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Economics 106 (Decision Making)
SPRING  2025

Classes: T R  9:00-10:20 Wellman 2

            SECTIONS:
                                    A01 (CRN: 55442} W 6:10 - 7:00 pm TLC 3211
                                    A02 (CRN: 55443) W 7:10 - 8:00 pm TLC 3211
                                    A03 (CRN: 55444) R 6:10 - 7:00 pm TLC 3210
                                    A04 (CRN: 55445) R 7:10 - 8:00 pm TLC 3210
                                    A05 (CRN: 56633) W 6:10 - 7:00 pm H GYM 290

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WARNING!
You are expected to be familiar with the UC Davis Code of Academic Conduct (http://sja.ucdavis.edu/files/cac.pdf).
Any suspected violation will be reported to the office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs.  If you are found by SSJA to have cheated on a quiz or exam,  you will receive an "F" in the entire course.  

This is a conceptually demanding class.
To earn a passing grade you need to work hard
If you are not prepared to devote a lot of time and effort  to this class you are strongly advised not to enroll in it.
 WARNING!

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  • I do not grade "on the curve".  I believe that your grade should reflect entirely what you have learned. Grades will be determined according to the scale below. Thus, in principle, everybody in the class could end up with an A.
    • score
    		 100-98
    97-93
    92-88
    87-83
    82-78
    77-73
    72-68
    67-63
    62-58
    57-53
    52-48
    47-43
    42-0
    grade
    A+
    A
    A-
    B+
    B
    B-
    C+
    C
    C-
    D+
    D
    D-
    F

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     Instructor: Professor Giacomo Bonanno
     
    Office
    e-mail
    Office Hours
    1108 SSH
    gfbonanno@ucdavis.edu
    Wednesday 10:30am-12:00pm and 1:00 - 2:30pm 

     
    Teaching Assistant 1: Zander Memon (Sections A03 and A04)   
    Office
    e-mail
    Office Hours
    SSH 137
    (Courtyard level: one floor down from the Economics Department)
      zhmemon@ucdavis.edu 
        Monday, 4:00-6:00 pm 

     Teaching Assistant 2: Alec Navori (Sections A01 and A02)  
    Office
    e-mail
    Office Hours
    SSH 136
    (Courtyard level: one floor down from the Economics Department)
      aenavori@ucdavis.edu 
       Wednesday, 3:00-5:00 pm 

    Teaching Assistant 3: Laurin Curschellas     (Section A05)   
    Office
    e-mail
    Office Hours
    SSH 137
    (Courtyard level: one floor down from the Economics Department)
      lcurschellas@ucdavis.edu 
        Wednesday, 5:00-6:00 pm 

     
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    Syllabus:   106_Syllabus_S25.pdf   (Please read carefully, in particular the important rules concerning this course)

    TEXTBOOK (Open Access: free download):  http://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/DM_Book.html

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    EXAMS:

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    Exams and answers to exams (obviously these will be posted after the exams!)
    First Midterm exam :
    version 1: Mid1_v1.pdf
    version 2: Mid1_v2.pdf    		 Answers to First Midterm: 
    version 1: Mid1_v1_answ.pdf
    version 2: Mid1_v2_answ.pdf
    Second Midterm exam :
    version 1: Mid2_v1.pdf
    version 2: Mid2_v2.pdf    		 Answers to Second Midterm: 
    version 1: Mid2_v1_answ.pdf
    version 2: Mid2_v2_answ.pdf
    Third Midterm exam :
    version 1: Mid3_v1.pdf
    version 2: Mid3_v2.pdf    		 Answers to Thirdd Midterm: 
    version 1: Mid3_v1_answ.pdf
    version 2: Mid3_v2_answ.pdf
    Final: 
    version 1: Fin_v1.pdf
    version 2: Fin_v2.pdf    		 Answers to Final:
    version 1: Fin_v1_answ.pdf
    version 2: Fin_v2_answ.pdf

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    HOMEWORK: there are 6 homework sets, in the form of  Quizzes on Canvas.  For each quiz you have up to 2 attempts until the deadline for submission. They will be available at least one week before the deadline and thus you will have plenty of time to take them. Hence, do not ask for extensions, because they will be denied. The deadlines for the Canvas quizzes are as follows: 

    Homework_1: due on Friday, April 11 by 11:59pm
    Homework_2: due on Friday, April 18 by 11:59pm
      Skip April 25 (week of First Midterm)
    Homework_3: due on Friday, May 2 by 11:59pm
    Homework_4: due on Friday, May 9 by 11:59pm
    Homework_5: due on Friday, May 16  by 11:59pm
       Skip May 24 (Third Midterm)
    Homework_6: due on Friday, May 30  by 11:59pm


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    SLIDES ("before class" for the template that will be used in class, "after class" for the slides filled in during class)
    Tuesday Thursday
    Week 1 before class after class after class
    Week 2 before class after class after class
    Week 3 before class after class after class
    Week 4 before class after class FIRST MIDTERM
    Week 5 before class after class after class
    Week 6 before class after class after class
    Week 7 before class after class after class
    Week 8 before class after class SECOND MIDTERM
    Week 9 before class after class after class
    Week 10 before class after class after class

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    106_GRADES
    Note: your name has been replaced with an identifier calculated as follows:
    the sum of the two middle digits in your ID followed by the sum of the last four digits of your ID
    followed by the last digit of your ID followed possibly by the last letter of your last name followed possibly by the first letter of your first name

    EXAMPLES:

    ID Last Name First Name Identifier
    007-12-3456 Bond James 1+2 = 3 followed by 3+4+5+6 = 18 followed by 6. Thus the identifier is either
       3-18-6   or  3-18-6-d   or   3-18-6-dj
    985-63-1095 Potter Harry The identifier is either 9-15-5  or 9-15-5-r  or  9-15-5-rh

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