Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Economics is impressive and extremely comprehensive. It covers interesting and current topics that are suitable and relevant for any principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics courses at the lower undergraduate level.
The textbook is accurate, error-free, and unbiased. The contents can be used to raise issues at the national and international levels. This is important given that we navigate in the world with many social networks and connections.
Principles of Economics is up-to-date since it tackles several current economic topics such as environmental protection, poverty, inequality, healthcare, race, gender, immigration, among others. In future editions, I think topics such as protests, (social) justice, political polarization, pandemics (vaccines), and the future of the green economy might be useful for our undergraduate students. The text is written in such a way that it will not be tedious to implement such updates.
The text presents a clear, concise, and accessible approach for each concept. The lucidity in the writing makes the contents easily accessible to every student, including the one to which English might not be the first language.
The text is consistent in terms of both terminology and its framework. Principles of Economics is based on a solid pedagogical foundation. Each chapter builds on a case study and offers new facts and knowledge to extend the understanding of the current environment. The chapter ends with a summary of key terms, a brief summary of the contents, and assessments. The latter are arranged in a progressive path towards the learning goals. I think having some self-check questions at the end of each topic might also help. In the text, all problems and questions are relegated to the end of the chapter.
The text is easily and readily divisible into smaller reading sections that can be assigned at different points within the course.
The text covers several relevant topics that are presented in a logical, and clear fashion.
Principles of Economics is free of significant interface issues, including navigation problems, distortion of images (or charts), and any other display features that may distract or confuse the reader.
I did not find any grammatical or mechanical errors that could cloud meaning.
The textbook covers a range of issues on immigration, gender, race with facts, and no bias at the national or international focus. Examples used are relevant and are not culturally insensitive or offensive in any way.
Overall, Principles of Economics is an excellent textbook for all students in a face-to-face introduction to Microeconomics and Macroeconomics courses at the undergraduate level. The text is up-to-date, concise, clear, consistent, accurate, and it covers relevant topics with a national and international focus. The text also presents additional materials, such as the use of mathematics in economics, to complement the intuitive and applied sections. Finally, the text is well organized so that instructors can easily select appropriate contents to be covered in a full semester.