Supplements Information

Here you'll find complete descriptions of print and multimedia supplements. For more information, contact your Thomson Learning/South-Western Sales Representative or call Thomson Learning's Academic Resource Center at 800-423-0563.

The Economic Approach to Environmental and Natural Resources
by James R. Kahn

Instructor Resources

Instructor's Manual and Test Bank
ISBN: 0-03-031457-7
Prepared by Joy L. Clark, Auburn University at Montgomery
Joy Clark at Auburn University at Montgomery has authored an instructor's manual with test bank to accompany the text. The IM/TB includes chapter summaries, additional sources, key concepts and definitions, and answers to the end-of-chapter review questions. The IM/TB also includes 500 test questions with 10 short-answer questions for every chapter. This resource is available to qualified instructors in a print version and in downloadable Word files.

PowerPoint Slides
Prepared by Joy L. Clark, Auburn University at Montgomery
PowerPoint slides created by Joy Clark, are available for use by students as an aid in note taking and by instructors for enhancing their lectures. These slides can be downloaded at no charge from the support site.

eCoursepacks
Create a customizable, easy to use, online companion for any course with eCoursepacks, from Thomson companies South-Western and Gale. eCoursepacks give educators access to content from thousands of current popular, professional, and academic periodicals, including NACRA and Darden cases, business and industry information from Gale, and the ability to easily add your own material--even collecting a royalty if you chose. Permissions for all eCoursepack content are already secured, saving you the time and worry from securing rights. eCoursepacks online publishing tools also save you time and energy allowing you to quickly search the databases and make selections, organize all your content, and publish the final online product in a clean, uniform, and full color format. eCoursepacks is the best way to provide your audience with current information easily, quickly, and inexpensively. Contact your South-Western/Thomson sales representative for more information.

Favorite Ways to Learn Economics
Authors David Anderson of Centre College and Jim Chasey of Homewood Flossmoor High School use experiments to bring economic education to life. This is a lab manual for the classroom and for individual study that contains experiments and problem sets that reinforce key economic concepts. Visit the Web site. Contact your South-Western/Thomson sales representative for more information.

HITS on the Web: Economics
This resource booklet supports students' research efforts on the World Wide Web. This manual covers materials such as: an introduction to the World Wide Web, browsing the Web, finding information on the World Wide Web, email, email discussion groups and newsgroups, and documenting Internet sources for research. It also provides a list of the hottest economic sites on the Web. Contact your South-Western/Thomson sales representative for package pricing and ordering information. Contact your South-Western/Thomson sales representative for more information.

Turner Learning/CNN Economics Video with Integration Guide
Professors can bring the real world into the classroom by using the Turner Learning/CNN Economics Video. This video provides current stories of economic interest. The accompanying integration guide provides a summary and discussion questions for each clip. The video is produced in cooperation with Turner Learning Inc. Contact your South-Western/Thomson sales representative for ordering information. Visit the Econ Video Web page: http://www.swlearning.com/economics/economics_videos_main.html

MarketSim by Tod Porter at Youngstown State University
MarketSim is an online simulation designed to help students in microeconomics classes better understand how markets work by taking on the roles of consumers and producers in a simulated economy. In the simulations, students “make” and “accept” offers to buy and sell labor and goods asynchronously via the Internet. The goal of MarketSim is to provide instructors with a flexible teaching tool that can be used to motivate students to better understand a wide variety of microeconomic concepts. MarketSim is available for bundle with South-Western economics texts, and it includes a user guide for students and instructors to refer to as they progress through the simulation. Contact your South-Western/Thomson sales representative for ordering information. Contact your South-Western/Thomson sales representative for more information.

Student Resources

PowerPoint Slides
Prepared by Joy L. Clark, Auburn University at Montgomery
PowerPoint slides created by Joy Clark, are available for use by students as an aid in note taking and by instructors for enhancing their lectures. These slides can be downloaded at no charge from the support site.

Economic Applications (http://econapps.swlearning.com)
This site includes South-Western's dynamic Web features: EconNews Online, EconDebate Online, and EconData Online. Organized by pertinent Economic topics, and searchable by topic or feature, these features are easy to integrate into the classroom. EconNews, EconDebate and EconData all deepen your understanding of theoretical concepts through hands-on exploration and analysis for the latest economic news stories, policy debates, and data. These features are updated on a regular basis. The Economic Applications Web site is complimentary to every new book buyer via an access card that's packaged with the books. Used book buyers can purchase access to the site at http://econapps.swlearning.com.