He didn't teach that well and just basically read off the slides. But, he went through the material for the chapter, so it was fine. The tests were unclear many times and tested concepts that we didn't really cover or at least not in any real depth. Much of the homework didn't compare to the tests. He also didn't conduct the final well since the software glitched halfway through and he gave us an extra 15 mins even though it was down for a lot longer. There wasn't any real workload though, just the homework due every Friday which I think you could check up to three times. Overall, he's not terrible if you need to take the class, but he's not amazing either.

I only attended the first lecture. After that, I mainly relied on reading the textbook and taking notes to learn and understand the material. His lectures are fine, but they are pretty much a summarized version of what the textbook offers. Because of this, it could be a lot more helpful to go through the textbook yourself rather than relying on a watered-down summary. Test questions are usually not memory-based and require you to understand the material and be able to apply it. Homework questions were quite similar to test questions, so you should definitely make sure you understand those and consult your TA if you have any questions.

easiest class i have ever taken. since like preschool. but we never really got to see the professor. we just watched lectures that another professor made. so kinda weird

In this class you have to study a lot and take notes since the class exams are fairly difficult. Read the textbook and work out the problems so you can have a chance to look at what you are going to see on the exams. The textbook really helps you a lot in passing the class. I have the pdf version of the textbook "Principles of Economics" 9th edition by N. Gregory Mankiw, i'll be selling it for $20 through zelle. Just send a text at 3233974473 with your email and info.

Tests were easy online with open notes, but I can imagine in person that they would be more difficult. I don't think he transitioned online well and I was often confused by what needed to be done week to week because he had his own slides and lectures, another professor's slides and lectures, and a textbook Chapter. It seemed like information overload every week. There is no week to week homework, just stay on top of all the readings. Grade based all on two midterms (25% each) and one final (50%). Kind of stressful in the end, but the open note policy for online class was nice. The practice problems on the Cengage book you have to buy are the best way to study.

Overall, it's an okay or good-adjacent class. It's microeconomics which isn't difficult math-wise. If you only read the Chapter Overviews of the readings, you will do okay-alright in this class. If you do the practice problems/discussion problems that Professor Rojas and your TA provide, you will probably do well in this class. I can't really say how good of a professor Rojas is because we relied on pre-recorded lectures from another professor for like half the course (due to the transition to online learning), but I think he is a good professor.

Although the professor is fairly helpful, I found the entire experience overall to not be the best. The exams were fairly difficult and there is no homework or other assignments or even attendance to push your grade up a little. I went to all the lectures but definitely needed to exert a little more effort in going over my notes and understanding the practice examples online. Not a terrible class, but not exactly a great introduction to my major.

Rojas was a decent professor. I thought his lectures were pretty dry, but that also might just be the class material. The grading of the class consists entirely of the exams, which is fairly stressful as their is no rewarding for the homework done. The midterms are pretty easily and the final is really hard as everyone in Bruinwalk has already said. My advice would be just to focus on what he says in terms of the content the exam focuses on and do not believe the final will be the same level of difficulty as the exam. I felt like utilizing the course materials, lecture, and the professor and TA availability allowed me to do well and didn't find any huge barriers to getting a good grade in this class.

Rojas is a very fair professor, I find myself not going to lectures as much because everything was off his slides. However, if you did not fully understand a concept, it is very crucial to go to his office hours or the TA's office hours so that you can understand it to face the tricky questions they put on the midterms and final. For the midterms, the questions are straightfoward. However, since they are straightfoward, some students may overlook the wording of the questions and think its asking for something else when it's not. Make sure to do good on the midterms because the final will be a wakeup call, the final average was a 72 percent and i got a D on it. The main reason I ended up with a C- and will have to waste my repeat course for my econ major on a supposed to be easy pre-req. For this class, Some students may find it very easy to understand the material and do well on the test( probably because they took AP econ in high school) but coming from a working class environment where my high school didn't have AP econ and had regular econ that was not comprehensive at all , I was easily misguided on finding the proper solutions for questions asked on the tests . Also, make sure to spend a good amount of time studying for this class if you do bad on the first midterm, just read over the chapters in the textbook to get a better understanding and do practice problems. If you can get previous midterms, that'll help. Do what you're supposed to do, take responsibility, and you'll accomplish what you'll set out to accomplish. Good luck.

This class is very straightforward and realistically, he just reads directly off his lecture slides which he posts anyways. If you can download mindtap and review from that, you’re set since the practice tests in that program most closely resemble his practice tests.