Aplia Homework Assignments

Week 1 (01.15.07-01.21.07) Assignments are due on Sunday, January 21. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 9 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 1 (more or less)
  1. Interactive Tool Tutorial 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.21.07 
     11:45PM
     13 Practice Points 
     
  2. Introductory Practice Problem Set
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.21.07 
     11:45PM
     6 Practice Points 
     
  3. Introductory Graded Problem Set
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.21.07 
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points 
     
  4. Numerical Calculations Tutorial and Exercises 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.21.07 
     11:45PM
     25 Practice Points 
     
  5. Numerical Calculations Tutorial and Exercises 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.21.07 
     11:45PM
     25 Graded Points 
     
  6. Graph Tutorial and Exercises 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.21.07 
     11:45PM
     32 Practice Points 
     
  7. Graph Tutorial and Exercises 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.21.07 
     11:45PM
     32 Graded Points 
     
     

  Week 2 (01.22.07-01.28.07)  Assignments are due on Sunday, January 28. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 9 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 2 (more or less)
  1. Introduction to the Production Possibilities Frontier 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.28.07 
     11:45PM
     22 Practice Points 
     
  2. Production Possibilities I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.28.07 
     11:45PM
     21 Practice Points 
     
  3. Production Possibilities II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.28.07 
     11:45PM
     19 Graded Points 
     
  4. Introduction to Comparative Advantage 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.28.07 
     11:45PM
     16 Practice Points 
     
  5. International Trade: Exchange and Specialization I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.28.07 
     11:45PM
     17 Practice Points 
     
  6. International Trade: Exchange and Specialization II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 01.28.07 
     11:45PM
     11 Graded Points 
     
  7. Habit or Prices? 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 01.28.07 
     11:45PM
     3 Graded Points 
     
  8. Increased Fuel Economy Sought 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 01.28.07 
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points 
     
  9. Do Cheap U.S. Corn Exports Impoverish Mexico's Farmers? 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 01.28.07 
     11:45PM
     9 Graded Points 
     
     

  Week 3 (01.29.07-02.04.07) These assignments are due by Sunday, February 4. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 13 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 3 (more or less)
  1. Introduction to Demand 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
     11:45PM
     14 Practice Points 
     
  2. Principles of Demand I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
     11:45PM
     10 Practice Points 
     
  3. Principles of Demand II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
     11:45PM
     10 Graded Points 
     
  4. Changes in Demand I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
     11:45PM
     11 Practice Points 
     
  5. Changes in Demand II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
     11:45PM
     15 Graded Points 
     
  6. Introduction to Supply 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
     11:45PM
     12 Practice Points 
     
  7. Principles of Supply I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
     11:45PM
     12 Practice Points 
     
  8. Principles of Supply II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
     11:45PM
     12 Graded Points 
     
  9. Introduction to Market Equilibrium 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
     11:45PM
     15 Practice Points 
     
  10. Principles of Equilibrium I 
      Problem Set
      Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
      11:45PM
      14 Practice Points 
      
  11. Principles of Equilibrium II 
      Problem Set
      Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
      11:45PM
      14 Graded Points 
      
  12. The Market for Organs 
      News Analysis
      Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
      11:45PM
      4 Graded Points 
      
  13. Should the FAA Use Price to Reduce Congestion? 
      News Analysis
      Due by Sun, 02.04.07 
      11:45PM
      5 Graded Points 
      

  Week 4 (02.05.07-02.11.07) These assignments are due by Sunday, February 11. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The first 4 assignments are connected to an experiment that is related to the material covered in Chapter 3. It was moved back a week so as not to conflict with the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 4. The next 5 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 4 (more or less)
  1. Preparing for the Equilibrium Price and Quantity Experiment 
     Problem Set
     Due by Su, 02.11.07 
     7:30PM 
     8 Graded Points 
     
  2. Equilibrium Price and Quantity: Experiment 
     Experiment will take place on Su, 02.11.07, at precisely  7:30PM
     100 points recorded separately from the other Aplia points.
     To receive all of the points you must participate in all variations and iterations of the experiment.
      
  3. Analyzing Equilibrium Price and Quantity 
     Problem Set
     Due by Su, 02.11.07 
     11:30PM
     12 Graded Points 
     
  4. When It Comes to Buying Textbooks, Students Do Their Homework 
     News Analysis 
     Due by Su, 02.11.07 
     11:30PM 
     7 Graded Points
     
  5. Efficiency I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.11.07 
     11:45PM
     9 Practice Points 
     
  6. Efficiency II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.11.07 
     11:45PM
     9 Graded Points 
     
  7. Losses from Price Controls 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.11.07 
     11:45PM
     17 Graded Points 
     
  8. Rent Control: Preventing Capitalistic Acts between Consenting Adults 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 02.11.07 
     11:45PM
     14 Graded Points 
     
  9. Gasoline Shortages in Iraq 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 02.11.07 
     11:45PM
     9 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 5 (02.12.07-02.18.07) These assignments are due by Sunday, February 18. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The first 3 assignments are related to an experiment that is connected to material in Chapter 4. It was moved back a week so the first experiment could be also moved back a week so as to avoid scheduling an experiment on the same night as the Super Bowl. The next 6 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 5 (more or less)
  1. Preparing for the Price Ceilings and Price Floors Experiment 
     Problem Set
     Su, 02.18.07 
     7:30PM
     4 Graded Points 
     
  2. Price Ceilings and Floors: Experiment 
     Experiment will take place on Su, 02.18.07, at precisely  7:30PM
     100 points recorded separately from the other Aplia points.
     To receive all of the points you must participate in all variations and iterations of the experiment.
      
