Economics 100M Intermediate Microeconomics, Math Intensive

This course will provide the basic tools of microeconomic analysis. We will examine consumer behavior, firms' pricing and output decisions, and market outcomes.

Instructor: Justin Marion
Class: Earth and Marine B210 TTH 10:00-11:45am
Office hours: Wednesdays 3:00-5:00pm (449 E2)
E-mail: marion@ucsc.edu
Text Book: Microeconomic Theory, by Walter Nicholson & Christopher Snyder

Syllabus

Assignments

Problem set 1

PS1 solutions

Problem set 2: Due February 14.

PS2 solutions (typos in the answers to 2b. and 2d. corrected 2/16)

Problem set 3: Due February 23.

PS3 solutions

Problem set 4: Due March 8.

PS4 solutions

Problem set 5: Due March 15.

PS5 solutions

Other Announcements and Materials
3/15/2012 To help you prepare for the final, here is an outline of the topics we have covered in the class so far. I'll talk about this and any other questions you have in the review session, which is Friday from 2-4pm in Jack Baskin 165.
3/6/2012 I have photocopied the pages of the book with the assigned problems in problem set 4. Double check these pages to make sure you are working the correct problems.
2/23/2012 Here is a list of the topics that the second midterm will cover. We'll talk about it in class today.
1/30/2012 The solutions to problem set 1 are now posted above. I have left out some of the graphs from the solution document, and I'll provide those in class on Tuesday. Also, here is a list of the topics that you're responsible for on the midterm. Have a look and if you have any questions we can talk about it in class.

1/19/2012 I have posted the first problem set above. We haven't covered everything you need to answer all of the questions, but you should have enough to get started. We'll cover the rest of the relevant material on this coming Tuesday. By the way, the abbreviation NS refers to problems from the Nicholson and Snyder book.