- the author's strong writing ability and skill in teaching first-year students to develop an understanding of difficult concepts

- clear and direct explanatory text that is specifically geared to the needs of first-year students

- diagrams that provide useful visual aids for students to help in remembering key points

- the unique, time-tested Examples and Explanations format that combines textual material with well-written and comprehensive examples, explanations, and questions to test student comprehension of the materials and provide practice in applying information to fact patterns

- comprehensive questions, with are a variety of issues in one fact situation, similar to those on law school or bar examinations

New to the Fourth Edition:

- updated discussion of UCC Articles 1 and 2 including both the current and revised versions of the Articles and an explanation of the changes

- New cases and developments

- New and revised examples and explanations based on new cases and changes in the UCC