Microeconomics: An Intuitive Approach With Calculus - Hardcover

Nechyba, Thomas J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1439039992 ISBN 13: 9781439039991

Publisher: South-Western Pub, 2010

Synopsis

Is it more efficient to rent a car or take taxis while on vacation? How do coupons change demand? MICROECONOMICS: AN INTUITIVE APPROACH WITH CALCULUS explains the economic theory underlying day-to-day choices. The A sections of each chapter introduce concepts using intuition, a conversational writing style, everyday examples, and graphs. The B sections cover the same concepts with accessible mathematical analyses. Each copy includes access to online LiveGraphs -- a suite of interactive, animated graphs that allows you to view dimensional graphs and functions illustrated in the book, as well as some additional graphs that are not in the printed text.LiveGraphs and the Study Guide are accessible through the access code that is included with the purchase of a new text.

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"I would certainly adopt the [Nechyba] text. In fact there is a good argument to be made that it is an ideal text for my course . . . I like the emphasis on 'basic theory' and the clear exposition thereof."

"I would consider adopting this textbook for my sections of intermediate microeconomics and the main reasons for my interest are the high quality of the chapter content and the unique supporting materials."

-I would certainly adopt the [Nechyba] text. In fact there is a good argument to be made that it is an ideal text for my course . . . I like the emphasis on 'basic theory' and the clear exposition thereof.-

-I would consider adopting this textbook for my sections of intermediate microeconomics and the main reasons for my interest are the high quality of the chapter content and the unique supporting materials.-

About the Author

Professor Nechyba, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 1994, joined the Duke faculty in 1999 after spending five years on the faculty at Stanford University. In addition to his activities in the U.S., he has lectured internationally in Europe, Latin America and New Zealand. His teaching has been recognized with numerous awards including the Stanford Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching (1996), the Southern Economic Association's Ken Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award (2004) and the Duke University Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award (2007). Dr. Nechyba is currently a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and has served (or is serving) as Associate Editor for the American Economic Review, International Tax and Public Finance, and the Journal of Economic Literature, among others. At Duke, he has previously served as Director of Undergraduate Studies and as Department Chair and currently directs the Economics Center for Teaching (EcoTeach) as well as Duke's Social Science Research Institute. Dr. Nechyba's research on public finance, urban economics and the economics of education has been funded by agencies such as the National Science Foundation and has been published in journals such as the AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW, THE JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND THE JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS, among others.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western Pub
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1439039992
• ISBN 13: 9781439039991
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1206