ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics | webshells.com/college cnfms5@comcast.net |
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Schedule - Pueblo CC fall session 2008 | 719/582-8230 | ||
room - UMT 106 | time - T/R 9:30-10:45am | text - Krugman & Wells | |
SESSION | DATE | AGENDA | ASSIGNMENT |
Tues. Aug. 26 | Introductions, syllabus, | Read chap.1 | |
diminishing returns | |||
Thurs. Aug. 28 | Economic Models, | Read chap.2 | |
Timothy Taylor video | |||
Tues. Sept. 2 | Trade-offs and Trade, | Read chap.2 Appendix | |
opportunity cost, money | |||
Thurs. Sept. 4 | Graphs in Economics, | Read chap.3 | |
2-dimensional econ | |||
Tues. Sept. 9 | microeconomics and macroeconomics, | Read chap.3 | |
economic schools | |||
Thurs. Sept. 11 | Demand, AR | Read chap.6 | |
and Supply as AC | |||
Tues. Sept. 16 | Consumer Surplus, | prepare for quiz | |
efficiency | |||
Thurs. Sept. 18 | QUIZ | read MicroForum | |
Tues. Sept. 23 | telling stories, | select paper topic | |
The White Widget | |||
Thurs. Sept. 25 | discussion | Read chap.7 | |
Tues. Sept. 30 | Marginalism, | Read chap.7 | |
Average Joe and Margin Al | |||
Thurs. Oct. 2 | Elasticity, | Read chap.5 | |
mid-point method | |||
Tues. Oct. 7 | How to compute E, | Read chap.5 | |
solving | |||
Thurs. Oct. 9 | Budget line and | prepare paper/presentation | |
indifference curves | |||
Tues. Oct. 14 | PRESENTATIONS | prepare paper/presentation | |
Thurs. Oct. 16 | PRESENTATIONS | Read chap.11 | |
Tues. Oct. 21 | marginal, total | Read chap.8 | |
and average | |||
Thurs. Oct. 23 | Perfect Competition, | Read chap.9 | |
theory and reality | |||
Tues. Oct. 28 | The Supply Curve | Read chap.9 | |
and capitalism | |||
Thurs. Oct. 30 | Linear Regression, | prepare for mid-term | |
predicting with computers | |||
Tues. Nov. 4 | MID-TERM, | Read chap.10 | |
discussion | |||
Thurs. Nov. 6 | The Rational Consumer, | Read chap.10 | |
general equilibrium | |||
Tues. Nov. 11 | Monopoly, | Read chap.14 | |
the model | |||
Thurs. Nov. 13 | inflation and | Read chap.14 | |
deflation | |||
Tues. Nov. 18 | Guest Lecture, | Read chap.15 | |
ROI in real estate | |||
Thurs. Nov. 20 | Public Goods, | Read chap.20 | |
excludability and rivalry | |||
Tues. Nov. 25 | Externalities, | Read chap.19 | |
four types | |||
Tues. Dec. 2 | Environmentalism | Read chap.19 | |
and mixed economy | |||
Thurs. Dec. 4 | Classroom review, | prepare for final | |
questions | |||
Tues. Dec. 9 | FINAL EXAM, | Merry Christmas | |
evaluations | |||
Thurs. Dec. 11 | Return final, return papers, | Happy New Year | |
provide grade |