Pte.1. Making the acquaintance of econometrics: 1. Definitions, objectivs and approaches -- 2. A guided tour of the book -- Pte.2. Theoretical models: 3. Static theory with exact equations -- 4. Static theory with stochastic equations -- 5. Dynamic theory with exact equations -- 6. Dynamic stochastic theory -- Pte.3. Empirical methods: 7. Introduction to problems of statistical inference in econometrics -- 8. Identification -- 9. Point estimation of economic parameters -- 10. Appraising econometric models and estimates; prediction -- 11. A simple illustrative model of the United States economy, 1929-1941 and 1946-1959.