*COVID Review*
Rojas is probably the best econ professor for this class. Lectures and discussions were recorded and not mandatory and all of the materials were on Cengage. You had to buy a mandatory online textbook and all exams were on there so the question pool was all in the practice questions. The final (worth 40%) was more difficult than the 2 midterms and only one midterm was slightly curved. As long as you read the textbook, did the homework problems, and practiced questions before the test it was an easy A.

The only problem I had with this class was that Rojas was terrible at responding to emails, students had to wait for days to get a reply. Overall, if you want an easy A for the class definitely go with Rojas.

I'm an international student and I do not intend to major econ. I took this class just for learning about some basic concepts and approach that might be helpful for my other projects. And I DO NOT recommend any non-econ major student to take this course only because you are curious or want to challenge yourself.

Professor's lectures are not helpful at all (at least for me), because I could barely catch up without previous econ experience. So I turned to self-study with the textbook and practices on mindtap, which is expensive but helpful. Every week it took me about a day to read the chapters and finish the homework (not hard), so the workload is pretty light. And the tests are not difficult at all, although the professor does not care about time-zone differences and makes international students like me get up at 2:30am for final.

So this course, generally, is not hard, but I feel like it has no difference with self-learning. Thus, if this course is not a prerequisite for you, you are totally able to rent an ebook and learn by yourself. There's nothing hard. Do not waste your money on expensive materials required for this course.

this class was not too hard but a lot of material. rojas uses mindtap instead of ccle for homework and tests. lectures are dry but the professor just read off the slides. the material is introduction level so it is not too hard but there is minimal outside help from TAs and the professor

He didn't teach that well and just basically read off the slides. But, he went through the material for the chapter, so it was fine. The tests were unclear many times and tested concepts that we didn't really cover or at least not in any real depth. Much of the homework didn't compare to the tests. He also didn't conduct the final well since the software glitched halfway through and he gave us an extra 15 mins even though it was down for a lot longer. There wasn't any real workload though, just the homework due every Friday which I think you could check up to three times. Overall, he's not terrible if you need to take the class, but he's not amazing either.

I only attended the first lecture. After that, I mainly relied on reading the textbook and taking notes to learn and understand the material. His lectures are fine, but they are pretty much a summarized version of what the textbook offers. Because of this, it could be a lot more helpful to go through the textbook yourself rather than relying on a watered-down summary. Test questions are usually not memory-based and require you to understand the material and be able to apply it. Homework questions were quite similar to test questions, so you should definitely make sure you understand those and consult your TA if you have any questions.

easiest class i have ever taken. since like preschool. but we never really got to see the professor. we just watched lectures that another professor made. so kinda weird

In this class you have to study a lot and take notes since the class exams are fairly difficult. Read the textbook and work out the problems so you can have a chance to look at what you are going to see on the exams. The textbook really helps you a lot in passing the class. I have the pdf version of the textbook "Principles of Economics" 9th edition by N. Gregory Mankiw, i'll be selling it for $20 through zelle. Just send a text at ********** with your email and info.

Tests were easy online with open notes, but I can imagine in person that they would be more difficult. I don't think he transitioned online well and I was often confused by what needed to be done week to week because he had his own slides and lectures, another professor's slides and lectures, and a textbook Chapter. It seemed like information overload every week. There is no week to week homework, just stay on top of all the readings. Grade based all on two midterms (25% each) and one final (50%). Kind of stressful in the end, but the open note policy for online class was nice. The practice problems on the Cengage book you have to buy are the best way to study.

Overall, it's an okay or good-adjacent class. It's microeconomics which isn't difficult math-wise. If you only read the Chapter Overviews of the readings, you will do okay-alright in this class. If you do the practice problems/discussion problems that Professor Rojas and your TA provide, you will probably do well in this class. I can't really say how good of a professor Rojas is because we relied on pre-recorded lectures from another professor for like half the course (due to the transition to online learning), but I think he is a good professor.

Although the professor is fairly helpful, I found the entire experience overall to not be the best. The exams were fairly difficult and there is no homework or other assignments or even attendance to push your grade up a little. I went to all the lectures but definitely needed to exert a little more effort in going over my notes and understanding the practice examples online. Not a terrible class, but not exactly a great introduction to my major.