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Basic Information
Tutors: Karlie O’Malley
Duquesne Writing Center (Appointment required. I strongly advise that you take each draft of your semester paper to the writing center before handing it in.)
Reading Material
Required
Microeconomics, Perloff. ISBN: 0-321-27794-5 Wall Street Journal (student edition) (specify 15 weeks to start 8/31/09)
Recommended
The Armchair Economist, ISBN: 0-029-17776-6
Mathematics for Economists, ISBN 0-070-17760-0 Purchase this book and work through the exercises on your own. I make no allowances in this course for weak mathematics skills.
Keys for Writers: A Brief Handbook, ISBN 0-618-19207-7
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing, ISBN 0-872-20573-8 Purchase these books and work through the exercises on your own. I make no allowances in this course for weak writing skills.
Communicating via Email
In this course, you will regularly communicate with me via email regarding your semester paper. I typically receive between 50 and 100 emails each day. To avoid delays, attach all relevant documents to your email (e.g., maple files, word files). When responding to a question from me, hit REPLY and *do not* delete the sequence of communications that leads up to my question. While you are communicating only with me and can remember the background to our conversation, I am communicating with at least twenty other students and do not remember the background.
Exams and Homework Assignments
Assignment #11: Assigned 11/2, Due 11/6. Read chapter 16. Do problems 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 29
Assignment #10: Assigned 10/26, Due 10/30. Read chapter 10. Do problems 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26
Assignment #9: Assigned 10/8, Due 10/12. Read chapter 13. Do problems 20, 21, 25, 30, 37
Assignment #8: Assigned 9/20, Due 9/28. Read chapter 6. Do problems 25, 26, 34
Assignment #7: Assigned 9/20, Due 9/28. Read chapter 4. Do problems 19, 31
Assignment #6: Assigned 9/20, Due 9/23. Read chapter 3. Do problems 17, 23, 24, 25, 27
Assignment #5: Due ASAP Sign up for your oral exam. The sign up sheet is on my office door (RH 828).
Assignment #4: Due 9/21 Commit the contents of this document to memory. Toward the end of September, I will give each of you an oral exam on this document. Your possible scores are binary: 100% if you answer all of my questions correctly, completely, and without hesitation; 0% otherwise.
Assignment #3 Beginning 8/31/09, I expect you to read the Wall Street Journal each day. At a minimum, you should read (1) the front page of section A, (2) the opinion and editorial sections (usually the last three pages of section A), and (3) the front page of Marketplace (usually section B). I expect you to be up to date on these readings at all times as I will ask you pop questions from time to time as part of your participation grade. To obtain a subscription, go here and click on the link on the right side of the page that says, “Professor/student subscriptions”.
Assignment #2: Due 8/29. Do the algebra exercises and calculus exercises below (under Handouts).
Assignment #1: Due 9/12. Read The Armchair Economist. The success of your semester paper depends largely on the quality of the topic you select. These books will give you a lot of ideas for potential topics.
Handouts
Semester Paper
Interesting Models How to Seat People on an Airplane
Mathematics
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