Eco 201

Module 1 - Course Objectives

Getting Started

1.1  Define economics and explain the kinds of questions that economists try to answer.

1.2  Explain the core ideas that define the economic way of thinking.

Appendix - Making and Using Graphs
Course Objectives

A.1  Interpret a scatter diagram, a time-series graph, and a cross-section graph.

A.2  Interpret the graphs used in economic models.

A.3  Define and calculate slope.

A.4  Graph relationships among more than two variables.

If you need more help with graphing, use the following links from another course and text:

Graphs 1 Graphs 2

Assessment  Method

A.  Do the Self-Test questions in your Study Guide as if they were real exam questions, which means do them without looking at the answers. 

B.  You will learn the most from right answers you had to struggle for, and from your wrong answers and mistakes.  Only after you have attempted all the questions should you look at the answers in your Study Guide. 

C.  When you check your answers, be sure to understand where you went wrong and why the right answer is correct.

Take Self-Test 1.1, and Self-Test 1.2, and Self-Test 1.3, and Self-Test 1.4 in your Study Guide before taking Exam #1.

From Appendix 1 to Making and Using Graphs, take Self-Test 1 in your Study Guide before taking Exam #1.