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Professor Jacobs teaches well and is quick to answer questions through email. His tests are hard, but he gives partial credits, so they're not too bad. If you study hard, you'll do ok
His tests are unpredictable since he barely gave us materials to study on.
Professor Jacobs is very nice and caring but his tests can be very hard. On top of that, he doesnt give out many practice problems so some questions on the exam might seem very unfamiliar. Lectures are not mandatory and tbh I found the quiz section leads by TAs a lot more helpful.
His lectures are very unorganized and very hard to follow. Theres a very wordy textbook but he he hardly covers it at all and he often leaves parts of the textbook out entirely or teaches things that arent in the textbook. His exams are ridiculously hard and different compared to the homework, there are no practice problems either.
While Professor Jacobs is nice and responds quickly, I did not like his class. His lectures were unorganized and often did not cover most of the material in the chapter. His hw was very different from his exams, which were pretty difficult due to their wording and lack of study materials. Also, the grading was so strange. Overall, not very helpful.
Tests were pretty difficult and didn't have much practice problems to study with, but I found his lectures and explanations pretty interesting. Also appreciated he chose a free, online textbook and had extra office hours before exams. Biggest advice: get a small study group to go over weekly quizzes together, those saved my grade!
The way he teaches the econ course isn't like other typical micro econ courses. His lectures are dry and just repeats what the textbooks says but leaves stuff out. Gives you no study materials for the test, and his exams/hw are weirdly worded and very unclear. No idea what to expect from him, and his curriculum seems way different than others.
He is a pretty cool person, but as a professor, he has lots of room for improvement. He gets irritated by questions during lectures and he mentioned chili 151 times throughout the quarter. His homework is phrased weirdly and does not relate to the exams. The textbook is free, but cheaper is not always better.
Professor Jacobs is a nice guy but his lectures are dry and the wording on tests/homeworks is very confusing. The time he allots for tests is not nearly enough to finish them either.
Completely different from what the other micro class was doing. More difficult, TAs grade tests very harshly. Lectures are all over the place and I don't wish the pain of this class on anyone.
He's a nice guy, but the grading criteria is ridiculous. The mean score for our first test was something around 50 out of 80. I strongly advise stating away from this course if possible.
The only class Ive ever been in danger of failing. If you have any understanding of microeconomics Im sure youd do well. Would have benefited from having more class sessions to explain content better. The homework was not helpful at all to prepare for the exams. Cried during all of them. Quick to email back if you are struggling though.
I've noticed professors of curved classes have lower ratings here because students don't fully understand the system. Yes, you will feel like you're failing all quarter, but yes, this is also normal. 50/80 as an average is a higher gpa grade than you think. Pay attention and you'll be fine. I put in no effort in this class and still did fairlywell.
great professor but content and material are taught poorly and tests are rather difficult
The only reason I got a decent grade is that I've taken micro before in HS. Very much different and borderline irrelevant material, TAs are extremely unhelpful, graders are harsh, homework is okay but tedious. Be prepared to be completely unprepared for tests. They don't relate to readings, lectures, or homework for the most part. It's ridiculous.
Really solid professor! I never showed up in person because it's an 8:30 class but he livestreams it. The lectures themselves are okay but he is really great at helping out during office hours. TA section was hard to follow though because the TA never posts the R code he uses in class until after section.
He's a great proffesor and really does care gor his students. The first 2 weeks, he had a lot of catching up to do as he ended class too early the first day. After he caught up the pace slowed down, class became more enjoyable/understandable. Weekly homework sheets that were relevant to the class, 2 exams, and 1 project. Really helpful office hours
The lectures he gave were easy to understand and well given. However, this doesn't make up for his utter lack of approachability or any warmth whatsoever in his personality. He just seems angry all the time. He screamed at our entire lecture once because one person was wearing their mask below their nose.
The part of me that liked due to most of the information being on the PowerPoint that could also be found on canvas. Other than that there were not a ton of redeeming qualities. He came off as bitter in nearly all the in person classes and I was even there to witness the infamous mask freak out. Hard weed out class, waste of a quarter, no more econ
I love how one reviewer said that he "yelled at the entire lecture" for one person putting down their mask when he... literally didn't? Can y'all just put up your masks so the professor doesn't have to remind y'all every 2 seconds? Jacobs is hilarious and you'll do fine if you just study and attend the lectures. One assignment per week.
