Professor: Chin Course format: Lecture w/section Number of respondents: 35 Total Enrollment: 51 Class Composition: Froshs: 20 Sophs: 21 Jrs: 9 Srs: 1 Concs: 17 Non-Concs: 15 Don't Know: 2

Instructor Average: 1.89 Course Average: 1.96

"Intermediate Microeconomics" aims to introduce students to microeconomic principles and give them the tools necessary for microeconomic analysis and public policy application. Topics covered include the theory of consumer demand, theory of firms, market behavior, and welfare economics. Math 6, 7, or 9 or the equivalent and Econ 11 are the prerequisites for this course.

Nearly all reviewers praised Professor Chin for the clarity and conciseness of her lectures, describing them as informative and well organized. However, the consensus on her teaching style was that she moved through lectures entirely too fast, as students would often find themselves left behind. Many respondents liked her willingness to answer questions and noted that she would make time after class to further explain the material on a one-on-one basis when necessary.

Reviewers noted that there were not many textbook readings assigned, which was probably for the better because they said the textbook did not correspond at all with the lecture notes. Though some students did find the textbook articles interesting, nearly all respondents described them as unessential to success in the course.

Students in the class completed weekly problem sets, one midterm and one final. While many class members found the problem sets to be extremely difficult and unrelated to the midterm and final, others described the assignments as extremely fair and helpful in studying for the exams.

The vast majority of students spent three to five hours per week on this class with more right before exams. Though many class members describe the course as difficult, it did meet most students' expectations. All in all, this is an important requirement for both economics and business economics concentrators and a prerequisite for higher level economics courses. Students, though they describe the course as being worthwhile, warn that the class will not be an easy ride and recommend that you take this course only if you have a definite interest in the analytical side of microeconomics.

View EC/0111 in the Brown Online Course Announcement.