Clear, concise, straightforward, and students well for tests. No surprises. Obvious he loves his students and teaching. Probably one of the best professors I've ever had.

This guy rocks. If you want to be an econ major, I don't care if you have to gnaw your own foot off to get in, take this class. Greg Ellis seems to always teach it. He's clear, concise, treats you like a grown up, and has a good sense of humor. What more could you ask for?

Go to lecture and you don't need to read the book. He is engaging and its an easy class to get a good grade in if u pay attention. Also, u don't have to spend a lot of time outside of class on the material if you go to class and quiz section. Its a good class.

ridiculously easy class. you can choose to attend lecture or read the book, either one is adequate. I recommend attending class, it was pretty interesting, he is funny and uses very good examples. test questions are almost exactly what was in lecture, just with different numbers.

boring lectures. read the book or go to class but dont bother doing both.

Lecture was sometimes confusing but read the textbook, go over problems, take advantage of CLUE /TA office hours and you should be just fine.

lecture is ellis repeating the book to you almost verbatim. go to CLUE it really helps. classes can be a bit dull if you've read the book beforehand, but the concepts are interesting. only 5-6 quizzes and two exams determine your gpa in the class so be careful during tests.

ellis is awkward but in a really funny way. his golf jokes are enjoyable. the book is completely unnecessary if you go to lecture. he dumbs things down so its a pretty easy class. if you do the practice problems in the back of the book it will help you on the quizzes.

Good lecturer. Hard to focus at times though. If you attend CLUE sessions and office hours with your TA, you should do well.

This class is a fairly easy one.He lecture material is right out of the book,so its best to read the book before hand.I only went to class about half the time and I got a 3.5 in the class.He can be pretty boring,but read the book and you'll be fine. If you understand what you read,going to lecture doesn't make a difference.If you didn't,then go!

I loved this class! Professor Ellis is very likable, he pretty much repeats the text book verbatim. The examples he uses are the same as on the test. Do the homework even though you don't turn it in, the short answer problems are direct copies of those problems. Everyone should take this class!

ellis takes getting used to. he is definately a bit arrogant. but he is pretty funny and an excellent lecturer. he makes the concepts clear. i agree with everyone else that he follows the book closely, but i wouldnt say just do one or the other. they supplement each other. but if you had to pick one, definately go to lectures.

I had his lecture at 8:30 in the morning which made it really difficult to get through. Both your midterm and your final are worth 40% of you grade, so don't screw up on those. Ellis wasn't my favorite teacher and the class definitly brought down my GPA. :(

Prof Ellis is a very good lecturer. He made every topic clear enough, even if you hadn't done any of the reading or assignments. He also stressed the key ideas and would repeat them just so you could catch up on note-taking. The review lectures were especially effective for the tests. His office hours were just too damn early though.

Excellent professor. I had a great time in his class. His lectures were very fascinating and the concepts introduced in the class were very interesting. I really do not understand the complaints about the tests, I thought they were very straightforward and easy.

Ellis is a great prof. All the haters on here are just lazy. If you work hard in his class, which means studying for quizzes (20% of grade) and tests (midterm: 35% and final 45%) you will do absolutely fine. He goes EXACTLY by the book so there is no excuse not to do the reading--read and take notes and actually try in this class you'll be fine

He's a great professor. Don't listen to other negative comments!!! Even though the other class only goes to Chapter 8, the other class has wayyyyy harder tests! If you do the problem sets from the book, you will do absolutely fine. And thanks to Ellis' crystal clear explanations, this class is really not hard at all.

Pretty good teacher and a good overall class. Lectures could get a little boring at times, but Ellis is a solid professor who answers questions clearly and gives solid examples. Tests weren't too bad, all the past midterms and finals were available to study from.

He is one of the best professors I've had so far. The people that are complaining about him are the people who choose to sleep in and skip lecture. His lectures are crucial to the understanding of the subject and I suggest going to every single one! Its true that he seems too confident, but he is a great teacher! Definately take him! Tests are easy

Get Clark as your TA he rocks!

If you come to class and pay attention, there is no need to read the textbook- he wrote it, so he repeats the same examples and concepts in lecture. Also, a lot of the questions from his problem sets appear on the midterm/final. Although he is ridiculously arrogant, he always answers everyone's questions. Get Clark as your TA and you'll be golden.

Not a bad professor. Lectures can be a little boring but I did learn a lot. His quizzes and exams are fair (some of the questions on the final were taken straight from the practice final) - practice problems from the book are helpful. Calculus asides are hopelessly convoluted they aren't tested - I ignored them and still got a 4.0. Take good notes.

