Professor McDevitt definitely knows what he's talking about, and his lectures are very clear. However, he does spend a lot of time on the math, often explaining things in much more detail than should be necessary. Consequently, much of class time seems like it's wasted on mundane concepts, so lectures are fairly boring. I would've much preferred that McDevitt go through the concepts at a faster pace, since he was forced to cut a lot of the applications of the concepts due to time constraints towards the end of the term.

McDevitt is the bomb. He's a great teacher and explained things very well. I screwed up on the second midterm so that's why I didn't perform well in the class. Grading was as follows:

Midterm 1: 100 possible pts
Midterm 2: 150 possible pts
Final: 250 possible pts

Do the problem sets and start them early! They take a decent amount of time to finish and they are pretty helpful for studying. He also posts practice exams on CCLE and those are also very helpful. McDevitt provides everything you need to learn the material, its just a matter of setting aside the time to do it. Overall, I would highly recommend. He's my favorite professor in the Econ department!

McDevitt is a great professor. He is fundamentally knowledgeable and extremely clear in illustrating concepts, examples and their applications (as long as you follow his lectures). He also provides a comprehensive lecture note, which is quite helpful. Yet, as mentioned below, his lectures are really fast-paced. One lecture can cover a lot of contents...Even though you have some good microeconomic and math background, applications of concepts may differ. That said, if you are willing to concentrate during the lectures, you will find this Econ 11 clear and coherent.

Besides, he uses many sports related example. For example, He uses LeBron James' basketball skills to illustrate the concept of perfectly inelastic supply and the tragic record of Lakers this year to demonstrate the relationship between marginal product and average product.

If you have to take Econ 11, I'd recommend taking it with McDevitt. He's a nice guy and seems approachable. As someone who hadn't taken a math class other than Stats 10 since high school, it was definitely a rough transition for me. However, McDevitt was really clear with his examples in lecture and the old notes he uploads are helpful as well. All of the TAs I went to (3 different ones by the end of the class) were helpful too! I honestly thought I failed the first midterm but ended up getting a B and somehow pulled off a B in the course overall despite consistently showing up late and missing all of McDevitt's office hours. If you are a better student than me (go to lecture, take good notes, go to his review office hours and your discussion sections) you could definitely do better than I did :)

Mcdevitt is a fantastic professor. His lectures are pretty interesting, but what makes him so great is his explanations. I can't put my finger on why it is, but when he explains a concept, it clicks. His tests are very fair and he doesn't rush material generally. I highly recommend this course!

Grade: B-

I love Edward. So something weird happened while I was taking Econ 11. Till week 6, Carlos Armando de Jesus Cantu Garcia (yes that's his full name) taught my class. He was nice but his tests were impossible. At the end of week 6, Carlos left UCLA for another job (THANK GOD). By this time, Carlos destroyed us with 2 midterms (I got 43/100 on Midterm1 and 38/100 on Midterm2). Edward stepped in and taught with so much more clarity. He also decided that Midterm2 was TOO difficult and the scores seemed unfair so he boosted our grades 10 more points. With Carlos, our class was not curved, so I would have been failing, but Edward thought the class scores were too low not to be curved so he curved the class!! (THE REAL HOMIE). On the final, he said, "I am not going to test you on material that some other professor taught. The Final is not cumulative." (WOW I LOVE HIM). I got 84% on the final (a jaw dropping improvement from 38% and 43%).

Edward uploads his notes online, which is 95% in sync with his lecture, so you can use that. The class was bruincasted so that was extremely helpful. He also hold 2 office hours during weekend which were very helpful. He sends out a study guide for you to know what is going to be on the final. He has a messy and sloppy handwriting so sometimes it's hard to see what is on the board, but refer to lecture notes for that.
I would 100% recommend Edward McDevitt

I saw the reviews for McDevitt and realized how outdated some of them were. He is hands down the best professor I have ever taken in the Econ dept, maybe even at UCLA as a whole. His lectures are very fast-paced, so take him at your own risk (don't ever think about skipping a single lecture). With that hard work comes great payoffs. He really helps you to develop a fundamental understanding of micro/macroeconomics, and this knowledge will serve you well in the long run when you're taking upperdivs, or when you randomly tune into CNBC and figure out what the heck QE even means. Go buy his course reader at Ackerman for $15. It has all the notes you'll ever need. Use that time of laboriously copying down notes to listen, and listen well.

Disclaimer: Took 4 classes with McDevitt. Got A+ in all 4. That's why I love him so much., but real talk though, I wouldn't have taken him that many times if he taught meaningless, trifle theories

McDevitt's MC questions are the worst. He gives options a-j and you really need to understand the concept forwards and backwards to get these right. However, I love his teaching style. He writes down everything he is saying and lays out examples for every concept. His lectures and notes are very straight forward and much better than other Econ courses I have taken. Overall, good lectures but be prepared for tough tests.

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By far the worst Econ professor I've ever had. He doesn't explain anything, just spits things on the board from memory.

Also he doesn't care about the students at all. My midterm grade was changed by my TA during 6th week and it took until March of Winter Quarter (I took the course in Fall) before he recognized the change. He was completely unresponsive to any email and extremely hard to reach.

Beyond that, his tests are extremely difficult (the curve is decently generous) and he gives very little assigned problems so it's almost impossible to study.

I got a B in the class (once he finally changed my midterm grade), and I've never been so proud of a B in my life. My GPA is 3.8 if that puts that into perspective at all. Good luck if you're gonna take him is all I will say......