Primarily uses powerpoint for lecture. An MIT orthodox teaches first year Ph.D with clarity and encouragement. Key: INTUITION. Most exam questions are comp similar, and require intuition rather than KKT. Learn to think from early in the semester.

big class, pretty interesting stuff.

Funny old man - interesting class

he is an awesome professor and tries really hard to make everything clear. i had absolutely no interest in econ prior to this class but am now including it in my major

Prof Manove is really funny(and nice!), well, at least he tries to be.He makes everything much easier to understand, and explains things much better than the textbook,which, I think although well written but somewhat unnecessarily complicated. I'd definitely recommend him. Just make sure you hate smoking as much as he does!

Prof. Manove really TRIES to be interesting but his lectures cant help but make you fall asleep. Not a hard class, drops lowest midterm. Questions straight from slides. This is an easy B, must work for A. Aplia is annoying. Slides are funny, but he is NOT. Easier then other EC101 professors.

Easiest class I've ever taken at this school. The kid who said you have to work for an A is so wrong. Half of the test questions come from a sample test he posts online! Got 100 on all exams without opening the book. Cool guy too. His voice puts you to sleep, but he is an interesting person. If you want an A, take this class.

Prof. Manove really helps you succeed in his class if you put the effort into it. For example, he gives one question pop quizzes in class and you start with an 80% just for being in class that day and if you get the question right you get 100.It definitely helps if you get a good TA for your discussion section, so try to switch into the best one.

Professor Manove is a very very nice man. He tries to make everything very clear. His lectures are boring, but he explains everything very well. If you want an A, do the reading, go to lecture, and do the aplia problems. this class is not difficult.

He is unbelievably easy and tries to save as many of his students as possible. All you have to do to get an A is Aplia hw (you actually need text book sometimes but I highly recommend the textbook in Aplia since I only use it to find any material that I don't quite understand, Crtl + F and you are all set) and test preps.

He's a very very nice man. Has a funny dry humor that makes it more interesting to learn econ which isn't very interesting. He has very good slides and they're always full of pictures. He's also extremely nice and wants everyone to do well. I wish he taught macro.

Interesting class, comments that say otherwise are mostly ditzy girls. Aplia is easy but only 10% of grade, tests are moderate difficulty but curved. TA (Martino) was a nice guy - I think, never really understood anything he said

Easy course, nice teacher, good examples to illustrate his point in lectures. However, there's a often discrepancies between the things on the lecture slides and textbook, which causes confusion to students.

What a goofball... He has strange anecdotes about economics and his life and is somewhat absent-minded. He's kind of a socialist--all about government control and distributing wealth fairly... Comes through in his lectures. It's kind of funny, though. This class was extremely easy, even more so than most econ classes.

This class was extremely easy. Aplia was more difficult than the exams. If you go to class and review the slides, the exams will be a piece of cake. My TA sucked, however, and I absolutely dreaded the discussion every week.

i love him. it makes me kind of happy to have his class before my others, bc he always manages to make me laugh. hes a little nuts haha. but the class is very eary requires the bare minimum effort

Prof. Manove is a great guy, I find his lectures very useful. The exams are okay not that hard, all you have to do is to study your lecture notes carefully and go through important parts of the chapters in the textbook.

Definitely TAKE THIS CLASS! Michael is really funny and his exams are easy multiple choice. It requires more work than other microcon classes but is definitely worth it!

PROS: While the lectures can be a little dry, he explains the material thoroughly, and the exams and problem sets are fairly straightforward and related to lecture. CONS: The TFs are generally less than helpful in discussions (which are required) and at points, Manove strays from the topic, but he's still amusing (helps break the tedium).

MANOVE IS AMAAAAZING! he's SO funny, i love him! drawbacks: MUST show up on time (he starts the class with a "clicker question", 10 pts for right answer, 7 pts for wrng, 0 for no answer). aplia is a little tough and time consumer but ive gotten no lower than a 90 (they just take time). all in all, his lectures are entertaining and hes easy so TAKE!

His powerpoint is very helpful!! He is a nice professor, and he would like to save as many students as possible. Try your best. A is not hard, if you study!!!

