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WHAT IS APLIA, AND HOW DOES IT WORK WITH THE

KRUGMAN/WELLS MICROECONOMICS TEXT?

The complete Aplia press release

What is Aplia? Aplia, founded by economist Paul Romer, is the first Web-based company to offer interactive problem sets, news analyses, tutorials, and economic experiments designed to save time for professors and encourage students to exert more effort in their learning. While the Aplia package is available on its own, a version of the Aplia materials customized to complement Krugman/Wells' Microeconomics text is also available.

How does Aplia work? You retain complete control and flexibility for your course. You choose the material you want your students to complete in any order you want. You decide whether online activities are practice (ungraded) or graded. You can even edit or delete existing material and add your own as you see fit. For a preview of Aplia materials, visit http://www.aplia.com.

What online materials are included? In addition to the integrated online version of the Krugman/Wells Microeconomics text, the Aplia/Krugman package includes:

Problem Sets--Ready-to-go interactive homework problems with built-in feedback and complete text files from each chapter of Krugman/Wells to reinforce concepts covered in the textbook and lecture.
News Analyses--Regularly updated articles regarding economic news. Each article is summarized and connected to course concepts. Discussion questions and associated problems follow.
Experiments--Real-time, online simulations of market interactions that clarify key economic concepts and connect students to real situations.
Tutorials--Remedial support via interactive tutorials for students who need additional help with math, graphs, and statistics.
Reports--Instant online reports that allow you to target student trouble areas more efficiently, see trends, and focus more of your time on teaching.

What does it cost? Students pay just $70 for complete text files from Krugman/Wells Microeconomics and access to all the Aplia integrated online components.

For more information, contact Susan Prager at Aplia (sprager@aplia.com).