If you want to take this class, be aware that it is 100% mathematics. Not an exaggeration, this is literally just a calculus class with homework problems that take up 3 pages each.

Prof. Zame seems like he cares about the class but lectures were extremely dry and dense. Many times we didn't get to cover topics or would breeze past slides that needed a much more in-depth description. The test was fairly similar to the practice sets but there was definitely not enough time to take it. If you can push off taking the course with someone else, I would try to do so.

What a quarter it has been in this class. I'll start by saying that Zame is a very helpful and knowledgable professor, however, he can be pretty unclear at times. I found that he made things more complicated and difficult than they needed to be. Your best hope for this class will be the TA's. Some of them were excellent, some were useless. I personally did not find my TA to be helpful, so I did not go to my discussions, but you are allowed to attend another TA's discussions if you want and I would highly recommend doing so. This class honestly just comes down to understanding the mathematical concepts and once you've done that you're golden. Make sure you actually try on the homework because its worth 25% of your grade. Midterm is worth 25% and final is worth 50%, both heavily curved. You don't really need the textbook but it could be helpful to have around.

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I got a D on the midterm and an F on the final and still passed the class with a C. I'm not an Econ major so I severely regret taking this class. It is very challenging and sometimes Zame would lecture about things that didn't apply to the class or would just be flat out wrong (he even admitted it once). If you want to do well, go to lecture/discussions, DO THE HOMEWORK, and truly put a lot of effort into studying for this class. Also, it helps if you know multivariable calc before you take it.

Professor Zame is actually really nice but he's not as good teaching as Professor Sproul.

The book for this class is useless. Don't buy. Professor Zame will promise that no problems will be assigned from it and he'll stick to that promise. The notes you take in class and the lecture slides he posts online are the most helpful materials you'll have for this class (unless you get KYLE WOODWARD as a TA - seriously, if he's an option, go to his sections).

The class was hard but definitely doable. People here are saying that he doesn't curve his tests and that's true because HE CURVES THE WHOLE CLASS not each individual item. He says this several times, I don't know why people don't get the distinction.

The tests were extremely difficult, but to be fair I didn't study much. Study the homework and class problems extensively until you can do them perfectly. A lot of the questions of the tests were very similar. He posts the answers after you turn in your homework and they're very helpful. I say this as someone who truly bombed almost every homework assignment. (My homework grade was truly terrible. I don't know why, the distribution looked extremely favorable but eh.)

This is also a class where partial credit will help a lot. I didn't know how to finish about half the problems on the final so I just worked through them as far as I could manage and then wrote out what variables still needed to be solved for, even though I couldn't figure out how, and that was that. I got a B pre-curve on the final and I'm convinced making the most out of partial credit is the reason why.

I did get an A in the class and I got Bs on the midterm and the final. It's not impossible to get an A and I think the grade distribution reflects that it's not even particularly difficult, so long as you're not expecting to get away without working.

As for the professor, he's really nice. Always willing to help out if you're not getting something and is willing to find different ways to explain concepts, both during class and during office hours, if you're still not getting it.

All in all I definitely recommend Professor Zame, though admittedly there are easier econ 11s out there (though you won't learn as much either).

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Say goodbye to the Business Economics Major that you really wanted to get into. "What Professor Zame, the class average on the midterm was a D? Are you going to curve it so it will be fair and it won't be where half the class will fail?" If you were wondering, the answer is a definite NO and he will give you a good kick in your KUGELSACK when you are already down. If college was meant to be self-taught, why have professors then. Seriously, this man feeds off the tears of aspiring BusEcon/Econ students. I know economics is suppose to be challenging, but this guy takes it to the next level (i.e. homework with 3 to 4 pages of algebra for one problem). If you ever decide to take either Econ 11 or Econ 101, I suggest waiting a quarter because it's a small cost to incur for the benefit of not failing in shame.

P.S. He looks like "White Uncle Phil" in that picture up on top. Except Uncle Phil is wayyyyyyyy cooler. PEACE!

yes, zame's class is pretty tough because you have to essentially teach yourself the material while you're doing the homework he assigns. hope you're uber @ math! OH WELL, pros will always find the way to own and noobs will always be noobs. p.s. i'm a pro. teehee

Zame gives "you are on your own" a new meaning. If you are into torturing yourself with 4 other upper division class materials packed into this intro class, take him. Or, if you are so good at math that you truly enjoy doing 4 pages of algebra for one hw problem, take him. Better yet, if you welcome having new materials giving to you two days before your final which you need to know for your exam, take him.