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“Don't even waste your time with this guy”
ECON300 - 1.0 rating“He is very difficult to understand, I learned better by reading the textbook”
ECON300 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
53%
Textbook Required
67%
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Reviews (84)
cant understand a word he says, but this course is ridiculously easy anyway. just read the book and don't bother going to class.
extremely hard class with him, definately not easy. The exams are very detailed. Can't really follow him
Simply the worst economics professor at rutgers.
it's hard to know what he wants from you in order for you to do well. you'll do like 2 chapters in class from the book, then get assigned 10 to know for the exam, and you only have to know the summary but then the questions are detailed on the exam so you do badly.
Nice guy, who gives a real big curve, but his lectures are torture. He's all over the place on the board its really hard to make sense of it all. Reading the chapter summaries helps and get his review sheet the class before the test. If your class ends at 4:10, he'll keep you there till 4:15, HE NEVER STOPS TALKING!
Great professor. Very easy and exams and lectures are pretty much right out of the book. I did go to class most of the time, and did really well until the final, which kicked my butt. 50-50 my fault, his fault.
Nice guy but he is all over the place during lectures. It is hard to know what to expect on the exam through his notes. Hence, just read the whole book. On the bright side his curve is huge, so regardless you can end up with at least a C most of the time.
OMG... where did they find this guy? Does anyone have a clue what he is saying. His accent is so strong and talks way too fast. He's just starts talking and writing that's it. Everything is all over the board. There is no direction and no real life examples. The first exam was horrible, he's little "study sheet" was not helpful... just BAD!
i love how al the kids who do bad post bad things about this guy, the class was really easy if u went to class and did the readings, the questions comes right from the book, and you also didnt even have to go to class, but it just helps because its like reading the book twice, and hes really lenient on grading and explains things really well. i wis
this guy is really nice and helpful-his exams are also easy if u just pay attention and do the readings and he tells you whats on the exams and what to study and what not to worry about! this guy rocks!
LOVE this guy! Dont really have to go to class, just read and follow his review sheet he gives out the lecture before. He has a bit of an accent, but if you try to understand you will. Very by the book! exams are NON-Cumulative!
Im gonna be cut and dry and save you from reading the asian and indian people responses that are always he is so great. The class is hard. The review sheet is useless. I failed the first two exams, and prob got a D on the final. BUT I got a C in the class. If you show your face once in awhile, talk to the guy here and there, the curve isRUific
for the record his accent really isnt that bad, im a white kid.
Did not understand half of everything he said because of accent. But he allows extra credit and his curve is VERY generous. He's cool in my book. Still don't know how i got a B, I barely attended.
very helpful econ professor if you goto his office hours he will explain everything you understand with clarity and has a decent curve
Told us in the final that he hates his job, and I think it kinda shows. Does know what he's talking about, but very very boring.
He's an awesome teacher. Although some of the material is tough, he brings in real life examples to illustrate his pts. His jokes and random conversations about his life are hilarous. He makes review sheets to help u study. Read the book and study for his exams, u can get an A with some work.
Prof. has a very thick accent, and is really boring! If you read the book cover to cover and you might get a C if you're lucky.
attendance isn't necessary, just read book and learn on your own. go to class the day before exam to get review sheet that helps a little. nice curve.
Avoid this teacher. He uses completely unorganized notes, his boring lectures are all over the place, and he is incoherent. Oh, you don't have a clue as to what to expect on exams either.
Took intro to Macroecon as a Sat class. Prof was organized and funny. He gave hand outs and review shts to go over the material before a quiz or exam and has set office hrs unlike many profs who require you to email them. The grading is very fair and he is helpful. Not bad for a 3hr class that meets once a wk.
He's boring, and mumbles to the front of the class alot. The average in his first 2 exams were 68 and 70. Learned everything on my own to get an 88 on the first exam as opposed to trying to make sense of all the graphs he draws on the board.
Pretty easy professor, Exams are only overview of the material. Tries to joke and keep the class paying attention, but does not succeed. Attendance is not mandatory, and you can probably learn the material better from the book than from his disorganized notes on the blackboard. Overall, easy class, but painfully boring. His accent is pretty strong.
