though his accent is a bit tough i found him to be very thorough and a fair grader. he really does crack himself up at least once per class, and it helps you get through the monotony of econ.

I think he pretty good because all i had to do was hand in the paper.

I think he is not that bad. At least he teaches the couse at a slow pace. The exam is very easy, just pay attention in class. Not much homework to do.

Go to class and pay attention. Tests come from notes. no homework and nothing to read.

Very easy tests and material. No need of book at all. Just notes, so better be in class. But that's all. 1 midterm, giva us sample that was 70% the same, 1 assignment, that u can copy from someone. And is very clear, depite his heavy accent. Recommended.

if u cant get into ayari's class then take Ma. forget about Su (hes worse than Ma) theres no textbook, hw, or attendance. it's all optional. all u need to do is just come to class from day1 cuz it will take a while for you to understand him. he gives exercises which are similar to midterm & final.

i think he is a good prof. i like him. he teaches very slow. you just need to come to class everyday in order to understand the material. some of you said he's boring and unclear, that is b/c the subject itself is boring and unclear. he did his best in teaching it.

This is the hardest class in Baruch by far. I finished it with a B- and still don't know what it was about. No attendance. He just repeats himself over and over, make sure you come to class to take notes and do the exercise assignments. don't get the book, you don't need it. Subject is boring.

i thought i was going to end up with a C+, but he gave me an A-. he's not as bad as people say. just come to class, write down everything he says. no hw, book or attendance. but if you wanna pass with a B-, you need to come to class. his exercises are similar to final& midterm. take very good notes!

Pretty good teacher once you get over the accent.

Not bad. Very smart guy - not the best at explaining stuff.

both midterm and final exams are easy. take him

He is very EASY. Take him and you won't regret. Gives outlines of his lectures. Two multiple choice exams (midterm and final), which are primitive. Almost no work. It's really difficult to get anything lower than A.

Easy! He'll help you if you really want the help. no book needed. just do his exercises and take notes. possible to get an A.

Exam easy=very easy. Repeat over and over again=helpfulness+clarity. Make you want to have another prof. like this=your interest...Overall=Priceless

I have a good GPA and this class was a piece of cake. He gives good notes and you don't need to read the book. He gives questions for review that are identical to the exam. He is a nice guy and I feel really bad for all these raings. He's not such a moster. Everyone who likes to learn will get an easy A. The ungifted ones will fail, so stay away.

i think his class is easy. i got a B+ without buying the book. my friend got a B+ without going to class, my other friend only reviewed his notes before the exam day and got an A . i think other professors are much harder , but not him

Taking his summer session now. He's not that bad okay? He's nice and explain everything to us. Although he has accent, that doesn't mean he's not a good professor. Take him!!

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Just finished taking his final. I am a very harsh critic and I have to admit he wasnt bad at all. (Very good by my standards). Most of the people who complain about him sit in the back. dont come to class or lack any knowledge once so whatever. About 90% of the test comes from the notes/excercises which he stresses over and over. I def recommend!

his english isnt that great and he STILL manages to be one of the best teachers at baruch...i literally didnt have to open the book at all. Gives practice exam questions before the test which are terrific and allows one sheet of notes. Not an easy A but an easy B if u just pay attention in class.

I really do not think that this professor is as bad as people say. Guys! He has a PHD from Stanford, so stop saying he is stupid and he should be fired. Do not blame the teacher for your own laziness, because you cannot get an easier A then this. If you cant get an B in his class, you dont belong to college.

Well, after reading about him I was scared but in fact if you can not get at least a B you should just kill yourself. He lets you bring one sheet with whatever you want on it. Use your pc and small fonts and write everything on it (both sides) and you are set. He provides sample questions which are identical to test questions. Take him!!!

very nice and helpful.he dose repeat a lot but he just wants to make sure everyone gets the material. just study the practice questions(70% is on the midterm and final). be aware he won't ask you the same Qs,but the answers are the same.just understand the practice Qs and be flexible about the answer.

He is very easy to understand. Let you bring formula sheet. You should at least get a B in this class.

