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This book presents introductory economics material using standard mathematical tools, including calculus. It is designed for a relatively sophisticated undergraduate who has not taken a basic university course in economics. The book can easily serve as an intermediate microeconomics text. The focus of this book is on the conceptual tools. Contents: 1) What is Economics? 2) Supply and Demand. 3) The US Economy. 4) Producer Theory. 5) Consumer Theory. 6) Market Imperfections. 7) Strategic Behavior.

This high-school text is aimed at teaching learners how to think about economic problems in a manner consistent with the Austrian School tradition. Its chapters on action, preference, demand and supply, value theory, money, and price controls emphasize deductive logic, the market process, and the consequences of government intervention. Also contains useful glossary and suggestions for further reading. Contents: 1) The Method of Economics. 2) Action and Preference, Part 1. 3) Action and Preference, Part 2. 4) Demand and Supply. 5) The Labor Theory of Value. 6) Price Controls. 7) Minimum Wages and Wage Control. 8) Money, Part 1. 9) Money, Part 2. 10) The Gold Standard. 11) Conclusion. 12) Glossary. 12) Recommended Readings.

An indispensable resource for students, teachers, and anyone who has ever wanted to learn more about this crucial figure of English literature.

In this book, Lynn Ramey explores the life and works of Jean Bodel, a twelfth-century French poet, playwright, and epic writer, providing translations and summaries of works never published before in English while delving into Bodel’s historical and cultural context.

This volume immerses readers in a debate tradition that flourished in France during the late Middle Ages, focusing on two works that were both popular and controversial in their time and the discussions they sparked surrounding questions of women’s agency, love, marriage, and honor.

A free PDF text introducing open educational resources as alternatives to textbooks for college teachers. Contents: 1) Introduction. 2) Open Courseware. 3) OER Fair Use, Copyright, and TEACH Act. 4) Identifying Sources. 5) Discipline Specific Sources. 6) Public Domain Textbook Sources. 7) Use of Primary Sources. 8) OER Development. 9) Delivery, Storage, and Organization.

An introduction to solid state device including field effect and bipolar transistors. Contents: 1) Conductors, Semiconductors and Diodes. 2) Bipolar Transistors. 3) FETs. 4) IC Manufacturing. 5) Introduction to Transmission Lines. 6) AC Steady-State Transmission. 7) Glossary.

Useful for individuals reading any version of Piers Plowman, this engaging guide offers a much-needed navigational summary, a chronology of historic events relevant to the poem, biographical information about Langland and his work in context with his contemporaries, and keys to characters and to proper pronunciation.

Old French epic poems, or chansons de geste, are one of the most important traditions of the French Middle Ages. Consisting of approximately 120 poems including the famous Song of Roland, these tremendously popular songs were based on French history but often embellished in fantastical ways and written to be performed by minstrels.