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LSE Economics First Year Textbooks

irfy

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What do I need to buy for first year?

Reply 1

Sports Racer

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If you have your LSE username and password, you can go here: https://library-1.lse.ac.uk/rl/rest/departments

Reply 2

Akeeta

When do we actually get told which books to buy?

I've just been on https://library-1.lse.ac.uk/rl/rest/departments and the reading lists are for 08/09 .... will they be the same for 09/10 do you think?

thanks

Reply 3

Sports Racer

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Probably but you can double check on the course guides: http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/courseGuides/undergraduate.htm

Reply 4

nicky_p

Sports Racer

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Akeeta

When do we actually get told which books to buy?

I've just been on https://library-1.lse.ac.uk/rl/rest/departments and the reading lists are for 08/09 .... will they be the same for 09/10 do you think?

thanks

In the first lecture, Iain Long will no doubt repeat several times, accompanied by Powerpoint (naturally) the names of the books you need to buy. Alsi, in Waterstones, the books are accompanied by signs with the courses for which the books are required.

Reply 5

tourist

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If anyone wants text books for MA100 EC102 or ST102, I have them going for £25 each paperback in really good condition.... pretty much never opened. PM for details.

Also I have a textbook for EH240 second hand hardback for £5.

Reply 6

irfy

OP

13

will I need these books:

Calculus - concepts and methods, Ken Binmore and Joan Davies
Elementary linear algebra - Anton, ninth edition
Macroeconomics - Mankiw and Taylor (+ unused student guide and workbook)
Microeconomics and behaviour - Frank

Reply 7

Nissay

i don't recommend the calculus text book, professor Jan's (<3<3!) slides are very thorough and it's all available online after the lecture. if anything they're actually slightly better than the textbook because it provides step by step stuff.

linear algebra perhaps, because Dr. Harvey doesn't provide full slides and she writes on the slides as she lectures. i didn't really use mine, i'm a robot note taker and jot everything down.

highly recommend both econ textbooks simply because it helps with revision and most of the material taught are in there. i used mine a lot anyway, can't say much for others.

edit: student guide and workbook is *****, dont bother.

Reply 8

unsung_hero

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Im selling the MA100 and EC102 books, if any is interested PM me.

Reply 9

redvelvet08

I'm selling calculus, microeconomics (perloff), Statistics (Newbold, Carlson, Throne) and Econometrics (Maddala). All New for £22 each. If interested, please email me asap as I need to sell them off quickly.

Reply 10

Swayum

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redvelvet08

I'm selling calculus, microeconomics (perloff), Statistics (Newbold, Carlson, Throne) and Econometrics (Maddala). All New for £22 each. If interested, please email me asap as I need to sell them off quickly.

These aren't first year books, please don't mislead people.

Reply 11

AyonFazal

8

can someone please tell me which books i would need for the 2010-2011 session? (as a first year student)

from what i gathered, the main textbooks are microeconomics and behaviour, macroeconomics european edition fr Economics B and a few others for the math modules. would be appreciated if you could specify the versions and where exactly in london i can find them thank you!!!!!! :smile:

Reply 12

Swayum

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AyonFazal

can someone please tell me which books i would need for the 2010-2011 session? (as a first year student)

from what i gathered, the main textbooks are microeconomics and behaviour, macroeconomics european edition fr Economics B and a few others for the math modules. would be appreciated if you could specify the versions and where exactly in london i can find them thank you!!!!!! :smile:

If you click the courses on the LSE website, it takes you to a page listing every topic covered in that module. In addition, at the bottom, it has a reading list - those are the books which are used.

You can get them at big Waterstones, e.g. the one at LSE. It's best to wait till the start of year as there will be deals about and you might be able to get second hand books.

The editions don't matter a lot, but Waterstones will have the latest one + the editions are listed on the LSE website.

You won't find the maths or stats ones hugely useful and won't be using them much, by the way. Indeed, a lot of my friends never used them.

Reply 13

danny111

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Swayum

You won't find the maths or stats ones hugely useful and won't be using them much, by the way. Indeed, a lot of my friends never used them.

Your friends are smart people.

Reply 14

dollarLSE

Hi I am selling Micro-Economics book for EC102 brand new with full solutions to the quiz's each week you will have to do and the problems sets. I can also provide notes which are hand written which got me a first (70). If anybody interested please PM me with details. Price is negiotable !

Reply 15

nicky_p

dollarLSE

Hi I am selling Micro-Economics book for EC102 brand new with full solutions to the quiz's each week you will have to do and the problems sets. I can also provide notes which are hand written which got me a first (70). If anybody interested please PM me with details. Price is negiotable !

I would counsel anyone who buys this guy's books against accepting the quiz answers.
Firstly, the quizzes are the only proper practice for the exam; there is only one sample exam paper, and the textbook questions are not applicable. Don't waste this valuable resource. Secondly, Alwyn (if he's still teaching it) may well change the quiz around, he's wise to people cheating and copying, as he told us last year. Thirdly, it is only by going through the quizzes thoroughly that you really get to grips with the material.

It's of course nice to get the quizzes all right. It's even nicer to be prepared for the exam.

Reply 16

jonelr

Got all first year text books, 2 preliminary reading books and all solutions to MA100 and ST102. I agree with advice above, do the ec102 quiz's, forget working for the others.

Anyway want a pricelist for said books pm me

LSE Economics First Year Textbooks

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