Instructor Supplements

Instructors Resource CD [9780073210056 / 0073210056] This remarkable Windows software program, which contains the complete Instructor's Manual, Computerized Test Bank, PowerPoints, and a full set of lecture notes for principles of microeconomics prepared by Bob Frank for his successful introductory course at Cornell University, also allows the instructor to create presentations from any of the materials on the CD or from additional material that can be imported.

Instructor's Manual [9780073210049 / 0073210048] In addition to such general topics as Using the Web Site, Economic Education Resources, Innovative Ideas, and Tips for Teaching, there will be for each chapter: An Overview, An Outline, Core Principles, Important Concepts, Teaching Objectives, Web Site Applications, In-Class Activities, More Economic Naturalists, Answers to Textbook Problems, Sample Homework, and a Sample Reading Quiz.

Test Bank t/a Principles of Microeconomics [9780073210100 / 0073210102]
Test Bank t/a Principles of Macroeconomics [9780073210094/ 0073210099]
Prepared by Kate Krause at the University of New Mexico, this manual contains nearly 3000 multiple-choice questions categorized by Teaching Objective (from the Study Guide); Learning Level (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis); Type (graph, calculation, word problem); and Source (textbook, Study Guide, Web, unique).

Computerized Test Bank (Win and Mac) t/a Principles of Microeconomics
Computerized Test Bank (Win and Mac) t/a Principles of Macroeconomics
The print test bank is also available in the latest EZ Test exam-generating software, ensuring maximum flexibility in test preparation, including the reconfiguring of graphing exercises. This is the gold standard of testing programs.

PowerPoints t/a Principles of Microeconomics
PowerPoints t/a Principles of Macroeconomics
Prepared by Steve Smith and Jeff Caldwell at Rose State, these slides contain all of the illustrations in the textbook, along with a detailed, chapter-by-chapter review of the important ideas presented in the textbook. These teachers have done PowerPoints for many books at both the principles and intermediate level. The micro PowerPoints will be available on a CD; both sets will be available on the OLC and the IRCD?

Overhead Transparencies t/a Principles of Economics [printed on demand] More than 250 four-color acetates contain all the illustrations presented in the textbook.

Online Learning Center (www.mhhe.com/economics/frankbernanke3) For teachers there are, among other things, an on-line newsletter called “Teaching Using the Web”; the Instructor's Manual; the PowerPoints; Economics on the Web, an annotated set of URLs/links to sites of interest to economists; a graphing library; along with a description of what's on the student site and some Optional Material from the book.

Student Supplements

Study Guide t/a Principles of Economics [9780073210063 / 0073210064] Written by Jack Mogab of Texas State University-San Marcos and Louis Johnson at College of St. Benedict/St. Johns University, this book, provides the following elements for each chapter: a Pretest; a Learning Objective Grid; a Key Point Review with Learning Tips; some Self-Tests (Key Term Matching, Multiple Choice, Problems) with answers; and an extension of the guide to the Web Site, where students may practice with graphing.

DiscoverEcon with Paul Solman Videos DiscoverEcon with Paul Solman Videos: We have created interactive tutorial and homework management software called DiscoverEcon. DiscoverEcon provides both the best-selling tutorial software for Principles of Economics, including brand-new videos featuring Paul Solman of the Lehrer NewsHour on PBS, and a powerful course management tool. This product includes 240 minutes of video that focuses on explaining introductory economic concepts in a real-world, student-friendly manner. The website portion of the product includes updated graphing applets, interactive exercises, animated tutorials, and hundreds of multiple-choice questions to test student comprehension in each book chapter. The videos are integrated into the online software. The result is an integrated and comprehensive study tool that brings the material alive. Students will learn more, and instructors spend less time grading homework.

The software acts like an interactive text; software chapters parallel text chapters and software pages include specific page references to the text. All DiscoverEcon chapters contain a multiple-choice quiz, discussion questions with online links, and match-the-terms exercises. Interactive graphs, animated charts, and live tables let students manipulate variables and study the outcomes. The program provides links to videos created by Paul Solman. This video component consists of more than 30 short video segments. Each 5- to 10- minute video explains a key economic idea such as economic growth, elasticity, and production possibilities in a memorable, accessible way. Access to DiscoverEcon with Paul Solman Videos is available online, via a password code card supplied with each new text.

Online Learning Center (www.mhhe.com/economics/frankbernanke3) For students there are such useful and exciting features for the book as a whole as Interpreting the News—articles and summaries of relevant articles with analysis and discussion questions; a Math Tutor—help for those whose math skills are rusty; email Updates—periodic sending of information/study tips; the Glossary from the textbook; and Economics on the Web—annotated URLs useful for economics students. Additionally, for each chapter there is an Electronic Learning Session that opens with a brief recap of the chapter, is then followed by a test with answers and analysis; and is followed by a set of study sessions based on Economic Naturalist Exercises; Graphing Exercises; PowerPoints; and Key Terms; and which is finally followed by a second quiz, with answers and analysis.