Wonderful pro.I transfered to the class at the very last minute so I didn't do very well on the first exam. Useful and easy thing even for me(took it for requirement). Whether u r majoring in Econ,recommend him! ONLY HIM!!(seems that he teaches every other year,rare)

Very quirky guy. His slides were silly but helpful. He uses a clicker and gives in-class questions, so attendance is mandatory. His tests are pretty easy. I got a B but I didn't try very hard. Only downside is the subject, which can be pretty dull sometimes.

His lectures can be somewhat dry but he has a great sense of humor and jokes around a lot. There are clicker questions during his class so its necessary that you be there. The tests are straight forward as he gives practice tests that help. Overall a pretty decent course

awesome

Prof. Manove is great! He is really organized and thorough. Always attend lecture because clicker questions count as your attendance. Homework on the Aplia website is easy. Be sure to study for midterms, but he provides practice exams that help alot. Go to his office hours. He's very generous with grading procedures. Overall a great professor!!

Great professor, very reachable. Dropping by during office hours will help you lots. Read the book do aplia, do the clicker, take notes. Hard for those who just took econ but managable. Try hard and a B won't be too hard to get. however some parts of the lectures are confusing..but i like him :)

Awesomest professor in BU. He uses his wittiness and sarcasm to explain the concepts and it works really well. Although the topics may not be interesting, his jokes make up for it. Pay attention in lectures and study for tests and you will do will in this class.

I took EC 101 with Professor Manove during my Freshman year. He is a great professor who explains everything clearly. His tests are relatively easy, and his slide shows are SUPER helpful when you are reviewing for the exams. Recommended.

Professor Manove is a phenomenal lecturer. His presentations are both interesting and humorous and he undoubtedly loves what he teaches. While his homework was considerably excessive for an introductory class, his tests were very easy and conceptual. I found that the majority of students were SMG (required) so be weary of that when reading comments

A great teacher, a little monotone, but a nice sense of humor. Do the homework, keep up with reading, and his class is a piece of cake!

Great guy. Sometimes a bit confusing. But class isn't really hard at all.

BE AWAKE FOR HIS CLASS. if you're engaged he's HILARIOUS. his jokes are very subtle..its like watching an episode of the office! his lectures are clear and easy to follow. his tests are fair and so are online homework. just make sure you're awake because he is a little monotone. i definitely recommend him!!!!!

Boring class, many people fell asleep. Attendance is mandatory. Could get through the material in half the time but he makes sure to have you in class for the full scheduled time. Aplia is useless and there are always some odd worded questions on the exam. Overall an easy course.

Overall he's a good teach with a good sense of humour. I had taken Micro before so this was more of a refresher course so a bit easier. However do keep up with readings and assignments as exams reflect those kinds of questions, I didn't do well on the first exam because I hadn't done so. Lectures are clear but he is not the most approachable.

Possibly the best professor I had at BU. I took this class as a senior and it was great! Not a topic I'm interested in but Manove made it interesting. He explained things in multiple different ways to ensure the topics were as clear to students as possible. Funny, and helpful. Highly recommended!

Manove is a great professor! His slides can be a bit confusing, but he genuinely cares about his students and really encourages going to office hours and asking questions. He makes funny jokes and it easy to listen to.

Awesome professor. Explains microeconomic principles simply with clever examples

This class was very easy and very clear. His voice can occasionally drone on but if you really listen he throws in little jokes and really clarifies the material. Even if you can't understand economics at all he does a great job of breaking it down. Lectures are super helpful when it comes to tests, which in general are pretty easy.

He was a good teacher. His lectures usually dragged on, though. His tests were pretty easy. No need to study that much. A quick look-over the night before. As a student who is not in SMG, but is taking this because of a requirement for Health Science, I thought this teacher was perfect (especially after hearing about other professors). So take him!

His lectures are very boring, it's a self-study course. The online textbook is required for the weekly HW assignments, but not all of the HW content are in exams. The exams cover all of the lecture slides, so study them THOROUGHLY and you'll do great. His tests aren't actually that hard, but you're not going to get 100s without studying.

The power points are basically everything he said in class. He is very clear and if you study the tests aren't hard. He is very monotonic, lectures seem to take forever (but are mandatory). He only talks about his daughter and milk. Reading of the online book is useless but you still have to pay for it in order to do the weekly homework.

