The study guide is optional. Course Description ECON 201 is the macroeconomics half of a two-semester introductory course on the principles of economics.
Most students take microeconomics before macroeconomics.
For those of you that have not had a course in microeconomics, Chapters 3 and 4 provide useful background. Students will also attend a discussion section that meets for one hour each week. The discussion sections are an important part of the course. I will assign six problem sets during the semester and you will review the problem sets with your teaching assistants in your discussion sections. The TAs will also use the discussion sections to present some material I do not cover in lecture, review the examinations and answer questions about material in the text and lectures.