Message-ID: <7126153.1075841861880.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:37:00 -0700 (PDT) From: scott@darkwing.uoregon.edu To: kate.symes@enron.com Subject: A belated introduction Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "Scott Merryman" X-To: X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \kate symes 6-27-02\Notes Folders\Econ 201 X-Origin: SYMES-K X-FileName: kate symes 6-27-02.nsf Kate, I am glad you like "Hidden Order," I think it is one of the few non sedating economics books out there. The reason I like this book is because, more than any other, it tries to show you how economists think -- done mostly through stories. As I am sure you've notice, this is not a textbook. Introductory economics textbooks are usually structured as if every student were going on to acquire a Ph.D. in the subject. In this course more emphasis is on building up your intuition rather than in more technical aspects of economic theory. I hope you will find it enjoyable. Being an assistant commodity trader I sure you have more practical experience with economics than any of the other students ( and me). It sounds like you are doing well and I cannot think of anything that you might be missing. Feel free to send me any questions about the reading, notes or homework, Scott Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:08:58 -0700 From: kate.symes@enron.com Subject: A belated introduction Prof. Merryman - I wanted to briefly introduce myself, as I am taking this class from Portland and most likely won't make it into your office this term. I'm working as a commodity traders' assistant at Enron, an energy marketing company based in Houston. I'm taking this class to build on my Bachelor's degree in Journalism, and eventually I'd like to re-enter university full-time in pursuit of a Master's in Political Science. Economics is, unfortunately, a subject I avoided in undergraduate studies, but have become more interested in as of late. I WOULD say I've always wanted to know more about how money impacts my life, but my revealed preference has shown that I want clothes, not books or education. I've found the book, "Hidden Order," fascinating so far - I only hope I'm understanding it correctly. I'm just getting used to the online class format, so I'll probably more "vocal" with my e-mail questions soon. I've also just signed up for a test time on Fri., Apr. 27th, at the Capitol Center in Beaverton. Please let me know if there is anything I might be missing. I'm downloading the notes, answering the practice questions, and checking out the discussion board every so often. Sound good? Thanks in advance for your help. Kate Symes