I don't know why people give him such bad ratings. prof Ma is a very nice and very helpful guy. Speaking bad English doesn't make him a bad professor. compare to other professor, his class is an easy A class. I sleep on his class all the time and still end up with a A-. Guys, don's miss the chance to improve your GPA. highly recommand.

very great professor, learn a lot if u study hard, easy A, if u can't get an A, kill urself.

tell me how a 4000-level business class can be so easy. Prof Ma is the man! easy tests, and extremely friendly! took him thru the summer, didnt study much, A-.

OMG, prof Ma, I love him, he was really easy, you have to sit in the front though otherwise u will go to sleep but not because he is boring, the material is boring. He explains everything that is going to be in the exam. All u have to do is study and pay attention to class. He's funny, attentive and fair. Take him, he's great.

He's Awesome!! Teaches everything step, by step. Extremely helpful. The only bad thing is his accent... but it by no means hinders the learning process. NO TEXTBOOK, NO HW. You learn AND get an A.

Prof Ma is an excellent teacher. He explains difficult concepts clearly....step-by-step so even math-challenged students grasp it. He must be smart because he has thought out carefully how to teach a very difficult course. I understand the material. He prepares the class well for exams.

Don't understand why there is someone said bad about him. Prof. Ma is so good. No textbook is needed, because he is textbook. Carrying two blank sheets to class,he really can explain things well. Accent is strong, but by following the notes you will find that doesn't matter. Don't miss class and Do the exercises (they are 80% in the real exams).

Well, its an easy easy class just just have to try a lil and pay attention. The tests are ok, you need to practice a bit to do well.

Midterm, Final, Excel project. 5 absences allowed. He has to be the easiest one for ECO 4000. No book is used, just attend and take good notes. He explains everything detailed. Practice exercises that are posted are similar to real exam. He simplifies everything my making assumptions and rules that don't make sense, you just have to memorize them.

The material he lectures on and his manner of teaching it will not put you on par with students from NYU or Fordham. Teaches only very basic concepts and leaves out advanced topics you would find at other colleges with the same course. But, if all you really care about is getting an A on your transcript, I recommend him because it is not hard.

If you suck at grasping basic math concepts, then you're in for a bumpy ride. For the rest of us, this class is totally easy. He goes so slow, that you could easily study for an exam the night before, and be totally prepared. Don't buy the text, he never uses it. Just take good notes, you'll be set.

Very nice Professor, and easy!!! Must take good notes and use them for study before the exmas.Don't buy the book, he explains very well - lust pay attention. Easy A, its my opinion. Also, he is very nice. Good Luck!

As advertised,easy A.Mid+Final.No textbook needed.Make sure u have good note and do practice exam.Extremely entertaining prof.Ignore hard formulas and materials.There will be a hard question in the test but its fair.Plus its only worth 6 points and u can get full point on all the others if u practice beforehand.Easy A and not learning so much.

No textbook,no HW, two exams(40%,55%),one project(5%)...Midterm is easy, no tricky question. Final is not easy. You need to understand concept well. Notes and practice questions are keys. GOOD LUCK. He is not easy unless you listen to him in class.

One of the easiest teacher for this class. Go to his class, take good notes and practice with his previous exmans and should be fine. He is quite confusing while explaining but he is easy overall!

The easiest A in your life! He teaches slowly and explains everything nicely. No textbook. If you understand perfectly your notes and go over practice final that he posts it should be a breeze. You will be the luckiest person if you could take him. Noone teaches better than him.

Exams are really easy. He gives you problems to study. The guy who rated him with gpa 3.9 is a dummy. This is the easiest class ever.

I HAVEN'T KNOWN A GUY THAT LAUGHED THAT MUCH. VERY IMPRESSIVE. PROF.MA IS A UNIQUE PROFESSOR...HE IS GREAT!! I REALLY LEARNED A LOT FROM HIM. NO TEXTBOOK BUT BE PREPARED TO WRITE A LOT!!

a very nice prof. and sample exams are really helpful. U don't need to buy a textbook, but make sure u take notes. Exams are easy. Strongly recommend him

Easiest professor for this course. Really laid back and fair. Explains clearly. Dont need the textbook for this course, he gives you all the notes you need. Exams are easy compared to other professors. No calculations at all. Just T/F where you get to explain your answer. He marks no answer wrong, tons of partial credit. 2 exams & presentation.

