The correct edition of the book is edition 4 not edition 5.

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This class is being offered in Fall 2007

Watch this page for up-to-date news about the class.

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Tentative Class assingment due dates. NO LATES WILL BE GRADED.

Assingment 1        4th week Thursday
Assingment 2        6th week Thursday
Assingment 3        8th week Thursday
Assingment 4        10th week Thursday
Assingment 5        12th week Thursday
Assingment 6        14th week Thursday

Take Home Final     Finals week

Warning:  Start projects early.
          
          Work closely on writeup formats.
          
          Be sure you undetstand and can run all Excel files discussed
          in class
          
            Work with TA.

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11 September 2007

Assingments  # 1 and # 2 will be handed out in class today.

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19 September 2007

We do not accept electronic submissions of homework. Hard copy needs to be 
turned in.

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4 October 2007

Assingment # 2 delayed until October 9.

Those using the b34s on icarus or on pc and using the script handed oput 
in class will obtain an additional 20 points on top of their grade.

To get this additional 20 points user must print out log, out  and b34 
file to the writeup.

If you are concerned, report Excel answers also. Note any differences.


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Instructions for obtaining b34s on a PC

1. Go to b34s download page and click on the down load b34s
2. Rename file std     to b34s  in c:\b34slm

if you see std.b34  rename to b34s.ini

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On icaues all is set to go. All you have to do is give command

b34s test

where 

test.b34  

is the control file

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9 October 2007

e3225ad2.xls has been updated.

No class on Thursday 8 August 2007

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12 October 2007

ecase5_questions.pdf   is assingment # 3

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23 October 2007

ecase6.b34    in FTP location

move to c:\b34swork

and use

b34sexec options include('ecase6.b34') b34srun;



a new class.mac  is on line

Move to 

c:\b34slm\lib

and use

b34sexec options ginclude('class.mac') member(ecase6);
                 b34srun;

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On Thursday 25 Oct I will discuss an application. Read

ftp://ftp.uic.edu/pub/depts/econ/wpaper/hhstokes/hhs_11.pdf


see you then.

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NO FORMAL CLASS Thursday 8 November 2007

Turn in homework first 20 minutes 

Chancellor is going to reward 40 year people

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7 November

Case 7 and 8 are in ecase7_8.pdf  for data see ecase7.xls and ecase8.xls.

Do these cases with Excel.

Case 7 is due Thursday November 15 !!!!!!!  the 12th week
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14 November 2007

Assingment # 5 due Tuesday of 13th week

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