Being my first econ class, I can come out and easily say that if Surro is ever teaching another class i need to take, I WILL take his class. He is a very good proffessor. Lectures are straight forward but the concepts are not. This is not an easy class because it takes a lot of time and practice. The concepts are not necesarily hard but they do require a full understanding and mastery. That means a lot of self-teaching, but Surro's lectures made it easy to do that.

The midterm is hard but if you study a decent amount, you should be fine. However, prepare yourself to work quickly. Most students did not finish the midterm in time. For me, the final was harder but still manageable - time is less of an issue with the final.

Please do the problem sets and quizes, they help your grade a lot and are good practice.

If you were good at econ in the past, you should get a good grade given you put a lot of time into studying and practicing. The entire grade is based on the midterm, final, and some participation. Also, he gives a cheat sheet for each exam (front and back of printer paper).

I love Chris and his lectures, but I didn’t get good grade because this class is totally dependent on final and midterm, which are very very very hard and are basically speed tests. Furthermore, it is really hard for students in middle.

I went to my first lecture today for Econ 101 with another Econ professor and it made me really miss Professor Surro and his teaching style so here I am writing this review:

Absolutely loved Professor Surro. He is a great lecturer. He is very clear and organized. If I have the chance to take Professor Surro again, I definitely will. I highly recommended taking Econ 11 (and other Econ classes if you have the opportunity) with Professor Surro.

There is no textbook required for this class. Also, Professor Surro doesn't use slides but has typed notes that he posts before each lecture. I found it useful to read through the typed notes before lecture and understand it then go to lecture where he explains all the concepts in the typed notes and often goes more depth. This isn't necessary though because Professor Surro makes his lectures very clear and easy to understand. Professor Surro also provides a lot of opportunities for practice by posting practice problems after each lecture that cover the content learned that day. He then goes over the practice problems in about the first 30 minutes of the following lecture.

Your grade is based on problem sets, quizzes, one midterm, and the final. However, if you do poorly on the midterm and better on the final, your midterm will be dropped and your final will weigh more. I personally found the midterm and final to be fair, and they reflected the problems done in class and on the problem sets and practice questions. Also, the problem sets and quizzes are completely optional but are very helpful so I recommend you do them. Plus, they are graded on effort and they can only help your grade! The points you receive from the quizzes and problems sets you get are added to both the numerator and denominator of your grade. i.e. if you score a total of 500/600 (83.33) on the midterm and final but completed all quizzes and problems (worth a total of 150 points), you would have a 650/750 (86.67) in the class (note that your grade may be higher because this class is curved). Professor Surro also posts the answers for the problem sets after the due date so you can check your answers. He goes over quiz questions in office hours.

Overall, amazing professor and definitely recommend taking this class with him!

*taken during covid; online course*

Surro was very helpful. He held multiple office hours and used Campuswire to answer questions. Good communication.

His exams were fair, but since the course was online, he made them application based rather some based on definitions (his words). No doubt if this class was in person it would’ve been easier to ace the exams. I didn’t do so hot on the midterm - average was C - but I got it together for the final. I did have to dedicate a lot of time to the class. I found it helpful to create a master study guide - handwrite them with different colors, it helps a lot!

Grade breakdown included: discussion posts, project, midterm, final. There was also extra credit.

BEST ECON PROFESSOR! TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HIM! THE GOAT!!!

Insanely hard midterms and finals. Some of my friends got A's, and didn't think it was as difficult, but I was completely lost. If you are not math inclined, then this class will make you drop the major (I did). Professor Surro is great, and hes hot, the material will seem easy because the way he teaches make the material seem like a breeze. But then you get to the test and your brain goes blank. The tests aren't everything though! I got D's on both final and midterm and got a B+, not because the class is curved but there are other opportunnties to get points, and TAKE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES! You'll be fine.

W professor all around. Econ 11 course material is difficult as it is, but Surro was just such a nice guy, presented engaging lectures, and was just so willing to help all his students, especially in his office hours.
Records all his lectures and there's 2 grading schemes + a curve in case you bomb the midterm (I did).
The class is rigorous and difficult I will say that; however, the professor made it worth while. If you're going to take this class, take it with Surro!

Content is tough. Midterm was okay, final was awfully hard. His lectures were sort of engaging, nothing too special. Lots of working out solutions which was cool.

Surro is the best professor you will get out there for this class. His lectures are very clear, and the workload is manageable as long as you don't miss a lecture or get behind a lesson, bc everything you learn builds off the week before. A lot of it is just understanding the practicality of the econ concepts and what it means behind the formulas.

Very hard, boring, and theoretical