ECON 312: Intermediate Microeconomics

Fall 2026

Coming up

Mon Aug 31 Ch. 2: Budget Constraint First day of classes Lecture notes: Ch. 2 Handout: Budget Constraints
Wed Sep 2 Ch. 3: Preferences PS 1 assigned Lecture notes: Ch. 3
Fri Sep 4 Ch. 4: Utility Syllabus Quiz due Lecture notes: Ch. 4
Mon Sep 7 Ch. 4: Utility Labor Day (classes meet)
Wed Sep 9 Ch. 5: Choice PS 1 due; PS 2 assigned Lecture notes: Ch. 5 Handout: Utility Maximization
Fri Sep 11 Ch. 5: Choice (cont.)
Mon Sep 14 Ch. 6: Demand
Wed Sep 16 Ch. 7: Revealed Preference PS 2 due
Fri Sep 18 Ch. 7: Revealed Preference (cont.)
Mon Sep 21 Exam 1 — Basic Consumers Ch. 2–7; Sec. 1 presentations (half period)
Fri Sep 25 Ch. 8: Slutsky Equation Begins Sec. 2; not on Quiz 1
Mon Sep 28 Ch. 8: Slutsky Equation (cont.)
Wed Sep 30 Ch. 8: Slutsky Equation (cont.)
Fri Oct 2 Ch. 9: Buying and Selling PS 3 assigned; Fall recess begins 6:00PM
Wed Oct 7 Ch. 14: Consumer's Surplus Wed. schedule in effect
Fri Oct 9 Ch. 15: Market Demand
Mon Oct 12 Ch. 19: Technology PS 3 due; Begins Sec. 3; not on Exam 2
Wed Oct 14 Exam 2 — Comparative Statics Ch. 8, 9, 14, 15
Fri Oct 16 Ch. 20: Profit Maximization
Mon Oct 19 Ch. 21: Cost Minimization
Wed Oct 21 Ch. 22: Cost Curves
Fri Oct 23 Ch. 22: Cost Curves (cont.)
Mon Oct 26 Ch. 23: Firm Supply
Wed Oct 28 Ch. 24: Industry Supply Sec. 3 presentations (half period)
Fri Oct 30 Ch. 16: Equilibrium Begins Sec. 4; not on Exam 3
Mon Nov 2 Exam 3 — The Firm Ch. 19–24
Wed Nov 4 Ch. 25: Monopoly
Fri Nov 6 Ch. 25: Monopoly (cont.)
Mon Nov 9 Ch. 28: Oligopoly
Wed Nov 11 Ch. 28: Oligopoly (cont.)
Fri Nov 13 Two-Sided Matching Sec. 4 presentations (half period)
Mon Nov 16 Ch. 35: Externalities Begins Sec. 5; not on Exam 4
Wed Nov 18 Exam 4 — On the Origin of Prices Ch. 16, 25, 28 + matching
Fri Nov 20 Ch. 35: Externalities (cont.) Virtual class
Mon Nov 23 Ch. 35: Externalities (cont.) Virtual class
Mon Nov 30 Ch. 36: Public Goods
Wed Dec 2 Ch. 32: Exchange
Fri Dec 4 Ch. 32: Exchange (cont.)
Mon Dec 7 Ch. 32: Exchange (cont.)
Wed Dec 9 Ch. 34: Welfare Sec. 5 presentations (half period)
Fri Dec 11 Catch-up — Last Day of Classes
Wed Dec 16 Final Exam — What Prices Do 12:30–2:30 PM; Ch. 35, 36, 32, 34 + cumulative

Course information

Instructor	Prof. Peter Doe
Email	doe42@hope.edu
Office	Van Zoeren Hall 165A
Office hours	By appointment: book a time
Meetings	MWF 1:00–1:50 PM
Room	Van Zoeren Hall 298
Textbook	Varian & Melitz, Intermediate Microeconomics with Calculus, 2nd ed.
Syllabus	PDF