DAMP Physics, IITB

Instructor Name: Tara Shaw, Neha Gupta Course Type: Theory Pre-requisites: None C ourse Content: Microeconomics 1st half sem Macroeconomics 2nd half sem Other topics covered: First half  Chapters from Mankiw (3-8,13-16) Second half Chapters from Mankiw (23-30) Short run macro (Keynesian macro) from Fischer covered till IS-LM model Books: N. Gregory Mankiw- Principles of Economics Dornbusch & Fischer- Principles of Macroeconomics  Lectures: First half- Taught on the blackboard by Prof. Shaw. Very good lectures, he answered doubts very well. Used good examples. Insulted/Mocked people that came late but he taught well. Second half- Lectures were fast-paced, the teacher used slides and covered about 2 chapters of Mankiw in 3 hrs. The lectures sometimes contained extra information which wouldn't be covered in the books but the books on their own are quite good and are considered to be classics. Assignments: None Exams and Grading: 2 q...

Instructor Name:  Prof. K. Narayanan, Prof. Surajit Bhattacharya  Course Type:  Core   Pre-requisites:  None Course Content:  Supply and Demand, Elasticity, Competition, Money, Multipliers Other Topics Covered:  Inflation Books:  Mankiw(Macro and Micro), Dornbusch and Fischer Lectures:  Attendance was not compulsory, but heavily recommended. The professor would be late uploading slides, and would often edit out important details from them, so it is a must to take good class notes. That being said, the lectures were highly engaging and thought-provoking  Assignments:  None Exams and Grading:  2 quizzes of 10% weightage, 1 midsem of 30% weightage and 1 endsem of 50% weightage Online study materials:   Khan Academy Pro-Tips:  Attend classes Personal Comments:  It was a fun course, but the profs weren't very good Respondent:  Vedant Basu