Microeconomics With Calculus (2nd Edition)

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Summary: Much better than the other reviewers indicate
Review: Microeconomics with Calculus is a great textbook. this is the ideal book for all those economics students who grow weary of wordy explanations of economic models when a touch of calculus say so much more. a great book for people unassociated with economics, but who have backgrounds in any math-related disciplines.

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Summary: Do they know what it means to proof-read?
Review: The idea of this book is fantastic, but there are so many typographical errors in the answers, examples and references. Completely frustrating. The way the math is presented (when accurate) is extremely eloquent, thought the explanations are not, and the reader must determine when the book is accurate.

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Summary: Pretty good despite the criticisms
Review: This book is a very nice book to be used in undergraduation level. For those who got a good basis in calculus, this book fits perfectly. After understanding all this book , the stundent will be ready for an advanced text. .

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Summary: Pretty good despite the criticisms
Review: This book isn't perfect, but it is much better than the other reviewers indicate. The best thing about it is that it is more or less self-contained. All of the necessary math can be found in the first chapters, and there are lots of worked-out examples. It's pretty well written too. Problems include: too many typos and an ugly typeface. The graphs are nicely done, though. Its most obvious competitors are Intermediate Microeconomics by Varian and Microeconomic Theory: Basic Principles and Extensions by Nicholson. Varian hides all the math in brief appendices and a supplementary workbook, and Nicholson's book is good but much too expensive.

Hopefully a third edition will address some of the problems with this book. In the meantime, it is a reasonable choice for a microeconomics text.

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Summary: Worst Microeconomics Book
Review: This is simply the worst economics book I have ever read. There are typos everywhere, the author does a horrible job of tying the economic theory to the math, and the presentation of economic material gives very few applied examples. This book makes a good sleeping aid.