Principles of Economics is adapted from a work produced by a publisher who has requested that they and the original author not receive attribution. This adapted edition is produced by Margo Bergman at the University of Washington Tacoma.

The objectives of this course are as follows: Demonstrate an understanding of graphical representations of data and their interpretation; Demonstrate a competency in mathematical tools of decision making, including derivatives and analytical optimization; Demonstrate an understanding of descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, and the theory of regression; Demonstrate competency in the use of software used in quantitative analysis, including Excel tools and statistical software. This textbook is organized to support you in these goals. The textbook is adapted from Contemporary Calculus, written by Dale Hoffman from Bellevue Community College and Business Calculus written by Shana Calaway from Shoreline Community College. New material is written by Margo Bergman from University of Washington Tacoma.