  3. Analyzing Price Ceilings and Floors 
     Problem Set
     Su, 02.18.07 
     11:30PM
     17 Graded Points
     
  4. Elasticity I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.18.07 
     11:45PM
     21 Practice Points 
     
  5. Elasticity II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.18.07 
     11:45PM
     21 Graded Points 
     
  6. Price, Cross, and Income Elasticities 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.18.07 
     11:45PM
     22 Practice Points 
     
  7. Price, Cross, and Income Elasticities 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.18.07 
     11:45PM
     22 Graded Points 
     
  8. Price Elasticity of Demand 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 02.18.07 
     11:45PM
     5 Graded Points 
     
  9. Calculating the Elasticity of Demand for Car Trips in Central London 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 02.18.07 
     11:45PM
     9 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 6 (02.19.07-02.25.07)  These assignments are due by Sunday, February 25. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 6 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 6 (more or less)
  1. Consumer Behavior and Utility Maximization I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.25.07 
     11:45PM
     16 Practice Points 
     
  2. Consumer Behavior and Utility Maximization II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.25.07 
     11:45PM
     15 Graded Points 
     
  3. Budget Line I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.25.07 
     11:45PM
     18 Practice Points 
     
  4. Budget Line II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.25.07 
     11:45PM
     18 Graded Points 
     
  5. Utility and Indifference I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.25.07 
     11:45PM
     22 Practice Points 
     
  6. Utility and Indifference II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.25.07 
     11:45PM
     24 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 7 (02.26.07-03.04.07)  These assignments are due by Sunday, March 4. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 4 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapters 7 and 8 (more or less)
  1. Production and Costs I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.04.07 
     11:45PM
     13 Practice Points 
     
  2. Production and Costs II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.04.07 
     11:45PM
     13 Graded Points 
     
  3. Housing I: Cost Curves 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.04.07 
     11:45PM
     23 Graded Points 
     
  4. Housing II: Short-Run Costs and Equilibrium 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.04.07 
     11:45PM
     12 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 8 (03.05.07-03.11.07)  

  Spring Break is actually March 11 - March 17. If I assigned homework this week, it would be due on Sunday, March 11. Instead I am assigning homework for Chapter 9 to be due on Sunday, March 18 at the end of Spring Break. I would encourage you to work on this homework this week however if you plan to be out of town and without an Internet connection during Spring Break.

  Week 9 (03.12.07-03.18.07)  

  SPRING BREAK March 11-March 17

  These assignments are due on Sunday, March 18. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 6 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 9 (more or less)
  1. Perfect Competition I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.18.07
     11:45PM
     16 Practice Points 
     
  2. Perfect Competition II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.18.07
     11:45PM
     22 Graded Points 
     
  3. Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.18.07
     11:45PM
     18 Practice Points 
     
  4. Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.18.07
     11:45PM
     16 Graded Points 
     
  5. Housing III: Short-Run Adjustments and Long-Run Equilibrium 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.18.07
     11:45PM
     17 Graded Points 
     
  6. Branding Beef 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 03.18.07
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 10 (03.19.07-03.25.07) These assignments are due on Sunday, March 25. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 8 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 10 (more or less)
  1. Principles of Monopoly I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.25.07 
     11:45PM
     11 Practice Points 
     
  2. Principles of Monopoly II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.25.07 
     11:45PM
     17 Graded Points 
     
  3. Should Monopolists Cut Their Prices When Demand Falls? 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 03.25.07 
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points 
     
  4. Graphical Analysis of Monopoly 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.25.07 
     11:45PM
     20 Practice Points 
     
  5. Is Financial Aid Price Discrimination? 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 03.25.07 
     11:45PM
     7 Graded Points 
     
  6. Regulation I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.25.07 
     11:45PM
     16 Practice Points 
     
  7. Regulation II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 03.25.07 
     11:45PM
     13 Graded Points 
     
  8. Satellite Television: Merger Grounded 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 03.25.07 
     11:45PM
     6 Graded Points 
     
  
  

  Week 11 (03.26.07-04.01.07) These assignments are due on Wednesday, August 2. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 8 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 11 (more or less)
  1. Oligopoly and Imperfect Competition I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.08.07 
     11:45PM
     7 Practice Points 
     
  2. Oligopoly and Imperfect Competition II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.01.07 
     11:45PM
     12 Graded Points 
     
