Best Prof I have had at MSU, unreal guy, attendance is not mandatory but lecture is worth going to because he always says what will be on the exams. Really genuine guy.

The ABSOLUTE G.O.A.T. That's all really need be said.

I loved Professor Rimer! He cares so much about his students and clearly wants everyone to pass. Attendance isn't required, but I would say try not to miss any lectures. I would have got a 4.0 if it wasn't for COVID-19, but I slacked on watching his pre-recorded lectures. Just go to lecture, take one 5-10 question quiz a week and you'll do great!

Dr. Rimer is truly an amazing professor. He teaches in such a way that is both fun and engaging and makes you want to actually learn more. He truly knows a lot about what he teaches and has a great passion for it that he tries (and successfully does) pass onto his students. Truly one of a kind and wish he taught all of the classes here at MSU.

After taking a different professor for another finance class, I REALLY missed Rimer. He is very easy-going and explains things with great details and examples. Although class could be boring at times, I feel like this class was pretty easy if you just showed up, took notes, and studied a little bit. I recommend him over the other finance profs!!

Professor Rimer is a terrific instructor. If you don't plan on practicing the work though, you WILL have issues. If you pay attention and make a genuine effort to understand the content and how to do stuff, you should have no problem taking exams and getting a decent grade. He won't do your work for you but provides excellent explanations.

I was super surprised to see bad reviews for Rimer! Looking back, he's been one of the best finance professors I've had at MSU. His passion is obvious and I feel like he was always willing to help students who may have been struggling. For an introductory class, I feel like this was an easy A.

Rimer presents topics with a fun and lighthearted twist. He is an entertaining lecturer, it's true you need to go to lecture to understand, however he does post slides and the problem solutions if you really can't make it. Only thing that stinks is there are few grades in this class, but he offers an easy 50 point extra credit book report to help.

Class is graded on very few things, but it is still easy to do well. He is very clear about what will be on exams, and sets you up with the proper excel models to make sure you can do every math problem on the exam so exams were not tough at all. Just make sure to do the extra credit to give you some wiggle room on exams. He was also very funny!

Loved FI311 with Rimer. Although the class was hard and your grade is decided by very few, tough assignments and exams. Rimer is a great dude and a good teacher, knows what he is talking about, explains material very well, while also a funny dude. Don't miss lectures and you will ace this class.

Not sure why Professor Rimer's rating is so low. The workload for this class is minimal, and the work is not challenging. He tells you what to study for the exams/quizzes (which are open book) in class, as well as going step by step on how to solve the problems on the exams/quizzes. Just do the problems in Excel like he shows, and you'll be fine

Come to class, do the work and you will succeed. Really funny guy. Open note tests and exams which are very easy to do if you follow his lectures.

Good guy. He's funny and he explains the material well. His Excel models are helpful.

Professor Rimer is amazing! His quizzes and exams are take home and open book, open note. His excel models are super helpful. There's only a handful of assignments, but they aren't super difficult either. Also, he is pretty funny during his lectures and keeps them entertaining. Material is not difficult to learn either.

Don't read the bad reviews! He is so nice and funny and he really cares for his students. The content isn't fun but he tries to make it more enjoyable and engaging. He's the best!

Rimer is a great guy, you can tell he loves talking about this exeperience.

Professor Rimer is great and doesn't deserve the hate he gets. If you pay attention to his lectures and complete the practice problem questions, you should pass with a 4.0. This class consists of 2 Exams and 2 Quizzes along with 5 modules (HW). He even gives out a 50-point extra credit book report which can help a lot. USE HIS FINANCIAL MODELS.

Great professor who really wants you to succeed. He gives you everything you need to pass the class, but proper preparation is key. His Excel models are very helpful and he tries his best to make the lectures interesting. There were 2 quizzes, 1 midterm, 1 cumulative final, and 5 module assignments. There is also an extra credit book report.

The rest of my semester was super hard, so this class was a good break. Pretty easy for the time I spent on it. I took this for a minor and it's by far the easiest minor class I've taken. In the videos, he goes through a decent amount of examples and real-life examples so that's nice too. Doesn't deserve the hate he gets I would say.

Ignore the other reviews, this class isn't terrible if you just do the work and check answers with other people. He's a super caring guy just trying to do his best, he has great lecture that walk you through the excel calculations. He also is pretty decent at responding to emails and explaining well. Just try and you'll get either 3.5 or 4.0.

As you could probably tell, you should probably ignore most of the reviews here. Most complain that they weren't given extensions, instead of taking accountability for not doing the work. This course is an easy 3.5-4.0 period. If you watch the lectures and do the work, then you should get an easy 4.0. I just wish not everything was on connect.

Honestly such an easy A class. Ended with a 4.0. Just watch all the lectures or at least make an effort and at least go through the slides he posts, if you do all of that the exams and learning checks should be so easy. He gives a lot of bonus points on the exams so it's really hard to do bad unless you don't attempt anything.

I'm not sure why everyone is complaining about extensions when MIND YOU everything was listed on the syllabus. trustttt me this class is easy, also he gave me half credit on an assignment I forgot to do. Yes his lectures were boring but honestly you could get through it without even having to listen to the whole thing, everything is on connect.

ok i just wrote the last rating under this, but I forgot to thank the baboon who cheated and had us all do a proctored exam. There's a special place for you somewhere. See this just proves that the class really is doable. Just try, but don't be like the baboon

If you slack and expect professors to hand you As, don't take Rimer. But if you're diligent and follow along with the clearly-defined course schedule, it's hardly any work and really easy. He wants you to succeed.

Ignore the negative reviews. Professor is perfectly fine and organized. He curves exams and homework. You'll likely spend less than 2 hours per week on his Intro to Finance course. The negative reviews on here likely come from lazy business students, so I feel obligated to help improve this misleading rating.

I'm not sure why his intro level finance class has bad reviews. It was very easy, maybe because I'm a finance major idk. He doesn't require that much you watch lecture videos and turn in an assignment at the end of the week. Yes you have to watch the lectures to understand but it's just like going to class. Also I love his style of teaching!

Videos can take a while to watch but class is very easy. Just make sure to do the practice problems and you will have no problem with this class.

Very neutral about Rimer. Nice guy, but boring lectures. Got away with a 4.0 without studying, just put every lecture slide/practice question into a Google Doc and Excel to use on exams since it is open note. Very straightforward and clear grading criteria, and he doesn't ask much of you. Can't say I learned much from the course though.

The class is not super easy but as long as you watch the lectures and take notes on them it's hard to do bad. The tests are all open note so you can just use your excel models which he shows you how to create and your notes to solve most of the problems. Do the practice problems--they cover stuff that will be on tests and you can reference them.

Idk why he has bad reviews. The content was easy and he was funny in his lectures. The only annoying thing is the confusing wording for some of the questions on tests. His video lectures are long but they kind of have to be(just 2x speed it). You don't need to study; just watch the videos, take notes, and do the practice problems.

Prof. Rimer is interesting. The online lectures are super long but you'll be fine with putting them on x2 speed, and he goes off-topic sometimes, but he gets the point across. Homework is incredibly easy, it's just a few quizzes here and there. Exams are a bit tougher, but it is open book, so it's not terrible.

I liked this class. Learned a lot as someone who is not a finance person. The class is lecture heavy but if you follow the tentative schedule he has you'll be fine. I found a lot of overlap between lectures videos and textbooks so I usually just watched the videos and downloaded the textbook chapters in case I needed info from there on the exam.