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Various supplements for use with Mankiw's textbooks are beneficial for the instructor and aid students in the learning process. David R. Hakes of the University of Northern Iowa, a dedicated teacher and economist, oversaw the development of the supplements for this edition.

Teaching the principles of economics can be a demanding job. Often, classes are large and teaching assistants are in short supply. The supplements designed for instructors help make the job less difficult and more fun.

Test Bank: The Test Bank has been substantially updated for this edition. It contains approximately 200 test questions per chapter consisting of multiple-choice and true-false questions as well as many conceptual questions and problems. For the instructor’s convenience, every question in the test bank is identified according to the chapter "Learning Objective" the question covers, the chapter section in which the material is covered, the level of difficulty, and the type of question (multiple-choice, true-false, short answer, critical thinking, definition, or graphical). Answers immediately follow each question.

Computerized Test Bank (EXAMaster+): This computerized version of the test bank is available in Macintosh or IBM formats. This software has many features that facilitate test preparation, scoring, and grade recording. Instructors can alter the order of test questions to create different versions of a test and can easily modify questions to meet their own needs.

Computerized Test Bank (Word ’97): For those instructors who would prefer to work with the test questions in Microsoft Word '97, contact your local sales representative to obtain the full test bank on disk. Or check the Instructor's password-protected portion of this Web site to download the chapters you need.

Instructor’s Resource Manual: A team of authors has revised the Instructor’s Resource Manual, which is aimed at helping both, experienced and novice instructors prepare for the classroom. The manual includes lecture notes and chapter outlines that briefly summarize the text material, provide additional examples and applications and identify stumbling blocks students may face. The "Adjunct Teaching Tips and Warm-Up Activities" offer even more examples, and classroom warm-up activities to help introduce chapter topics. The Instructor’s Resource Manual is also available in Microsoft Word ’97.

Solutions Manual: Now included with the Instructor's Resource Manual, instructors will find complete solutions for all "Quick Quizzes," "Questions for Review" and "problems and Applications" found in the text.

Instructor’s Resource CD-ROM: The entire Instructor's Resource Manual is also available in an electronic format for Windows users. With these electronic files, instructors can create their own lecture notes or incorporate parts of the Instructor's Resource Manual into their PowerPoint presentations. The EXAMaster software along with Microsoft Word files of each instructor's supplement and the Lecture Presentation in PowerPoint are included on the CD-ROM as well.

Classroom Activities, Demonstrations, and Games for Principles of Economics: This supplement helps instructors incorporate "cooperative learning" and "learning by experiment" into their courses. It contains more than 50 games, classroom experiments, in-class demonstrations, and take-home and in-class assignments. Each activity is linked to a text chapter and lists the type of activity, topics covered, materials needed, time required for completion and classroom limitations. Thorough direction is provided for the instructor. A Microsoft Word '97 version of this supplement is available.

Lecture Presentation in PowerPoint: This PowerPoint Presentation covers all the essential topics presented in each chapter of the book. Graphs, tables, lists, and concepts are developed sequentially, much as one might develop them on the blackboard. Additional examples and applications are used to reinforce major lessons. The slides are crisp, clear, and colorful. Instructors may adapt or add slides to customize their lectures.

Overhead Transparencies: For qualified adopters who do not use PowerPoint, overhead transparency acetates are available. These transparencies consist of figures and tables from the text, allowing instructors to build text images into their lectures.

The "Ten Principles" Video Set: Ken Witty, a talented documentary filmmaker, has produced a new and improved video series to illustrate the Ten Principles of Economics introduced in Chapter 1. Instructors can show these videos as an interesting and visually appealing introduction to topics. Questions for use with the videos will be available.

