Microeconomic Theory: Basic Principles and Extensions

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My professor likes to derive new equations and lemmas and what-not at lightning speed, so Nicholson is very useful for filling in what I missed. It explains all the math in great detail and provides economic intuition, plus it gives examples and summarizes key concepts. What more could you ask for?!

Great book because it offers a analytical-mathematical approach with great examples. I recommend.

I used this text in an intermediate microeconomic theory course. The first half of the text is acceptable - concepts are presented well, and there are a good number of examples. The biggest problem is that the author or typesetter seems to not understand the correct use of parenthesis - many of the formulae are not correct! The section on game theory, which is the second half of the book, is quite poor. Greater depth is needed, and crucial theory is glanced over. It would be fine for a course which doesn't get past chapter 12 or so, but look elsewhere for game theory.

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Basic Micro text for MA/PhD students. Very bland and not interesting textbook, but most Micro books are similar. Have not opened text since completing course.

the shipping was alright.. the book is new and pretty good. happy with it overall..=)

I used this book for my first graduate microeconomic theory course and really have to compliment my professor for making an excellent choice. Although I`m sure there are much more rigorous books on the subject out there, like the Mas-Collel et al., when viewed in its own right, Nicholson`s book is hard to top. The book deserves the greatest merit for not being wordy; all points are covered briefly and to the point with many sample problems that are challenging and further the understanding of the material. Finally, I think the author deserves some praise for the mathematical notation, too. He uses conventional notation that econ students are accustomed to from their first math econ courses and doesn`t try to show what a rocket scientist he is, by trying to confuse people. Anyone with a solid background in basic calculus should be able to get through the book on their own. Almost all steps are presented clearly and even in those rare cases where that`s not the case, the student is able to figure out what`s going on easily. I can only recommend buying this book. For people requiring more rigour and coverage, get an advanced theory text, but for first year graduate students and those who need a quick review for more advanced courses, Nicholson`s text is a great point of departure and shouldn`t be missing on any serious economics student`s book shelf.