He may be one of the easy teacher for econ. at UC Davis if you study!! Through he might left for more money else where :(

A nice laid back teaching approach. He wasn't the most organized professor. Would often change his lecture slides in the middle. However, his tests were easy enough if you studied. I would recommend him.

I really enjoyed his class. You don't even need to read the book if you memorize the notes and do the hw. He has an odd sense of humor that I will miss.

come on, you guys, quit whining. This is econ, expect to do math. Best econ teacher except for Constantine. Take this teacher, he is funny, and uses many examples. Quizzes just like test. Easy B, read the book, easy A.

i didn't think his lecture was too horrible, i mean it was at 8 am... not much you can do about that, if you can pull your own weight and be responsible the class is a piece of cake and pretty self explanatory...

Worst econ teacher i've got. Hw problems don't relate to the test, even TA more helpful than he is. Lectures boring, and test very hard, dun take his class

ugh. horrible lectures. so boring. i don't think there was one lecture that i didn't fall asleep in. basically just study off the book and do the hw and you should be fine. not the best econ teacher at davis but you can tell he tried.

His boring lectures are often fault of the subject, since the class is pretty much all review. Tests are pretty standard, and everything is on a curve anyway. Online homework is tedious but easy.

This guy was great for this class.He came prepared each day for lecture.In general,lectures were clear and organized.His homeworks are timeconsuming but helpful and tests are straightforward.Exams are not to trick you and as long as you understand lecture and read the textbook,you'll do just fine.

This guy rocks! Has a great sense of humor, and really takes the time to get to know the students. He makes the material much more simple and easy to understand and is very helpful in office hours. I took the class in Spring 2004, and the reader for the class graded fairly and curved well.

Both ridiculously easy classes - no need to goto lecture or discussion. If you read the book and go over lecture notes online the tests are a BREEZE. A pretty informative class (I've never taken econ before) and Rosario is a pretty chill - had him for honors discussion also. The math is EASY (simple 7th grade pre-algebra), nothing to worry about

Easy if you go to lectures and discusion. He tries to be funny but he's not which makes him funny.

Lectures were okay. Learned the jist of it in lecture and the TA, Jason, clarified it much better in discussion. Jokes are lame but at least he tries to lighten the mood in class instead of just having a monotone lecture. The math isn't hard; I failed Math 16A twice and I'm saying the math here isn't hard, think about it.

Very easy class! I read the book, only went to half the lectures, and one discussion section and got an A. Just read and you'll do fine! One word of advice: Spend time making sure your homework is correct, the assignments are easy, but they count as much as your midterms so your score can hurt your grade, even with A's on all your exams!

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While Rosario's lecture is powerpoint based, he DOES give good examples and useful testing information (read: go to lecture). Topics not covered in lecture are covered in discussion. I got an A in the class, and without a ton of effort. Don't listen to these other kids, unless you are the type of student who expects an A to be handed to you.

GO TO HIS OFFICE HOURS. He may seem stand offish but he will try to help you if you seem like your really trying to understand the material. You have to go to class, you won't be able to understand the material with just printing out the notes. Do the problem sets, he mainly writes them himself so you can get used to the way he words questions.

relatively easy class (compared w/ 101 & 102). Lots of things are just reviewed or directly drawn upon from econ 001. Just do the homework, read the stuff over, and you'll do well.

i thought he was a great teacher, tests weren't that bad at all... interested in lectures... makes some funny jokes... really not that hard... looking to take his upper division class

He is not as bad as his ratings suggest. Tests are not too bad, either. Sometimes goes a little overboard with the jokes, but a few are pretty funny.

Rosario is a fairly good prof in my opinion, 1st midterm was really easy, 2nd one was much more difficult, definitely read notes and book if time allows. He is a pretty funny guy and he makes his lectures quite interesting using real world situations. TAs are pretty helpful as they review what was taught in lecture. Overall, pretty good class.

His midterm 1 was easy. I got a perfect on it. Second midterm was a bit harder but was doable. The TAs were very lenient in grading the midterms. The final was really hard and put me down to A-. Do homeworks, read book and lecture slides and you'll be fine.

So easy. His lectures are word for word with his tests. He posts his lectures online. I took it with 6 of my friends last winter and we're not the brightest students at davis but we all ended up with above a 95% with minimal effort. If you liked playing connect the dots as a little child and were good at it, you'll like this class and do well.

My first impressions were bad because he seemed rude but he is so funny! He is awesome, I enjoyed the class but I am pretty good at econ, I'm not sure if everyone else is able to understand when he is not clear. Lectures are important!

Great teacher. Makes economics pretty easy to learn. But the HW system APLIA is a horrible HW grading system. Harsh curve makes the class suck a bit, but there's nothing you can do except for study. Recommended.

rosario's jokes keep me awake in class. (even though it's not the funniest) reading is important and so is lecture. discussion helps clarify things a lot. DO THE practice exams.