Good prof. He is interested in Econ and hopes you learn a lot. I would take him again. Just be careful you get a decent TA. Also, he doesn't fail to mention he went to Berkeley

Ellis really knows what he is talking about. Some lectures are kind of boring but he likes to think he is funny and makes some jokes to livin things up. He is a great teacher and seems like a nice guy. Exams are like the practice exams and if you read the chapter and do the practice problems you'll do well except no curve and final is 45% of grade

apparently hes pretty good for lower division classes but this guy is tough. funny in a nerdy econ way of course. youll always get one question on your test from practice homework but the class is not curved and my midterm and final were both 50%. You get a single note sheet. if you suck at calculus thats too bad KNOW YOUR CALC

Very interesting class. Make sure to read the ch. before coming to lecture. He teaches from the book and expands on examples but doesn't always define details. Quiz section is mandatory with pop quizzes half the days. Test questions come from defs, theories/models, graphs and problem sets. Ellis is very amusing and made microeconomics lots of fun.

Good professor overall, everything is very fair. The only thing that's a bit weird is the grade scale, which is pretty harsh (not sure if it's his, might just be econ dept's). Got a 3.8 but felt like I understood the material perfectly... Oh well. He will go through more material than the other profs, but as a result you will learn more.

Ellis was a fine lecturer, he wrote the book so he knows what he's talking about. It's fast paced at points but just keep up with reading and do the problem sets because quizzes are based off of them. TA's grade everything so make sure to get a good one. The average GPA is a 2.8... I got a 3.5 but I studied harder for this than anything else.

Go to lectures and do the questions on the textbook and previous exams. Most of the questions on the tests will be exactly the same.

i took this class as a prereq for business, but ellis made me fall in love with econ and i've stuck with it ever since. amazing that a senior lecturer would stoop back down to the intro classes. if you read the book, you don't have to go to his 8:30 lectures, but he keeps them interesting. answers ALL your questions, take him over the TA options

very organized and tells us what to expect. work hard, do the practice problems and previous exams and you should be fine.

Pretty clear. Lectures on what's going to be on the quiz section and the test. Goes over the book very well and fully understood. Kind of boring but that is also economics sometimes.

Read the book before lectures, go to class to solidify what you read (he lectures pretty much straight out of the book), and you'll be fine. I was able to get 100% on midterm and final and easily 4.0 the class. His tests are extremely easy if you understand the concepts.

Professor Ellis was a great lecturer. You only meet twice a week so they are long and can be boring. There is no HW that you have to turn in only five quizzes throughout the quarter. After taking this class from Professor Ellis, he gave me a passion to pursuer economics farther. I definitely recommend Professor Ellis.

Ellis is one of the best professors I've had! You definitely have to read the book because he basically repeats what the book says except he goes more in depth. Econ is undoubtedly one of my favorite classes so far!

Greg is hilarious, and tries to make things interesting and on our level of interest. Kind of a snob, but pretty good to listen to.

Ellis is a outstanding professor that he explains everything clearly on class. If you read the book before the lecture and attend all the LC and QZ on time the course is pretty easy and I got a 4.0 in his class.

Ellis is a great professor and a good lecturer. He gets a little carried away in his love for Calculus, but it's not mandatory to know, and he doesn't hold you responsible for it, so it's really more comical than anything. I recommend him as an Econ prof. He makes Econ very straightforward and understandable.

Ellis is by far the best lecturer I've had at the UW. Is very clear and gives very good explanations with solid examples, incredibly funny guy too so that helps! Moves kinda fast but stops for you if you just ask a question. Makes his expectations clear. Didn't grade on a curve, but has a generous grading scale so it works out! Highly recommend!!

I'd highly recommend attending lecture. I didn't have much trouble staying awake since he is a fairly engaging person. Quiz sections are very helpful as well. Not a bad class.

This is a very good professor. He really knows what he is talking about and is interesting. The Quiz sections weren't that helpful. But if you read the book and do the practice problems there should be no problem with the class.

One of my favorite courses, despite being at 8:30. He wrote the textbook and lectures almost word-for-word, so you don't even have to read it. Concepts were clear and he wrote down important points and definitions so you didn't miss them while taking notes.

Great professor, pretty funny guy and interesting to listen to. His tests are very fair and if you do the readings (there isn't even that much reading), you'll be fine.

The course gets really hard and intense at the last few weeks.

Not as bad as everyone makes him out to be. If you read the material, go to lecture, and do the practice problems, you'll come out with an A. Great professor!

Ellis's lectures are quite fast-speed. It was quite easy at the start, but things get faster and harder at the end. His lectures are almost based on the textbook, so it is necessary to read through the book carefully. However, Ellis is really a great lecturer, and I never regret taking his class. Enjoy!

I work hard and get good grade but still not a big fan of him!

great professor and a must if you are taking Econ 200, has 8:30 classes which is unfortunate

Ellis is a fantastic teacher. He is practically a wizard. Textbook is recommended but I didn't read any of it and I did just fine. If you attend the lectures and take decent notes you too will become a wizard.

Natural Resource Economics was great with him. Super knowledgeable, very helpful and clear, and his exams were more than fair. I think the lower ratings he is getting are from students in intro classes who are having a hard time, and granted he probably cares less about those classes. Attend lecture, take notes, and you will succeed.

