ECON 102 - Principles of Economics II
Fall 2022, Section 100
Instruction Mode: Section 100 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Economics (ECON)
Department: LSA Economics
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Details

Credits:
4
Requirements & Distribution:
SS, QR/2
Advisory Prerequisites:
ECON 101.
Other Course Info:
ECON 101 and 102 are required as prerequisites to an Economics major and to upper-level courses in Economics. ECON 102 should not be taken without having taken ECON 101. F, W, Sp, Su.
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Start/End Date:
Full Term 8/29/22 - 12/9/22 (see other Sections below)
NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
For information on drop/add deadlines, see the Office of the Registrar and search Registration Deadlines.

Description

In ECON 102, the fundamental concepts and theories of macroeconomics are developed and used to analyze problems of current interest.
Major topics include
• the determinants of aggregate output,
• employment and unemployment,
• inflation,
• the balance of international trade, and
• economic growth.

Course Requirements:

The bulk of the grade will correspond to exams. Three in-person midterms are planned for the semester and include both multiple-choice and short answer questions. They will occur sometime in the evening. Please also plan for an in-person 3rd midterm during the official final exam time slot.

Intended Audience:

All students who are interested in learning more about basic economics. Students should have also taken Econ 101 as an advised prerequisite.

Class Format:

The course format consists of three hours of in-person lecture per week (Section 100) by the instructor and a one and a half hour in-person section meeting led each week by a graduate student instructor. The section meetings are limited to approximately 35 students.

Schedule

ECON 102 - Principles of Economics II
Schedule Listing
100 (LEC)
 In Person
11020
Open
83
 
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TuTh 11:30AM - 1:00PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
Note: Students will be auto-enrolled in section 100 when they elect sections 101-111. Midterm exams dates: 9/28 6-8pm, 11/3 6-8pm
101 (DIS)
 In Person
22813
Closed
0
 
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Th 4:00PM - 5:30PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
102 (DIS)
 In Person
18756
Closed
0
 
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F 11:30AM - 1:00PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
103 (DIS)
 In Person
22814
Closed
0
 
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F 1:00PM - 2:30PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
104 (DIS)
 In Person
11022
Open
8
 
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F 1:00PM - 2:30PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
105 (DIS)
 In Person
11021
Closed
0
 
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F 10:00AM - 11:30AM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
107 (DIS)
 In Person
11024
Open
5
 
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Th 5:30PM - 7:00PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
108 (DIS)
 In Person
11025
Open
1
 
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Th 2:30PM - 4:00PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
110 (DIS)
 In Person
15329
Open
1
 
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Th 2:30PM - 4:00PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
111 (DIS)
 In Person
15330
Closed
0
 
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Th 1:00PM - 2:30PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
200 (LEC)
 In Person
11027
Open
2
 
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TuTh 10:00AM - 11:30AM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
Note: Students will be auto-enrolled in section 200 when they elect sections 201-211. Midterm exams dates: 9/27 8-10pm, 11/1 8-10pm
201 (DIS)
 In Person
11030
Closed
0
 
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F 10:00AM - 11:30AM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
202 (DIS)
 In Person
11029
Closed
0
 
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F 11:30AM - 1:00PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
203 (DIS)
 In Person
22815
Closed
0
 
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Th 4:00PM - 5:30PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
204 (DIS)
 In Person
11033
Closed
0
 
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Th 2:30PM - 4:00PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
205 (DIS)
 In Person
11031
Closed
0
 
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F 2:30PM - 4:00PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
206 (DIS)
 In Person
11032
Open
1
 
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F 8:30AM - 10:00AM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
207 (DIS)
 In Person
14211
Closed
0
 
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F 10:00AM - 11:30AM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
208 (DIS)
 In Person
11034
Closed
0
 
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F 1:00PM - 2:30PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
209 (DIS)
 In Person
11035
Closed
0
 
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F 1:00PM - 2:30PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
210 (DIS)
 In Person
22816
Open
1
 
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Th 11:30AM - 1:00PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22
211 (DIS)
 In Person
11028
Closed
0
 
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Th 11:30AM - 1:00PM
8/29/22 - 12/9/22

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