ECON 212: Principles of Microeconomics

Fall 2026

Coming up

Mon Aug 31 First Day; Course Overview
Wed Sep 2 Ch. 5: Elasticity Lecture notes: Ch. 5 Handout: Elasticity
Fri Sep 4 Ch. 5: Elasticity Syllabus Quiz due
Mon Sep 7 Ch. 5: Elasticity
Wed Sep 9 Ch. 5: Elasticity
Fri Sep 11 Ch. 6: Government Policies Lecture notes: Ch. 6 Handout: Price Controls
Mon Sep 14 Ch. 6: Government Policies
Wed Sep 16 Ch. 7: Market Efficiency HW: Ch. 5, 6 due Lecture notes: Ch. 7 Handout: Surplus
Fri Sep 18 Ch. 7: Market Efficiency / Presentations (Sec. 1) Sec. 1 presentations (half period)
Mon Sep 21 Ch. 8: Costs of Taxation Begins Sec. 2; not on Exam 1
Fri Sep 25 Exam 1 — How Markets Work Ch. 5, 6, 7; HW: Ch. 7 due
Mon Sep 28 Ch. 9: International Trade
Wed Sep 30 Ch. 8 (cont.) / Ch. 9 (cont.)
Fri Oct 2 Ch. 10: Externalities
Wed Oct 7 Ch. 10: Externalities HW: Ch. 8, 9 due
Fri Oct 9 Ch. 10: Externalities
Mon Oct 12 Ch. 11: Public Goods
Wed Oct 14 Ch. 11: Public Goods HW: Ch. 10 due
Fri Oct 16 Special Lecture — The Market for Lemons No HW
Mon Oct 19 Presentations (Sec. 2) / Ch. 14: Costs of Production Begins Sec. 3; not on Exam 2; Sec. 2 presentations (half period)
Wed Oct 21 Ch. 14: Costs of Production Not on Exam 2; HW: Ch. 11 due
Fri Oct 23 Exam 2 — When Markets Fail Ch. 8–11, special lecture
Mon Oct 26 Ch. 15: Competitive Markets
Wed Oct 28 Ch. 15: Competitive Markets HW: Ch. 14 due
Fri Oct 30 Ch. 15: Competitive Markets
Mon Nov 2 Ch. 16: Monopoly
Wed Nov 4 Ch. 16: Monopoly HW: Ch. 15 due
Fri Nov 6 Ch. 16: Monopoly
Mon Nov 9 Ch. 16: Monopoly
Wed Nov 11 Ch. 17: Monopolistic Competition Begins Sec. 4; not on Exam 3
Fri Nov 13 Presentations (Sec. 3) / Ch. 17: Monopolistic Competition Not on Exam 3; Sec. 3 presentations (half period)
Mon Nov 16 Ch. 17: Monopolistic Competition Not on Exam 3
Wed Nov 18 Exam 3 — Firm Behavior Ch. 14, 15, 16
Fri Nov 20 Ch. 18: Oligopoly Virtual class
Mon Nov 23 Ch. 18: Oligopoly Virtual class
Mon Nov 30 Ch. 18: Oligopoly HW: Ch. 16, 17 due
Wed Dec 2 Ch. 19: Factors of Production
Fri Dec 4 Ch. 19: Factors of Production
Mon Dec 7 Ch. 20: Labor Markets
Wed Dec 9 Ch. 20: Labor Markets HW: Ch. 18, 19 due
Fri Dec 11 Presentations (Sec. 4) — Last Day of Classes Sec. 4 presentations (full period); no HW for Ch. 20
Thu Dec 17 Final Exam (Sec. 01) 9:00–11:00 AM; Ch. 17–20 + cumulative
Thu Dec 17 Final Exam (Sec. 02) 3:00–5:00 PM; Ch. 17–20 + cumulative

Course information

Instructor	Prof. Peter Doe
Email	doe42@hope.edu
Office	Van Zoeren Hall 165A
Office hours	By appointment: book a time
Meetings	Sec. 01: MWF 8:30–9:20 AM Sec. 02: MWF 9:30–10:20 AM
Room	Science Center 3130
Textbook	Mankiw, Principles of Microeconomics, 11th ed. (via MindTap)
Syllabus	PDF