Engineering Science 201


Course Outline

Main Thread, Mondays and Fridays: Economics

  1. Sept 07 (Yes, I know this isn't a Monday or a Friday) Introduction (ppt version)
  2. Sept 09 Equivalence (ppt version)
  3. Sept 12 Annuities (pdf version) (ppt version)
  4. Sept 14 (Also technically not a Monday or Friday) (Quiz)
  5. Sept 16 More about annuities
  6. Sept 19 Quiz
  7. Sept 23 Rates of Return (pdf version) (ppt version)
  8. Sep 26 The Company (pdf version) (ppt version)
  9. Sep 28 The Company (II) (pdf version) (ppt version)
  10. Sep 30 Principles of Strategy Oct 03 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Payback (pdf version) (ppt version)
  11. Oct 05 Practice Mid-Term (Zero Credit)
  12. Oct 07: Rate of Return: Sample Problems and Solutions (Accompanying spreadsheet)
  13. Oct 14 Depreciation (pdf version) (ppt version)
  14. Oct 17 In-class mid-term (I) (Model Answers)
  15. Oct 19 In-class mid-term (II) (Model Answers coming soon)
  16. Oct 21 In-class mid-term (III) (Model Answers)
  17. Oct 24 Mid-term post-mortem
  18. Oct 28 Taxation (html version) (ppt version)
  19. Oct 31 The CCTF (pdf version) (ppt version)
  20. Nov 02 Inflation (pdf version) (ppt version)
  21. Nov 07 Uncertainty Analysis (pdf version) (ppt version)
  22. Nov 14 Risk Analysis I pdf version Powerpoint presentation
  23. Nov 18 Decision Trees and Monte Carlo Method Powerpoint presentation
  24. Nov 21 Qualitative Considerations Powerpoint presentation
  25. Nov 25: Revision Zero-Credit Quiz
  26. Nov 28: Revision Zero-Credit Quiz
  27. Dec 02: Revision Zero-Credit Quiz
  28. Dec 05: Revision Zero-Credit Quiz

Second Thread, Wednesday mornings: Problem-solving

Second Thread, Wednesdays afternoons: Entrepreneurship and Business Plans (D200 only)

Miscellaneous

List of All Assignments
Mock Exams Link to list of Essay Topics
HELP
Instructor John Jones, jones@sfu.ca Office Hours: M3:30-4:30, ASB 9847
TA Nilgoon Zarei, nzarei@sfu.ca, Office Hours: Thursday 3-5 pm ASB 8807
TA Esmaeil Tafazzolietafazzo@sfu.ca, Office Hours: Tuesday 5-7 pm, ASB 10814
Contact TA's by email to arrange meeting place
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