He was my first econ professor, and I would love to take him again! He was very clear, always open to questions, and whenever he explained something, he was sure to not overwhelm anybody. He has weekly homework, but it's 60 questions max. Not hard at all, and I would definitely recommend!

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Professor Rojas is boring, period. If you know that you will be able to withstand the uninteresting topics he introduces to us, then you're good but if not, good luck.

Although I hated spendimg $180 to buy the textbook for the god damned mindtap code, the textbook was very useful. His homework was fair in difficulty and didn't take too long to do. Midterms weren't too bad but I could see why it would be easy to mess up if you don't do the homework/ don't understand the homework. The problems are very similar. His final was significantly harder than the midterms but they were fair in difficulty.

Honestly, I really liked Rojas, while other people can be indifferent about him. Regardless, he was very fair between homework and tests.
Lectures: All lectures are posted online, so if you miss class or blank out it's easy to make it up. Also, he follows the book very well, so reading the book reassures your understanding. He constantly is asking the class if they have questions, and really encourages it at the time.
Homework: The homework only goes over the chapters we've covered in class, and it's due once a week. 40-60 questions so it takes about 30 min to an hour, but it's only once a week and if you're really stuck you can just go on quizlet and the answers are there. Also, he gives you two tries each week and takes the highest score. For our class, he dropped the lowest score but don't depend on it until he confirms it.
Tests: Two midterms 20% each, final 45%, homework 15%. The first midterm was pretty easy, average in B+ A- range, I got a 100. 25 questions MC, and he posts the previous year to help you practice. 2nd midterm was pertty much the same, averages in the B area, but i got a 100 again. It wasn't harder but more material to go over and people don't work as hard is what he said. The final wasn't harder either and no real equations you had to memorize but more concepts. Some harder questions, 70 questions MC. I got an 89, but the average was 74 or something.
Overall: You can't miss too many questions to get an A in the class, but it's definitely possible. The tests are VERY fair, no curveball or trick questions, and homework questions would sometimes pop into the tests. Everything on tests is on lecture or books, but both pretty much matchup with each other. I recommend just skimming over his lecture slides before going in to class just to be a little bit aware of what you're about to learn, it takes 5-10 minutes the night before. Read the book if you can before doing the homework, but if not don't wait too long to read it. Do the practice questions that come in the book, and you should be more than good. Overall, Rojas wasn't super engaging, and not a great people person, but he was very fair and that's all you can really ask for.

Mr. Rojas is a clear and quick-to-the-point professor. It is obvious that he cares about his students and consistently interacts with them even though they don't show much enthusiasm or willingness to participate.

I took Microeconomics for a semester my senior year of high school, so I didn't learn any new material. Still, I got a comprehensive understanding of the material and had some concepts "click" for the first time! The weekly online homework is not difficult and the two midterms and final are fair.

Warning: His class is held in a large lecture room with dim lights, comfy chairs, and AC, so it can be hard to stay awake in that class, especially after just eating breakfast!

Overall a good professor. He is a really nice guy with pretty clear lectures. Although he can be a bit boring at times, he gets through the material with a lot of clarity and always asks students to ask him questions before he moves on to the next section. The midterms and final were all multiple choice. As long as you do relatively well on the homework, the tests should be fine. The tests are heavily tailored towards the homework; in fact, the first midterm practically had questions copied and pasted from the homework. The weekly homework was pretty doable, as you had two tries. Discussions were useless; my TA was really boring and very unhelpful. If you don't want to go to discussion, then don't, you won't miss much. I will say that if you took AP Macroeconomics in high school and you need to take this class, you definitely have an advantage over others as a lot of the material overlaps. This is a good class with a good teacher.

Course Breakdown:
Weekly homework quizzes (15%)
Midterms (20% each)
Final (45%)

I took Econ 1 with Rojas and it was great!

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He is a very boring lecturer-- be sure to supplement the lectures with study groups and use AAP to make sure you get an A.

I had Professor Rojas for Econ 1.

Overall, his class is taught very well. He puts all the information on the powerpoints online, so it is not a big deal if you miss class. That being said, I'd recommend going to class whenever possible.

His tests are straightforward and tailored heavily to the homework. Write down any homework questions you don't know, as his tests end up being very similar to the homework problems. Practice tests are also extremely helpful for this class.

He obviously cares about the subjects and the students, and the class isn't very hard. I'd highly recommend him as a teacher.