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This class is not the best, but not the worst. Especially, given that he gave a fat curve for the exams. Firstly, his lectures are hard to follow. He reads off his slides and skips the majority if not all the formulas which become very confusing (if you do not read the textbook). The first part of the course right before midterm exams was challenging. It was hard to follow and confusing. However, following the syllabus and attempting to grasp a bigger picture of what story he was trying to get across it helped somewhat. Do attend discussions, even if it makes you feel even more horrible about the class in the end it will pay off and be worth it. I took advantage of having access to all TAs files and materials, navigating through and deciding which one cliques with my studying method. He provides practice midterms DO solve them as many times as you can cause his real exams are fair. I personally did not enjoy this class it was a lot of pressure, worries, and nights of studying a lot with tears lmao which was worth it in the end. Best of luck.
The professor is fine not as bad as the reviews suggest. The exams were very easy (although there was a typo on the final which made 4 of the questions impossible to solve without me correcting it to the TA). He goes very slow, a lot of the topics were not covered. He spends lots of time on useless topics/obvious things happening in the real world and not enough content. We only covered Solow's model, GDP, and the labor market.
In course 102, I found the material interesting and his lectures engaging. While he was difficult and the course load was tough at times I did learn a lot and found him to be one of the better professors I have had at UCLA
I would recommend at least one class with Saki. While the course is hard, it's mostly the material and he does a very good job teaching and managing the course.
This class is not the best, but not the worst. Especially, given that he gave a fat curve for the exams. Firstly, his lectures are hard to follow. He reads off his slides and skips the majority if not all the formulas which become very confusing (if you do not read the textbook). The first part of the course right before midterm exams was challenging. It was hard to follow and confusing. However, following the syllabus and attempting to grasp a bigger picture of what story he was trying to get across it helped somewhat. Do attend discussions, even if it makes you feel even more horrible about the class in the end it will pay off and be worth it. I took advantage of having access to all TAs files and materials, navigating through and deciding which one cliques with my studying method. He provides practice midterms DO solve them as many times as you can cause his real exams are fair. I personally did not enjoy this class it was a lot of pressure, worries, and nights of studying a lot with tears lmao which was worth it in the end. Best of luck.
The professor is fine not as bad as the reviews suggest. The exams were very easy (although there was a typo on the final which made 4 of the questions impossible to solve without me correcting it to the TA). He goes very slow, a lot of the topics were not covered. He spends lots of time on useless topics/obvious things happening in the real world and not enough content. We only covered Solow's model, GDP, and the labor market.
In course 102, I found the material interesting and his lectures engaging. While he was difficult and the course load was tough at times I did learn a lot and found him to be one of the better professors I have had at UCLA
I would recommend at least one class with Saki. While the course is hard, it's mostly the material and he does a very good job teaching and managing the course.