This class is really all about self-study. I honestly learned more from reading the textbook alone and doing practice problems during my quiz section and there were only two tests so don't bomb one of them like I did. Also the curve is terrible. I ended with a 2.9 because median was 2.8-3.1. There are so many ppl who took econ in hs it was tough.
Great professor to be honest, only if you are genuinely interested in economics. Super accessible and genuinely want you to succeed. His classes are pretty hard and he's bad at dumbing it down, thus getting a lot of bad reviews from intro classes (Econ 200 & 201).
I'm really not sure why everyone is hating on professor Jacobs so much. The intro econ classes are always hard and it is like that for a reason. He is a great professor that actually cares about his students which is better than most of the econ professors I have experienced. I'm intentionally taking more of his upper division econ classes.
If need help on hw or need reinforcement of topics, going to office hours is really helpful.
Relied heavily on the textbook for this class. His lectures weren't amazing but they were by no means bad. The midterm and final determine your grade (30% weighted grade each) but him & the TAs give a lot of practice exams beforehand. Lots of reading but doable.
Professor Jacobs is a great human being. He stuck around after class to take care of a student who was hurt and even called them a ride to get to the hospital safely. He is a phenomenal person - very genuine and caring. Not many professors would go above and beyond to help students as he did.
The class overall was alright. His lectures can be somewhat boring though but he is very passionate about what he teaches and can answer any question. Make sure to read the textbooks and memorize the graphs because he doesn't allow cheat sheets on exams. Always do the practice exams too because they are very similar to the actual exam.
There's a lot of material in this class so I don't blame Joshua for rushing through a lot of it. Take lots of notes, do practice exams, read the textbook only when you need to. There were 3 exams last quarter all non cumulative. Overall good class but definitely not an easy 4.0 if you don't study.
This is a hard class, but Jacobs does a good job of explaining the material. There are three 'midterms', each weighing 20%, and helpful homework (25%), and two article assignments (15%). Overall I really enjoyed this class and learned a lot. But some advice is to make sure you know why everything happens and to go to the sections and office hours.
A pretty average class. It's difficult but you don't really need to do readings if you go to class and take notes. It's test heavy which isn't a problem, except that the TA grades your tests. I unfortunately got stuck with a TA that did everything in his power to give you as little credit as he could. Overall, Prof is solid, but fear TA PENG
His lectures are fine but not very interesting or engaging. Content is not that difficult but there is a lot of material and midterms are designed to be a bit tricky. To do well in this class you have to really understood the root of the material.
Professor Jacobs is the best Econ department professor I've had. The structure of his class makes sense and while it can be challenging at times he is supportive and wants you to learn. He is a good teacher and has an ability to break down complicated concepts so they are easier to follow.
Prof. Jacobs is a good professor and is great at using examples to explain more complicated material and concepts. The class was hard but if you do the homework and attend the lectures it should be okay overall.
Hate this course with every passion. Quiz sections suck and the lectures were horrible if you are not 100% into Econ do not take it.
Lectures were more useful than expected. Very informative and helpful. Homework was a drag but was a great study tool. Textbook was incredibly expensive and I never used the actual text, just needed the program for homework. TA section was a bit dull but it helped too. It takes a lot of outside studying to succeed, don't expect to skate by.
Even though the going to lectures is not required, I highly recommend it. Professor Jacobs does a great job explaining the concept and giving example. He is a very caring person, making sure that everybody understands. Going to TA sections and office hours is a great way to ask questions and to clear any confusion.
Professor Jacobs is one of the best professors I have ever had. His lectures and clear and concise and easy to follow, and he gives out practice exams way ahead of time to ensure we can practice and get ready for tests. He is also willing to answer questions outside of class, including by email. If you can, I'd definitly recommend you take his econ
Very nice + cool, you can tell he loves economics. It's an easy class as long as you pay attention + do ur HW. I do recommend Chegg for HW because sometimes its just the wording thats confusing and the explanation isn't worth a trip to office hours. Midterm and final were a little tricky so make sure you understand concepts, essays are easy points.
most likely due to a disconnect between myself and his teaching style, but prof jacobs is an OK professor. Took him for econ 200 & 201 and i didnt do too well. And while he played a minor part in that, I recognize that since econ is a challenging class esp for first years, that taking a smaller class with a different prof wouldve been smarter.
