Course
Outline (Updated Throughout the Course and Subject to Change)
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| Date (2010) |
Topics |
READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS (Syllabus) |
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WEEK 1 20 - 24 |
Review of Key Principles
of Economics |
TEXT: Chapters 1 and 2 Chapter 1 LECTURE - LIMITS, ALTERNATIVES, AND CHOICES (Word) HOW TO READ AND UNDERSTAND GRAPHS (PPT) Chapter 2 LECTURE - THE MARKET SYSTEM AND THE CIRCULAR FLOW (Word) DISCUSSION BOARD - Introduce yourself (Complete by January 31) |
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WEEK 2 25- 31 |
Review of Demand,
Supply, and Market Equilibrium elasticity, CONSUMER AND Producer Surplus |
TEXT: Chapters 3
and 6 chapter 3 LECTURE - DEMAND, SUPPLY AND MARKET EQUILIBRIUM (Word) chapter 6 Lecture - ELASTICITY, consumer surplus and producer surplus (Word)
Homework 1 Available January 25 (Covers Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 6)
DISCUSSION BOARD - Discussion Topic 1 Available January 25
Work on Problem Set 1 (Not Required to be Submitted) |
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WEEK 3 1 - 7 |
Consumer behavior |
TEXT: Chapters 6 and 7
chapter 7 LECTURE - CONSUMER Behavior (Word)
Quiz 1 (Covers Chapters 1 , 2, 3, and 6) Available February 1- Must be completed within one week (ALL QUIZZES ARE TIMED AND LIMITED TO 20 MINUTES)
Homework 2 available February 2 (Covers Chapter 7)
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WEEK 4 February 8 - 14 |
Additional material catching - up Time and Review for Exam |
Income and Substitution Effects (No need to Download) |
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WEEK 5 15 - 21 |
Exam 1 Production and Costs |
EXAM 1
(Available online February 18 to February 28 - Covers Chapters 1,
2, 3, 6, and
7)
Time Limited to 75 minutes TEXT: Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Lecture - Production, Technology and Cost (Word) DISCUSSION BOARD - Discussion Topic 1 Closed February 21 Homework 3 Available February 16 (Covers chapters 8 and 9) |
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WEEK 6 22 - 28 |
Production and Costs Con't Perfect competition |
TEXT: Chapters 8 and 9 chapter 9 LECTURE - Pure COMPETITION (PPT) DISCUSSION BOARD - Discussion Topic 2 Available February 22 |
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WEEK 7 1 - 7 |
PURE Monopoly |
TEXT: Chapter 10 chapter 10 LECTURE - PURE Monopoly (PPT) Quiz 2 (Covers Chapters 8 and 9) Available March 7 - Must be completed within one Week (ALL QUIZZES ARE TIMED AND LIMITED TO 20 MINUTES) Homework 4 Available March 4 (Covers chapters 10 and 11) |
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WEEK 8 8 - 14 |
Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly |
TEXT: Chapter 11 chapter 11 Lecture - Monopolistic Competition AND oligopoly (ppt) Work on Problem Set 2 Not Required to be Submitted) |
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WEEK 9 15 - 21 |
Review Exam 2 |
Catching - up Time and Review for Exam Exam 2 Available online March 18 to March 28 - (Covers Chapters 8 -11) Time Limited to 75 minutes |
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WEEK 10 22 - 28 |
Spring Break | Have fun, but don't forget to Read ahead |
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WEEK 11 March 29 - April 4 |
Demand for Resources |
TEXT: Chapters 12 and 13
Chapters 12 and 13 Lecture – Resource Market and Wage Determination (PPT) DISCUSSION BOARD - Discussion Topic 2 Closed April 4 Homework 5 Available March 29 (Covers chapters 12, 13 And 14) |
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WEEK 12 5 - 11 |
Rent, Interest and Energy Economics |
text:
Chapter 14 (available here on
Doc and
PDF) Chapter 14 Lecture – Rent and Interest (PPT) DISCUSSION BOARD - Discussion Topic 3 Available April 5 |
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WEEK 13 12 - 18
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Public Goods and Public Choice |
TEXT: Chapters 16 and 21 Chapter 16 Lecture – PUBLIC GOODS AND EXTERNALITIES (PPT) Homework 6 Available April 13 (Covers chapters 16 and 21) Quiz 3 (Covers Chapters 12 - 14) Available April 12 - Must be completed within one week (ALL QUIZZES ARE TIMED AND LIMITED TO 20 MINUTES) |
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WEEK 14 19 - 25
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Issues International Trade and Finance |
TEXT: Chapters 21, 5, 37 AND 38 Chapter 21 lecture - ISSUES (ppt) Chapters 5, 37 and 38 LECTURE - INTERNATIONAL TRADE and Finance (PPT) Homework 7 Available April 20 (Covers chapters 5, 37, and 38) Study Guide For Final Exam Work on Problem Set 3 (Not Required to be Submitted) |
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Week 15
April 26 - May 2
Last day to withdraw from a class with a "W" grade is April 26 |
International Trade and Finance Con't
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TEXT: Chapters 37 and 38 Quiz 4 (Covers Chapters 16 and 21) Available April 28 - Must be completed within one week (ALL QUIZZES ARE TIMED AND LIMITED TO 20 MINUTES) |
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WEEK 16
May 3 - 9 |
Review for final exam |
Comprehensive FINAL EXAM
AVAILABLE at the Arnold and Arundel Mills Testing Center May 6 to May 19 Testing Center Information and Hours DISCUSSION BOARD - Discussion Topic 3 Closed May 9 |
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May 10 - 19 |
Finals Week extended | Comprehensive FINAL EXAM AVAILABLE at the Arnold and Arundel Mills Testing Center May 6 to May 19 |