There will be regular homework assignments, in weekly or biweekly intervals throughout the semester. Your other incentive to work hard on the homework is that if you do not master the problems included in it, it will be extremely unlikely that you will pass the examinations. Questions on the material and the homework problems will be most welcome all semester long. Sources Microeconomics is a vast field. The following tiny selection of books will be referred to in the course outline below.
Starred items are mandatory readings and are available in the bookstore.
The reason so much mathematical notation appears in this book is that it's the only way to do economics carefully, i.e., correctly. Its explanations are clear and less mathematically demanding than MWG's, but quite rigorous all the same. It covers a wide range of topics, and I highly recommend perusing the chapters not assigned in this course in order to round off your microeconomics education and to look for appetizing areas in which to specialize and do research. Gardner, R., Games for Business and Economics, Wiley, 1995. Rasmusen, E., Games and Information, An Introduction to Game Theory , second edition, Blackwell, 1994.