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
1 of 4
Most Helpful Review
Spring 2017 - Homework is 10%, and the professor divides the rest of the 90% on the two midterms and final, depending on how you do: [1] For students whose final exam score is below the scores on each of the two midterms, each exam will count 30%. [2] For all other students, the final exam will count 50% and the higher of the two midterms will count 40% (i.e., the lower midterm score is dropped). For any student missing one of the midterms for any reason, the latter calculation will be used with the one midterm taken counting 40%. The class itself was okay. The professor is pretty straightforward, and the exams weren't super crazy or anything. If you're solid with calculus, it shouldn't be tooooo hard. Definitely should be able to at least pass.
Spring 2017 - Homework is 10%, and the professor divides the rest of the 90% on the two midterms and final, depending on how you do: [1] For students whose final exam score is below the scores on each of the two midterms, each exam will count 30%. [2] For all other students, the final exam will count 50% and the higher of the two midterms will count 40% (i.e., the lower midterm score is dropped). For any student missing one of the midterms for any reason, the latter calculation will be used with the one midterm taken counting 40%. The class itself was okay. The professor is pretty straightforward, and the exams weren't super crazy or anything. If you're solid with calculus, it shouldn't be tooooo hard. Definitely should be able to at least pass.
Most Helpful Review
I wouldn't say he's a great teacher or anything, but his class wasn't that bad. Lecture isn't really worth going to, most of the time, and the problem sets are kind of hard. Just make sure you really know how to do the homework problems, though; that's what the tests are based on. There is a really high curve, but if really understand the homework problems, then you should be fine. He's pretty nice during his office hours, he really wants everyone to understand the material. It also helps if you have a good TA, go to them for help with the homework. Yes, there is a lot of math in the class, but the most advanced you'll see are partial derivatives, nothing worse than that. So if you like math, it's not too bad, otherwise try to take someone else.
I wouldn't say he's a great teacher or anything, but his class wasn't that bad. Lecture isn't really worth going to, most of the time, and the problem sets are kind of hard. Just make sure you really know how to do the homework problems, though; that's what the tests are based on. There is a really high curve, but if really understand the homework problems, then you should be fine. He's pretty nice during his office hours, he really wants everyone to understand the material. It also helps if you have a good TA, go to them for help with the homework. Yes, there is a lot of math in the class, but the most advanced you'll see are partial derivatives, nothing worse than that. So if you like math, it's not too bad, otherwise try to take someone else.
AD
Most Helpful Review
Put it this way: I'm taking Econ 11 again with Michael Sproul and everything Sproul's teaching us in that class was virtually different than everything Board "taught" us. Board's a nice, funny guy and his accent will probably keep you glued to his lectures but I really couldn't understand anything in that class.
Put it this way: I'm taking Econ 11 again with Michael Sproul and everything Sproul's teaching us in that class was virtually different than everything Board "taught" us. Board's a nice, funny guy and his accent will probably keep you glued to his lectures but I really couldn't understand anything in that class.
Most Helpful Review
All the notes for his lectures are posted on the web. He basically reads off a series of overhead slides (same as those on webpage) during lecture...Boring and ineffective teaching style (a monotonous lecturer doesn't exactly help either). The key to doing well in his class: DO HIS PRACTICE TESTS!! I had to struggle a bit w/ Buddin's class only because i'm the type who learns thru effective teaching, for those who can do well by just studying alone, however, this class should be a breeze for you.
All the notes for his lectures are posted on the web. He basically reads off a series of overhead slides (same as those on webpage) during lecture...Boring and ineffective teaching style (a monotonous lecturer doesn't exactly help either). The key to doing well in his class: DO HIS PRACTICE TESTS!! I had to struggle a bit w/ Buddin's class only because i'm the type who learns thru effective teaching, for those who can do well by just studying alone, however, this class should be a breeze for you.
Most Helpful Review
Took Econ 11 in Winter 2015 The class wasn't easy, but that's just the content, and I'm sure that's the same for any other professor. I thought Carlos was a nice guy, who's pretty funny sometimes, and seems approachable enough. He's organized and pretty clear when it comes to teaching the concepts. However, the 2 midterms and final were pretty difficult, and the class wasn't curved. Although he gave an additional 10% extra credit, which actually helped a lot. He also has a bit of an accent, and his English isn't the best at times, but he's still understandable in my opinion. Overall, Carlos is pretty good, and while you might feel like you're going through hell during the class, you'll probably come out alright. As long as you do your homework and get all the participation points (by answering questions on the online forum and in lecture), you should be good. Econ 11 with Carlos was a little frustrating at times, especially in the face of unsolvable exam questions, but it isn't insane, and you'll probably get a fair grade if you put in the effort. This wasn't an easy class, but I have no complaints having Carlos as my professor.
