14.01 Principles of Microeconomics
Spring 2017
Instructor: Jeffrey E Harris
TAs: John Firth, Donghee Jo, Manisha Padi, Cory Benjamin Smith, Mariano Eduardo Spector, Kosti Oskari Takala
Lecture: MW1 (32-123)
Information:
This introductory undergraduate course covers the fundamentals
of microeconomics. Topics include supply and demand, market
equilibrium, consumer theory, production and the behavior of firms,
monopoly, oligopoly, welfare economics, public goods, and
externalities. 14.01 is offered both fall and spring terms. Download the Course Syllabus and Course Schedule.
Lecture MW1 + Friday Recitation
R01: Friday 11 (5-217), TA: Kosti Takala
R02: Friday 12 (4-265), TA: John Firth
R03: Friday 1 (4-265), TA: John Firth
R06: Friday 2 (8-205), TA: Mariano Spector
MWF Recitation Only
R04: MWF10 (66-168), TA: Donghee Jo
R05: MWF11 (66-168), TA: Cory Smith
Exams*
Exam 1: Tuesday 3/7/2017, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, Walker Memorial
(50-340)
Exam 2: Tuesday 4/11/2017, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, Walker Memorial
(50-340)
Exam 3: Tuesday 5/9/2017, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, Walker Memorial
(50-340)
*There is no comprehensive final exam during MIT Final Exam
Period.
Announcements
Final grades posted
Final grades have now been submitted to the registrar. Cutoffs on our final weighted average are 90% for an A, 78% for a B, 65% for a C, and 50% for a D. As per the syllabus, weighted averages were calculated based on all grades for the semester, dropping the lowest pset.
Thank you all for a great class this semester, it’s been a pleasure getting to know all of you. Remember to take more economics, now that you all have the basics down. Have a great summer!
Announced on 25 May 2017 8:37 a.m. by Manisha Padi
Last chance to pick up Exam 3 - NOW
Several of you have asked for another opportunity to pick up Exam 3. I will be in my office (E52-470) with the exams for the next two hours (until 4:25 PM on Wednesday, 5/17). Please come by now if you want the exam!Announced on 17 May 2017 2:25 p.m. by Manisha Padi
Exam 3 grades posted
Exam 3 grades are posted. The average was 80 and the median 82. You will receive the exams in lecture or in section tomorrow (Wednesday, 5/17). Solutions are posted.
If you would like your exam to be regraded, write up a coversheet explaining your concern and turn in your exam and the coversheet to my mailbox (Manisha Padi) outside the main economics department suite in E52-300. Regrades must be received by Monday, 5/22, and late regrades will not be accepted. Remember that the exam you submit will be compared against our scans to ensure academic honesty, and will be regraded entirely according to our grader rubric. That means your score may go down as well as up.
We do not yet have information on grade cutoffs. Any update on letter grades will be announced as soon as we have them.
Good luck with Problem Set 10 and the rest of your semester!
Announced on 16 May 2017 12:24 p.m. by Manisha Padi
For those who are attending my section (i.e., Donghee's)
First, the PollEv survey is up in the usual place. Please answer the question that I posed today!Second, your feedback is truly valuable to me, so if you can take time for subject evaluation that would be wonderful. As you know, the address is: http://web.mit.edu/subjectevaluation/
Thank you!
Best,
Donghee
Announced on 15 May 2017 11:15 a.m. by Donghee Jo
Office hours today and tomorrow
There are office hours today (Monday) from 2-3 PM in E52-448 and 5-7 PM in E52-324. We have scheduled extra office hours tomorrow from 2-4 PM in E52-324. Clarification questions may be posted on Piazza, and all students should check there first to see if their questions have been answered. Good luck with problem set 10!Announced on 15 May 2017 10:44 a.m. by Manisha Padi
