lecture : Tuesday and Thursday from 11:40 a.m. to 1:05 p.m. in Lecture Hall 2.

discussion sections  (you must attend the one for which you're registered!) :

Microeconomics : Principles and Policy by Baumol and Blinder (Thomson South-Western).

(1)  Buy your textbook at the campus bookstore. Prepare to spend more than $100...

(2)  Get a much better deal online, especially if you buy a used copy -- try these searches (on Fetchbook, a site that compares prices from dozens of online booksellers, such as Amazon and half.com) :

(3)  An interesting third alternative, which saves both money and trees, is to buy a digital "eBook." For about half the price of a printed book ($67), you can download the full textbook as an Acrobat (pdf) file -- or you can buy individual chapters a la carte for $5 each, which might be more cost-effective since the first six chapters are available free (see above). Available at ichapters.com.

Study Guide (10th edition) by Baumol and Blinder [ISBN #978-0-324-23191-5].

We will follow the textbook closely and sequentially ; however, some textbook topics may be omitted and other material may be added, as announced.

Since the lowest of your three test grades will be dropped, missing one test (for any reason) will not adversely affect your grade, so no make-up tests will be given, regardless of the legitimacy or unavoidability of your circumstances.

The cumulative final exam will be on Thursday, May 15 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in Room 107 of the East Gym. You are responsible for following the department’s official policy about make-up final exams.

Practice problems will be assigned frequently. Homework will usually be collected and graded (either for correctness or simply for completion) in your weekly discussion section. Late homework assignments will not be accepted.

Attendance is not taken in lecture. However, unannounced quizzes will frequently be given in class (and, as with the tests, no make-ups are given). Also, students will often be randomly selected from the class list to answer questions -- and if your name is called but you're absent, your grade will be (slightly) adversely affected -- and keep in mind that you are responsible not only for all material covered during the lectures, but also for any announcements that are made. Attendance in discussion section may be required (and factored into your homework grade) by your teaching assistant.

There will be no extra-credit opportunities, though grades (for all members of the class) may be curved. Furthermore, if you demonstrate consistent effort, you will not receive a failing grade, regardless of your final course score.

course web page :  http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ahelms  (or use shortcut www.andyhelms.com).
Check it frequently and refresh / reload the page each time you visit to avoid missing the most recent updates.
Your teaching assistant might also maintain a separate web page for his/her discussion section.

e-mail :  ahelms@binghamton.edu
Regrettably, time constraints prevent me from answering specific questions about homework problems or course matter by e-mail. Instead, please come talk to me or your TA during office hours (see below).

office : Library Tower, room 1015

office hours :  Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and by appointment.