Grasping Reality on TypePad, by Brad DeLong

1. Acquire: An iClicker, and access to the course readings

2. Read: Course administration documents https://delong.typepad.com/files/135-course-summary.pdf https://delong.typepad.com/files/135-course-procedures.pdf https://delong.typepad.com/files/135-administrative.pdf

3. Read: Partha Dasgupta (2007): Economics: A Very Short Introduction, Prologue & chapters 1-4 https://delong.typepad.com/files/dasgupta-economics.pdf

4. Read: Aristotle: Politics, Book I https://delong.typepad.com/files/aristotle-politics-book-i.pdf

5. Do Assignment 1 (3 pts) https://tinyurl.com/dl-2020-01-18a: Write & answer a syllabus FAQ question, due T Jan 21 9:00 am.

Notes & Further Readings:

• Reading Notes on Book I of Aristotle's Politics https://tinyurl.com/dl-2020-01-12d
• Reading Notes on Dasgupta's Economics: A Very Short Introduction https://tinyurl.com/dl-2020-01-12e