ECON 11
Microeconomic Theory
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisites: courses 1, 2, Mathematics 31A, 31B, with grades of C or better. Laws of demand, supply, returns, and costs; price and output determination in different market situations. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Summer 2019 - I've heard from a lot of people that econ 11 was ridiculously hard, and while it was difficult, it truly wasn't that bad to take with Rojas. He's one of the better lecturers in the econ department and if you understand his examples you'll understand the tests. Also he's really nice about regrades and helping you if you fuck up on a midterm (which I did). Go to his office hours if you have questions, he explains things better there, which I think has to do with the fact that he gets nervous in front of big crowds. Can't stress enough that he's a nice guy and genuinely cares about students because that's a big plus in my book.
Summer 2019 - I've heard from a lot of people that econ 11 was ridiculously hard, and while it was difficult, it truly wasn't that bad to take with Rojas. He's one of the better lecturers in the econ department and if you understand his examples you'll understand the tests. Also he's really nice about regrades and helping you if you fuck up on a midterm (which I did). Go to his office hours if you have questions, he explains things better there, which I think has to do with the fact that he gets nervous in front of big crowds. Can't stress enough that he's a nice guy and genuinely cares about students because that's a big plus in my book.
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this professor is terrible!! It is absolutely pointless attending lectures, you will only learn by teaching yourself and by attending the T.A. sections. He misleads the students on preperation for the midterm. I would not recomend anyone on taking this professor. A good way to harm your GPA.
this professor is terrible!! It is absolutely pointless attending lectures, you will only learn by teaching yourself and by attending the T.A. sections. He misleads the students on preperation for the midterm. I would not recomend anyone on taking this professor. A good way to harm your GPA.
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since he's visiting im not sure if he'll be teaching again, but here it is: he seems to know what he's talking about and his lectures are pretty thorough, as he hates wasting time. be ready for 1 hour and 15 minutes of intense econ. he hates wasting time so much that during one lecture, he yelled at all the students coming in late because they were "distracting" his tests are a bit tricky so you have to understand the concepts pretty well. and for the calculation problems, just go to TA sessions and do practice problems in the textbook or the examples that the prof or TA gives you. he doesn't have a distribution for grading, but rather he gives a few points for everybody (like 86 would be lowest A- instead of 90) so it's not easy, but if you studied, not that hard to pull off an A- or even an A
since he's visiting im not sure if he'll be teaching again, but here it is: he seems to know what he's talking about and his lectures are pretty thorough, as he hates wasting time. be ready for 1 hour and 15 minutes of intense econ. he hates wasting time so much that during one lecture, he yelled at all the students coming in late because they were "distracting" his tests are a bit tricky so you have to understand the concepts pretty well. and for the calculation problems, just go to TA sessions and do practice problems in the textbook or the examples that the prof or TA gives you. he doesn't have a distribution for grading, but rather he gives a few points for everybody (like 86 would be lowest A- instead of 90) so it's not easy, but if you studied, not that hard to pull off an A- or even an A
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Had this guy for Econ 101 not 11(wouldn't let me choose the 101 course for some reason), was a pretty cool guy but couldn't really explain anything you have to teach everything to yourself, go to a couple discussions to keep up with the work and the homework is ridiculous!! his exams were curved but the class was still really hard, don't take this guy unless you absolutely have to, you wont learn or get a good grade! save yourself take and someone else... my group and I put in unlimited amount of time most of us ended up with C+/B- range and we usually get a lot better grades than that.
Had this guy for Econ 101 not 11(wouldn't let me choose the 101 course for some reason), was a pretty cool guy but couldn't really explain anything you have to teach everything to yourself, go to a couple discussions to keep up with the work and the homework is ridiculous!! his exams were curved but the class was still really hard, don't take this guy unless you absolutely have to, you wont learn or get a good grade! save yourself take and someone else... my group and I put in unlimited amount of time most of us ended up with C+/B- range and we usually get a lot better grades than that.
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Mike Sproul is a great professor. He teaches concepts well, and his class wasn't hard. The quizzes were pretty straightforward and not too difficult. He had no midterm, just 3 quizzes and a final. He's also pretty humorous and talks in a monotone, nasally voice, which I think is pretty funny. Just make sure to go to every lecture, and take notes, because that's all he tests on. You don't need to read the text, and you don't need to go to TA section. Very easy class.
Mike Sproul is a great professor. He teaches concepts well, and his class wasn't hard. The quizzes were pretty straightforward and not too difficult. He had no midterm, just 3 quizzes and a final. He's also pretty humorous and talks in a monotone, nasally voice, which I think is pretty funny. Just make sure to go to every lecture, and take notes, because that's all he tests on. You don't need to read the text, and you don't need to go to TA section. Very easy class.
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