DO NOT BE AFRAID! There is essentially a lecture every class but the workload is very manageable. Homework is straightforward. NO TESTS - except midterm and final but there are practice ones that prepare you as long as you do them. Professor is nice and attempts to make jokes, but everyone ends up laughing at the awkwardness (even the professor!)
Caring and really accessible. Midterm and final are hard. Could make lectures more fun but overall not too bad.
Prof Jacobs is an ok professor. Lectures were slightly engaging but examples were taken straight out of the book. Doing the homework gives you a small cushion bc 60% of the grade is the midterm and final.
Prof Jacobs definitely gets a bad rap because she teaches a weed-out class. She has a lot of passion for teaching economics, explains the material very well, and always invites questions from students. However, 60% of your grade is determined by 2 tests and only the top 6-7% of students get a 4.0, so you may have some stress taking this course.
Essays aren't hard but make sure you go to your TA office hours for them. Weekly homework assignments can take some time but only 20 multiple choice questions. This is a weed out class so don't expect to study 1 or 2 nights before the midterm or final and get a good grade.
The class is manageable if you can make sure to put effort into actually understanding the content. Professor Jacobs was alright, I barely went to lectures and still had a decent grade. Homework took some time especially the later chapters. Midterm and final are pretty tough but there are practice tests that are helpful and Jacobs does reviews.
I mean it is a weed out class for a reason. Study and do your work and you should get a decent grade, but it all depends on the curve at the end. Professor Jacobs is a great person, but the lectures are quite boring. Overall, a decent class.
She is a nice person and is really enthusiastic about economics. She the only thing I dislike about her course is that she talks about stuff that will be tested but that information is not on the slides and she does not record her lectures. The class is manageable but you have to really understand the content, especially whatever she says.
Teacher doesn't understand how to read and write in basic English. Its lectures are pointless and don't actually teach you anything. I took ECON 200 with them and wrote a good review for ECON 201 they don't deserve it.
Prof Jacobs cares deeply about economics, and her lectures are very engaging in content. Lectures can essentially replace reading the textbook, but they aren't recorded and the class is very fast-paced. The 3 exams are pretty hard, but as long as you practice and attend the lecture/quiz section, the concepts aren't too tricky.
It was alright. Lectures can get very boring and she rambles sometimes and repeats the same thing. I attended lectures because they're not recorded and only read chapter summaries of the textbook. Quite a lot of material, so STUDY, this is a weed-out. Exams can be tricky but not the worst. Go to sections, office hours, and do the practice exams.
Mid teacher. The lectures are boring and not super helpful. She also purposely chooses to not record her lectures so that was annoying. Tests are pretty hard and quiz sections aren't that helpful either.
I would not take her again. I found her lectures dull and not relevant to exams. She was accessible outside of class but I did not feel that she passionate about teaching introductory level classes. She clearly cared more about her upper level courses. She did not record lectures and her slide deck seemed to be copied from the textbook.
Jacobs did a good job for teaching a weed-out class. Her lectures were boring, but to give her the benefit of the doubt, it's a macro-econ class so the material isn't very exciting. Most of the time, the textbook taught me better than lectures. This class has two midterms and one final exam (none are cumulative), comprising most of your grade.
Super sweet and tries her best to make lectures entertaining. One midterm and a final. It's awful, but not her fault it's a weed out. 60% of your grade is dependent on these two tests so if you do badly there's no coming back. The lecture material and homework are broad, but exam questions are specific and hard. Only take this class if you must.
Jacobs is a poor lecturer - just have your TA teach you everything. It shouldn't come to that, but lectures are excruciatingly boring and I learned infinitely more from my TA than her. Curve was a kinda brutal - finishing the the class at 80 percent got you a 2.6. Just take a different professor.
