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Economics

Sung Kim

ECON001A · ECO1A1B · 1A · ECON1BH · ECON1A · ECON1AH · ECONOMIC1B · ECO1A · ECON1B · 358 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
43.36%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you are comfortable teaching yourself economics and can protect a grade that rests on a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught via Khan AcademyTest-heavy few assessmentsOpen-book online optionStrong accent in lectureMinimal homework
  • Course is largely , and the textbook with little live teaching.
  • Grade hinges on a small number of quizzes and exams, so .
  • Online open-book sections are .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

, but few assessments and no makeup paths mean one miss can tank the A.

Online reviews more often call it easy with open notes; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro econ concepts are standard, but sparse teaching and material alone.

; in-person students cite pace and accent as extra barriers.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

70/100

Many online and as not mandatory, though a subset of in-person classes grade attendance.

Online is largely optional; several in-person reviews still report graded or .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About two in ; and choosing an open-book online section.

Online has more conditional positive reviews; and lecture quality.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

Some rounding and open-book help exist, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online open-note policies feel more lenient; .

Workload

Light

72/100

; the load is mostly weekly quizzes and a handful of exams.

Format shift

Both ; online is almost entirely tests and modules.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Students repeatedly say they teach themselves from Khan Academy and .

Format shift

Online criticized as lazy modules; in-person criticized for accent and reading slides.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

, and a final with few or .

Format shift

True across online and in-person; online often adds open-book MC and short answer.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students struggle with a strong accent, soft or fast speech, and slide-reading lectures while .

Main concern

Hard to understand lectures plus grade and exams.

What students said

“he has a relatively strong accent and talks softly.”
ECON1B
“Horrible teacher, and is very difficult to understand.”
1A
“I rather listen to the radio static, had to , this professor has a very heavy accent”
ECON1A

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is a , and mostly open-book quizzes and tests.

Main concern

Almost no real teaching and a grade based on few timed assessments.

What students said

“Lectures are khan academy videos. It's pretty much a "learn it yourself" class though. No proper lectures.”
1A
“ , so it's really hard not to succeed in this class.”
ECON1B
“Genuinely may be the laziest professor I've ever had to date.”
ECON001A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and tests, but they still dominate the entire grade.

Open BookOpen NotesTimed QuizzesTest HeavyDrops Lowest Quiz/Test

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests; some terms moved assessments online and open note.

Test HeavyTimed QuizzesOpen Note SometimesNo Makeups
“He made all of our quizzes and tests online and open note.”
ECON1B
“there are , and you are done if you get 50 to 60 between them.”
ECONOMIC1B
“5 quizzes worth 10 points, 3 tests worth 45 drops lowest one, final worth 60”
1A

Online

Online assessments are frequently open book or open notes with study guides or mock tests and .

Open BookOpen NotesMock TestDrops LowestTimed
“ , so it's really hard not to succeed in this class.”
ECON1B
“ !!!!!!!”
ECON001A
“He makes it all open book so if you're doing the bare minimum of and taking notes, you'll get a good grade.”
ECON1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“It's pretty much a "learn it yourself" class though. No proper lectures.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (24 online, 26 in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“Genuinely may be the laziest professor I've ever had to date.”

📚

40/100

“Lectures are khan academy videos. It's pretty much a "learn it yourself" class though.”

📝

88/100

“There is thing that matters.”

🌐 Open-Book Online

68/100

“ , so it's really hard not to succeed in this class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • provides you PowerPoints (likely recycled) and 5-10 Khan Academy videos
  • and is very difficult to understand
  • strong accent and talks softly

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • your whole grade is based on them
  • If you do bad on tests, there's no way to make up for it

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Experience

  • completely remote class where everything was obviously automated
  • Seems to be lazy for online courses
  • No zoom lectures, not even once a week!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

358

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent and older reviews with balanced online and in-person samples and recurring, specific themes.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5117
4 out of 585
3 out of 547
2 out of 558
1 out of 552

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 3 · A 17 · A- 4

B range

10

B+ 2 · B 6 · B- 2

C range

5

C+ 3 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1