1 midterm 40%, project 5% and a final 55%. Class was relatively easy. You don't need the textbook. Just attend the class and take notes and understand while he teaches. No home work though he will post few exercise with answers. Be sure to know all those for it will be similar to your exam. Very easy. Project is very easy too.

Crystal clear materials, you don't need the textbook, he explains it all in class, isn't that great! besides that, he writes down everything for you to copy down. study the notes and do exercises, 'cause thats what tests are about. a dedicated professor that deserves your respect

while most other baruch professors just sit there and speak about, prof ma worked hard that he writes down everything for you to copy and spends time explaining the materials, tests were fair. if you spend some time studying, you shouldn't have problem with them. overall great!

Easy A! A quiz, midterm, and final. All super easy since he gives review questions before that are exactly the same as the test! This was definitely my favorite class, it was easy but I still learned a lot. Highly recommend! Also he's a very nice and funny professor.

Definitely an easy class but still hard for some.Believe me you have to explain for True n False with detail proof n even points gets cut if Ur statement isn't sufficient enough.But if Ur clear about subject matter n attentive in his class won't be easy to score.

It's not an easy class. He made the questions really tricky and some of them impossible, since he never mentioned them in the class.even if you study enough-it is useless for the final, he'll find something that nobody can solve (beside him of course )

Hes okay. I have no complaints, relatively easy but he makes exams tricky. Textbook not necessary but you have to attend every class.

This class is not that hard - the concepts, equations, notes, etc are very simple to wrap your head around. What is hard are his exams. He makes the questions really tricky, so watch out for his wording. Make sure you study the sample questions he gives out. Also, don't buy the textbook. I never even opened it.

Very intelligence professor.Kind and patient to his students. Lectures may be confusing. But we really need to focus on understanding our materials. Not the professor's fault if we do not understand. He explained with examples.

From Stanford Uni. proud to have him as my professor. Doing well in his class, we must do the exercise he gave us.

His notes and instructions are crystal clear. Very easy class. Gives practice questions that are the same as the exam questions. Repetitive content. Only people who doze off during the lectures would fail. Also easy term project, easiest project you'll have in your life because he does it in class too. Great guy.

Easy class. Some tricky questions on the exam, but nothing too hard overall. The lectures are a pain to sit through, though. Take good notes, read his handouts, do the sample problems, and you'll be fine.

Overall great professor. Does have an accent, but still understandable and clear. Repeats things a lot which is necessary for this class. Midterm and Final are the entire grade. Just take notes every class and print his bb notes and use that to study. Textbook is a good reference but not required.

Such an easy class.

Barry Ma is undervalued by students. He is one of rare few professors who actually tests on what he teaches. You must pay attention in class(I recommend recording the lectures) and write everything down. I took him for the summer and did bad on the midterm, because I slacked in the beginning. I did better on the final, and survived with a B.

Very repetitive when teaching the material. midterm and final are similar to the exercises that he posts. If you pay attention in class and complete the exercises, you should be able to get a good grade in this class easily.

I took him for 3200 and 4000. He's very clear and explains the concepts really well. Sometimes he can get repetitive but I think that helps reinforce the material. I learned a lot from this class and he made me more interested in the subject. Tests are mostly based on lectures and ungraded practice questions he post on BB. I would highly recommend.

I'm very surprised at how low his rating is. Show up to this class, takes notes, and you will get an A. He explains the material really clearly and will go over it multiple times until you get it. No textbook but his lectures go over everything you need to know for the exam. His exams are very straight forward. Definitely take him.

