Perfect Competition and Why It Matters

By the end of this section, you will be able to:<ul><li>Explain the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market</li><li>Discuss how perfectly competitive firms react in the short run and in the long run</li></ul>

Keynes’ Law and Say’s Law in the AD/AS Model

By the end of this section, you will be able to: <ul> <li>Identify the neoclassical zone, the intermediate zone, and the Keynesian zone in the aggregate demand/aggregate supply model</li> <li>Use an aggregate demand/aggregate supply model as a diagnostic test to understand the current state of the economy</li> </ul>

Measures of the Center of the Data

The Uniform Distribution

Exponential and Logarithmic Models

In this section, you will: <ul> <li>Model exponential growth and decay.</li> <li>Use Newton’s Law of Cooling.</li> <li>Use logistic-growth models.</li> <li>Choose an appropriate model for data.</li> <li>Express an exponential model in base<m:math> <m:mrow> <m:mtext>&#x2009;</m:mtext><m:mi>e</m:mi> </m:mrow> </m:math>.</li> </ul>

Appendix E: Solution Sheets

The Safety Net

By the end of this section, you will be able to:<ul><li>Identify the antipoverty government programs that compose the safety net</li><li>Explain the primary goals of the safety net programs and how these programs have changed over time</li><li>Discuss the complexities of these safety net programs and why they can be controversial</li></ul>

Lab 2: Chi-Square Test of Independence

Introduction to Functions

Additional Information and Full Hypothesis Test Examples

Introduction to Trigonometric Functions

Macroeconomic Perspectives on Demand and Supply

By the end of this section, you will be able to:<ul><li>Explain Say’s Law and determine whether it applies in the short run or the long run</li><li>Explain Keynes’ Law and determine whether it applies in the short run or the long run</li></ul>