Everything taught in class is just from the textbook. Just use slides in conjunction with reading the textbook, which is excruciatingly long. Lecture is also long, however, you won't retain much information from lectures. Readings are 4-6 hours (plus understanding the topic) per chapter typically. Some weeks have 2 chapters. Self taught basically.
Very kind, straightforward, enjoyable in lectures, but tough. Essays are about completion and give your grade a boost. Difficult tests (average for midterm was a 64%, two exams = 60% of your grade). Jacobs uses a lot of examples which can be helpful, but she doesn't record. She talks at a good pace for notetakers, reflects on ethics/morals a lot.
Test scores were a large percentage of the course grade - the midterm and final were worth 30% each. It was difficult to translate Jacobs' largely conceptually-based lecture style into the knowledge necessary for the problem-based exams. Lectures were not recorded. Definitely read the textbook.
Professor Jacobs is very kind, and is always ready to help outside of class. Office hours are very helpful. The class does have a higher median, but overall you can learn alot about financial markets in the course. The tests are also open note.
All I'm going to say is if you're going to take this class, you're going to have to be your own teacher because you won't learn anything from the professor or the TA. First off, the lectures were boring; it was like I was learning definitions, not math. For the final and midterm, you're on your own to learn everything.
Professor Jacobs is a good professor who gets a bad rep sometimes, but I think it just comes with teaching a weed-out class. If you do take Prof. Jacobs for ECON 200, you should brush up on your math skills and also attend and try your best to pay attention to EVERY lecture (Even if it is at 8:30 AM). You will save yourself the stress later.
Prof's lectures don't really help for exams, but you get two midterms. Class curve and grading are tough, TAs aren't much help, but hit up office hours for clarity. I suggest doing practice problems and watching videos to learn.
The professor is nice and the lectures are good but sometimes she runs out of times explaining things. I would recommend watching supplemental videos (I watched Jacob Clifford on youtube) to explain topics you are confused about. She is helpful in office hours. Class is not too hard just do the work and study for tests. Middterm and final count.
Disclaimer- I rated class difficulty high because I struggle with math and this is a weed-out class. Lectures are not recorded and most TA weren't great at explaining topics from class. Grades were 25% weekly homework(2 attempts), 15% two essays, and 60% exams. You'll do fine if you have a background in ECON or are good at teaching yourself.
this professor gives us reviews for the midterm, but there are many errors in the midterm review sheet, where it wasn't explained as it should have been. Many questions are confusing and takes a long time to find the actual answer.
Professor Jacobs is enthusiastic about economics. She brings energy to her lectures and tries to keep everyone awake at 8 in the morning. The issue is that the lectures alone will not teach you the material necessary to succeed. Reading the textbook thoroughly and doing the homework is your best bet at a B or an A. This class is self-study.
Yael made it hard to succeed in this class. The lectures were not recorded even though kane has the infrastructure to and this made missing even ONE 8:30 lecture a big deal because then the slides are not completely informative. There were no cheat sheets allowed in the exams, the grading was super tough and there are only free response questions.
I was nervous to take this class after reading all the reviews, but for me the class was not nearly as bad as I was expecting. Jacobs did her best to teach a relatively boring, weed-out subject. Even though I never attended office hours, it seemed like she was happy to help anyone who needed it. Just study, ask for help, go to class, etc.
She is an amazing lecturer, she makes it digestible and entertaining, but as others have stated, it's difficult to utilize the conceptual lectures in the problem-based work. The midterm/final are heavily weighted and extremely difficult to prepare for, and while resources are provided, they aren't particularly helpful. Class was graded on a curve.
Professor Jacobs is by no means a bad professor. She shows genuine care and understanding about the material. However, she fails to effectively prepare students for the exams. While the homework serves as practice, the exams are much more nuanced than
Great at answering questions and have very engaging lect
Jacobs is a good professor, although I had her at 8:30 in the morning she was always engaging and made the sometimes boring material interesting. She is caring and is a wonderful professor. I would highly recommend taking it with her. However, the class is graded on few things so you should always be on top of your work. Do that, you will be fine.
This was one of the worst classes I've taken. I think she's a caring professor but makes the exams so much harder on purpose. Very little material in the tests is actually covered in class, she doesn't go over any real problems, just talks for 2 hours. You'll have to teach yourself the material. Tests are so hard and the class average is very low.
