Economics at Swarthmore

mom_1
Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:40:36 +0000

One more question. Apparently Econ 11 (Micro theory) has three options–lite, medium, and cal-based. What are the advantages or disadvantages of picking lite or calc? It seems to me that doing calc-based would give stronger grounding in the basics for the other courses in the department. Since the tests and grades seem to be dependent on “Econ-lite” based class, doing calculus based Econ won’t hurt the grades but will allow students to learn it more in-depth. Am I wrong in this assessment?