Economics 101 Principles of Microeconomics

 Section 14

Fall 2003

MWF  10:00AM – 10:50AM

270  Town Engineering Building



Instructor: Miguel Carriquiry                                                                             Teaching Assistant:  Babatunde Abidoye

Office      : 73 Heady Hall                                                                                 Office: 327 Curtiss Hall

Phone      : 294-8783                                                                                        Phone:  294-4827

E-mail      : miguelc@iastate.edu                                                                        E-mail: babidoye@iastate.edu

Office hours  : Tuesday 10:30-12:00AM                                                            Office hours: Tuesday 9:00-11:00AM
                      Thursday 2:00-3:30 PM                                                                                 Thursday 9:00-11:00AM
                      and by appointment.                                                                                       Friday  9:00AM-2:00PM

Syllabus:  [.htm]  [.doc]

Announcements:
  Final: - When:Monday 15th of December, 9:45-11:45.
            - Where: Usual classroom (270 Town Engineering Building)

Grades: click here

Exam 2 will be on Wednesday the 22nd of October (it will be in class).

Exam 1 will be on Wednesday the 24th of September (it will be in class).

Class Notes (Power Point and Word files)*

Chapter 1

Math Review

Chapter 2

 Opportunity cost 1  Power Point slides (.ppt)          Word (.doc)

Production Possibilities Frontiers, Specialization and Exchange, and Economic Systems: Power Point slides(.ppt)      Word(.doc)

Chapter 16 (pages 476-486)

Comparative Advantage and the Gains From Trade:   Power Point slides(.ppt)        Word(.doc)          

Chapter 3

Supply and Demand:   Power Point slides(.ppt)        Word(.doc)  

Chapter 4

Working with Supply and Demand:   Power Point slides(.ppt)        Word(.doc)

Chapter 5

Consumer Choice: Power Point slides(.ppt)        Word(.doc)

Chapter 6

Production and Costs:   Part 1:   Power Point slides (.ppt)         Word(.doc)

Production and Costs:   Part 2:   Power Point slides (.ppt)         Word(.doc)

Chapter 7

How Firms Make Decisions: Profit Maximization:   Power Point slides (.ppt)         Word(.doc)

Chapter 8

Perfect Competition:   Power Point slides (.ppt)       Word(.doc)

Chapter 9

Monopoly:    Power Point slides (.ppt)       Word(.doc)  

Chapter 10

Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly      Power Point slides (.ppt)      Word(.doc)

Chapter 11

Labor Markets:     Power Point slides (.ppt)           Word(.doc)

*A tip on printing:  on the "print" menu of Power Point choose the option "handout" under print what. Then choose the option 3 slides per page (and black and white if you prefer). You will get the 3 slides per page, in a column on the left of your page, and space to take notes on the right.

Homework

Problems Sets
 Answer Key
 Due Date
Problem Set 1
 Problem Set 1 key
 September 10th (5PM)
Problem Set 2
 Problem Set 2 key
 September the 17th (5PM)
Problem Set 3
 Problem Set 3 key
 October 8th (5PM)
Problem Set 4
 Problem Set 4 key October 17th (5PM)
Problem Set 5
 Problem Set 5 key
 November 5th (5PM)
Problem Set 6
 Problem Set 6 key   question 20
 November 12th (5PM)
Extra credit 2
 Extra credit 2 key
 December 10th (5PM)
Sample Exams

Exam 1
 Answer Keys
Sample 1
 Sample 1 key
Sample 2
 Sample 2 key
Exam 2
 Answer Key
Sample
 Sample key
Exam 3
 Answer Key
Sample
Sample Key
Exam 4 (final)
 Answer Key
Sample
 Sample Key

Exams
Exam
Answer Key
Exam 1
 Exam 1 key
Exam 2
 Exam 2 key
Exam 3
 Exam 3 key


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