Economics 101

Principles of Microeconomics

Section 3: MWF 11-11:50

Instructor: Joseph A. Herriges (homepage)

Office: 369 Heady Hall

Office Hours: MWF, 10-10:50 am or by appointment

Class Location: Mackay 117

Course TA's

Head TA: Ranojoy Basu (rbasu@iastate.edu) - Office Hours: TR 1-2 and M 2-3.
Jonathan McFadden (jonmc@iastate.edu) - Office Hours: M 11-noon, T 10-11am, R 9-11am, and F 3-4pm.
Maria Gonzalez-Ramirez (Jimena) (majimena@iastate.edu) - Office Hours: M 9-11am and W 12-1pm
Qiqi Wang (chichi@iastate.edu) - Office Hours: TR 10-11am and F 2-3pm. Additional office hours in 75 Heady: TRF 2-3pm.
Xiaobo Xiong (xiaobo@iastate.edu) - Office Hours: T 9-11am and F 9-10am.

Announcements:

Lecture Notes

Chapter 0 - Introduction (printer friendly version: Chapter 0H)
Chapter 1 - First Principles (printer friendly version: Chapter 1H)
Chapter 2 - Economic Models: Trade-offs and Trade (printer friendly version: Chapter 2H)
Chapter 3 - Supply and Demand (printer friendly version: Chapter 3H)
Chapter 4 - Consumer and Producer Surplus (Printer friendly version: Chapter 4H)
Chapter 5 - The Market Strikes Back (Printer friendly version: Chapter 5H)
Chapter 6 - Elastiticities (Printer friendly version: Chapter 6H)
Chapter 7 - Taxes (Printer friendly version: Chapter 7H)
Chapter 9 - Making Decisions (Printer friendly version: Chapter 9H)
Chapter 10 - The Rational Consumer (Printer friendly version: Chapter 10H)
Chapter 12 - Behind the Supply Curve (Printer friendly version: Chapter 12H)
Chapter 13 - Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve (Printer friendly version: Chapter 13H)
Chapter 14 - Monopoly (Printer friendly version: Chapter 14H)
Chapter 15 - Oligopoly (Printer friendly version: Chapter 15H)

Exams

Practice Exam #1 (key)
Exam #1 Grade Distribution
Exam keys: Version 1, Version 2, Version 3, Version 4, Version 5
Practice Exam #2 (key)

Useful Links

Aplia (graded assignments, class schedule, etc.)
WebCT (gradebook)
Economic policy debates (can be used for extra credit - see syllabus)
Resources for Economists on the Internet ( economic data, job openings, jokes about economists)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (job descriptions, salaries)

Last Updated: 11/20/2009