<p>I've searched the threads and haven't really found a clear answer to what the difference between these two classes are. I know that 101 involves "more math", but what does that mean? What kind of math and how much? (I'm taking Math 53 right now)</p>
<p>I'm taking 100A right now. I didn't do 101A, because I wasn't sure if I wanted to major in econ and didn't want to take a painful course in something that I wasn't even sure would be useful. But now, I'm sure that I like econ and would like to major in it. 101B would fit in my schedule a lot better than 100B. </p>
<p>My schedule for next semester would be:
Stat 134
Math 54
Econ 155
Econ 101B</p>
<p>I can’t speak for Econ 101B, but i’m in Econ 100B right now. After our first midterm and looking at where the class is headed, I have never had to use a single equation in the class. For example, last semester in Econ 1, I remember having to do some math for the problem sets like figure out equilibrium rates, cobb-douglas function stuff, and potential output. For 100B, we don’t have to know ANY of that. Our problem sets are all about graphs and application problems in relations to the graphs, i.e: what rotates the curve up/down, etc. So speaking from the Econ 100B side, there is no math involved. I can imagine that Econ 101B would be more quantitatively based, esp in comparison to Econ 100B. Hope that helped!</p>