Nothing much to this class except lectures and homework based on the textbook reading. The lectures are also heavily based on the textbook. You have to study a lot to get a good grade on the midterm/final, but as long as you put in the effort you can get a good grade. Nothing stands out (good or bad) about the professor/lectures.
I'm not an Econ major and took this class as an elective and it was horrible. She's about to ruin my gpa.
I did not like this class AT ALL. Professor does not care about her students. Yells at/ignores them for asking any questions. Has the option of recording her lectures but CHOOSES not to. Why? I have no idea. Probably because she's terrible. I would avoid this class and professor. You will need to teach yourself everything and ruin your GPA!!!!!!!!!
Do not take Econ with her. Her lectures are useless. She never talks about actual economics that we're supposed to learn or do the math instead she talks about hypotheticals that fit into her political agenda. She's so disorganized and even her own TAs complain about her. Do not take her class.
Boring class, self studying is more efficient than going to the lectures.
She does not try hard enough to help students keep up with the class. She assigns work late, giving us less time to work/study. When I've been to her office hours, she is disinterested and unresponsive.
This professor is awful, they made the final before finals week and released the practice tests way too late.
Final before finals week and an assignment due the same day as the final. Though the assignment isn't particularly difficult it demonstrates to me a general lack of care for the student's success as it mounts more work on top of preparation for the final itself. Professor best described as a creature for their apathy and indifference lacks humanity
Yael Jacobs is the worst professor I have ever had. She is unorganized, late, and unclear in her lectures, making it hard for anyone to understand the economic concepts. Her tests are nothing like the practice exams and study guides, making it hard to do well on them. She also does not expand on the topics and just reads off the slides.
This was the worst class I have ever taken. You have to learn everything outside of class and the problems on the test are nothing like what is talked about in class. Do NOT take this class it will tank your GPA.
Yael made microeconomics unnecessarily difficult- taking a philosophical approach on the subject & projecting personal beliefs onto students. I stopped attending lecture & taught myself economics with free online resources, quickly learning how simple it really is.The tests are nothing like the homework & she yells at students for asking questions.
The worst professor I have ever had the displeasure of having. Shows no regard for students comprehension of the material, or the grade they receive in class. She will ruin your GPA, and waste your time. If you would like to know what it's like to be taught by someone who is incompetent at their job please take her class.
What she talked about during the lecture were so boring. She used very hard and complex analysis for some actually very easy terms! I literally cannot understand Econ through her teaching and have to spend extra time learning by myself. Also, the textbook is so bad. Too much unrelated talking in the textbook.
It was not a pleasant experience being in her class. She gave out some test questions that were little to no related to general microeconomics, and for the final exam, she claimed one concept would not be on the test and she made a whole question about it. I found the TA quiz sections 100% more helpful than her lecture.
Awful. The final exam is really hard. I haven't never had such a bad experience in exam. There are problems that we even have not learned appearing in the exam. The material she gave us to review has nothing to do with the exam. Most of the questions are very very very difficult. I feel I have no confidence on Econ after this class and test.
Half of the lecture is USELESS honestly. Final is disproportionally harder than to any other quiz. The professor PROCRASTINATES ALL THE TIME.
She told us in the class that a thing won't be tested, but she did a whole 20 points question about it on the final exam. Also, the practice exam was NOT HELP AT ALL. I did 8 practice exams out of 13 she gave, and only one relevant question is tested. She yaps a lot in the lecture. The assignments she assigned is not relevant to the PPT too.
The practice exams were useless and unrelated to the final. Instead of creating a proper final review, she gave us thirteen old midterm exams, which felt like a complete waste of time. Her lectures were dull and hard to follow, making it difficult to understand the material, AVOID THIS CLASS
Talks about herself for at least 10 minutes each class, and since its an 8:30 i am usually completely zoned out by then because she can not separate her own life vs work, and talks about unrelated topics for a bit disorganized and lectures aren't recorded.
Super unorganized, often times answers on homework assignments would be wrong or she would forget to put things on canvas. Her lectures do not relate to the exam material at all. Shes too lazy to make reviews with good answer keys. Things she says won't be on the test will.
