Instructor:
John
Whitehead
e-mail: whiteheadjc@appstate.edu
Spring 2008 Calendar (dates/topics subject to change)
| Date | Topic | Notes | |
| 1 | M, 1/14 | Introduction | |
| 2 | W, 1/16 | Chapter 23 | Special Night (Food Services); Mankiw's Ten Principles of Economics, Translated; |
| M, 1/21 | No class | MLK, Jr. Holiday | |
| 3 | W, 1/23 | Chapter 24 | |
| 4 | M, 1/28 | CPI Experiment | UNC Census Day |
| 5 | W, 1/30 | Chapter 24 continued | |
| 6 | M, 2/4 | Chapter 25 | Quiz: Describe the Fed's actions following the most recent FOMC meeting. |
| 7 | W, 2/6 | Chapter 26 | Steak Night (Food Services) |
| 8 | M, 2/11 | Chapter 26, Chapter 28 | |
| 9 | W, 2/13 | Cancelled class | |
| Th, 2/14 | Valentine's Day | ||
| S, 2/16 | Instructor's Birthday | ||
| 10 | M, 2/18 | Chapter 28 | |
| 11 | W, 2/20 | Exam #1 (Study Guide) | Exam procedures |
| 12 | M, 2/25 | Chapter 29 | |
| 13 | W, 2/27 | Chapter 29 | |
| F, 2/29 | Leap Day | ||
| 14 | M, 3/3 | Chapter 29 cont., Chapter 30 | |
| 15 | W, 3/5 | Chapter 30 | |
| 3/10 - 3/14 | No class | Spring Break | |
| 16 | M, 3/17 | Fed's fourth (and fifth) monetary policy tool; Chapter 31 | St. Patrick's Day |
| 17 | W, 3/19 | Outcome of FOMC meeting | Special Night (Food Services) |
| M, 3/24 | No class | University Holiday | |
| 18 | W, 3/26 | finish Chapter 31; Chapter 32 | Lecture notes [*.pdf] |
| 19 | M, 3/31 | Chapter 32 | |
| T, 4/1 | April Fool's Day | ||
| 20 | W, 4/2 | Exam#2 (Study Guide) | Steak Night (Food Services) |
| 21 | M, 4/7 | Chapter 33 | |
| 22 | W, 4/9 | Chapter 33 | |
| 23 | M, 4/14 | Chapter 33 | |
| 24 | W, 4/16 | Chapter 33 | |
| 25 | M, 4/21 | Chapter 34 | |
| 26 | W, 4/23 | Chapter 34, Chapter 25 | |
| 27 | M, 4/28 | Chapter 36 | Replacement Quiz (due 5/1 by 5 pm) |
| 28 | W, 4/30 | Quiz | |
| Th, 5/1 | Reading Day | Exam Schedule | ||
| T, 5/6 | 101: 9-11:30 | Final exam study guide | |
| W, 5/7 | 102: 9-11:30 |