Pretty good proff. Lectures can drone on, especially at 830 AM. If you read the textbook you should do alright. Not too hard to pull a 3.5 I would expect a 4.0 unless you love Econ

Not much to say. Great class, great professor.

As long as you attend lectures, understand all the concepts he talks about and do all the practice problems he gave you, you will do very well. The quizzes and tests are not hard. However, the textbook is expensive and somehow useless.

Good teacher, luv him

If you go to lecture and pay attention it isn't that hard. Professor is easy to hear and understand. He gives nice real world examples to reinforce material. Great class good professor.

Professor Ellis explains the theories very clearly and I think his lectures are pretty interesting.

Ellis is a great at presenting material. 500 students in our class and he still answered questions. HW is online and trivial. Tests are easy if you go to class. He goes over old tests that are basically identical to what you'll get. Ellis is the only professor that wants students to succeed that I've had so far. Very boring class, but good prof.

Ellis is a great lecturer. I found him to be incredibly helpful and interesting. Some of the lectures can go on and be rather boring but he definitely tries to make it engaging. I found the class very easy. To get a good grade you really just have to do the work he assigns, it's as simple as that.

Great professor! Great lecturer. Class is pretty straightforward. You get what you put in. Do the work and you'll definitely pull a good grade. Pro tip: Do the (ungraded) assigned problem sets which are the review questions in the textbook. They always appear on exams. Also, try to get your hands on as many released exams as possible.

Very organized lectures, easy to follow. Was very clear about expectations for exams. A+ professor.

Just go to lectures and read the book, you will do fine. Just go over your notes for tests, it's all there.

Ellis teaches the material really well. He uses the textbook he helped to write for his class so you really need to know everything in the book, but because he wrote it, he covers just about all of it in class.

He is a good professor. Gives tricky questions on exams and has heavy weightage on the exams. I lost one question on the final with 100% whole class got 3.5. Teaches directly from the textbook. Will make only a small difference if you dont ever go to class lol

Class was pretty solid overall. Ended up with a 3.8 with little work.

Class was very well organized and Ellis presents the material in a very clear and easy to follow manner. I never opened the book and put very little effort into the class and ended up with a 3.8.

He does a really good job at explaining the concepts and answering questions about them if people are confused. There's an online assignment about every week. I had 4 pop quizzes in quiz section, they were all out of 10 points. Theres also midtermfinal review the lecture before the test that helps a lot

Microeconomics with Ellis was not too challenging. The textbook was helpful for the first few chapters. Lectures are not recorded so attendance is mandatory, since he covers material which is not always in the textbook. Ellis is humorous and passionate. Quiz section is easy, although there are often quizzes. I highly recommend this class.

Really enjoyed the subject matter, and I thought that Ellis did a good job of relating it in simple terms. I got essentially all I needed from lectures, but the textbook was helpful when I needed more details. His office hours are 7:30am, if that's too tough keep that in mind

Best professor I have ever had for economics. He is very intelligent on the subjects he talks about. Don't miss lectures. Make sure you take good notes. Do the practice exams you are given because they are extremely similar to the actual exams. Really easy to get a good grade if you just show up to class and pay attention. Absolutely loved him.

Ellis is the reason I considered majoring in econ. Yes, he is old-fashioned (you HAVE to go to class, he does everything on a white-board, no recorded classes, and textbook lecture-style), but he is so clear. He will always provide an example and slow down if you just raise your hand and ask. Great dry humor. Early office hours @7:30am. LOVE HIM!

Make sure you go to class, he does not provide lecture notes online. He is old fashioned in that he uses the white boards to teach everything and your grade is made up of 1 midterm (40% of grade), the final (50% of grade), and online homework (10%). Good lecturer and made it clear what to expect on the exams.

If you attend lecture regularly and do the practice questions given this class is cake. Concepts are easy to grasp with basic understanding of calculus and there is not a huge depth of material covered overall.

Greg Ellis is very clear with his lectures. He will usually tackle about 3 different types of problems per lecture, and tests you on exactly what he's writing on the board. He doesn't try to trick you with his exams: if you know how to do those problems, you'll do well in the class. You get notecards on exams as well (extremely helpful)!

I don't know what class in person with him was like, but Ellis was one of the best online profs I had. He is very smart and it shows in how he can explain things very clearly and concisely. If you take notes, pay attention and make sure what he covers in lectures, you will be fine since exams are basically exactly what he goes over in lecture.

Great professor. He explains everything clearly in class so you won't spend too much time on self-learning after class. The exam questions are derived from teaching materials. It's easy to achieve a good result as long as you take notes of what he's covered in class. The project is a bit tricky but it's not that hard if you follow his instructions.

He's a very good professor. Ellis taught very well and never made the exams tricky. Rest in Peace Professor.