Had him for a saturday class, 3hr/week. He knows economics like the back of his hand and is always willing to answer your questions. Also, you gotta love those nikes. Some ass wipe cheated on the final today and got yelled at by him. he should have just read the chapters. that's really all you need to do to get an A. Read the book.
The worst class I have taken at Rutgers to date. My first B in the Econ department. Thanks Chaudhuri, you suck.
There are three exams, and these will be easy if you read a text. Also he is very helpful. Anyway, read a text carefully on the basis of his lecture, then you can get A easily.
He's a nice guy. Goes off on tangents a LOT and loves to talk about chalk and the weather. Class is VERY boring and seems to last 3 hrs. You can learn everything you learn in class by reading the book. Some test questions come straight from practice test & workbook. I basically stopped going to class and did better after that by teaching myself.
A very approachable guy that you can talk to outside of class and during office hours. However, he will go off tangents most of the time. Moreover, whatever is not covered, still will appear on exam. Exams can be hard sometimes because he will put things not covered in lecture and not emphasized much in the book.
Professor Chaudhuri was exactly what I wanted in an economics professor. Go to class (get used to the accent after the first day), take notes and graphs, read said notes before the exam, and you're in A-town. Textbook is nice to reinforce general ideas, but not absolutely necessary. He's friendly and interesting, and has office hours for help.
Prof. Chaudhuri is a very nice and cool teacher who knows his economics, however when he goes off into some tangents, its a little tough focusing on material, however, if you just come to class, take notes, study his notes, and read and understand the concepts of the book similar to Prof. notes, your guaranteed a good grade, I would recommend.
This professor is very intelligent and insightful. He's helpful at office hours. I had him for International Econ. The thing about this Professor is he uses the blackboard and he's a bit all over the place. There are 3 multiple choice exams. Attendance isn't mandatory but he takes attedance and gives extra credit at the end for good attendance.
I had Chaudhuri for international econ and it was a pretty bad class. You can tell this man knows his economics, he just doesn't know how to teach the class. He gives you study guides for the exams, he just doesnt give you practice multiple choice so you really dont know what to expect. if you are going to take this class prepare to study a lot...
This guy is really nice and helpful-his exams are also easy if u just pay attention and do the readings and he tells you whats on the exams and what to study and what not to worry about!
Just like everyone says, his class is not inanely easy and you have to put some effort. gives out study guide which is your only hope for an A. ..pretty lenient,knows econ in and out. Will help you in anyway possible but treats u like 3rd graders. Class is not very hard. just know the main concepts bcuz he will used them over and over on the final.
International Econ. Nice guy, hard to understand. Not mandatory attendance, but he says does help grade. He curves a lot. The exams are DIFFICULT. This class is not a joke. His office hours are VERY helpful, going to class is not necessary. Textbook is a MUST. You will learn a lot in this class.
Comparative econ was an interesting class...Chaudhuri was a good professor who knows his stuff and he is nice...i never attended class and just read from the book because that is what he goes by and I pulled out a C+....overall the material is pretty awesome and an easy C....
can't understand 1 word
He is a really nice guy. He gives three exams all multiple choice and gives extra credit for attending class. Curve depends on attendance. Has an accent but is understandable. Would take him again in a heartbeat!!
Has an accent, but he isn't too hard to understand. You will definitely need to read and memorize the book to do well on the exams. First exam was ok, second exam was easy, and the final was extremely tricky and difficult. Has a HUGE curve at the end which will probably save your grade.
3 exams, all MC, final not cumulative. Questions on each exam are similar to each other so if you know the material you can do well, if not you'll get plenty wrong. The class isn't an easy A but generous grading, if you show improvement on exams he weighs the better exams more. Go to lecture, definitely read the book. Office hours are useful
As someone else mentioned, he does have an accent. But is still easy to understand. Good professor, knows his stuff, and a nice guy to work with in or out of class.
his accent is not THAT bad, and he is a very good teacher. Despite what others might say i'd say you have to go to class because he tells you exactly what is on the tests. Tests are tricky, but they ask the general concepts over and over, so just know the big ideas. Good teacher
wasn't a fan of him screaming at 9;00 am at kids sleepin and then punishing them by making them re-collect everything that he just said in front of the whole lecture hall..he was just plain mean in that respect..not understanding at all..even though a bunch of ppl failed the exams, theres a huge curve at the end..
