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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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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Fall 2019 - the exams were so much more difficult in comparison to the problem sets. he speaks clearly, but his actual teaching can differ in quality. i think it mainly depends on preparedness. this class was super stressful because the exams were unpredictable, and there wasn't a straightforward connection to the problems done in lecture/homework. he is nice and genuinely tries to help students, but this class was just so frustrating.
Fall 2019 - the exams were so much more difficult in comparison to the problem sets. he speaks clearly, but his actual teaching can differ in quality. i think it mainly depends on preparedness. this class was super stressful because the exams were unpredictable, and there wasn't a straightforward connection to the problems done in lecture/homework. he is nice and genuinely tries to help students, but this class was just so frustrating.
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Not a good professor at UCLA. His accent makes learning extremely difficult. His class is very math intensive. However, because no one learns, it makes a very nice curve for the class. Expect to be very stressed and freaked out because you haven't learned a thing by the time finals come around.
Not a good professor at UCLA. His accent makes learning extremely difficult. His class is very math intensive. However, because no one learns, it makes a very nice curve for the class. Expect to be very stressed and freaked out because you haven't learned a thing by the time finals come around.
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Winter 2021 - I'm only writing this review because I saw a review from my class (Winter 2021) and don't think its fair. Also, I would've appreciated an honest and comprehensive review like this instead of an angry rant from someone who didn't get the grade they wanted. Grading: - 25% HW (1 HW per week, lowest dropped) HW assignments were like 8 problems each, very doable if you just attend lecture/follow his slides. Occasionally there will be problems that the lecture can't answer, so you have to attend a TA's office hour. After each HW is due, the solutions are posted. - 25% Midterm (covers HW 1-4) If you understand how to do every HW problem you'll get an A - 50% Final (covers HW 1-9) Same as midterm, just study the HW and you'll get an A. The final and midterm are just HW problems. - No curves, but for our class overall scores 85+ were given an A. 35% of the class received an A. Course Content: You start off by learning budget sets, which is those basic problems where you pretend you have x money and then figure out how much of Good A and Good B you can buy. Then you learn to solve these algebraically. The entire class is just maximization problems and revolves around this concept. Then you start to use partial derivatives to solve more complicated problems. You're not required to understand anything conceptually. If you know how to do a partial derivative, U substitution, the chain rule, and simple algebra, you're set. I only spent a few hours per week on this class. Overall Thoughts: Even though I got an A, I have to agree Zame isn't the best professor. He just reads off the slides. This class will require self-studying and patience. I advise you to think about what type of person you are. If you're fine self-studying, you will get an A in this class. It's easy and straightforward, don't worry. If you expect the professor to hold your hand, don't take this class. Random Thoughts: I wouldn't take the review from the guy/girl with a B+ seriously, and any other angry reviews that get posted after I write this. My class had a GroupMe, which was just people constantly trashing Zame. It just became rude and toxic towards the end. I suspect that review was from one of those people lol.
Winter 2021 - I'm only writing this review because I saw a review from my class (Winter 2021) and don't think its fair. Also, I would've appreciated an honest and comprehensive review like this instead of an angry rant from someone who didn't get the grade they wanted. Grading: - 25% HW (1 HW per week, lowest dropped) HW assignments were like 8 problems each, very doable if you just attend lecture/follow his slides. Occasionally there will be problems that the lecture can't answer, so you have to attend a TA's office hour. After each HW is due, the solutions are posted. - 25% Midterm (covers HW 1-4) If you understand how to do every HW problem you'll get an A - 50% Final (covers HW 1-9) Same as midterm, just study the HW and you'll get an A. The final and midterm are just HW problems. - No curves, but for our class overall scores 85+ were given an A. 35% of the class received an A. Course Content: You start off by learning budget sets, which is those basic problems where you pretend you have x money and then figure out how much of Good A and Good B you can buy. Then you learn to solve these algebraically. The entire class is just maximization problems and revolves around this concept. Then you start to use partial derivatives to solve more complicated problems. You're not required to understand anything conceptually. If you know how to do a partial derivative, U substitution, the chain rule, and simple algebra, you're set. I only spent a few hours per week on this class. Overall Thoughts: Even though I got an A, I have to agree Zame isn't the best professor. He just reads off the slides. This class will require self-studying and patience. I advise you to think about what type of person you are. If you're fine self-studying, you will get an A in this class. It's easy and straightforward, don't worry. If you expect the professor to hold your hand, don't take this class. Random Thoughts: I wouldn't take the review from the guy/girl with a B+ seriously, and any other angry reviews that get posted after I write this. My class had a GroupMe, which was just people constantly trashing Zame. It just became rude and toxic towards the end. I suspect that review was from one of those people lol.
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