Intermediate Micro student here. I've gone through the Varian cover to cover. Teacher gives us exercises that go beyond the Varian, explains that it's not advanced enough. Fine, but I don't know what else I'm supposed to read? have looked at McAfee. Other suggestions? (in addition to the invariable....)
You might try Varian's graduate textbook. It's a pretty easy read relative to other graduate textbooks. Also Nicholson's master's-level text might be helpful.
An excellent intermediate course (for non majors) can be organized without math. Stupid to use math if students are not up to it.
For examples see e.g. the old Alchian and Allen book. Or Hirschleifer. Or McCloskey.
A 2nd Micro course (after Principles) is in my opinion of great value in order to understand (a little better) functioning of markets.
5. was hilarious but 3. confused me.
3. In the 7th week of the semester, there are many students who think the 'partial' symbol is a 2. Exam question: using the given demand function, show that X is a normal good using calculus. Student answer: 2X/2I >0. If I had to guess, they were probably thinking (for 7 weeks) "shouldn't the 2 cancel out? Oh well better not rock the boat."
What university has an intermediate micro for non-majors that has multivariable calculus as a prerequisite?
An excellent intermediate course (for non majors) can be organized without math. Stupid to use math if students are not up to it.
For examples see e.g. the old Alchian and Allen book. Or Hirschleifer. Or McCloskey.
A 2nd Micro course (after Principles) is in my opinion of great value in order to understand (a little better) functioning of markets.
This is good advice, if the goal is to be a good teacher.
I used to ridicule students early in my career, too, when I felt badly about myself from all the journal rejections.
The stories aren’t funny, OP. They’re a series of humble brags that actually reveal you don’t know how to teach.
Answer to a present value question with a fixed interest rate and a shrinking yearly output: "The pipeline is worthless because it will eventually run out of gas."
I taught engineering economics from a book with tables of formulas and coefficients in the back. All my exams were open book. Students still failed.