ECO 3101—Intermediate Microeconomics—Fall 2015
Instructor:
Alvin Chiang
E-mail:
achia009@fiu.edu
Class Schedule:
Tuesday/Thursday, 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Classroom:
DM 190
Office Hours:
Tuesday/Thursday, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM and by appointment
Class Website:
https://sites.google.com/site/alvinlunyuechiang/
Textbook
Goolsbee, Austan, Steven Levitt, and Chad Syverson, Microeconomics, New York: Worth
Publishers, 2013, ISBN: 978-0716759751
Course Description
Microeconomics is the study of individual decision-making and the implications of the
decision making for social phenomena. This course introduces many important concepts and
develops the basic analytical tools used by economists to study economic problems and
market behavior. These are used to examine the behavior of consumers and firms,
competitive markets, imperfectly competitive markets, and market failures. Applications
include the economics of insurance, education, health care, pollution, taxation, safety, and
other topics.
Tentative Course Outline
Basic Concepts
Chapter 1: Adventures in Microeconomics
Chapter 2: Supply and Demand
Chapter 3: Using Supply and Demand to Analyze Markets
Consumption and Production
Chapter 4: Consumer Behavior
Chapter 5: Individual and Market Demand
Chapter 6: Producer Behavior
Chapter 7: Costs
Markets and Prices
Chapter 8: Supply in a Competitive Market
Chapter 9: Market Power and Monopoly
Chapter 10: Market Power and Pricing Strategy
Chapter 11: Imperfect Competition
Chapter 12: Game Theory
Exams
Examination 1**
September 29, 2015 (2:00 PM – 3:15 PM)
Examination 2**
November 3, 2015 (2:00 PM – 3:15 PM)
Final
December 10, 2015 (12:00 PM – 2:00 PM)
If you have a conflict with the exam schedule, please let the instructor know in advance. If
you miss an exam, you should provide sufficient paperwork for your excuse. A make-up
exam is not guaranteed.
**Please note that these exam dates are tentative depending on the progress of the course.
Actual test dates will be announced in class. The final exam date and time are nonnegotiable.
Grades
Grades will be based upon three exams given throughout the course. Grades may be curved
depending on the performance of the whole class.
Examination 1:
30%
Examination 2:
30%
Final Exam:
40%
Prerequisites
Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO 2013)
Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 2023)
Pre-Calculus Mathematics (MAC 2132) or equivalent
Key Dates
August 24
Classes begin
August 31
Last day to drop courses or withdraw from the University without
incurring financial liability for Tuition and Fees
September 7
Labor Day Holiday (University Closed)
September 18
Last day to withdraw from the University with a 25% refund of
Tuition
November 2
Deadline to drop a course with a DR grade
November 11
Veterans Day Holiday (University Closed)
November 26-27
Thanksgiving Holiday (University Closed)
December 7-12
Finals Week
December 17
Complete grade report available to students by my.fiu.edu
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ideas, and community service. All students should respect the right of others to have an
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demonstrates respect for themselves, their fellow students, and the educational mission of the
University. All students are deemed by the University to understand that if they are found
responsible for academic misconduct, they will be subject to the Academic Misconduct
procedures and sanctions, as outlined in the Student Handbook.
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Religious Observance
Accommodations will be made for students who wish to observe their religious holidays.
Students should make their requests known at the beginning of the semester – during the first
week of classes.