Principles of Microeconomics
This course introduces you to the principles of microeconomics and enables you to understand and interpret economic events in the world around you. The main topics covered include behaviour of individual consumers and producers, determination of market prices for commodities and resources, trade, role of government policy, income inequality, market structures and the functioning of the market system.
Syllabus PDF 2017 Fall Course Syllabus for ECON 101
Khan Academy: Forms of Competition Videos
Monopoly Videos: Demand and Marginal Revenue Curves
Handbook of Economics Web Resource:Glossary and examples for basic micro economic terms
Monopoly Videos
Monopoly Demand and Marginal Revenue Curves
Handbook of Economics Web Resource
Price Ceiling and Price Floors
Market Failure, Taxes & Subsidies
Taxes and Deadweight Loss
Dead Weight Loss Externalities and Tax
How to calculate Excise Tax and the Impact on Consumer and Producer Surplus
Videos
Web Resources & Examples
How to Calculate Equilibrium Price and Quantity
Why does the supply curve slope upward?
Price Ceiling Rent Ceiling Dead Weight Loss Surplus
Price Ceiling and Price Floors
Consumer Surplus & Producer Surplus in Linear Demand & Supply Curves
Math for Economics Videos
Handbook of Economics Web Resource
MATH FOR ECONOMIST
Graphing a Linear Demand Curve
How to Calculate Equilibrium Price and Quantity
How to calculate percentage increase and decrease (used later for elasticity)
Consumer Surplus & Producer Surplus in Linear Demand & Supply Curves
This pages within this section contain videos, examples and additional material for the six modules of the course.Videos provided are specific to topic that students have traditionally found a bit more challenging. Be sure to take a look at each of these in prep for the exam, assignments and discussions.
ASSIGNMENTS
| Hand out to Students | Due Date | Return Assignment to Student Date | |
| Assignment 1 | Sept 26 | Oct 5 | Oct 10 |
| Assignment 2 | Oct 24 | Nov 2 | Nov 7 |
| Assignment 3 | Nov 14 | Nov 30 | at office before final exam |
EXAMS
Final Exam Tutorials: Friday Dec 8 4pm and Monday Dec 11 2pm at CCC Classroom location TBA
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Objective: To provide students with practice answering short answer questions and quantitative problems associated with the major economic 101 concepts.
All assignments should include the following:
You may work with others but you must complete your own work. If you have an answer that is too close to another student’s answer, you will both be given a 0 in the question without recourse. Assignments are due at the beginning of class.
No emailed assignments accepted!
Due dates/times will be posted on the assignments. Assignments are due at the beginning of class. Solutions to assignments will be posted via the course web site at the due date/time. Please note, to be fair to all students, late assignments are not accepted as the solutions are posted right after time/date due. There is no partial score for late submissions; you should regard assignments as helping you keep up with the course. There will be no makeup assignment, do overs or extra credit for missed assignments.