*Focus on topics most important to economists and most frequently found in economic analysis. *Parallel presentation of mathematical concepts and tools with their economic applications. *Chapters divided into sections enabling lecturers to target learning at different levels. *Research boxes appear in each chapter and present a current research application. *Macro and Micro applications included to motivate students and provide a context for the essential maths. *Solutions manual avaialble with detailed answers to end-of-section problems.