ECON 1
Principles of Economics
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Not open to students with credit for former course 100. Introduction to principles of economic analysis, economic institutions, and issues of economic policy. Emphasis on allocation of resources and distribution of income through price system. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2019 - I feel like the professor tried hard to teach the class, but often ended up on tangents. The information introduced could be useful, but wasnt always on topic. The real problem with the class is the materials. The class not only requires a textbook, but cengage as well. This comes to a total of just under $300, and they are necessary to just econ 1. Neither are used in Econ 2, so the total is blunted during a single quarter. Other than that, the class wasn't too hard, just a heavier emphasis on math than actual economics.
Winter 2019 - I feel like the professor tried hard to teach the class, but often ended up on tangents. The information introduced could be useful, but wasnt always on topic. The real problem with the class is the materials. The class not only requires a textbook, but cengage as well. This comes to a total of just under $300, and they are necessary to just econ 1. Neither are used in Econ 2, so the total is blunted during a single quarter. Other than that, the class wasn't too hard, just a heavier emphasis on math than actual economics.
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Harding's lectures are pointless; there is absolutely no need to attend class because he just reads from the book, word for word. If you think about it, that's actually a very nice thing because you have an 8 am class that you do not need to go to. I went to 2 or 3 lectures total (plus the midterms and final) and got an A in the class. All you need to do is read the book, do the practice midterms because his exams are pretty similar to those and go to section.
Harding's lectures are pointless; there is absolutely no need to attend class because he just reads from the book, word for word. If you think about it, that's actually a very nice thing because you have an 8 am class that you do not need to go to. I went to 2 or 3 lectures total (plus the midterms and final) and got an A in the class. All you need to do is read the book, do the practice midterms because his exams are pretty similar to those and go to section.
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Professor Hou spends half of class talking about himself and his wife, and not about economics. While his stories are sometimes interesting, they don't help you to understand the material. Just make sure to read the book, because he throws in a lot of definitions and such on his exams.
Professor Hou spends half of class talking about himself and his wife, and not about economics. While his stories are sometimes interesting, they don't help you to understand the material. Just make sure to read the book, because he throws in a lot of definitions and such on his exams.
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