His class seemed good at the beginning, but as the semester passed the lectures felt longer. He's very monotone but does explain this in a decent way. He posts his lecture slides online, which was helpful. Mandatory attendance. Tests are oddly worded. Average professor.

The only thing I have to say is, whether you're an econ major or not, you should take his class. He's an interesting, funny and easy to understand teacher. If you go to class of course.

He explains everything very slowly and clearly (but sometimes gets boring). Doing the readings is only necessary for the online quizzes which are not exactly correlated with lectures. Examinations are based on lectures, not readings. Posts slides online. He will drop one of the two midterms grades if it will improve your final grade.

I took this professor during my first semester and I had a great time. Attendance is NECESSARY, tests are on topics covered during lectures that may not be found in the book (the book is useless for this course). The homework is not that bad and it takes around 30min/1hour to do every week. I recommend him!! Tests are easy!!

Manove is such a clear professor. He explains hard concepts in the best way possible. I would love to have him again. This class is definitely passable if you go to class.

Brilliant guy (MIT and Harvard graduate); possibly a god of microeconomic theory; very experienced professor and shows it through his brilliance and explaining very abstract concepts though concrete examples; easy A

A good professor. However, exams are going harder as the class progresses. He uses his own ppt to make the concept clear. The examples are actually good for explaining the concept, but they are hard for international student to understand. Almost no textbook use. The class is a little boring and his voice is very low!! Even though with Microphone

final was some crazy halo BS

He explains those concepts clearly for the most time and provides sufficient life-related examples. Lectures are generally good but long. Weekly online quiz sets include 15-26 problems but are somehow irrelated to lecture contents and relatively difficult. Two midterms and one final in a semester, with practice exams. Be ready to take hard exams.

Aight here's the deal: this class is super easy if you aren't an idiot. I showed up to lecture and took really good notes and dropped As on the midterms and like 30pt above average on the final. Michael is hilarious and goofy, but delivers with a solid class. The homework is on MyEconLab and you are given two attempts, so you can get 100s errytime.

Professor Manove is a good lecturer, however his lectures seem to long and get boring, and too much criteria is covered in 90 minutes. The class is still pretty good, because all EC101 classes tend to be like that. The first two exams are pretty easy, the final exam was pretty hard though. He doesn't upload all the content from his slides.

Wondering if I should explore the Econ field, I took this class. Professor Manove did not disappoint. His jokes are dry (in the best way possible), his lectures are long, but you can clearly tell that he cares about the subject. He's such a smart guy. And my favorable experience in his class has inspired me to officially commit and switch majors.

Monove lectures are long but as long as you understand the material he covers in lectures you can easily get an A on exams. He'll often throw in bonus points for the exam as well if the average isn't too good. Homework assigned was stupid but all of the answers are in the textbook. Discussions are also required and usually a huge waste of time.

Good teacher for EC101. He is a funny old man

Pay attention and take notes by hand in class and you will get an A. Slightly monotone voice but nothing terrible, and he's a nice and funny guy who clearly cares a lot about his field. I recommend him, just make sure you pay attention because the material is hard to teach to yourself.

Professor Manove is a great economics professor because he is very knowledgeable about this subject and humorous in lectures. He covers the material pretty well and does not usually put too many problems that he does not cover in class on his midterms. But do pay attention to details. He is extremely helpful out of class. Do go to his office hour.

Go to class because he takes attendance based on the clicker. Very lecture-heavy and very monotone voice. Hard not to fall asleep in class sometimes if you're tired. He posts the lecture outlines, and somewhat listen, you'll do well. He also cracks dry jokes.

He is soooooooo nice for an international student! He talks in a slow speed and is easy to understand. His slides cover everything he says in class - it's a little boring -but it's great for exams. No textbooks, no homework, few required readings, and international students are allowed to use dictionaries - both paper ones and electronic ones

He is the best professor I've encountered in college! His lecture is very easy to follow, and his exam is very straightforward most of time! I will definitely take his class again! Professor really makes me be interested in Econ!!!Because of him, I choose ECON as my major!

Many people complained of his boring and long lectures. What they don't say is that Manove is actually hilarious and sarcastic, but people don't give him a chance. If you show up to lecture (don't just take notes, actually listen) and do the problem sets, you will do well.

