Friday, October 31st

Agenda:

1. Game Theory Simulation

Homework:

1. Game Theory Reading and Questions (A#21)
1. The reading and the questions will be difficult but I expect you to come to class with the assignment complete and ready to discuss. You may write your own questions to ask about the reading as well.

Thursday, October 30th

Agenda:

1. finish Monopolistic Competition .ppt
2. Oligopolies .ppt

Homework:

1. Unit 4 FRQs due Tomorrow
2. Unit 4 Exam Thursday

Wednesday, October 29th

Agenda:

1. Turn in Political Research Extra Credit Assignment
2. Pass out Unit 4 FRQs
3. cont. Monopolistic Competition .ppt

Homework:

1. Unit 4 FRQs due Friday

Tuesday, October 28th

Agenda:

1. Stamp HW (A#18, 19, 20)
2. Discuss (A#20)
3. Monopolistic Competition .ppt

Homework:

1. No Chapter 25 Vocab Homework - my mistake, as a reward for those of you who faithfully check the site like the whiteboard said, look below
2. Extra Credit Opportunity
1. Browse the following two website's articles and interactive maps regarding the 2014 Election. Record at least 10 interesting facts, statistics and/or quotes about the upcoming election with a reference to exactly where you got that fact (website and article/map). In addition, write two or three questions you have about the 2014 election or American politics in general. All this work should be done on loose piece of paper not attached to your notebook
1. Real Clear Politics
2. FiveThrityEight
2. Any sharing of facts or extra credit work between students will be regarded as cheating and will result in a lowering of your overall class grade and a written report to administration. DO NOT COPY or allow others to copy.
3. Must be turned in tomorrow during class.
4. P.S. If you think doing this extra credit is worth your time, do it well. Impress me. The quality of work and your engagement (possible discussion tomorrow) will be noticed.

UNIT 4 Imperfect Competition Review Videos

Check out the following short review videos to help with your studying...

1. Monopolies, MR and D
2. Graphing Monopoly
3. Dead Weight Loss
4. Elastic vs Inelastic Demand 
5. Monopoly Regulation: Socially Optimal and Fair Return
6. Monopolistic Competition in the Long Run

Monday, October 27th

Agenda:

1. 2009 AP Exam Monopoly FRQ (A#18)

Homework:

1. Chapter 25 Reading and Notes (A#19)
2. Perfect Competition v Monopoly Practice Problems (A#20)

Friday, October 24th

Agenda:

1. Finish Monopolies .ppt
1. Price Discrimination
2. Regulation
2. Monopoly FRQ (A#18)

Homework:

1. Chapter 25 Reading and Notes (A#19) Due Tuesday

Thursday, October 23rd

Agenda:

1. Continue Monopolies .ppt
1. Efficiency and Dead-Weight Loss
2. Price Discrimination

Wednesday, October 22nd

Agenda:

1. Continue Monopolies .ppt
1. Profit Maximization

Tuesday, October 21st

Agenda:

1. Continue Monopolies .ppt
1. MR less than Demand
2. Elastic v Inelastic Range of the Demand Curve

Monday, October 20th

Agenda:

1. Continue Monopolies .ppt
1. Origins of Monopolies
2. Graphing Monopolies

Friday, October 17th

Agenda:

1. Stamp HW (A#17)
2. Intro to Unit IV - Imperfect Competition
3. Monopolies .ppt
1. Characteristics of Monopolies

Thursday, October 16th

Agenda:

1. Unit 3 Exam Corrections

Homework:

1. Chapter 24 Vocab Flashcards (A#17)

Wednesday, October 15th

Agenda:

1. Unit 3 Exam Corrections

Homework:

1. Chapter 24 Reading and Notes (A#16) - due Tomorrow
2. Chapter 24 Vocab Flashcards (A#17) - due Friday

Tuesday, October 14th

Agenda:

1. Unit 3 Exam

Homework:

1. Chapter 24 Reading and Notes (A#16) - due Thursday
2. Chapter 24 Vocab Flashcards (A#17) - due Friday

Monday, October 13th

Agenda:

1. Pass back and Go Over Unit 3 FRQ

Homework:

1. Unit 3 Test Tomorrow

Friday, October 10th

Agenda:

1. Finish perfect competition in the long-run (Perfect Competition and Effeciency)
2. Practice FRQs?

Homework:

1. Unit 3 Exam Tuesday
2. Review your Micro Concepts Handout and come with questions on Monday

More Perfect Competition Review Videos - HELP WITH FRQ

The following videos should help you with completing your FRQ tonight:

• Perfect Competition in the Long-Run
• Perfect Competition in the Short-Run
• Costs of Production and Cost Curves
• 2010 FRQ Example

Thursday, October 9th

Agenda:

1. Perfect Competition in the Long Run .ppt

Homework:

1. Unit 3 FRQs due tomorrow - check out the review videos to help!

Wednesday, October 8th

Agenda:

1. finish Perfect Competition in the Short-Run .ppt

Homework:

1. Unit 3 FRQs due Friday
2. Unit 3 Exam Tuesday

Perfect Competition Review Videos

Here are a few more videos from my hyper-caffinated teacher friend. These will help tremendously for those of you who will be gone for various field trips and other off/on campus activities.

Many of these concepts we have not fully covered yet, but rest assured, we will get there over the next few days. ACDC Econ Videos:

1. Perfect Competition in the Short Run
2. Perfect Competition in the Long Run
3. MR = MC Practice
4. Graphing Perfect Competition
5. Shut Down Rule

Khan Academy Videos:

1. This is a link (CLICK HERE) to more lengthy (still only around 10 min or so) lectures for those of you who need more in depth explanation...especially anyone who is absent. These link is for all topics/concepts in our Microeconomics course

Monday, October 6th

Agenda:

1. Pass out unit 3 FRQs
2. Perfect Competition in the Short-Run .ppt

Homework:

1. Unit 3 FRQs due Friday

Friday, October 3rd

Agenda:

1. Intro to Market Structures
2. Perfect Competition in the Short-Run .ppt

Thursday, October 2nd

Agenda:

1. finish Short-Run Production Costs .ppt
2. Long-Run Production Costs .ppt

Wednesday, October 1st

Agenda:

1. Short-Run Costs of Production

Homework:

1. Chapter 23 Reading and Notes - due Thursday (A#15)