Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 2020 · Fall 2026 · MSU Denver · Prof. Jordan D. Hillman
This is the one page you need all semester.
Prologue · The Classroom
Everything you need before day one
Your Section
- 001 — Mon & Wed 8:00–9:20 am, King Center 306
- 002 — Mon & Wed 11:00 am–12:20 pm, King Center 306
- 012 — Online, on your own schedule
Finding Me
- Office: AD 530R
- johillman@msudenver.edu
- Office hours: Mon & Wed 9:30–10:30, Tue & Thu 9:00–10:30
How Grades Work
- 14 quizzes = 100% of your grade. That's it.
- Taken on Canvas, due Sundays 11:59 pm, two attempts each
- Quiz 1 due Sun Aug 23 · Quiz 14 (the final) due Sun Nov 22
- Grades post to Canvas
The Rules That Matter
- Course materials live here, quizzes and grades on Canvas
- Participation deadline Aug 31, 12 pm (Quiz 1 or showing up covers you)
- No extensions — the two attempts and the full week are your slack
- Textbook (recommended): Cowen & Tabarrok, Modern Principles
Prologue · The Course
How this course works
The course materials live on this page. Each week of the semester a new scene rises out of this floor carrying everything for that week: the material we cover, the interactive demos, and the practice problems. The week's quiz is on Canvas — take it by Sunday night, and your grade shows up there too. The week menu in the top corner jumps you anywhere, anytime.
Aug 17
Our story begins here
When the semester starts, the world outside this classroom starts growing — one scene per week, rising out of this floor. The blue thread under the door is where we’re headed.
Check back after the first class.
Day One
What can economics answer?
Wing I · Ye Olde Economique Theories
Where does value live?
Wing II · Ye Olde Economique Theories
The cabinet of curiosities
Wing III · Ye Olde Economique Theories
The architects of rational choice
Wing IV · Ye Olde Economique Theories
Where the margin was found
Finale · Marginal thinking
Every extra drop finds its next-best use
Week 2 · Gains from trade