EconS 101 · Washington State University
Introduction to Microeconomics
A one-semester introduction to microeconomics for undergraduates. Topics: how markets set prices; how consumers and firms make decisions; competition, monopoly, and market power; game theory and strategic behavior; asymmetric information and auctions; and public policy toward externalities and public goods.
Syllabus
Textbook
The course is based on the notes Introduction to Microeconomics by Felix Muñoz-Garcia. The chapter slides, interactive simulators, self-check tutor, and companion app below are designed to pair with the book.
Slides for each chapter (PDF):
Chapter 1: Thinking Like an Economist
Chapter 3: Elasticity and Its Applications
Chapter 4: Government in the Market: Price Controls, Taxes, and Subsidies
Chapter 5: Consumer Preferences
Chapter 6: Consumer Choice, Demand, and Welfare
Chapter 7: Choice under Risk and Uncertainty
Chapter 9: The Costs of Production
Chapter 10: Perfect Competition
Chapter 11: Monopoly and Market Power
Chapter 12: Pricing Strategies: Price Discrimination and Bundling
Chapter 13: Game Theory I (Simultaneous-Move Games)
Chapter 14: Game Theory II (Sequential and Repeated Games)
Chapter 15: Oligopoly and Imperfect Competition
Chapter 16: Asymmetric Information
Chapter 17: Auctions and Bidding Strategies
Chapter 18: Externalities, Public Goods, and Common Resources
Online tools:
Interactive simulators: PPF, supply and demand, elasticity, cost curves, monopoly, Cournot, and externalities.
Self-check tutor: adaptive multiple-choice questions by chapter, with feedback.
Companion App for instructors: build homework and exams, share a code with your students, track responses, and download the results as an Excel file.
Weekly Review Sessions
Practice exercises with detailed answer keys, one per week.
