Last update: Nov 16
This is intended for people whose schedules prevented them from attending Provocative Lectures. Anyone may do this exercise for a maximum of one percent extra credit, but the maximum extra credit for the whole course is 1.5% of your final grade.
If you want to do this assignment, download the instructions and submit your paper to me no later than Wed. Dec 3. Your paper must be typed and signed by you as an affirmation that it is your own work.
Here is the syllabus. You need not download it unless you didn't get one in class or you lost your copy.
Pictures of six prominent economists appear on the first page of the syllabus. Brief summaries of each are available here. You will be responsible for associating a key phrase with each, which I will talk about later in the semester. You need not memorize the phrases but you should recognize them when you see them.
I will post the outlines that I lecture from in class. A lecture may be continued across more than one class period. You should download these and print them. They are not a substitute for attending class and taking notes, but bring them to class and either attach them to your notes or write your notes on directly on them.
Students can earn 0.5% extra credit by attending Provocative Lectures presented by the Economics Department throughout the school year. There will likely be another extra credit opportunity for those who can't make the lectures. Schedule:
The "lab" portion of this course is conducted on-line using the facilities of a commercial company, Aplia. You must pay for the service ($70) if you didn't buy the bundle at the bookstore which includes both the text and the Aplia service. While I have considerable control over the assignments, I do not control the basic operations of the site. But I think you will find their site to be quite reliable and their response prompt if you use their "support" service. Instructions for signing up at Aplia are here and the web site where you will go to sign up and to do all homework is here. Note the signup code which is XRLX-ZATV-WTGE. You can work on an assignment any time, save it, and come back and revise it before finally submitting it. Assignments will usually be due at 11:30 PM on Mondays, and late assignments, even one minute late, will not be accepted. Some of the assignments are for practice and do not count toward your grade. You will have a much easier time with the graded assignments if you first complete the practice assignments covering the same material. If you have any difficulties with the site, use the "support" link and the Aplia people will respond. If their response isn't satisfactory, send me an email.
I watch email pretty closely and will respond: warren (at) gibson2.com. On rare occasions your email could go unnoticed in my spam folder so if I don't respond within 12 hours, try again. You can see me in person without appointment during Monday office hours, 1-3PM, or on Wednesday afternoon by appointment. I have no office phone and I don't take cell phone calls or home phone calls.