ECON 301:

Intermediate 
Microeconomic 
Theory

Office Hours Exam Period:

 
Day: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Date: Dec 13 Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17
Time: 2:30-4:30 Cancelled 12:30-4:30

Announcements:

 
Midterm 2: Wednesday Week 9
Add to Readings: chapter 11, section 4 on labour supply
Do end chapter questions: 9, 11, 12, 13 (pp 397-398)
 
 
Midterm 1:
    Monday, October 4th in lecture (2 hours)
      Includes all material covered in lecture up to that date
    NO PENCILS and NO PROGAMMABLE CALCULATORS
      If you use a pencil, You will not be able to appeal marks after it has been returned
      Your calculator may be checked and the memory cleared. the time lost to do this will be yours.
    Exams will be available for pickup after the wednesday lecture.

    There will be NO Tutorials during Week 5 (exam week)


Course Outline

Available Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf) Files:

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Text:

  1. Microeconomics (4th Ed) by Eaton, Eaton and Allen
  2. Study Guide to accompany Eaton and Eaton

Grading:

EXAM RULES:
  1. If you miss an exam AND you have a VALID excuse, then the exams will be re-weighed. NO MAKE-UPS!
  2. The Final exam schedule is published, therefore no change or exemptions will be accepted.
  3. All medical notes will be verified and secondary evidence may be requested.


Tutorials and Assignments:

NOTE: This outline is only approximate. The rule is that you will be tested on what is covered up to the exam date. If I have not covered a topic, it will NOT be on the test.
 

Weekly Tutorial Assignment

Week 2:  Calculus Review

Week 3: Suggested textbook problems  # 5, 6, 7, 8, 19 in Chapter 2.

Week 4: Suggested textbook problems  # 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 21, 22,
             24, 27, 29 in Chapter 3.
             # 7, 8, 17, 20, 21, 22 in Chapter 4.

Week 5: Midterm, No tutorials

Week 6:Suggested textbook problems  # 5,6,7,18,19,20 in Chapter 6.

Week 7:  Suggested textbook problems  # 6, 11, 12, 13, 14 in Chapter 7.

Week 8: Suggested textbook problems # 2, 5, 7, 8 from Chapter 8

Week 9: Suggested textbook problems # 9, 10, 11 from Chapter 9.

Week 10: Suggested textbook problems # 1, 2, 4, 5, 12, 13  from Chapter 10.

Week 11: Suggested textbook problems # 6, 11, 14, 15, 16 from Chapter 14.

Week 12:  Suggested textbook problems #1, 8, 9 from Chapter 15

Week 13:  Suggested textbook problems #1 from Chapter 16 and # 9 Chapter 17