Econ 100B: Microeconomic Theory

TR 2.00 pm - 3.15 pm

BUCHN 1910

Instructor:  Weerachart Tee Kilenthong                     

Office Hours:  Monday 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm and Thursday 11-12 am or by appointment at North Hall 3038

E-mail:  tee@econ.ucsb.edu          

Teaching Assistants:

Belinda Acuna
Session: TH 8.00 am and TH 6.00 pm
Office:  North Hall 2045
Office Hours:  TUES 10-12 am
E-mail: acuna@econ.ucsb.edu

Ernest Boffy-Ramirez
Session: WED 5-6 pm and WED 6-7 pm
Office:  North Hall 2049
Office Hours:  TUES 3.30-4.30 pm and FRI 11-12 am
E-mail:  ebr@econ.ucsb.edu

James Green-Armytage
Session: FRI 12-1 pm and FRI 1-2 pm
Office:  North Hall 2015
Office Hours: TH 3.30-5.30 pm
E-mail:  armytage@econ.ucsb.edu

Annoucements

Review session for Midterm Exam II:

• Date: NOV 12 , 2008
• Time: 7-9 pm
• Location: GIVR 1004

Extra Office Hours

• WED NOV 12, 23008: 1.30-3.30 pm.

Final Exam

• Date:  Wed., Dec 10
• Time:
• Location:
• GOOD LUCK

Calculator

• You are allowed to use a "four function" calculator in the exams.

Economics 100B continues your introduction to the methods of microeconomics and applies these methods to the study of consumers, firms, and markets. This course will help develop your analytical and reasoning skills, which are necessary to understand many economic issues. The emphasis in this course is on reasoning and understanding, not memorization. The skills and methods you learn will find repeated application in further economics courses and in understanding your economic environment when you enter the workplace.

This course will cover Chapter 14-17, 24-29, and 32 or\and 34 (if time permitted). See the tentative Schedule.

Prerequisites:  Economics 100A is required. Mathematics 34A-B and PSTAT 5E are also required. The course makes extensive use of algebra, graphs, and simple calculus.

Text:

Intermediate Microeconomics, 7th Edition, by Hal Varian, and Workouts in Intermediate Economics, 7th Edition, by Bergstrom and Varian. 

Exams:

Exams in this class will be multiple-choice tests. For each exam bring a full-page, pink ParScore scantron and number 2 pencils. It is class policy that no electronic or mechanical devices are permitted, whether used or not, during an exam. Telephones, iPods (or their equivalent) and computers are not to be used, in sight or on the student's person during an exam. Any student observed with a device in hand or visible will be deemed in violation of class policy and given a failing course grade.

Midterm Exam 1                   Tues., Oct 21 in class
Midterm Exam 2                   Thurs., Nov 13 in class
Final Exam (cumulative)        Wed., Dec 10

There are no make-up exams for any reason.  Please clear your schedules now for these dates. If you have an emergency situation, you need to have an official document signed by an official authority.

Grading Policy

Midterm Exam 1 will count for 15 %

Midterm Exam 2 will count for 25 %

Final Exam will count for 60 %

In the past, mean (or median) is about B-.

Recipe for Success

1. Attend the class, and ask questions that might help you understand better.
2. Practice all questions in the Workout Book.
3. Go to a session, and try to solve the problems before the session.
4. Come to office hours whenever you have questions, and do not wait until a week before an exam.

DSP:  DSP students requiring specific accommodations must notify me as soon as possible.  

Anwers for the Quizzes in the Workouts

Quiz-Answers

Practice Questions

For Midterm I