She isn't straight foward, spends too much time on something so simple. The final was so different than the practice exams
The content covered in class barely even goes over everything you need to know for exams. Professor doesn't take time to go in depth over complex topics, lectures felt like a waste going to, and overall her teaching style did not work for me. A range of practice tests were given and the final didn't look anything like them.
The content covered in lectures and homework doesn't match, and she rarely provides any resources and spends like 20 min yapping about her personal life at 8:30 in the morning. On top of that, lectures aren't recorded, what you should be doing in class isn't clear and the professor is just overall lazy. Practice exams were a waste of time.
The content was interesting and she has so much potential and is really smart, but has absolutely no organization or ability to teach. None of the slides, homework's, or practice exams will help you with the tests. By week 10, we had 1 homework grade and zero test grades in canvas, and we asked like 10 times to post the averages, but she never did.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!! Lectures are unnecessary & have nothing to do with the exams or assignments. Doesn't go over important information, talks more about her personal life then class work. The homework has nothing to do with the lectures you have to rely on the TA's to teach you more than the professor. She is not well organized, overall bad.
Seems relatively interested in economics but has absolutely no teaching skill. Definitely a 'teaching myself how to do this' experience. Not organized whatsoever, and her incompetency with canvas was very evident. You have to rely on your TA to teach you the material, and if your TA isn't good, you're out of luck. EXTREMELY frustrating.
Please try to avoid this class. I suggest it's best you take it at a community college over the summer or something. The lectures, homework, and exams rarely match and it was overall just very messy. She's incompetent, barely interacts with Canvas and you end up learning more from your TAs than her. She's not very responsive during office hours too
I loved Professor Jacobs' passion for economics, but her lectures are not useful to study for the tests. Do ALL the textbook readings and take charge of your own learning. But she's inspiring and really made me love economics. I just didn't do as well I could've because I trusted her practice resources, when they weren't helpful.
tests are way harder then what she teaches
Beware of this professor. I don't blame the material but I couldn't learn anything from the lectures that I went to. The quiz sections actually teach you what you need to know but even then, you have to learn the concepts yourself. This is a class that you have to really know what's going on and do extra work for unless you already know economics.
I attended every lecture, did the readings beforehand, took notes, and attended review sessions, but I still did not comprehend the material. Yael is forgetful when posting assignments or practice material, and her lectures are not prepared well. Therefore, I do not recommend taking her classes due to her incompetence.
Attending the quiz sections were more useful than going to the lectures (that I showed up to all for). Seems like all she did in class was talk about unimportant things for an hour and a half. Also beware that the practice material given to prepare for tests look nothing like the test questions
Yael lacks empathy for students who are struggling in her class. If you need help she'll deny you any assistance because “it wouldn't be fair to everyone else”.
The introductory economic course is really not that hard. If you can put in the time to read the textbook you should be good. If you just go off of the lectures and problem sets you will not be prepared for the midterm and final exam. Lectures and quiz sections are not important and very boring, I recommend skipping them.
Boring, unenthusiastic lectures. Went to her office hours and she seemed annoyed with my questions. Exams were different from the review material. You mostly have to teach yourself, because she does a poor job of explaining important topics that will be on exams. Attending quiz section didn't help at all either, I recommend skipping those sessions.
I had to learn almost everything by myself, the textbook is hard to read. The lectures sometimes made me wish I stayed in bed. Some of the homework questions were wrong, but you get a second try with all the answers, so you can get 100%. The written assignments I believe are just graded for completion, I got 100% on that too. Pray you get a good TA
What you put into this class is what you get out. I went to every lecture, every quiz section, and office hours for my TA and Yael. I never did the reading and did perfectly fine. If you think the lectures are unhelpful, find a study partner and work through the material together.
Slow grader, colorblind, lectures didn't make sense, disorganized. Although I did well in the class none of her study materials were helpful and tests were extremely hard.
Just a really bad teacher overall. Does not know how to teach and doesn't care either.
Yael is very passionate about what she's teaching, unfortunately that passion did not help me in learning the material. The lectures had very little to do with the exams and was mostly stories that were not helpful. The exams were nothing like the practice problems she gave and my TA was condescending and not helpful.