Good professor, knows his stuff, and a nice guy to work with in or out of class.
Heavy accent but still understandable. Lectures were boring and not so helpful. Best study tool is the textbook for the exams.
It's NOT an easy A but it's not super hard either. You have to go to class & pay attention b/c he doesn't cover most of the book, he tells you what you need to focus on. He's really boring. Doesn't use slides. Draws random graphs on the board. Go to class, listen for what's important, read only those sections in the book, know all graph.
I maybe went to (1/3) of the lectures. All he tries to do is explain what is in the textbook, that is already very explicit and easy to use,to people who didn't read the textbook. So, I just read the textbook, World Economy, and did the practice problems in the workbook that accompanies that textbook. I easily got an A. Read the book, do problems.
Not a good Econ professor. He doesn't post the slides and goes through some so fast you don't have time to read them. He belittles you in class if you ask a question. He teaches Int'l Econ harder than it should be. Avoid taking his class if you can.
His class is really ez! His lecture notes coupled with the Textbook is a free passage to an A. I got a 98 on the final raw and I'm not that smart.
there were total 280 multiple choice questions on the exams. (summer section)
3 exams 80/100/100 multiple choice, good luck:)
there will be 3 exams , 1st exam 80 multiple choice , 2nd and final exam 100 multiple choice . the review is useless. no sample exam question. good luck:)
This professor don't give out any sample, and his exam is so hard(5 choice,really?) And the average is so low
This guy is the worst. He writes useless information on the board without explaining it. He looks down at the floor when he speaks to the class as well. Avoid this guy at all costs.
Rarely makes eye contact with students. I understand maybe it makes him uncomfortable but if he decided to be a college professor eye contact is a basic requirement. I found this very distracting and hinders comprehension. Voice is not loud enough for everyone to hear. Handwriting is small so many students could not see what he was writing.
There are 3 tests which make up 100% of your grade. Going to lectures can sometimes be helpful as he does give some examples of what will be on the tests but if you just read the textbook you should be fine. I went to about half the lectures and still got an A. Also helps if you are interested in the subject.
This guy is awesome. Stops class periodically to ask if anyone has questions, has an accent but easily understandable. His exams are easy. Surprised his rating is low.
Don't even waste your time with this guy. His lectures are composed of him writing useless information on the board that you can barely see and he doesn't even explain anything. You can barely understand anything he says because of his accent. If you actually want a good grade or to learn anything DO NOT TAKE THIS GUY
He's the kind of professor who would do fine if he were teaching a small class but does a really bad job teaching a large one. He speaks too quietly, writes all the info on the chalkboard so no one can see it, and does not prepare for test days properly. He also takes way too long to grade.
He does have a slight accent. Going to class is not mandatory, as long as you read the book or follow his PPTs, however it does help to follow what exactly is going on in class. If you ever need help, I found his explanations super clear during his office hours.
He's a really nice guy, and he's definitely helpful during office hours, but his lectures need work. There are no Powerpoint slides to guide the student, and the course is really disorganized. I memorized the textbook for the exam and still had no idea where certain questions came from (not explained on study guide either). Curve was good.
He is very difficult to understand, I learned better by reading the textbook.
Honestly couldn't understand most of anything he said. Heavy accent doesn't help, but generally he talks very quietly. Don't find going to class helpful. Writes a lot on the board very small so you can't see it. Reading the textbook is more important. Wouldn't recommend this prof
Very nice, his class isn't that difficult and he's really helpful during office hours. Gets off track a lot during lecture but the tangents he goes on are pretty funny.
Reads off a powerpoint that is legit pages of the textbook pasted to his slides.
Although he is very nice, his grading criteria isn't clear and the material was difficult to understand. The averages for his exams are always low, but you never know what your grade is in the class until it is posted on the transcript page. He gives extra credit for perfect attendance and honestly if you skip you will not get a good grade...
This guy is not understandable and he is teaching a tough course that should be taught by a teaching professional instead of a man that majored in this. WHAT IS THIS RUTGERS? REALLY?!!!!?
