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Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates

In this section, you will: <ul> <li>Identify a conic in polar form.</li> <li>Graph the polar equations of conics.</li> <li>Define conics in terms of a focus and a directrix.</li> </ul>

Polar Coordinates: Graphs

In this section you will:<ul><li>Test polar equations for symmetry.</li><li>Graph polar equations by plotting points.</li></ul>

Defining Money by Its Functions

<para>By the end of this section, you will be able to:</para> <ul> <li>Explain the various functions of money</li> <li>Contrast commodity money and fiat money</li> </ul>

Introduction to Globalization and Protectionism

Appendix G: Notes for the TI-83, 83+, 84, 84+ Calculators

Continuity

In this section, you will:<ul><li>Determine whether a function is continuous at a number.</li><li>Determine the numbers for which a function is discontinuous.</li><li>Determine whether a function is continuous.</li></ul>

Inverse Functions

In this section, you will:<ul><li>Verify inverse functions.</li><li>Determine the domain and range of an inverse function, and restrict the domain of a function to make it one-to-one.</li><li>Find or evaluate the inverse of a function.</li><li>Use the graph of a one-to-one function to graph its inverse function on the same axes.</li></ul>

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>

The Difference between Level of Trade and the Trade Balance

<para>By the end of this section, you will be able to:</para><ul><li>Identify three factors that influence a country's level of trade</li><li>Differentiate between balance of trade and level of trade</li></ul>

Measures of the Center of the Data

How Government Borrowing Affects Private Saving

<para>By the end of this section, you will be able to:</para> <ul> <li>Apply Ricardian equivalence to evaluate how government borrowing affects private saving</li> <li>Interpret a graphic representation of Ricardian equivalence</li> </ul>