I took Econ200 after having taken microeconomics in high school. The class was still very difficult. I think Yael struggled at making lectures engaging and there was a lot going on in her life. Very unorganized, quite slow at grading, pretty unapproachable, and would often go off on unrelated long tangents. Good grade=lots of work. Online textbook!
Genuinely cheeks. Trauma dumped on us, lectures were irrelevant to tests, super boring, jokes never landed, horrible fashion sense, doesn't know how to teach. Makes a hard weed out class even harder.
exams don't correlate to elctures.
The lectures have no relevance to the exams. You will have to read the text book and try to do the past exam paper by yourself. In the lecture, she speaks with full of arrogance and ignorance, the most common phrases she uses is ‘I don't care XXXX'. She's hard to reach out, never reply emails and does not provide the Econ department stuff's email.
The material covered in lecture is not nearly enough to support you for the tests and most of it is honestly irrelevant and useless. If you get a good TA that is your best shot for success, if your like me and don't then the textbook is your best bet. The lectures are pretty useless I would not recommend taking this class with Yael.
Unfortunately most people are forced to take econ 200 and this class is made way harder than should. The exams are 4-5 question with a bunch of sub parts, the homework answers are inconsistent and wrong at times, and TA's are hugely hit or miss. My TA class had people looking around wondering what was going on. Be ready to read the textbook
gave us practice exam materials and went over the important questions (which the professor said were likely to appear in the exam and are important concepts) in the last lesson, but the actual exam had only 10% of what was reviewed in the practice exam materials
she didn't really explain things very well, and she kind of smelled like ham some classes
Terrible. Pointless lectures, barely actually teaches economics and just goes on irrelevant tangents. She's rude, standoffish, and arrogant. Exams are also super hard. Pray you get a good TA (I didn't) and read all the chapters and practice tests if you want to succeed. Thankfully there's a pretty generous curve, but still wouldn't recommend.
Her lectures were disorganized, explanations were vague, and she rarely clarified confusing concepts when students asked for help. The class felt like it was designed to fail us rather than help us understand economics. Grading was inconsistent and communication was poor, which made an already tough subject way more stressful than it needed to be.
rough class, lectures are confusing and my TA wasn't super helpful. Tests were much harder than prep materials given. Bad communication, but relatively fair grader. I would avoid if possible, prepare to teach yourself the material.
horrible professor, doesn't follow the syllabus, never answers emails, cries during lecture because students won't show up and complains the whole time. if you need to take this class for credit DO NOT take it with this professor, you'll have to rely on your TA and even they don't know what's going on half the time.
While a lot of the reviews twoards Professor Midnight are largely negative, a majority are highly skewed. If you do the work, you'll do well in this class. Just show up to class, do the homework, and do the readings, and you'll be fine. And if you need extra help, Professor Midnight is often only an email or an office hours session away.
She kept making a lot of weird pointed comments towards me, i'm not sure if it's because i would wear a keffiyeh to class but she would be really weird to me about it and stuff, also she was kind of scatterbrained in her lectures. would not recommend.
Super text heavy - two exams over the whole quarter are 60% of your grade. Lectures aren't recorded either
1st exam was pretty easy, but 2nd exam was awful. Lectures were superficial compared to what was expected to know for exams. Practice exams were similar to exams but still hard to grasp since it was never fully explained in lecture. She refuses to record lectures at all!! Amazing curve though (83% and up was a 4.0).
This class is HARD. Lectures can be difficult to understand at times, and you're reliant on outside resources like your TA or the textbook. If you don't have a good TA, it's more difficult. However, if you go to Prof. Midnight's office hours, she's incredibly kind and helpful, and genuinely values helping her students so long as you seek her out.
They do not know how to teach. Very lecture heavy yet you learn nothing the entire time, I had to teach myself almost all of the curriculum. My TA Roy was wonderful though, explained everything in a way that made the class much easier to understand. Not super difficult if you put the work in yourself but I wouldn't recommend w Midnight
Lectures are not that helpful however towards the end of the quarter they get more important. If you want to do well go to your TA's office hours and put time into the final exam as its way harder than the first exam. If its your first time ever taking anything econ related watch videos and practice problems, trust me you will need the reps.
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