Economics
Foundations of Economics
5th Edition AP® Edition ©2011
Bade, Parkin
Core Concepts Approach
- Modern micro and macro topics are presented at an accessible level that feature contemporary examples to tie theory into the real world.
- Chapters are organized around a few key concepts.
- Each chapter uses a Checklist to preview and focus students' attention on the key concepts.
- A discrete section introduces each of the core concepts and is immediately followed by a full-page Checkpoint that offers a practice problem with a guided solution and a parallel exercise.
- Chapter Checkpoints conclude each chapter and include a summary of key points and terms, problems and exercises, news analysis questions, critical-thinking questions, and Web exercises.
Coverage of AP Curriculum Topics
- A correlation guide at the front of the book links textbook pages to the topics outlined in the College Board course descriptions for AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics.
- Test Prep Workbook for AP, created specifically for Foundations of Economics, AP Edition, is a comprehensive guide linked directly to the textbook to help students reinforce important connections between what they learn in class and the AP Exam.
Exceptional Media Resource
MyEconLab™ is an online homework and tutorial system that offers a suite of study and practice tools. Students can test themselves and based on the results, MyEconLab™ generates a personalized study plan with additional exercises and tutorials. MyEconLab™ includes:
- Checkpoint exercises from the text with tutorial learning aids
- News Analysis for students to interpret a news story and answer related questions that apply economic concepts
- End-of-chapter problems and exercises
- Economics in the News, updated every day by the author, provides a summary of the news, a link to the complete story, and discussion questions.
- Computer-graded graphing exercises to help students become more comfortable and proficient working with economic graphs and models
- Audio-narrated animations, interactive graphs, customized feedback, and guided solutions
- New! Pearson eText for Apple® iPad®. With valid MyEconLab user name and password, the Pearson eText for Bade, 5th Edition is also available on the Apple® iPad® using the Pearson eText App.
MyEconLab™ allows teachers to build assessments using a mix of MyEconLab-specific problems, Test Bank questions, and questions written by the teacher using the Econ Exercise Builder. Teachers are able to track student performance from online homework, quizzes, and tests within the online gradebook. Access is provided with textbook purchase.
