Economics 175 American Economic History Spring 2016 Professor Nadenichek

Contact Information Email: jon.nadenichek@csun.edu Phone: 818-677-4571 Office: JH 4254 Office Hours: Monday: 7-8am, 10:45-11:45am, 6-7pm and by appointment

Textbook History of the American Economy 12th ed. Walton and Rockoff

Moodle moodle.csun.edu/ Copy of Syllabus Calendar of topics covered Information about any exams/assignments

Grading Two Midterm Exams: Final Exam (Cumulative): Multiple choice and (possibly) short answer/essay questions. Each worth 25% of the grade. Final Exam (Cumulative): Worth 40% of the grade. You must take the Final Exam at the time scheduled by the University. No Exceptions.

Grading Weekly quizzes at the beginning or end of class. These will be essay/short answer quizzes testing topics from the current or previous week’s lecture. At the end of the semester, I will drop the lowest two quiz scores. The quizzes will be worth 10% of the course grade.

Resources: The Class Textbook (Read the Book!!!) End of Chapter Resources: Summary, Key Terms Class PowerPoint Presentations available on Moodle

Class rules (To help you and everyone else to learn.) DO NOT DISRUPT THE CLASS IN ANY WAY No Talking No Cell Phones Computers may be used only to look at class material No Reading of Other Material

Suggestions for Success Read the syllabus, have it available at home and school Attend class both physically and mentally Have a regular study schedule Do not take this class if you cannot come every week.

Goals of this Course: To review significant events from US history from the colonial period to modern times To understand how historical events impacted US economic growth. To understand how economic theory informs us about US History.

Overlap Between History and Economics Basic concepts are used to understand key aspects of US History No prior knowledge of economics is necessary US History 1600-Present Details and Memorization. This is not technically difficult, but will take time. Coming to class and paying attention will be very helpful.

Econ 175 Outline: Colonial Period 1600s through late 1700s Chapters 2-6 Early US History 1776-1860 Chapters 7-12 Economics of Slavery and the Civil War Chapters 13, 14

Post Civil War Period 1865-1900 Chapters 15-19 Early 20th Century 1776-1860 Chapters 20-24 World War II (and after) Chapters 25-30

WWII Civil War Jamestown Revolutionary War Great Depression

Today: Wed: Next Week: Course Introduction Some Basic Economic Terminology Wed: Supply/Demand Lecture Next Week: Begin Economic History with Colonial Period

Some Basic Economic Terminology: (lecture notes)