AP Macroeconomics Course Calendar and Daily Assignments

Below, find the unit learning objectives, links to daily lectures and any assigned materials. Please email or see me with any questions.

Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts

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Lecture Notes and Assignments by Date

01/06: Introduction to Economics

1/07: The Study of Economics

1/08: Introduction to Macroeconomics

01/09: The Economic Perspective

01/10: The Production Possibilities Curve

01/13: Comparative Advantage & Trade

01/14: Comparative Advantage & international Trade; Graphing

01/15: Exam #1 (Exam - 01/16)

Unit 2: Supply and Demand

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Lecture Notes and Assignments by Date

01/17: Supply & Demand - Introduction to S & D, Demand

01/17: Supply & Demand – Determinants of Demand & Shifts in the Demand Curve

01/21: Supply & Demand – Supply and the Determinants of Supply

01/22: Supply & Demand – market equilibrium

01/23: Supply & Demand – Changes in Equilibrium

01/24: Supply & Demand – Price Controls (Ceilings & Floors)

01/27: Supply & Demand – Quantity Controls

01/28: Supply & Demand – Case Studies/Review/Term Paper Day

01/29: Exam #2 – Supply & Demand

Unit 3: Measurements of Economic Performance

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Lecture Notes and Assignments by Date

02/03: Mod#10 - The Circular Flow and GDP

2/4: Mod #10: GDP Cont.

02/05: Mod 11: Interpreting Real GDP

02/06: Mod 12: Meaning and Calculation of Unemployment

2/7: Term Paper Introduction and Work Day

02/10: Mod 13: The Causes and Categories of Unemployment

02/11: Mod 14: Inflation - An Overview

02/12: Mod 15: Inflation - Measurement and Calculation

02/13 : Exam Unit 3: Macro Measures, take home FRQ due Tuesday 02/17

Unit 4: National Income and Price Determination

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Lecture Notes and Assignments by Date

02/12: Module #16 – Income & Expenditure

02/13: Finish Module #16 – Income & Expenditure

02/18: Module #17 – Aggregate Demand: Introduction and Determinants

02/19, 02/20: Module #18 – Aggregate Supply: Introduction and Determinants

02/21, 02/24: Module #19 – Equilibrium in the AD-AS Model

• Classical v. Keynesian

02/25: Module #20 – Economic Policy & the AD-AS Model , Module #21 – Fiscal Policy & the Multiplier

02/25, 02/26: Problems of Fiscal Policy and Review

02/27: Exam #4: National Income & Price Determination – Objective Test. Take home FRQ.

02/28: Economic Functions of Government (EBE Chapter 26)

Unit 5: The Financial Sector

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Lecture Notes and Assignments by Date

3/2: Exam FRQ Due, Discussion of Mod #22: Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

3/3-3/4: Finish the Financial System with Money Mod #22 Worksheet THEN Mod #23: The Definition and Measurement of Money

3/05: Mod #24: The Time Value of Money

3/06: Flex Day and/or Term Paper Work Day

3/09: Mod #25: Banking and Money Creation

3/10: Mod #26: The Federal Reserve System - History and Structure

3/11: Mod #27: The Federal Reserve: Monetary Policy

3/12: Mod #28: The Money Market

3/13: Mod #29: The Market for Loanable Funds

3/16: Role of interest rates in Loanable Funds Market (Mod 28/29) and Review Unit 5/Practice Problems and Complete Unit

• Take Home FRQ/Short MC Test/Discussion of Term Papers

Unit 6: Inflation, Unemployment, and Stabilization Policies

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Lecture Notes and Assignments by Date

03/18: Mod 30: Long-Run Implications of Fiscal Policy: Deficitis and the Public Debt

03/19: Mod 31: Monetary Policy and the Interest Rate

03/20: AP Classroom and Term Paper Work

Spring Break

03/30: Mod 32: Money, Output, and Prices in the Long Run

03/31: Mod 33: Types of Inflation, Disinflation, and Deflation

04/01 -04/02: Mod 34: Inflation and Unemployment: The Phillips Curve

04/06-04/07 Mod 35: History and Alternative Views of Macroeconomics

04/08: Mod 36: The Modern Macroeconomic Concensus

04/09: Exam - Unit 6

Unit 7: Economic Growth and Productivity

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Lecture Notes and Assignments by Date

04/13: Module 37: Long-run Economic Growth === Term Paper Due

04/14: Module 38: Productivity and Growth

04/15: Module 39: Growth Policy: Why Economic Growth Rates Differ

04/16: Module 40: Economic Growth in Macroeconomic Models

Take home exam Unit 7

Unit 8: Open Economy: International Trade and Finance

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Lecture Notes and Assignments by Date

04/20-4/21: Module 41: Capital Flows and the Balance of Payments

04/22: Module 42: The Foreign Exchange Market

04/23: Module 43: Exchange Rate Policy

04/24: Module 44: Exchange Rates and Macroeconomic Policy

04/27: Module 45: Putting It All Together : Practice FRQs

04/28: National Income & Price Determination FRQ Test

04/29: Practice MC & FRQ Exam Questions

04/30: Objective FINAL EXAM

05/01: FRQ Final Exam

05/04-05/12: STUDY! FINAL EXAM MAKEUP ASAP - SCHEDULE ON YOUR OWN WITH ME. 7TH HOUR, OFF PERIOD, ANOTHER AP CLASS YOU HAVE TESTED IN ARE ALL ACCEPTABLE TESTING TIMES.

AP MACRO EXAM IS AT NOON ON WEDNESDAY MAY 14TH, ARRIVE HERE BY 11:30 AND GOOD LUCK!

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