FahaD Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Today we noticed a typo in the IB Economics Course Companion! on page 60 (PES) the first equation states the answer [b]-10%[/b] and the text above it states [b]+10%[/b] (+ is right btw) I was just wondering if you guys noticed. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ongfufu Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 is it the Oxford one? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FahaD Posted December 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 [quote name='ongfufu' post='31461' date='Dec 31 2008, 12:48 AM']is it the Oxford one?[/quote] There is only 1 course companion. So yes the Oxford one Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoPop Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Yes, I've noticed a number of typos and general errors in many of my IB books. This is particularly an issue because these Course Companion books have only recently been released (2007, 2008) and so they're only the first edition and thus haven't been edited for typos. I would also suggest using Economics from a Global Perspective by Glanville. It contains a lot of nice examples and explanations, but also a bit of stuff that you don't really need to know. It's good if you have lots of time on your hands to study... Has anyone else used this one before? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masson Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Yes that's the book that our school uses as the textbook for SL Economics (there's no HL Econ Available at my school). Its good but it has the worst explanation on market failure. Had to use course companion, even our teacher agreed. However, I recommend this book be only used as a textbook and not anything else (unless you like reading for fun). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoPop Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 ^ Yeah I agree that it should only be used as a text book. The course companion is more convenient for semi-fast revising because it gives brief explanations but doesn't elaborate as much as the green book. Then the most concise one is the "Economics for the IB diploma" study guide (purple cover with money) which is for cramming or quick reviewing if you want to refresh your memory on stuff you did a while back. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masson Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 [quote name='CocoPop' post='33769' date='Jan 16 2009, 01:45 AM']^ Yeah I agree that it should only be used as a text book. The course companion is more convenient for semi-fast revising because it gives brief explanations but doesn't elaborate as much as the green book. Then the most concise one is the "Economics for the IB diploma" study guide (purple cover with money) which is for cramming or quick reviewing if you want to refresh your memory on stuff you did a while back.[/quote] I know this seems obvious but can one really "learn" from the econ study guide or is it more like notes professionally published to help u do well on ib exam? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoPop Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 [quote name='masson' post='33845' date='Jan 17 2009, 03:40 AM']I know this seems obvious but can one really "learn" from the econ study guide or is it more like notes professionally published to help u do well on ib exam?[/quote] If by study guide you're referring to the thin purple book, then I'd say that it's better to use a book that elaborates more to learn new concepts. The blue course companion is better for learning new concepts because it's got more of a text book layout, whereas the study guide has a more notes-style layout that you'd generally use after you've already learned the topic and just want to run through it. Another use of the thin study guide is to use it during lessons - open it up at the page of the topic which you're studying in class and have a quick read through it after you've discussed it in class just to get a better grasp of the topic. This works for the sciences as well. I hope this helps. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelleee Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 *gasp. oh my gosh a typo! xP there are so many typo's in our textbooks/course companions/study guides/any other resource i swear if i had one dollar for every typo or error in my maths book alone i'd be a millionaire (a whole section of answers was wrong - yes, really.) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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