. . . moreDepartment of Economics Spring 2004University of California Economics 113Berkeley Professor OlneyECONOMICS 113—AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORYCourse website: http://socs.berkeley.edu/~olney/spring04/econ113Lecture: Tu Th 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 10 EvansThis syllabus is the contract between you and me. Please read itcarefully. “I didn’t read the syllabus” is not an acceptable excuse formissing an exam, overlooking a reading, and so on. Prof. Olney Economics 113 is an upper-division course in the study of the history of the U.S. economy. We will surveyover three hundred years of history but, of necessity, will focus more intensely on some periods andincidents in U.S. history than on others. The emphasis will be on economic events, factors, andexplanations. One goal for this course is to demonstrate the applicability of the study of history to theanalysis of present-day economic events. An equally important goal is to demonstrate the applicability ofthe study of economics to the understanding of historical events.Economics 113 must be taken for a grade if it is to be used toward the requirements for the major.Adding the CourseThe course is full. All admissions to the course are handled by TeleBEARS. If you are not yet in the courseand you wish to be in the course, be sure you are on the wait list. If you have a priority number on the waitlist that is less than 20, I strongly urge you to look for another class to take.Professor's Office Hours Professor Martha Olney, 691 Evans Hall, 642-6083, e-mail: [email protected]: Tuesdays 12:30 - 2:30, effective January 27. Other times by appointment.PrerequisiteEconomics 1 (Introduction to Microeconomics and Macroeconomics) is the only official prerequisite forthis course. Some familiarity with the broad outlines of U.S. history will be presumed. There is a lot ofemphasis on statistics, graphs, and economic theory, and some emphasis on the ability to interpreteconometrics results. Non-economics majors who have only taken Economics 1 may find the coursedifficult.Required Textbooks and ReaderGary M. Walton and Hugh Rockoff, History of the American Economy, 9th edition, South-Western, 2002.Barrington, Linda, The Other Side of the Frontier: Economic Explorations in Native American History, WestviewPress, 1999.Economics 113 Reader. Available at Copy Central, 2560 Bancroft (510-848-9600). See the course websitefor the full citation on the articles in the reader.Optional TextbookFor those unfamiliar with U.S. history, you may also wish to purchase the optional textbook: John Faragheret al, Out of Many, 4th edition, Prentice-Hall, 2002.Department of Economics Spring 2004University of California, Berkeley Economics 113Course Outline and Reading List Page 2 of 6. . . moreResponsibilities and RequirementsMy responsibilities are to come to class prepared, respond to and encourage questions and other appropriateclass participation, oversee grading of exams, be available during scheduled office hours and as possible forscheduled appointments, and to stimulate an enthusiasm for economics and for learning.Your responsibilities are to attend lecture three hours per week, attend and participate in section one hourper week, complete the assigned readings in a timely manner, participate in section discussions and smallgroup activities, and complete two midterms and a final examination.Special AccommodationsIf you require special accommodations for exams due to learning or other disability, you must speak withProfessor Olney no later than February 3. You will eventually need to obtain an evaluation form fromDisabled Students' Program (230 César Chávez Student Center), but don’t wait until then to talk withProfessor Olney.Discussion Section Attendance and participation in section enhances your understanding of the material and accounts for 10percent of your grade. Section meets one hour per week. The GSIs for this course, Gia Calvillo([email protected]), Corie Calfee ([email protected]), and Jeremy Ostrander([email protected]) will announce their office hours in section. You must attend the first orsecond section meeting or your space in this course will be given to another student.There are six discussion sections associated with this course. As of January 16, the section information is asshown below. Check the online schedule of classes (http://schedule.berkeley.edu/srchsprg.html) forupdates. If you wish to change discussion section, you must go through TeleBEARS. # day/time location T.A.101 Tu 8-9 75 Evans Corie Calfee102 Tu 1-2 258 Dwinelle 103 M 10 - 11 75 Evans Jeremy Ostrander106 W 10 - 11 285 Cory 104 W 8 - 9 3109 EtcheverryGia Calvillo 105 W 9 - 10 3105 EtcheverryLetter of IntroductionFor your second section meeting, please write a one-page letter of introduction of yourself to your GSI. Include your name and anything about yourself that you would like to share. If you have an extra actual ordigital photo of yourself, attaching it will help you GSI learn your name. Your letter of introduction may betyped or handwritten. It will not be graded nor returned.Department of Economics Spring 2004University of California, Berkeley Economics 113Course Outline and Reading List Page 3 of 6. . . moreCourse GradesYour course grade will depend upon your performance on the following, with weights as indicated:Section participation 10 %Midterm #1 (Tuesday, February 24) 25 %Midterm #2 (Tuesday, April 13) 25 %Final Exam (Wednesday, May 19, 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.) 40 %Regarding the Exams The in-class exams will be held on Tuesday, February 24 and Tuesday, April 13 during the lecture period. Each exam will cover the material presented in class, section, and the assigned readings through andincluding the lecture or section before the exam. The exams will be closed book, closed note exams. Eachexam will consist of several short-answer or essay-type questions and a map or graph or table identificationquestion. There will be no True/False or multiple choice questions. Sample exams are available on thecourse website. Be sure to look at them.No make-up exams are scheduled. If you miss an exam, you must contact both your GSI and ProfessorOlney immediately by both e-mail and phone message. If your GSI and Professor Olney do not both hearfrom you by 5:00 p.m. the day of the exam, you will definitely receive a zero (0) on the exam. Dependingupon why you missed the exam, you may