This textbook is carefully designed to provide the reader with a good understanding of the fundamental concepts of economics. The writing is lucid and at the student's level. There are twenty-nine "one-concept" chapters. Each chapter is suitably short, highlighting one economic principle. The student can study one concept and be reinforced by the learning process before proceeding to another chapter. Self review exercises conclude each chapter. The one-concept chapters also provide organizational flexibility for the instructor. The text is well integrated to show the relationship among the...

This textbook is carefully designed to provide the reader with a good understanding of the fundamental concepts of economics. The writing is lucid and at the student's level. There are twenty-nine "one-concept" chapters. Each chapter is suitably short, highlighting one economic principle. The student can study one concept and be reinforced by the learning process before proceeding to another chapter. Self review exercises conclude each chapter. The one-concept chapters also provide organizational flexibility for the instructor. The text is well integrated to show the relationship among the...

- Short one-concept chapters so that students can easily digest the material. However, the concepts are explained more fully than most competing texts
- Clear, lucid style applied to logical, straightforward explanation of the material
- There is a conscientious effort to integrate material between chapters. Module introductions, chapter introductions and summaries are used to link and integrate chapters
- Flexibility. One-concept chapters make it easy for the instructor to select the desired material
- There is one chapter each on demand, supply, equilibrium and elasticity. Other...

This book provides a rigorous course in microeconomics at the intermediate level. The book contains an axiomatic approach to the theory with calculus applications (at the one variable level) and a substantial number of homework problems interspersed throughout the text. One can choose to do the course without calculus if desired. There is a separate set of problems in a workbook format. The volume is more axiomatic than most yet does not require a background in topology or analysis and covers the essential topics of microeconomics. It is highly suitable for a one-term class in microeconomics...