Prof Chaudhuri is a terrible professor. His lectures are extremely confusing, he skips around on the powerpoints and always starts one point before finishing his other. He has a thick accent so he's hard to hear, and often times loses track where he is and always ends up wasting an imense amount of time
One of the worst professors I have had at Rutgers. As an economics major, I am extremely dissatisfied. The majority of his "lecture" is him talking about an irrelevant topic that we will not be tested on. The rest of the lecture is reading directly from textbook slides. Going to class is useless, but there is still an attendance sheet.
Was one of the worst professors I ever had. Even though our class barely pulled through the exams due to his extremely poor teaching level he still refused to give out a curve unless people "improved" which made no sense. If you are looking to learn something, please take a different professor. Study the textbook intensely and do the homework well.
Chaudhuri can't speak perfect English so that makes it harder to understand lectures, which is the primary reason on why half of the class dips all the time. He does work on a chalk board and erases every 10 seconds, making it harder to read the graphs. Just read the textbook thoroughly and do the homework. Don't take this class if he's the teacher
I took his class during the summer and it was very easy and gave extra credit to help people that were struggling. Do the online homework and you will be fine.
Chaudhuri seems like your typical boring, yet nice professor. However, half of the class dips after they sign in b/c theres no point in being there & expecting to learn. To make matters worse, he does paper attendance in a lecture hall of over a hundred students. If you want an A in this class u have to work for it (tests are unnecessarily hard)
Chaudhuri is by far the worst Prof I've had at Rutgers so far. The man tried to pass an attendance sheet around in a lecture of 300 people. Of course, he never got it back. He ranted about coconuts for the first 3 classes, so I wouldn't pay much attention if I were you. Study the textbook, do the homework, and you'll be fine.
Professor Chaudhuri gets a bad rep. His slides were concise and contained all of the information I needed for the class to succeed. The MyLab homework was straightforward. I think Chaudhuri cares about his class, and wants students to do well, and he always answered my emails promptly...Yes, he does pass a paper attendance sheet around everyone lol
Chaudhuri really is a good guy. Despite the mandatory attendance, the fact that he reads word for word off of the lecture presentations, and will make us take an exam before he finishes a chapter, he was very nice. He is open to extensions, responsive to emails, and is extremely understanding about rescheduling exams. You just have to ask.
Read the textbook and you will be fine. Don't expect to learn much in class. Very nice professor that is understanding and willing to give extensions, but hard to understand during lectures.
Professor Basanta was amazing when it came to grading. Even though he gets a bad rep among students, I think you just have to know how to study on your own( don't depend on class lectures entirely) I mainly stuck with his course, because of how flexible he was when it came to due dates, exams, and attendance. He is really caring and understanding!
He really is a nice guy. He isn't the best in the classroom but then again he's been at it for awhile. He appreciates those who talk to him & show interest for the class & interest in doing well. His lectures are boring and his tests are hard, but he is super understanding of personal problems and mental health. He's a good person w/ a good heart.
Attendance is taken but everyone leaves after the sheet is passed around. There is NO point in staying for his lectures, don't even bother. He stands in front of the class and mumbles about random topics for over an hour. I never once stayed for a full lecture and I got an A. Just do the homework and you'll be fine.
Only went to lecture because it was mandatory. Then just sat there and did the weeks pearson homework. He is nice with extensions but all he does is ramble and mumble and barely read from the textbook slides. Only passed by acing final exam by using my friend from another sections notes(his slides are useless) and because of the insane curve.
I took Professor Chaudhuri for micro. He is a nice guy but his lectures are pointless. You do not learn anything in his lectures as he often gets off on unrelated tangents. The curve is insane which honestly saved my grade. Only 5 grades so very exam heavy. You need to go to class because there is a paper attendance sheet that he hands out.
It was hard to understand him when he was lecturing and was rude to his students. Yelled at a student for not having a pencil, his lectures suck and hard to get any information from them. take micro with John Italia unless you wanna read the whole class.
Very flexible with makeups for both homework assignments and tests. The class is test heavy with the test's being somewhat difficult, however taking the practice exams helps as many questions are similar if not the same. Homework also makes up a big portion of the final grade of the class. Overall this class is hard to get an A but easy to pass.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
53%
Textbook Required
67%
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