AP微观经济学_教学大纲3_ap06_microecon_syllabus3.pdfVIP

® AP Microeconomics Syllabus 3 AP® Economics is in relative infancy at our school, with the number of sections ranging from one to two and section enrollment ranging from the low-20s to the mid-30s. The class meets daily for an average of 50 minutes, depending on the day, which once a week includes an advisory (homeroom) session and an early dismissal day. We follow a trimester schedule, allowing for approximately 52 days of instruction in a given term when accounting for days lost to inservice, state testing, and final exams. The first term is devoted to microeconomics, the second to macroeconomics, and the third to expanding upon, analyzing, and applying concepts covered in the first two terms. Course Overview AP Economics is a yearlong course divided into three parts: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Analysis and Application. The first of the three, Microeconomics, is a one-trimester (12-week) study of economic principles concerning individual decision makers within an economy. The main areas of concentration include basic economic concepts; the nature and functions of product markets; factor markets; and, efficiency, equity, and the role of government. Students are expected not only to know the material but also to apply critical thinking skills to the units covered. The primary textbook used is: McConnell, Campbell R. and Stanley L. Brue. Economics , 15th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Students are required to purchase Advanced Placement Microeconomics: Student Activities , 3rd ed., New York: National Council for Economic Education. Students seeking additional practice to complement class instruction are directed to Econ Web OnLine Economics , . Course Planner Note : Reading assignments are from the McConnell textbook. The APE abbreviation refers to the Advanced Placement Exercises in the NCEE activities book. Unit I: Basic Economic Concepts (3.5 Weeks) Chapter 1, The Nature and Method of Economics Chapter 2, The