Took Econ 11 in Winter 2015 The class wasn't easy, but that's just the content, and I'm sure that's the same for any other professor. I thought Carlos was a nice guy, who's pretty funny sometimes, and seems approachable enough. He's organized and pretty clear when it comes to teaching the concepts. However, the 2 midterms and final were pretty difficult, and the class wasn't curved. Although he gave an additional 10% extra credit, which actually helped a lot. He also has a bit of an accent, and his English isn't the best at times, but he's still understandable in my opinion. Overall, Carlos is pretty good, and while you might feel like you're going through hell during the class, you'll probably come out alright. As long as you do your homework and get all the participation points (by answering questions on the online forum and in lecture), you should be good. Econ 11 with Carlos was a little frustrating at times, especially in the face of unsolvable exam questions, but it isn't insane, and you'll probably get a fair grade if you put in the effort. This wasn't an easy class, but I have no complaints having Carlos as my professor.
AD
Most Helpful Review
Summer 2016 - Galluzzi's exams are pretty okay, if you just listen to lecture and know how to do the problems that he goes through in class, you will definitely be able to do well on the exams. Spend a little more effort memorizing all of the formulae that he goes through in class and you will ACE the exams with no problems at all! He talks with a bit of thick accent, but he's patient in answering questions, so that's a HUGE plus!
Summer 2016 - Galluzzi's exams are pretty okay, if you just listen to lecture and know how to do the problems that he goes through in class, you will definitely be able to do well on the exams. Spend a little more effort memorizing all of the formulae that he goes through in class and you will ACE the exams with no problems at all! He talks with a bit of thick accent, but he's patient in answering questions, so that's a HUGE plus!
Most Helpful Review
Spring 2020 - YES YES YES! Professor Goncalves is everything you want out of an Econ 11 professor. Spring 2020 was is first quarter at UCLA (I believe he did some post-doc work in NY after graduating from Princeton) and he blew all my expectations out of the water. Especially during all the chaos with the pandemic/BLM protests, he was super understanding and tried to make the best out of the situation. His lectures are very clear, and he goes through a ton of examples to really solidify the content (side note: he REALLY listens to student feedback; he adjusted the difficulty of the 2nd midterm/final after looking over the results of the 1st midterm, for example). He sometimes holds review sessions before exams, and a TON of extra office hours during midterm and final season (use them)! The material of econ 11 is obviously very challenging--the class is a weeder for a reason--but Prof. Goncalves is an absolute gem of the econ department. The grade distribution for Spring 2020 is inflated because tests were open note due to corona, but even if this class was in-person, I'd take this class again in a heartbeat. If I had one complaint about this class, it's the "flipped classroom" structure where you learn the content by watching pre-recorded lectures and lecture is a Q&A session, but this is really more a complaint about the constraints of COVID.
Spring 2020 - YES YES YES! Professor Goncalves is everything you want out of an Econ 11 professor. Spring 2020 was is first quarter at UCLA (I believe he did some post-doc work in NY after graduating from Princeton) and he blew all my expectations out of the water. Especially during all the chaos with the pandemic/BLM protests, he was super understanding and tried to make the best out of the situation. His lectures are very clear, and he goes through a ton of examples to really solidify the content (side note: he REALLY listens to student feedback; he adjusted the difficulty of the 2nd midterm/final after looking over the results of the 1st midterm, for example). He sometimes holds review sessions before exams, and a TON of extra office hours during midterm and final season (use them)! The material of econ 11 is obviously very challenging--the class is a weeder for a reason--but Prof. Goncalves is an absolute gem of the econ department. The grade distribution for Spring 2020 is inflated because tests were open note due to corona, but even if this class was in-person, I'd take this class again in a heartbeat. If I had one complaint about this class, it's the "flipped classroom" structure where you learn the content by watching pre-recorded lectures and lecture is a Q&A session, but this is really more a complaint about the constraints of COVID.
Most Helpful Review
Not a great econ teacher. This class is meant to be hard to begin with, but she sure doesn't help. Lectures don't explain anything that the book doesn't, and she flies over the important concepts as quickly as the unimportant ones. Also, another professor taught our class for the first three weeks. I stopped going to lecture because it was so ridiculously boring (and I've had some boring lectures). I'm re-taking the class right now w/ the TA Viola Chen and she's much fairer. For comparison, Guarino's midterm was deriving all these different formulas that everyone memorized. Chen's were problems similar to those out of the book. The worst part about Guarino's class was that she curved the first 2 midterms and then did NOT curve the final. This hurt me. A lot. Tread lightly.
Not a great econ teacher. This class is meant to be hard to begin with, but she sure doesn't help. Lectures don't explain anything that the book doesn't, and she flies over the important concepts as quickly as the unimportant ones. Also, another professor taught our class for the first three weeks. I stopped going to lecture because it was so ridiculously boring (and I've had some boring lectures). I'm re-taking the class right now w/ the TA Viola Chen and she's much fairer. For comparison, Guarino's midterm was deriving all these different formulas that everyone memorized. Chen's were problems similar to those out of the book. The worst part about Guarino's class was that she curved the first 2 midterms and then did NOT curve the final. This hurt me. A lot. Tread lightly.
AD
1 of 4
