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Economics 1B Syllabus Fall 2003  ec8000-coalinga.html
 

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Final Exam
    I will be available to answer questions about the Final Exam on Monday at Noon in the classroom.
    The Final Exam will be given on Tuesday, May 25, at 9:00 AM
    Please review the Final Exam Study Guide (ec7209.html)

Week of May 17

    Third Midterm Exam: Chapters 10,11 and 20
        About 60% of the test grade: multiple choice and definitions
            (multiple choice questions are mainly drawn from "Quiz Preparation Materials")
        About 40% of the test grade: short answers and graphing
            (Only one graphing problem)
    Quiz Chapter 20 with answers (Form A)

Remember: Extra credit for your notebook. A well organized set of lecture, quiz and quiz preparation materials  are worth up to 5 points of extra credit.

Week of May 10
Tuesday
        Read Chapter 20 Income Inequality and Poverty
        Recommended- print out, read and bring to class Chapter 20 Lecture Notes  (ec7200.html)
 

        Thursday
        Recommended- print out and do Chapter 20 Quiz Preparation Materials(ec7205.htm)
        In Class Quiz on Chapter 20

Week of May 3
Tuesday
        Read Chapter 11 Public Goods and Common Resources
        Recommended- print out, read and bring to class Chapter 11 Lecture Notes  (ec7110.html)
 

        Thursday
        Recommended- print out and do Chapter 11 Quiz Preparation Materials(ec7115.htm)
        In Class Quiz on Chapter 11

Week of April 26
    Tuesday
        Read Chapter 10 Externalities
        Recommended- print out, read and bring to class Chapter 10 Lecture Notes  (ec7100.html)
 

        Thursday
        Recommended- print out and do Chapter 10 Quiz Preparation Materials(ec7105.htm)
        In Class Quiz on Chapter 10 includes graphing
 
 
 

Week of April 19
    Midterm Exam on Chapters 13-17 on Tuesday

    Midterm Exam Preparation Suggestions including Possible Exam Essay Questions (ec7178.html)
     Quiz and Answers: Chapter 16-17 Quiz (ec7167.html)

        Tuesday
        Read Chapter 16 Oligopolies and Chapter 17 Monopolistic Competition
            (more info on readings will be available soon)
        Recommended- print out, read and bring to class Chapter 16 Lecture Notes  (ec7160.html)
        Recommended- print out, read and bring to class Chapter 17 Lecture Notes (ec7170.html)

        Thursday
        Recommended- print out and do Chapter 16-17 Quiz Preparation Materials (ec7165.html)
        In Class Quiz on Chapter 16-17 includes graphing
 
 
 

Week of March 29
    Tuesday
        Hand in from text pp308-09
            Answers to Questions for Review #1,2,6 and Problems and Applications #2,4
        Read Chapter 15 "Monopoly"
        Print out and bring to class Chapter 15 Lecture Notes (ec7150.html)

    Thursday
        Print out and do Chapter 15 Quiz Preparation Materials (ec7155)
        In Class Quiz: on Chapter 15 includes graphing

Week of March 22
    Tuesday
        Hand in Answers to Questions For Review #1-8 pages 285-86 in text
        Read Chapter 14 Firms in Competitive Markets!
        Print out and Bring to Class Chapter 14 Lecture Notes (ec7140.html)
        In Class: Short Quiz on Graphing

    Thursday
        Print out and do Chapter 14 Quiz Preparation Materials(ec7145.html)
         In Class Quiz Chapter 14
 

Week of March 15
    Complete Chapter 13 Costs of Production
    Introduction to Decision Making by Firms in Perfectly Competitive Markets

Week of March 8

Please bring Textbook to class!

    Tuesday
        Read Chapter 13 The Costs of Production
        Print out and Bring to class Chapter 13 Lecture Notes (ec7130.html)

    Thursday
        Print out and do Chapter 13 Quiz Preparation Materials (ec7135.html)
              Complete and hand in questions 3-5 page 285-86 of the text
        In Class: Quiz on Chapter 13

Note: the work over the next few weeks is some of the toughest of the semester.

Week of March 1
    Tuesday
        In class complete discussion and classwork on Chapter 6 Incidence of Taxation
        Briefly review material for midterm

    Thursday
        First Midterm Exam covering Chapters 1-6
        Handout outlining midterm material.(ec7069.html)

Week of February 23- Government Policies and the Market

        Read Chapter 6 Supply, Demand and Government Policies
        Read Chapter 6 Lecture Outline(ec7060.html)
        Study Chapter 6 Quiz Preparation Materials(ec7065.html)
        In class: Quiz on Chapter 5
        In class: Quiz on Chapter 6
 
 

Week of February 16 Supply, Demand and Elasticity

        Read Chapter 5 Elasticity and its Application
        Read Chapter 5  Lecture Outline(ec7050.html)
        Do and hand in  Do and hand in Supply and Demand Worksheet #4 (ec7044.html)
        Study Chapter 5 Quiz Preparation Materials (ec7055.html)
        In class: Quiz Chapter 5 Elasticity
 
 
 

Week of February 9
        Read Chapter 4 in Text, The Market Forces of Supply and Demand
        Read and Print out Chapter 4 Lecture Outline(ec7040micro.html)
        Essay Due (1-1.5 pages):  "What Do You Like Most and Least About Your Country? Explain Why."
        Do Quiz Preparation MaterialsChapter 4 (ec7045.html)
        In class: Quiz Chapter 4

Supplemental Assignments related to Supply and Demand
Exercise #1 S&D Concepts  (ec133.html)
     Exercise #2 The Market for Cars  (ec7041.html)
   Exercise #3 The Market for Hamburgers (ec132.html)
   Exercise #4 The Market for Electricity (ec7042.html)
   Exercise #5 The Market for Apples (ec7044.html)

     Exercise #6 The  Market for Energy (ec7047.html)
 
 

Week of January 26

        Email copy of this web-page to instructor
        Read Chapter 2-3 in Text
        Read and Print out Chapter 2 Lecture Outline (ec7020micro.html)
         Quiz Preparation Materials Chapter 2  (ec7025micro.html)

        Quiz Chapter 1
        Quiz Chapter 2
 
 

Week of January 19
     1.Read Chapter 1 in the Text
     2. Read and Print out Chapter 1 Lecture Outlineec7010.html
      3.   Quiz Preparation Materials Chapter 1   ec7015.html
     4. Group Assignment: Equity or Efficiency