Professor
Danny Litt
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I took Litt over the summer, and I found his class to be a relatively easy one. He tells you everything you need to know for his two exams, so you should have no trouble acing them if you have done your homework. It's simple: know your stuff, do your homework, and you get an A. But, I have to admit that since he doesn't offer any curve (that is, his class is graded pretty much on an absolute scale of A= 90%+, B= 80-89, etc...), be wary of making careless errors on the tests. Or else, you may end up with a lower grade than you think you deserve. Overall, he's a great professor. I'd definitely recommend him.
I took Litt over the summer, and I found his class to be a relatively easy one. He tells you everything you need to know for his two exams, so you should have no trouble acing them if you have done your homework. It's simple: know your stuff, do your homework, and you get an A. But, I have to admit that since he doesn't offer any curve (that is, his class is graded pretty much on an absolute scale of A= 90%+, B= 80-89, etc...), be wary of making careless errors on the tests. Or else, you may end up with a lower grade than you think you deserve. Overall, he's a great professor. I'd definitely recommend him.
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Let me state here that he is a great prof - straightforward exams that are of above average but not impossible difficulty, complimented by solid lecturing from who seems to be a very knowledgeable man. Only thing I didn't like was how he added surprise quizzes and an extra homework in the class without any kind of legitimate warning. The syllabus mentioned quizzes, but not how they would fit into grading. From someone used to profs adhering exactly to syllabi (from engineering) this was unusual, even uncomfortable. But despite the one (minor) qualm, I like most reviewers before me, highly recommend him.
Let me state here that he is a great prof - straightforward exams that are of above average but not impossible difficulty, complimented by solid lecturing from who seems to be a very knowledgeable man. Only thing I didn't like was how he added surprise quizzes and an extra homework in the class without any kind of legitimate warning. The syllabus mentioned quizzes, but not how they would fit into grading. From someone used to profs adhering exactly to syllabi (from engineering) this was unusual, even uncomfortable. But despite the one (minor) qualm, I like most reviewers before me, highly recommend him.
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Litt's classes will be what you make of them. Some people enjoy that he focuses on his life experiences as analogies to the material that he's covering, and others prefer if he did practice problems during class. In his classes, you have all of the tools you need to succeed: he's available for help (and friendly, and helpful), the entire course is planned out accurately on the syllabus and he is timely with e-mails and office hours. Personally, I found his stories to be an easier way of remembering or rationalizing through concepts. As mentioned below, he does tell you what concepts will be covered on the test. The tests are nevertheless challenging, and you have to out-perform your classmates if you want an A. The final is signficantly more challening than his midterm; whereas the midterm is time-pressured, but doable, the final is not time pressured but you either know how to do it or you don't regardless of how much time you have. I recommend knowing how to solve all of the practice problems that he assigns in the textbook, and being able to manipulate those. They are a helpful way of seeing if you understand the material.
Litt's classes will be what you make of them. Some people enjoy that he focuses on his life experiences as analogies to the material that he's covering, and others prefer if he did practice problems during class. In his classes, you have all of the tools you need to succeed: he's available for help (and friendly, and helpful), the entire course is planned out accurately on the syllabus and he is timely with e-mails and office hours. Personally, I found his stories to be an easier way of remembering or rationalizing through concepts. As mentioned below, he does tell you what concepts will be covered on the test. The tests are nevertheless challenging, and you have to out-perform your classmates if you want an A. The final is signficantly more challening than his midterm; whereas the midterm is time-pressured, but doable, the final is not time pressured but you either know how to do it or you don't regardless of how much time you have. I recommend knowing how to solve all of the practice problems that he assigns in the textbook, and being able to manipulate those. They are a helpful way of seeing if you understand the material.
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First off, i recommend this class to anyone interested in a career in finance. You literally learn the same types of valuation models that investment banks and real estate companies use. As far as Litt, I thought his class was fair. The tests are time-pressured, so download an old midterm from his old class websites to get an idea of what to do, since he doesn't change the material that much. His lectures are okay. He tends to move through stuff quickly so it helps to stay up with the readings and homework. The final was almost entirely based on his lectures, but if you go to class, do the HW, take good notes, do well on the case projects (which are cool if you're good at Excel and interested in finance) then you'll get that A. I thought the class was easier than any of the accounting classes I've taken, but then again, this is a finance class, not accounting.
First off, i recommend this class to anyone interested in a career in finance. You literally learn the same types of valuation models that investment banks and real estate companies use. As far as Litt, I thought his class was fair. The tests are time-pressured, so download an old midterm from his old class websites to get an idea of what to do, since he doesn't change the material that much. His lectures are okay. He tends to move through stuff quickly so it helps to stay up with the readings and homework. The final was almost entirely based on his lectures, but if you go to class, do the HW, take good notes, do well on the case projects (which are cool if you're good at Excel and interested in finance) then you'll get that A. I thought the class was easier than any of the accounting classes I've taken, but then again, this is a finance class, not accounting.
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