Lecture Note1
Econ 110A: Macroeconomics
• Text: Macroeconomics, by Olivier Blanchard 5th edition-updated, Pearson/Prentice Hall or second edition of UCSD custom • Professor Marjorie Flavin Office: Economics Building #216 General email: mflavin@ucsd.edu Better email: Instead of using my general email above, please email from within TED. Office hours: Tuesdays, 10:00 – 12:00 or by appt.
Lecture 1, Tuesday, January 10 1
Web site is on TED. If you are enrolled in the course as a regular student, you should already have access to the course web page on webct. Students enrolled through the extension must go to ACS to obtain access information (user id and password) for TED. I will use the website to post: Syllabus Files for each powerpoint lecture a) powerpoint slides will be posted in pdf format b) My aim is to have the slides for a given lecture posted by noon of the day before the lecture is given. Problem sets and solutions Practice exams Announcements
Lecture 1, Tuesday, January 10 2
Announcement:
The discussion sections will not meet this week (week 1); they will start meeting next week.
Lecture 1, Tuesday, January 10
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• Exams Two midterms: Midterm 1: Thursday, February 2 Midterm 2: Thursday, February 23 The midterms will not be given during the regular class time; instead both midterms will be given on Thursday evenings, 6:30 – 7:50 p.m. in Solis Hall 104. (Both sections of the course will take the midterms at the same time.) Final exam (comprehensive) 12:30 section: Tuesday, March 20 , 11:30 – 2:30 2:00 section: Thursday, March 22, 3:00 – 6:00
Lecture 1, Tuesday, January 10 4
Grading: I will be using clicker in this course, and your “clicker grade” will count for 5% of your course grade. Course grade =.25(midterm 1)+.25(midterm 2)+.45(final) + .05(clicker grade)
Lecture 1, Tuesday, January 10
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clicker grade Calculation of your clicker grade is explained in a document on TED. In a given lecture, I will pose probably 3 or 4 clicker
• Text: Macroeconomics, by Olivier Blanchard 5th edition-updated, Pearson/Prentice Hall or second edition of UCSD custom • Professor Marjorie Flavin Office: Economics Building #216 General email: mflavin@ucsd.edu Better email: Instead of using my general email above, please email from within TED. Office hours: Tuesdays, 10:00 – 12:00 or by appt.
Lecture 1, Tuesday, January 10 1
Web site is on TED. If you are enrolled in the course as a regular student, you should already have access to the course web page on webct. Students enrolled through the extension must go to ACS to obtain access information (user id and password) for TED. I will use the website to post: Syllabus Files for each powerpoint lecture a) powerpoint slides will be posted in pdf format b) My aim is to have the slides for a given lecture posted by noon of the day before the lecture is given. Problem sets and solutions Practice exams Announcements
Lecture 1, Tuesday, January 10 2
Announcement:
The discussion sections will not meet this week (week 1); they will start meeting next week.
Lecture 1, Tuesday, January 10
3
• Exams Two midterms: Midterm 1: Thursday, February 2 Midterm 2: Thursday, February 23 The midterms will not be given during the regular class time; instead both midterms will be given on Thursday evenings, 6:30 – 7:50 p.m. in Solis Hall 104. (Both sections of the course will take the midterms at the same time.) Final exam (comprehensive) 12:30 section: Tuesday, March 20 , 11:30 – 2:30 2:00 section: Thursday, March 22, 3:00 – 6:00
Lecture 1, Tuesday, January 10 4
Grading: I will be using clicker in this course, and your “clicker grade” will count for 5% of your course grade. Course grade =.25(midterm 1)+.25(midterm 2)+.45(final) + .05(clicker grade)
Lecture 1, Tuesday, January 10
5
clicker grade Calculation of your clicker grade is explained in a document on TED. In a given lecture, I will pose probably 3 or 4 clicker