ECN 104 Introductory Microeconomics
Section 011

Professional/Professionally Related Course

Anti-Requisites: ECN 110 and FMG 905

Contact
Instructor: Frank Trimnell
Office: JOR 617
Office Hours: Wednesday 2-3 PM (By appointment only)
TA’s: Watch for announcement
Phone: 416-979-5000, x.6666
Email: ftrimnel@ryerson.ca
Lecture: Wednesday 3-6 PM in classhall DSQ 13
Blackboard: my.ryerson.ca

Course Description
This course is concerned with basic concepts of demand and supply, the theory of the firm, and distribution of income. It includes a study of business behaviour and decision making under various market conditions: pure competition, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, monopoly.

Course Materials
We will use the following textbook:

Mankiw, N. Gregory, Ronald Kneebone, and Kenneth McKenzie (2014),
Principles of Microeconomics, 6th Canadian Edition, Toronto, Nelson, See http://www.nelson.com/catalogue/productOverview.do?N=11&Ntk=P_EPI&Ntt=15370232532127313393641290261480136597

Course Evaluation

Evaluation consists of:

Midterm exam: 40% (in class; 2 hours—60 questions)

Final Exam: 60% (in class; 2.5 hours—75 questions)

The final exam will cover the entire semester.

NOTES
:
(i) If the Midterm exam is missed due to acceptable, documented, circumstances (see Common Departmental Course Management Policy below), the makeup exam will be scheduled through the Make-Up Test Centre (http://www.ryerson.ca/makeup/). (ii) You can look at your Midterm exam paper but it must then be handed back.

Course Topics

ECN 104 Sec 011 | The Microeconomics of Private Goods | W | 9-Sep | Ch 1 | W | 16-Sep | Ch 2&3 | W | 23-Sep | Ch 4 | W | 30-Sep | Ch 5 | W | 7-Oct | Ch 6&7 | W | 14-Oct | Study Week | W | 21-Oct | Midterm | W | 28-Oct | Ch 21 | W |