Welcome
Course name
Faculty name
YOUR COURSE MATERIALS
Roger Arnold:
Economics, 8th Ed.
You will…
— be tested
— receive homework
assignments
— have reading assignments
…from these materials
WHY DO I NEED THE BOOK?
— Nine in ten professors (90%) say
that students would do better if
they made greater user of the
assigned textbook.
— Students’ pass rates, retention
rates and grades improve when
they employ supplemental
materials in addition to their
textbooks.
Zogby International, 2006
GET THE GRADE RESOURCES!
— Aplia
— Study Guide
— Learning Path Video Access
FOUR TOOLS TO HELP YOU SUCCEED!
Tutorials
Interactive tutorials if you need additional
help with math, graphs, and statistics.
Problem Sets
Automatically graded homework problems
with interactive graphing tools and built in
feedback that correspond to your
textbook.
Online Experiments
Real time, online market interactions that
help you actively learn key economic
concepts (and are also a lot of fun).
News Analyses
Regularly updated articles focused on core
economics concepts with auto-graded
problems, an article summary, and
discussion questions
SELF-PACED TUTORIALS THAT YOU CAN DO ON
YOUR OWN HELP YOU GET UP TO SPEED.
BOTH PRACTICE AND GRADED ASSIGNMENTS
HELP YOU GRASP THE CONCEPTS
Online experiments allow you to experience how
real economic markets work. And are a lot of fun!
NEWS ANALYSIS INTRODUCES YOU TO INTERESTING
ARTICLES ABOUT EVERY-DAY ECONOMICS
APLIA…YOU HAVE CHOICES ON WHAT AND
WHERE TO BUY
— The Aplia program is a Required component of your course. Embedded
within every Aplia program is a digital edition of your South-Western
Textbook. We call this Program + Digital text the Integrated Textbook
Solution (ITS).
— If you choose to save money by only buying the ITS, you will have
everything you need for the course, Aplia plus electronic access to your
textbook material.
— If you decide that you want to have the physical textbook as well, you
can buy a bundle which includes your physical textbook + ITS.
— Note: If you buy only the ITS and later decide that you also want a copy
of the physical textbook, you can buy a physical textbook directly from
Aplia at a discounted price.
Economics Learning Path Videos for Arnold featuring Steven
Tomlinson.
Brief (approx 10
minutes) multimedia
video lectures
accompany almost
every section of
Arnold giving you
explanations and
examples that you can
play over and over
again.
LEARNING PATH VIDEO for Arnold- Featuring
Steven Tomlinson ACCESS
Arnonld 8/e
—
When there is a concept that you
“just don’t get”
—
When you would like to see a topic
explained “just once more” before
an exam or quiz.
—
Learning Path video access featuring
Steven Tomlinson is available for this
text.
ISBN for Video Access:
0324543190
ANYTHING TO HELP STUDENTS WITHOUT
COMPUTERS?
— Study Guide
reinforces student learning
with a list of key concepts
and terms, review
questions and problems,
short-answer exercises
asking "what is wrong" or
"what has been overlooked"
in a list of statements, and
multiple-choice,
true/false, and fill-in-theblank practice questions.
ISBN for Study Guide:
0324538359
YOU HAVE CHOICES OF HOW TO BUY THE BOOK!
Purchase textbooks in the format and at
the price that is right for you.
Print Options
NEW print textbooks at up to 25% off,
shipped free!
Digital Options
Electronic texts up to 50% off
Individual chapters for as little as $1.99
Study Tools
Study Guides, Online Homework
Assistance, Audio Content, and more!
STUDENTS…PLEASE READ
If your textbook doesn’t already
come with the helpful study
aids we’ve discussed, go to
your local college bookstore or
go on-line to the iChapters.com.