Material is not as difficult compared to Econ 11 and Econ 41. Only work is doing a problem set every week. He's a good lecturer and he also publishes/records his slides/lectures. However, he does DOWNCURVE if the class scores above average so be aware.

He definitely changed his style of teaching in recent quarters. Material was super light and he provided a lot of content that were helpful for studying like all of his annotated lecture notes/videos and exams (though the older versions were definitely a lot more different and harder than the newer ones so I don't really recommend that you bother with those). Was an engaging lecturer, and he only made you do like a 10 question problem set every week. As long as you knew how to do those and did a bit of review of the old exams, this class should be an easy A. Do note that the final was a bit harder than the two midterms though, so be a bit prepared for that.

I really liked Haanwinckel. He truly cares about teaching and about his students. I know he has a lot of bad reviews but HIS CLASS IS NOT AS DIFFICULT AS IT USED TO BE. The tests that we took had better phrasing to the questions, and the questions themselves were not as time consuming as previous years. In my opinion, he explained the material well and gave real world examples which made the class more interesting. A good amount of this class involves material from Econ 41 or math 170E so if you are taking that while taking Econ 101/ before taking Econ 101 it'll give you an advantage. He will teach you the material that you need to know from Econ 41 but it's easier to understand the concepts if you actually take Econ 41.

Professor Haanwinckel is one of the best professors I have ever had. I saw previous reviews, and they weren't very good, but he was improving a lot, and as a student, I appreciate it a lot. I believe the professor did a perfect ratio of real-world problems and ease for the problems we were solving. Daniel was very helpful during office hours. The material itself isn't hard (easier than Econ 11) if you pay attention and do homework. He published about 3-4 practice midterms and finals, which was very helpful. Definitely would recommend taking this class with Professor Haanwinckel!

Made everything harder than it had to be. Terrible at explaining the material and overcomplicated any and every explanation. The material itself wasn't bad but he just made it so hard in the way he asks questions. The tests are tricky and often have mistakes/don't make sense, and you aren't even allowed to ask for clarification. I can tell he isn't a bad guy but he screwed me over, maybe out of stupidity. I had a mistake on a problem set assignment that he didn't fix because he said it wasn't a big deal and it "wouldn't affect my overall grade by much, only .2 ." Of course I ended with an 89.8 and he didn't round it up, he had no sympathy, and seemed to have forgotten about our discussion.

Professor Haanwinckel is so nice and a very good professor. He had two grading schemes (problem sets 10%, midterm 1 30%, midterm 2 30%, final 30% OR problem sets 10%, best midterm 40%, final 50%) depending on if you score higher in the final or the midterms. This class didn't bring me anxiety at all throughout the quarter and I could tell that Haanwinckel wanted his students to succeed. His exams were made up of true/false and multiple choice and were very fair. Overall, highly recommend taking 101 with this professor.

For all those reading reviews from 2022 and prior -- don't be scared! Professor Haanwinckel genuinely means the best for his students and his teaching has grown to reflect it. His exam difficulty has lowered immensely from previous years, and the average will probably be around a B or B+. He's a caring guy and you can tell that he has utmost concern for his students' success. He also likes to crack jokes and gives off a pretty nerdy vibe with the examples in class (RPG games, sci-fi, etc.). All lectures are recorded and the homework is well-paced. Exams are all multiple-choice and the content of 101 is mathematically less intense than 11. Overall, enjoyed this class a lot.

A lot of these ratings threw me off and made me not want to take 101 with this professor, but they could not have been more wrong. I thought that he was very engaging and funny, and the tests were very fair with high averages.

Nice guy and exams weren’t bad if you study enough. Only a few homework’s total. Lectures are kind of boring, but they’re recorded and he posts slides so it’s not too bad.

This class is very difficult, but it is doable as long as you really review the material and do all practice provided. TA sections were not very helpful to me and I preferred to study on my own. The professor really cares about making sure students understand and he is very nice, but not the greatest teacher. His tests are hard, but he does curve them quite a bit.