcon with Paul Solman Videos, link to PageOut, and Ask Brad.

News Flashes 2-page News Flashes describing major economic events and relating them to specific text references are available to adopters of The Economy Today via fax or email or on the text's Online Learning Center. Written by Bradley Schiller, these News Flashes provide good lecture material and can be copied for student use. Four to six News Flashes are sent to adopters each year. (Contact your local McGraw-Hill/Irwin sales representative to get on the mailing list.)

Student Aids

Study Guide (0073042242) The Study Guide helps reinforce the material in the textbook. Sections include Quick Reviews, Learning Objectives, Using Key Terms, True or False, Multiple Choice Questions, Problems and Applications, and Common Errors.

Online Learning Center
The Information Center will include: Table of Contents, Preface, What's New, Features Summary, Supplements Descriptions, About the Author, all of the tables and data found in the end sheets of each text.
The Student Center will include: Viewable PowerPoints, Chapter Summaries, Self-Quizzes (15 questions per chapter), true/false quizzes (5 questions per chapter), a supplementary Student Problem Set with 5 additional problems per chapter, Web Activities, Key Terms, Collaborative Activities (15 total), Web-Based Activities (2 per chapter), Econ Graph Kit, NewsFlashes, Ask Brad, link to DiscoverEcon, User's Manual: How to Use This Site, Economics on the Web, Career Opportunities, and the web-only Chapter 37: The New Capitalist Revolutions.

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.