Intoduction to Economics HS101

Course Instructor:
Microeconomics : Prof Puja Padhi
Macroeconomics : Prof Haripriya Gundimeda

Course Name: HS 101 ( Core )

Credits : 6

Prerequisites : none

Course Content: 
Principles of economics by Mankiw - Ch 25 -34
Principles of microeconomics by Mankiw -ch 1-5, ch 13-15, ch 21

Resources:
Principles of Economics ( Mankiw ), Principles of microeconomics ( Mankiw )
Lecture Slides

Lectures:
Prof Puja  believes in teaching by  raising questions, letting students think and discuss with her.
Prof Haripriya's lectures were quiet engaging, with a lot of interesting facts and figures and case studies on the macro scale
the course is based on logical thinking and can be very interesting especially the macro part, if you follow the books and lectures
The books by Mankiw are really thorough, engaging, provide comprehensive case studies and very easy to follow.
Overall the course helps us develop perspective and how to logically think about the world around us

Structure:
Standard - 2 quizzes, midsem, endsem

Pro tips:
Following the book from the beginning will make you breeze through the course.
Avoid being absent in lectures as there can be a few things which aren't in the book. Slides and books are enough.

Respondent: Preksha Goyal