AP Microeconomics

Description:

Economics is required for graduation and is a one-semester course that studies the way society provides for the needs and wants of its people. Topics to be covered will include scarcity, production, unemployment, inflation, international trade, the interaction of business and labor, and the effects of government spending and taxes. In addition to these topics, students will learn personal economic skills that will assist them in making responsible economic decisions.

 

AP Economics is a semester-long course that incorporates the EOC Economics Standards with the AP College Board Curriculum. During the semester the course focuses primarily on Microeconomics. However, the entire EOC Standards are taught in order for students to be prepared for the EOC test and to earn the one-semester graduation credit requirement.

 

* More in-depth syllabus will be given out in class or you can click on this link: AP Microeconomics Syllabus.

Textbook: Principles of Economics

 

Course Content:                                                                           

1: Basic Economic Concepts                                                         

2: Supply and Demand                                                                  

3: Production, Cost, and the Perfect Competition Model               

4: Imperfect Competition

5: Factor Markets

6: Market Failure and the Role of Government

 

      Grading System:

        Tests/Projects/Essays = 30%

        Quizzes/Labs = 20%

        Daily/HW = 30%

        Final Exam = 20%

 

Suggested Course Materials:

Students must come to each class equipped with a 1 or 1½” 3-ring binder, paper, a folder with pockets/3 prongs, pencils or pens, highlighters, and headphones/earbuds (MUST CONNECT TO THE CHROMEBOOKS). Students will not be allowed to return to their lockers to retrieve homework, assignments, books, notebooks, or other materials once the bell has rung. If an assignment is late, 5 points will be deducted from the student’s score for every calendar day past the due date. After five calendar days past the due date, the assignments will not be accepted.

 

Course Resources:

You can find information about all of the course resources on the AP Economics website

 

Students: apstudent.collegeboard.org/apmicroecon

 

Supplementary Internet Materials
AP Classroom: apclassroom.collegeboard.org
Econ Girl: youtube.com/user/jodiecongirl
Mr. Clifford: youtube.com/user/ACDCLeadership
Reffonomics: reffonomics.com
Welker: welkerswikinomics.com
Khan Academy®: khanacademy.org
EdEx: edex.org (for use of Davidson Next)

 

**This syllabus is subject to adjustments as needed for the benefit of students