Easy class and good professor; only thing bad is the mandatory attendance.

Manove is actually pretty good. He has two ways of calculating the final grade and choses the highest one. You have to go to class because the clicker questions record attendance. You don't buy a textbook, but you do have to buy a clicker. Tests are multiple choice (practice exams in advance) with weekly problem sets. Go to class and office hours.

Professor Manove is a cute old man that is super sarcastic. But his class is better than others in the sense that you do not have to buy a textbook and that practice exams reflect the format of exams. Must pay attention in class (clicker questions and exam questions come from the lecture)

The lecture itself is very boring and not useful for the tests. The lecture slides are very useful, and are the only things useful. There are weekly homeworks that will be discussed weekly with your TA, but is not for marks aside from attendance. The homeworks are also not useful. Just look over every single lecture slide the night before test.

Lectures were slow and boring, but the material was easy to understand. The tests were tricky.

Manove is the type of person whose humor you have to like in order to find his class interesting. Very dry, he can come off as boring. Attendance is mandatory, and test/participation make up the entire class. HW is optional. Don't skip any lecture/discussion or you'll lose a point which brought me from a 90 to an 89. Just show up

The class is solely based off the content of his lecture slides. This makes it very easy to study for midterms and finals, which make up 90% of your grade. While some may find his lectures boring, if you can follow along, you will pass. He also offers great practice tests and enforces attendance through the use of clicker questions in lecture.

Manove is the best econ professor for QST freshmen. He designs the class to be extremely easy; multiple people I know got above 100%. Take notes on the lecture outlines and review them before the test. The practice tests are almost identical to the midterms/final, and he drops the lower midterm. Uses clickers, so go to lecture or give to a friend.

I really enjoyed his online lectures and his sense of humour. I learned a lot and the class and exams were very fair.

Really boring prof. Tests are easy(40 mc). No mandatory hw. if you want a good grade in a hub class with little work, just choose manove ec101.

Dont listen to all of these bad reviews. As long you listen to his lectures, the class is an easy A. The exams are straightforward and exactly from lecture material. The practice exams are almost the same as the midterms. Professor manove is hilarious and he teaches very clearly

Straightforward class and not difficult if u listen to the lectures. Exams were fair and exactly from lecture material. Problem sets are optional and I didnt do any of them and still got an A

I love Professor Manove! He is a very sweet, understanding professor, and he makes you laugh throughout the lectures. He is very easy to contact. His tests are straight from lecture material/problem set material, and if you attend lecture you'll do well on tests. He also gives really good practice tests to help prepare.

I'd never taken an economics class before this one, but this man made me want to become an econ major. GO TO ALL OF THE LECTURES AND TAKE DETAILED NOTES (he goes fast). Very funny and engaging. Approachable outside of class. Everything that's on the tests is in the lectures. The tests are not too hard but are harder than the practice exams.

Professor Manove's tests might be hard if you don't read the lectures (go to class), or do the problem sets. Honestly i don't understand why so many people hate him. He is very good at preparing students for exams (LITERALLY ALL THE QUESTIONS ARE SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM SET). I recommend this professor. I never took econ and I got A's.

Manove was funny and entertaining.

Manove is a great professor. If you are considering taking his class, do it.

I'm a senior that needs my econ credits, so this course was easy A. l liked his course a lot because his slides are really nice and I learned everything I needed to know about EC101 from them. Actually learned a lot. Pair those with the practice exams, discussion worksheets, midterms are a breeze. Only issue is he makes you buy a clicker.

Hes honestly such a funny old man. If u like monotone humor this man is perfect for u. Hes also adorable. Not a hard class either.

All tests are multiple choice and questions come directly from the lecture slides. Lectures are boring but easy to follow. Mandatory attendance with clickers to track attendance. Discussion sections are helpful. He drops one mid-term grade if it helps your grade.

Good professor. Easy to follow since you only need to pay attention to lectures. Exams are a little tricky with since you have to think critically but you get practice exams anyways. TFs are great, I recommend getting help from Wang Hongxi, great TF if you want to learn the concepts thoroughly.

Professor Manove is great. Exams are easy if you understand the concepts well, review lecture slides, and do the practice questions.