Based on 3 things: quiz (10% -easy), midterm (40%), and final (50%). Tests you on what he teaches in class. Although attendance isn't mandatory he doesn't use a textbook or ppt. Its all lecture based. So attend class, take good notes, do his exercise questions that he posts on blackboard, and you will pass. Highly recommend!

People who are rating him low either never show up or don't pay attention. If you simply listen in class (admittedly is very difficult), he is a very organized and great professor. Also, gives many exercise questions which help you prepare, but his own tests are a little different with each question having "none of the above"

He knows what he is talking about and likes to focus on the details. Grades are heavily based on final.

Overall he is a good choice compared to the other ECO4000 professors at Baruch. He repeats a lot in his lectures but I liked it because it really emphasized the important aspects of the course. Midterm, Final and small project were definitely reasonable.

Overall, all the eco4000 classes are difficult but this one isnt too bad. You need to go to class because his tests are based on only handwritten lecture notes. Final is 55%, midterm 40%, and a easy term project is 5%. The tests are difficult, however if you read the notes and pay attention you should be fine.

Such an easy class. All you have to do is go to class and listen to what he says. He's old school and has a thick accent, but he repeats the same thing over and over. If you can't listen to what he says and write down his notes, then don't take this class and whine about how difficult the professor is.

Professor is very sincere. He wants you to understand and learn the concepts very thoroughly. He will repeat and basically spoonfeed you explanations on all the theories until it is ingrained in your head. Everything is based on his handwritten notes which he posts on BB. Lectures help you get the concepts, practice questions on BB helps for tests.

Very good lectures. I learned a lot. Professor goes through the main points many times. He is a tough grader. Even if you study hard you might end up with a C in this class so you have to take it seriously. There's 1 midterm & 1 final. You don't need a book. Read exercises & notes he posts on blackboard, pay attention to the wording and all details

lectures are a bit boring as he repeats things a lot but he repeats it to convey the concept and root of where things come from. Those are important for the test. His exams are based off his lectures/notes so study those. Class itself is a bit difficult but he is a kind prof and cracks jokes now and then

He taught very carefully and methodically. He explained every knowledge point very well and was easy to understand. There is no homework. It is easy to get an A as long as you listen to his video carefully. No attendance, he is super super nice and friendly. I really learn a lot. Exam is easy as long as u understand his lecture and note.

The downside: Midterm 40% & Final 60%, Accent, Speakes really slow. The upside: No textbook, All questions on exams are from his notes, study his notes and you'll be fine. (I never attended his lectures but instead waited till he posted the recordings, download it, and played it at 1.5x speed.) If you like to rely on Chegg, YOU WILL FAIL.

Exams are all straight from his notes; He is an ez grader. He made a curve for each test. Quiz(10%) curve 1 raw point of 20. Midterm(35%) curves 3 raw points of 22. After final(55%) he curves 7 points to letter grade. 36% of students got A- or A;64% of all students have a grade of 'B -' or higher. No excuse to fail in this course.

ECO4000 is a mad easy course and he is generous. He did curve for quiz and midterm(add up like 15-20%). In the end, he did a huge curve to a letter grade again(add up to 20 pts to your letter grade!! crazy!!). Dude had a final exam score of 10/22 but got A. 36% ppl getting A and 80+% passing with C or higher

This professor is not as bad as people are making him seem to be. I appreciated how helpful and caring he was in answering questions. You have to pay a lot of attention, maybe that's the challenging part. But I guarantee that if you do, you will easily pass.

Barry Ma, is not a bad professor. He takes his time with going over the lecture and information. It's not difficult to follow. However, this Test are tricky and the practice problems aren't aligned with the test questions as he makes up his own exams. There are only three exams 10%, 35% and 55%. Overall, I enjoyed his class and he's funny as well.

He truly cares about his students understanding his work. There is no textbook so you have to pay attention. He goes slow which may seem like a bore, but the concepts can get challenging so it's great for his speed. No homework, graded on a term project that's straightforward if you pay attention. I would for sure take him again.

Barry ma is a 3 ball specialist, in the clutch he finishes. Even got my boys saying his name a generational talent. Can be difficult but a life changing experience.