The book allows for two levels of reading. Certain sections in some chapters are marked with a star to the right of the section head. A first reading should concentrate on the non-starred sections. These sections are accessible to readers who have a simple knowledge of maximization with inequality constraints. Most essential economic lessons can be understood from this first level of reading. Covering the starred sections will enable students to manipulate the concepts for better assimilation and will put them in contact with the advanced topics of the field. Going through the text and checking the proofs should provide a good way for students to appropriate the material.

这本书允许两个层次的阅读。某些章节中的某些章节在章节标题的右侧标有一个星号。一读应该集中在没有星号的部分。这些部分是读者谁有简单的知识最大化与不平等约束。最基本的经济教训可以从这第一层次的阅读理解。覆盖星号部分将使学生能够更好地理解概念，并使他们接触到该领域的高级主题。通读课文和核对校样，应该能为学生提供一个很好的方法来恰当运用材料。