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Introduction to Your Introduction to Your Microeconomics Course Microeconomics Course

Welcome to what I hope will be a Welcome to what I hope will be a moment of excitement and moment of excitement and enlightenment enlightenment

The Economics Department, UMR Presents:

First Things First First Things First

N N The Course Syllabus

The Course Syllabus

N N How Well Can You Do?

How Well Can You Do?

Your Syllabus-The Your Syllabus-The Course Contract Course Contract

N NPrint it, Read it, Keep it

Print it, Read it, Keep it

N NGrade Determination

Grade Determination

N NCourse Schedule

Course Schedule

How Well Can You Do? How Well Can You Do?

N N Maintain a Positive Attitude

Maintain a Positive Attitude

N N Know What Resources Are

Know What Resources Are Available Available

N N Use Your Resources Effectively

Use Your Resources Effectively

A Positive Attitude A Positive Attitude

N N Set a Goal and Go for the Gold

Set a Goal and Go for the Gold

N N Economic Analysis is Interesting

Economic Analysis is Interesting and Useful and Useful

N N What you bring to class

What you bring to class

O O Math Skills-Algebra for the Workbook

Math Skills-Algebra for the Workbook

O O Arithmetic for Exams

Arithmetic for Exams

O O Graph Skills

Graph Skills

N N Your Instructor

Your Instructor

N N Web Resources

Web Resources

O O Grapplin’

Grapplin’ with Graphs with Graphs

O O A Microeconomic Terms Glossary

A Microeconomic Terms Glossary

O O Tip Sheets for Text Chapters

Tip Sheets for Text Chapters

O O Key Terms for Text Chapters

Key Terms for Text Chapters

O O E-Mail

E-Mail

O O Slide Shows

Slide Shows

Resource Availability

Use Your Resources Use Your Resources Effectively Effectively

N N Allocation of Study Time-”all

Allocation of Study Time-”all nighters nighters” ” are fun for some activities, but not for are fun for some activities, but not for effective study. Spread your study effective study. Spread your study time. time.

N N Give thought to the day’s discussion

Give thought to the day’s discussion before the discussion before the discussion

N N Start early using graphic analysis-it

Start early using graphic analysis-it usually is the largest stumbling block usually is the largest stumbling block

N N Let your instructor help by

Let your instructor help by communicating communicating

Have A Pleasant Have A Pleasant J

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