Principles of Economics (2nd Edition) – Mateer and Coppock – PDF

About The Author

Dirk Mateer

Dr. Dirk Mateer is the Senior Lecturer and Gerald Swanson Chair of Economic Education at the University of Arizona. He has a Ph.D. from Florida State University and  has been teaching Principles of Economics for over 21 years; he specializes in the Principles of Microeconomics. Before moving to the University of Arizona, Professor Mateer spent one year at the University of Kentucky developing their online Principles courses and fifteen years at Penn State where he taught very large classes (700+ students per lecture), developing a reputation as one of the most creative and effective instructors of Principles of Economics in the country; for this, Dirk was featured in Businessweek.

Lee Coppock

Dr. Lee Coppock is the Undergraduate Director in the Economics Department at the University of Virginia and a Professor. He has been teaching principles of economics for over 20 years, specializing in principles of macroeconomics. Before moving to University of Virginia (UVA), he spent nine years at Hillsdale College, where Lee learned how to reach college students.

At University of Virginia, Dr. Coppock teaches 2 large sections (500+) of macro principles every spring. He has received teaching awards at both UVA and Hillsdale College. Professor Lee lives in Charlottesville with his wife Krista and their 4 children: Lee III, Jackson, Kara, and Bethany.