Features
Updated "ASK THE EXPERTS" BOXES HIGHLIGHT THE LATEST INSIGHTS FROM LEADING ECONOMISTS. This current feature focuses on the IGM Economics Experts Panel, a longitudinal survey of several dozens of the world’s most prominent economists. Every few weeks these experts review a proposition and explain whether they agree with it, disagree with it or are uncertain. These diverse opinions clearly demonstrate how economists are often united, divided or simply don’t know what to think.
UPDATED MINDTAP ONLINE RESOURCES OFFER TODAY'S MOST ADVANCED DIGITAL COURSE SOLUTION IN EDUCATION. Powerful student-focused content responds to the individualized needs of each introductory macroeconomics student with a prescribed learning path, graph building tools, engaging multimedia resources and test preparation tools. As instructor, you have the flexibility to customize your course with publisher-provided content, your own material or third-party resources.
VALUABLE A+ TEST PREP PREPARES YOUR STUDENTS FOR IMPORTANT TESTS. This effective, digital test preparation tool within MindTap provides students with more than 3,900 current, test questions. More than half of these questions offer corresponding Quick Coach videos to support students at their most teachable moments, when they are confused or unsure about the answer to a question. This proven resource is highly effective in preparing students for high-stakes tests and is shown to positively impact cumulative course results.
"BUILD THE GRAPH" MOVES STEP-BY-STEP THROUGH COMPLEX GRAPHICAL FIGURES. Designed specifically for introductory macroeconomics students, these interactive exercises in MindTap help students understand complex graphs by decomposing a graph into finite steps that build upon one another. Students then practice graphing by drawing a similar scenario from scratch. This drawing method supports a kinesthetic learning approach -- all within the context of the interactive eBook.
UPDATED ONLINE HOMEWORK SOLUTION -- APLIA IN MINDTAP -- OFFERS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL HOMEWORK SOLUTION IN MACROECONOMICS. Redesigned Aplia question sets closely align to this edition's "Problems and Application" questions in each chapter. Updated Aplia technology also offers an optimized mobile experience on the iPad with improved graphing tool precision and better grading functionality. With more than one billion answers entered, Aplia provides an unmatched homework resource, complete with interactive problem sets, analyses, tutorials, experiments and critical-thinking exercises.
CURRENT "VIDEO APPLICATIONS" FEATURE THE AUTHOR INTRODUCING CHAPTER CONTENT. Author Gregory Mankiw uses these unique videos to introduce important themes in every chapter. He immediately engages students with an emphasis on the real-world importance of the macroeconomic principles that appear in the upcoming chapter. These videos prompt a better understanding of how macroeconomics relates to students' day-to-day lives and the world around them.
TIMELY "VIDEO PROBLEM WALK-THROUGHS" HELP STUDENTS OVERCOME ROADBLOCKS IN LEARNING. This popular learning resource shows students how to solve macroeconomics questions from start to finish. These videos tackle common challenges and stumbling blocks students frequently face when working through assignments. These concise videos support the student in that moment, which is not always during your office hours, when they are puzzled and most teachable. Walk-Through Videos are an ideal resource for this "twelve o’clock hour" dilemma.
UPDATED END-OF-CHAPTER MATERIALS PROVIDE INVALUABLE PRINTED PRACTICE WITH DIGITAL SUPPORT. "Chapter Quick Quizzes," "Questions for Review" and "Problems and Applications" all integrate this edition’s most recent content. Completely digital versions of "Chapter Quick Quizzes" and "Problems and Applications" are available in MindTap and are fully gradable. "Problem and Applications" also appear as algorithmic sets in MindTap only.
THE LATEST COVERAGE OF RELEVANT, CURRENT MACROECONOMIC TOPICS ADDRESSES TODAY'S DEVELOPING ISSUES. Numerous chapters reflect the latest developments in macroeconomics. Comprehensive updates include measuring a nation’s income (Ch. 10), measuring the cost of living (Ch. 11), production and growth (Ch.12), and unemployment and its natural rate (Ch. 15).
NEW AND UPDATED "IN THE NEWS," "FYI" AND "CASE STUDY" FEATURES HIGHLIGHT RECENT AND SIGNIFICANT MACROECONOMIC EVENTS. Your students stay up to date on the today’s most recent macroeconomic changes and developments as these features highlight events that have made headlines. Engaging explanations detail the significant of these developments on macroeconomic decisions today.
DIGITAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DIG) RESOURCE SUPPORTS TODAY'S TEACHING ECONOMISTS. This helpful resource helps you engage students with innovative teaching tools that enhance the classroom experience. Quick guides to commonly used features in MindTap save you significant time. A robust chapter overview also highlights key digital features and details how and when to use them in your course.
"EXPLORE MINDTAP FOR MANKIW 10E: A VIDEO TUTORIAL" SHOWS STUDENTS HOW TO MAXIMIZE MINDTAP. You can assign this short video-based exercise to show each student how to best use MindTap to support their learning efforts, starting on the first day of class. This video tutorial provides a quick understanding of the numerous student resources available with this edition. The video highlights the advantages of MindTap resources such as the interactive eReader, StudyHub, Aplia Homework and Graph Builder.
ENHANCED INTERACTIVE EBOOK STRENGTHENS THE MACROECONOMIC LEARNING EXPERIENCE. The interactive eReader for this edition does much more than simply offer words on a digital device. Students can search, highlight text, take notes and interact directly with complex figures. The eReader also supports media from Cengage Learning or third-party media providers, such as YouTube. In addition, this resource is now more accessible to visually-impaired students with new alternative text added to all images and tables in every chapter.
"CONCEPT CLIPS" HELP STUDENTS MASTER MACROECONOMICS TERMS. These high energy videos, embedded throughout the interactive eBook, address the known student challenge of understanding macroeconomics terminology when initially introduced to the subject matter. Developed by Professor Mike Brandl of Rice University, these concept-based animations provide students with memorable context to the key terminology required for your introductory macroeconomics course.
INTERACTIVE POWERPOINT® PRESENTATIONS EASE YOUR COURSE PREPARATION WHILE INCREASING STUDENT INVOLVEMENT. Current chapter-by-chapter slides organize lecture points into sections that students can easily digest. These updated PowerPoint® slides animate graphs the way you might draw them and include Student Note Prompt handouts to facilitate effective note-taking without distracting students from active participation in class.