Class was great, I definitely recommend taking it. Grades were based on homework, P problems, X problems, and an M problem. Almost every week there was a homework assignment based on the strategies and game theory we were learning in class. The homework could be a little difficult at times, but for the most part if you took notes or utilized the professor's slides and recordings, you will do well. P problems were us taking a flipgrid and walking through past Midterm and Final questions. We were originally required to do 3, but due to the TA strike he dropped that down to 1. There was no "real" midterm or final either. The professor had these things called "X Problems" that were essentially problems we had to turn in for a midterm and final-like grade, but we had them in advance and just needed to turn them in by the due-date. The grades we received were also mostly based on attempts over accuracy but professor Chwe was always willing to walk us through the problems so there really was no reason for you to struggle through it. I believe that COVID-previous years there were actually in-person midterms and finals, so just beware of that. There was also an M problem where we used what we learned in the course and applied it to a movie scene. Here you would record a flipgrid again and submit. Overall, I really enjoyed this class. Professor Chwe was so accommodating in regards to the strikes going on and even dropped the workload for us after expressing our concerns. He was also super helpful in office hours. I was initially nervous due to the aspect of math and strategy that I had never learned before, but the class turned out to be really interesting and I'm glad I took it. A great pre-requisite to take for Political Science!

THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND WE LOVE U PROF CHWE!!!!!
If u do legit the work it doesnt even have to be correct IF U JUST TRY u are guaranteed an A if u submit everything. if u participate extra or do extra hw u get an a+. there is no reason not to get an A. ALSO SHOUTOUT TO MY TA MR.CHO UR THE BEST

I thoroughly enjoyed Proffesor Chwe's lectures and his style of teaching. He is very patient and willing to go over any problems in OH. There was a homework assignment due each week, no exams, and 9 x problems to do. I would say this difficulty of this class is not super hard but you just need to understand the concept and learn how to apply this for homework assignments. It's duable work and there is no midterm or exam, instead there are just x problems to complete. The only thing is my TA was not the best. She didn't really know how to explain the solutions and just sort of regurgitated the answer book~ and she was constantly cut her discussion hours short and move around the schedule. There was no accommodations really for turning in assignments especially during the strike and she was always really passive aggressive when explaining problem that I had to ask (multiple times). Otherwise, Professory Chwe is a great prof and everyone should go and take him!

The professor was super chill and always willing to answer questions. There was an assignment with around 10 questions due every week.
The lectures were available in-person and on Zoom (also recorded). Sections were optional and the TAs went through a few of the homework questions (recorded on Zoom too). If you asked for help on the homework questions, the TAs and professor were always willing to give a quick rundown of the question.
The questions were on stuff like strategy games (Prisoner's Dilemma, etc).
The final was given like an entire month before it was due so that you could work on it at any time. You could choose which questions you wanted to answer and you had to make questions of your own. You also have to create videos on how to do some of these problems.
This class was pretty easy if you could apply the stuff from lectures onto the homework and final. But it might feel kinda dull just learning about hypothetical game theory. Most of the game theory isn't applied to politics in the class, just other situations.

You need to take this class. Professor Chwe is so cool. He has all this technology that he uses during lecture on ZOOM like a camera that follows your movements and this board he had that allowed him to write on the camera screen (?), I don't even know. It was cool. He is also in a choir I believe. Class was so easy. No exams. None. You learned game theory which is so interesting and fun. Changes how you think of things and how you make choices fr. You just had weekly homework assignments that were for completion not correction. And, you had to make flipgrid videos of you explaining problem sets for your final. One of my favorite professors. Only take Poli Sci 30 with him!

I loved having Prof. Chwe! While I took his class online, I'm sure it would be just as fun and engaging in person. Assignments were set up through H (homework), X (example), M (movie), and P (past exam) problems, and his syllabus described specifically how many of each we would have to do to get a specific grade. Grading was based mainly on completion and comprehension, which was easy enough if you paid attention in class. I'd recommend Chwe to anyone completing the pre-poli sci major or for anyone looking for an engaging GE. Definitely will require either math skill or work ethic, but was significantly more enjoyable than some of my other writing-based classes.

He's a really awesome professor! I highly recommend this class. It is more math-based so having a good TA is really crucial to this course. That being said, Yana is the BEST. She is super helpful and really wants you to succeed. There is a lot of work because there are no midterms or exams. I would definitely NOT take this course in person because he posted the past exams and they look pretty tough. The work is doable, but try not to fall behind in class and leave all the work till the very end. Take this class!

I love Chwe as a professor. I am taking another game theory class with him right now. That being said, PS30 is VERY hard if you are not a math person. It is entirely math. Having a good TA is crucial to your success in the class because with the large lecture hall, it was difficult to understand the material presented (I never ended up going to lectures because my section was more helpful.) Posting past midterms and finals is extremely helpful. Do every practice test 2-3 times and understand EVERYTHING. Even then, Chwe will throw in "trick" questions to help curve the class, making you come out of tests feeling like a complete failure (fear not, you likely did not fail.) There are much easier Political Science lower division classes. Nevertheless, I would still recommend PS30 because it is a course that will teach you concepts few other classes will teach you.

I really enjoyed this class with Professor Chwe. It was probably one of the best and most interesting classes I've ever taken. Chwe is a funny guy and I really enjoyed his lectures. It could get boring sometimes though. There was a midterm, a final, and 10 homework assignments for this class. The homework was a little hard but we barely got any homework in that class so it wasn't too bad. Unfortunately, the TAs weren't very helpful. It's really important to do/turn in your homework though because it really helps your grade if you do poorly on the exams. Chwe also has this policy where the top 30 percentile of students in the class get an A+ which i thought was pretty awesome. The lectures don't have attendance and are on Bruincast video so I used to skip all the time (he posts the slides online too). I personally thought the videos were more helpful than the lecture because the material is hard and it took me some time to process it so I could pause and rewind things on the video, instead of asking questions in front of the whole class lol. I really enjoyed this class and i would recommend it to others! Prof chwe is pretty awesome and I'd definitely take more classes with him.

I honestly do not regret taking this class. I thought I would hate it and I took it because all the other lower div pol sci classes were full by the time I was able to enroll. With that being said, I can say that this has been one of the most rewarding classes I've taken. It wasn't easy and some of the concepts were a bit confusing to grasp but the professor definitely helped in clarifying various questions we had. Everything you need to succeed is accessible to you its just the matter of putting in the hard work. I had to practice on a lot of the past midterms and finals he posted online in order to pass with a satisfying grade.