ECON 137
Introduction to Urban and Regional Economics
Description: Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 11. Survey of broad range of policy and theoretical issues that are raised when economic analysis is applied in urban setting. Topics include urbanization and urban growth, housing markets, location decisions of households and firms, transportation, urban labor markets, and local public sector. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2017 - I've had Fujii for both 137 and 102 and both times he's been a completely straightforward professor which makes him above average. His lectures are based off of slides that he posts online and the exams are based off the slides and book problems. Through the six exams (both classes were 2 midterms for 25% and final for 50%), I saw maybe two questions I didn't expect. The quantity of material is pretty substantial and I wasn't super interested which made it tough, but as a professor, I have a lot of respect for Fujii.
Fall 2017 - I've had Fujii for both 137 and 102 and both times he's been a completely straightforward professor which makes him above average. His lectures are based off of slides that he posts online and the exams are based off the slides and book problems. Through the six exams (both classes were 2 midterms for 25% and final for 50%), I saw maybe two questions I didn't expect. The quantity of material is pretty substantial and I wasn't super interested which made it tough, but as a professor, I have a lot of respect for Fujii.
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Winter 2020 - Easily the most disorganized professor I've ever had. His lectures were hard to follow in class and his handwriting was extremely messy, which made reading off the board confusing. As a result, I didn't bother going to class and would simply read through the typed up notes posted on CCLE. Every single document he sent out, whether it be notes, exams, or anything else, would be filled with typos, including one on the final which put my grade at risk. With that being said, he genuinely does care, and provides many extra office hours before a test to ask questions. Had he organized the class better it would have been great, but it was too chaotic to be enjoyable.
Winter 2020 - Easily the most disorganized professor I've ever had. His lectures were hard to follow in class and his handwriting was extremely messy, which made reading off the board confusing. As a result, I didn't bother going to class and would simply read through the typed up notes posted on CCLE. Every single document he sent out, whether it be notes, exams, or anything else, would be filled with typos, including one on the final which put my grade at risk. With that being said, he genuinely does care, and provides many extra office hours before a test to ask questions. Had he organized the class better it would have been great, but it was too chaotic to be enjoyable.
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Fall 2021 - This class is one of the best economics classes I've ever taken and would highly recommend. Not only does the variety of assessment formats (quizzes, a group presentation, discussion forum posts) benefit most students in allowing us to demonstrate our understanding of the subject beyond traditional exams, the exams and quizzes are super fair. Practice exercises reflect the kind of math and problem-solving that we see in the exams so it's not one of those classes where the exams are ridiculously harder. And she's really responsive on email, available during office hours as promised, and works hard to make sure that the way she communicates class materials is clear. The class itself covers content that is applicable to real world contexts and is engaging, containing a blend of intuitive principles (e.g. that rent is higher per sqft closer to the city center) and case studies that are less intuitively obvious but are challenging and interesting all the same.
Fall 2021 - This class is one of the best economics classes I've ever taken and would highly recommend. Not only does the variety of assessment formats (quizzes, a group presentation, discussion forum posts) benefit most students in allowing us to demonstrate our understanding of the subject beyond traditional exams, the exams and quizzes are super fair. Practice exercises reflect the kind of math and problem-solving that we see in the exams so it's not one of those classes where the exams are ridiculously harder. And she's really responsive on email, available during office hours as promised, and works hard to make sure that the way she communicates class materials is clear. The class itself covers content that is applicable to real world contexts and is engaging, containing a blend of intuitive principles (e.g. that rent is higher per sqft closer to the city center) and case studies that are less intuitively obvious but are challenging and interesting all the same.
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