He isn't that bad. Give him a break. I got a C. I took the class my first quarter freshman year, (which i don't recommend!) The TA was VERY helpful and they loved helping. I had a 25% in online hw which butchered my grade.. KEEP UP WITH IT! Wasn't mandatory to buy a textbook. Going to lecture was beneficial.

I liked Rosario's class, I thought it was pretty easy. Homework was part of your grade which was a good thing cause it boosted my grade in the end. Midterms and exams were reasonable and fairly easy.

His class was boring and unneccessary. Exams were reasonable and fairly easy. I didn't study much for the exams and I still passed with an A-. Everything is pretty much self-explanatory when it comes to econ.

He was a good teacher. I thought he was pretty funny and his lectures were easy to follow. Based on his rating on this website, i'd say he's overall an underrated professor.

He's a great lecturer and it's obvious he knows what he's doing. The examples were original but helpful in lectures and the tests were pretty easy if you pay attention in class. Sections are useless though except after the midterms. The textbook was very useful in my opinion but you had to take the initiative to use it.

Professor Rosario was a great teacher to take Microeconomics from as he made it a really easy subject to understand... the thing is you actually have to do the work! imagine that! If you do the work he is always willing to help and answer questions after hours if you need help. Over all I would give him an A+ as a teacher

GREAT ECON1A PROF. People need to cut him a break and stop crying about their grade b/c the Econ department is responsible, not him. Crystal clear in lectures, the book is helpful, and Aplia is wonderful (despite the cost). If the first test is easy, he tends to make them harder. I like that b/c it separates the good students from the bad. TAKE HIM

He's really not a bad prof. His lectures may be boring at times, but he uses clear examples and the subject is pretty straightforward to begin with. The exams weren't difficult if you understand the homework (which was mandatory). The class does come with a rather strict grading curve, but that has less to do with him than the Econ department's.

Rosario is a nice guy and the curve seemed to me to be fair. This summer he changed the book and it includes the online program-myeconlab. Still expensive but not too bad. The book is wordy, but the online study plan is helpful. If you go to class and do your homework, you'll pass. And he is really helpful if you talk to him.

He gets all his lectures from the slides so you don't have to attend class. He has online homework and his tests gets harder as time goes on. His final exam was definitely harder than I expected. Overall, if you just read the book and do the homework you should do fine in the class.

Awesome teacher. Great lectures, clear and inspirational. Very good examples from real world. Exams are not easy, but if you try you will do fine.

Had this professor for two semesters, both macro and micro, and I can say that he is one of the best professors I've had. Show up on time, DO THE HW, be respectful, study for the exams and you'll do fine. Gives hilarious but relevant life stories to help give the lecture material a bit of life. Would recommend this professor for any econ class.

He curves! Like huge curves, so bank on that. Make sure you show up to class and do the hw, he teaches you the material that's on the exams. He's funny and easy going so do your work and try your best and just hope your class is full of idiots.

He is one of the BEST PROFESSOR I met in UC DavisHis lecture was extremely clear and understandable without any other tricky things. His homework was also REALLY helpfulnot hardand VERY beneficial to the examsAfter this summerI did not get the ace but I still got the best Econ class grade so far. Alsohis TAs are so NICE on grading

He's a great teacher! His lectures are really interesting, but his tests are very difficult. If you don't like coming to class, you will not get an A. Don't worry if you don't do well on the tests, just focus on the online homework and quizzes, and do ALL of the extra credit opportunities, and you'll do well. I got 70s on all my tests, and got an A

He is really humor, and he uses a lot of personal experiences in class. Although he does not post slides online, lectures are clear and easy to follow. HW only count 5% of the overall grade and you will not spend too much time on it. Exams are overall fair, but I think he did not curve too much. Overall, I recommend this prof.

He is a good professor. He knows the stuff well and has a lot of experience on it. He uses many interesting stories for us to better understand the materials. He knows how to explain difficult materials in a easier way. TA and professor work very efficiently because the hw and exams are graded super quickly. And professor posts each hw on time.

He is not a bad professor. At first, I was wary of him due to his style of teaching, however, everything he taught us was on the tests. It is also up to study as he does not post his notes. SO MAKE SURE TO TAKE GOOD NOTES!

CC profs are elite. Brian is great at teaching, curves generously, and tells jokes so I rarely fall asleep in lecture. Does his best to help everyone pass.

Brian is a funny prof who keeps lectures engaging. While he doesn't post slides, attending class and taking good notes is key. The exams are fair if you study hard using the textbook and resources like unstuck AI. Overall, a solid class if you put in the work.