WebCT Course Management Tool: WebCT-based courseware is available for both the micro and macro portions of the textbook allowing students and instructors to interact outside of the classroom. Instructors have the option of hosting the content on their campus Web server, where they can customize the courseware to their preferences, or accessing the existing content on Harcourt's server. With a few clicks of the mouse the virtual classroom offers instructors a simple method of assigning and receiving homework, tracking grades, and watching as students progress. Test banks that accompany the texts are also available in the courseware, allowing for on-line tests and instant grading. To name a few other features, students will appreciate the notes provided for each chapter, self-quizzes and chat rooms, as well as being able to track their grades and complete class projects in an on-line environment.

Quisic Distance Learning/Teleweb Course: Formerly known as University Access, Quisic's award-winning distance learning economics course introduces microeconomics and macroeconomics by combining the strength of television/video with the interactivity of the Internet to deliver a powerful educational experience. Each course offers twelve 60-minute video programs, 30+ hours of online, interactive and fully customizable content (TeleWeb only), a Student Guide packaged with Mankiw's micro or macro text, and a Faculty Guide to help you manage your distance learning course.

These supplements reinforce the basic lessons taught in the books and offer opportunities for additional practice and feedback.

Study Guide: The Study Guide provides students with a summary and review of the important concepts presented in the text. Each Study Guide chapter includes a chapter overview and review, helpful hints, and definitions. Students can test their understanding of the material with practice problems and a chapter self-test. Solutions to all problems follow each chapter.

EconActive CD-ROM: The EconActive Study Guide is designed to help students develop the economic way of thinking within a multimedia environment. The CD-ROM contains html pages of rich content so students can navigate through the tutorials as effortlessly as they do a Web site. Among the features are Chapter Notes sections, automatically graded practice quizzes and video news clips with questions for thought. Interactive Java-Powered graphs give students the opportunity to see first hand how specific economic factors affect each other.

PowerPoint Lecture Notes This booklet contains the Lecture Presentation in PowerPoint (both the notes and the graphics) with space next to each slide for taking notes during class. This supplement allows students to focus on the activity going on in the classroom, while still providing them with the confidence that they have an excellent set of notes for future reference. Instructors who choose to customize their PowerPoint presentations and would like to do the same with their accompanying customized printed lecture notes can do so via Harcourt's custom publishing program. Visit www.harcourtcollege.com/custom for more information. Once at the Web site, locate your area's custom publishing representative by clicking the "Find Your Custom Publisher" icon.

Web site: To appreciate these rich learning resources, we invite you to visit the site at http://www.harcourtcollege.com/economics/mankiw/principles2e. The ever-evolving tool for teaching and economic research as separated areas for students and instructors. Students visiting this page can learn from tutorials featuring interactive graphs, access economic indicators, follow links relevant to each chapter, find out about career opportunities, and test their knowledge with our on-line quizzes. Instructors can find additional solutions, classroom exercises, and homework assignments. In addition to bonus materials like "In the News" updates, instructor’s can download teaching materials and share ideas with others who use textbook.

First Principles Anthology: This anthology containing some of Greg Mankiw's columns that were previously published in Fortune Magazine offers additional material for class discussion. The anthology includes discussion questions and topics of interest related to the article to integrate it with the chapters in the text.

The Wall Street Journal Edition: At an unbelievable cost savings to your students, they can receive a 10-week subscription to The Wall Street Journal and passwords to access The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition on the Web. All five versions of Mankiw's text are available as a Wall Street Journal Edition. It is simply the text with a subscription card sewn into the back binding. For an additional $7.50 to the price of the text, your students will be able to enjoy a paper copy of the journal and the interactive version for a 10-week term. In addition, instructors who adopt a Wall Street Journal Edition for their class will receive a one-year subscription.

Wired Edition: Quisic (formerly University Access), producer of the award-winning distance learning economics course, is now offering an online tutorial that provides media rich case studies and interactive exercises. Students who purchase this edition will receive a Web site address and a registration number to access the online product. This registration number will be shrink-wrapped with the text. Once the student enters the registration number into the Web site area, they will activate a limited-time tutorial that will open their eyes to the world of economics.