Life of Fred : Pre-Algebra 2 with Economics (Hardcover)
by Stanley F. Schmidt, Ph.D. Author
Domain and codomain of a function, Conversion factors, Steps in Solving Word Problems, How Not to Bore Your Horse If You Are a Jockey, One-to-one Functions, Unit Analysis, Key to a Successful Business, Five Qualities that Money Should Have, the Tulip Mania in Holland, Definitions of Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism, Payday Loans, the Tragedy of the Commons, Partnerships, Cardinality of a Set, Four Ways to Kill Competition, Freedom vs. Liberty, Why We Have a High Standard of Living, Tariffs, Demand Curves, Venn Diagrams, Ricardo’s Law of Comparative Advantage.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0979107237
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 39
- Suggested Grades
- 5th - 8th
- Copyright
- 2002
Chapters
- 1 Summertime
- 2 Getting Paid in Nickels
- 3 Finding A Job
- 4 From English to Equations
- 5 Tools
- 6 Which Job?
- 7 Fred's Career as a Jockey
- Br1 The Bridge
- 8 In Business
- 9 Career Guidance
- 10 Money
- 11 Borrowing Money
- 12 Ownership
- 13 Interest Rates
- 14 The Tragedy of the Commons
- Br2 The Bridge
- 15 Fred Finds His Business
- 16 Competition
- 17 Killing Competition
- 18 A Second Way To Kill Competition
- 19 A Third Way To Kill Competition
- 20 A Fourth Way To Kill Competition
- Br3 The Bridge
- 21 Government Regulation
- 22 Freedom
- 23 Liberty
- 24 Creating Wealth
- 25 Tariffs
- 26 Opportunity Costs
- 27 Most Important in Economics
- Br4 The Bridge
- 28 Demand Curve
- 29 Whome Should You Trade With?
- 30 David Ricardo's Law of Comparative Advantage
- 31 Why Ricardo is Right
- 32 What Economics Is All About
- 33 Dividing the Pudding
- 34 Solution to the Pudding Problem
- BRF The Final Bridge
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