ECON 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Openstax, Spontaneous Order

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Economics
• Course: ECON 102
• Professor: Isaac Dilanni

Document Summary

Office (the oregon) hours: wednesdays 1:00pm to 3:00 pm. Coffee hours: thursdays 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Ways to get help: ta discussion sections, ta office hours, online discussion board, ta email. Quizzes: all on compass, due dates will become available, unlimited attempts with highest score counted. Missed exam policy: weight of exam will shift to final. Lowest score will be dropped at end of semester. If final score is higher than quiz, quiz will shift to final score/ final will count 15% more. Ec: syllabus test on 1st quiz day (1%) Discussion sections (10%): requires quizzes about outside readings (half of daily grade) Textbook for course is principles of econ, available free online from openstax (link on. Economics: the social science that studies production and trade. Need explanation between where social order and individual values come from.