Lectures

All 25 sessions of Term 253, with the lecture handout, the in-class activity (ICA) where one was held, and the video recording. Chapter numbers refer to the course textbook. Recordings are being uploaded to YouTube and will appear here as they become available.

Foundations of Economic Decision-Making

• 1

  Course Introduction

  Ch. 1

  Handout ▶ Video
• 2

  Engineering Economic Decisions

  Ch. 1

  Handout ▶ Video
• 3

  Time Value of Money

  Ch. 2

  Handout ICA 3 ▶ Video
• 4

  Equivalence and Single Cash Flows

  Ch. 2

  Handout ▶ Video
• 5

  Equal Payment Series (1)

  Ch. 2

  Handout ▶ Video
• 6

  Equal Payment Series (2)

  Ch. 2

  Handout ICA 6 ▶ Video
• 7

  Gradient Series

  Ch. 2

  Handout ▶ Video
• 8

  Nominal and Effective Interest

  Ch. 3

  Handout ▶ Video
• 9

  Loans

  Ch. 3

  Handout ICA 9 ▶ Video
• 10

  Inflation

  Ch. 4

  Handout ▶ Video
• 11

  Major Exam 1 Review

  Ch. 1-4

  Handout ▶ Video coming soon

Evaluating Alternatives

• 12

  Present Worth: Screening

  Ch. 5

  Handout ICA 12 ▶ Video
• 13

  Present Worth: Variations

  Ch. 5

  Handout ICA 13 ▶ Video
• 14

  Mutually Exclusive Alternatives

  Ch. 5

  Handout ICA 14a ICA 14b ▶ Video
• 15

  Annual Equivalence (1)

  Ch. 6

  Handout ICA 15 ▶ Video
• 16

  Annual Equivalence (2)

  Ch. 6

  Handout ▶ Video
• 17

  Rate of Return

  Ch. 7

  Handout ICA 17 ▶ Video
• 18

  Incremental Analysis

  Ch. 7

  Handout ICA 18 ▶ Video
• 19

  Major Exam 2 Review

  Ch. 5-7

  Handout ▶ Video coming soon

After-Tax Analysis, Risk, and Tools

• 21

  Depreciation

  Ch. 10

  Handout ▶ Video
• 22

  Income Taxes

  Ch. 10

  Handout ICA 22 ▶ Video
• 23

  Project Uncertainty

  Ch. 12

  Handout ▶ Video
• 24

  Software and Tools (Excel)

  Ch. 21

  Handout Supplement: Replacement Decisions ICA 24 ▶ Video coming soon
• 25

  Final Exam Review

  All chapters

  Handout ICA 25 ▶ Video coming soon