  3. Introduction to Basic Game Theory 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.01.07 
     11:45PM
     13 Practice Points 
     
  4. Game Theory and Strategic Interaction I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.01.07 
     11:45PM
     8 Practice Points 
     
  5. Game Theory and Strategic Interaction II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.01.07 
     11:45PM
     9 Graded Points 
     
  6. Sticky Prices in the Adhesive Label Industry 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 04.01.07 
     11:45PM
     6 Graded Points 
     
  7. Monopolistic Competition I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.01.07 
     11:45PM
     8 Practice Points 
     
  8. Monopolistic Competition II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.01.07 
     11:45PM
     10 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 12 (04.02.07-04.08.07)  These assignments are due on Sunday, April 8. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 4 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 12 (more or less)
  1. Labor I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.08.07 
     11:45PM
     22 Practice Points 
     
  2. Labor II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.08.07 
     11:45PM
     29 Graded Points
      
  3. French Riots - Are Labor Policies Part of the Problem? 
     News Analysis 
     Due by Su, 04.08.07 
     11:45PM 
     8 Graded Points
     
  4. Technology, the Labor Market, and the Minimum Wage 
     News Analysis 
     Due by Su, 04.08.07 
     11:45PM 
     10 Graded Points
  
  

  Week 13 (04.09.07-04.15.07)

  1. Preparing for the Tragedy of the Commons Experiment 
     Prepares students for the Tragedy of the Commons experiment.
     Problem Set
     Su, 04.15.07
     7:30PM
     5 Graded Points
     
     
  2. Tragedy of the Commons: Experiment
     Assigns students the role of food provider and asks them to decide whether to hunt or fish, given the constraint that fish will not reproduce if the fish population falls below a critical level. The experiment analyzes the outcomes of four alternative rules: free access, annual lottery, monthly lottery, and auction.
     Experiment will take place on Su, 04.15.07, at precisely  7:30PM
     100 points recorded separately from the other Aplia points.
     To receive all of the points you must participate in all variations and iterations of the experiment.
     
     
  3. Analyzing Tragedy of the Commons 
     Reinforces concepts learned in the Tragedy of the Commons experiment.
     Problem Set
     Su, 04.15.07
     11:30PM
     10 Graded Points
     
     
  4. Tragedy of the Commons: Overfishing the Oceans 
     Technological advances in catching fish and continual increases in world demand for fish protein lead to nonsustainable harvests of wild fish. Common property rights provide no incentives for individual fishing firms to consider the long-term consequences of their short-term actions: existing common property rights fail to reward individual efforts to conserve fish populations. Students use tools of supply and demand to understand how shifts in supply and demand affect overfishing.
     News Analysis
     Su, 04.15.07 11:30PM
     11 Graded Points
     
  
  

  Week 14 (04.16.07-04.22.07)  These assignments are due on Sunday, April 22. If  they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in.

• The following 7 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 14 (more or less)
  1. Preparing for the Market for Lemons Experiment
     Problem Set
     Su, 04.22.07 7::30PM
     12 Graded Points
     
  2. A Market for Lemons: Experiment
     Experiment will take place on Su, 04.22.07, at precisely  7:30PM
     100 points recorded separately from the other Aplia points.
     To receive all of the points you must participate in all variations and iterations of the experiment.
     
  3. Analyzing a Market for Lemons
     Problem Set
     Su, 04.22.07 11:30PM
     21 Graded Points
     
  4. Imperfect Information and Market Behavior I 
     Problem Set 
     Due by Su, 04.22.07 
     11:45PM 
     16 Practice Points
     
  5. Imperfect Information and Market Behavior II 
     Problem Set 
     Due by Su, 04.22.07 
     11:45PM 
     13 Graded Points
     
  6. Public Goods I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.22.07 
     11:45PM
     23 Practice Points 
     
  7. Public Goods II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.22.07 
     11:45PM
     16 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 15 (04.23.07-04.29.07)  These assignments are due on Sunday, April 29. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. 

• The following 10 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 15 (more or less)
  
  1. Externalities 
     Problem Set 
     Su, 4.29.07 
     11:30PM 
     19/Practice
     
  2. The Sky's the Limit 
     News Analysis 
     Su, 4.29.07 
     11:30PM 
     6/Graded 
     
  3. Externalities and the Environment I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.29.07
     11:45PM
     13 Practice Points 
     
  4. Externalities and the Environment II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.29.07
     11:45PM
     13 Graded Points 
     
  5. Regulation of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.29.07
     11:45PM
     21 Practice Points 
     
  6. Regulation of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.29.07
     11:45PM
     10 Graded Points 
     
  7. Market Solutions to Pollution 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 04.29.07
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points 
     
  8. Fishing and Hunting 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 04.29.07
     11:45PM
     10 Graded Points 
     
  9. Protecting Wildlife 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 04.29.07
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points 
     

   

  Week 16 (04.30.07-05.06.07) 

  Week 17 (05.07.07-05.13.07)