AI Rate Professor

Economics

David St. Clair

ECON1A · ECONOMICS1A · ECON1 · ECON1B · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
64.71%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you will actually read the book and want flexible grading with ; skip him if you need tight, concise lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTextbook-dependentExtra credit heavyRambling lecturesOptional final optionsPolarizing econ
  • and using study guides.
  • Many students love his humor, , and .
  • Others call lectures unfocused and say the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

Many students earn As with , and large extra-credit bumps, though GE seekers sometimes struggle.

Online and in-person both report easy As when students read; harder experiences cluster among underprepared or GE-focused students.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

58/100

Content is intro econ, but and lecture density make it less free than pure easy GE.

Both formats stress textbook and lecture volume more than advanced math difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, though some terms count it and lectures still matter for exams.

; in-person is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and strong detractors both common.

Polarization appears in both formats, with older in-person praise and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

, and optional finals often protect or raise grades.

Format shift

Leniency themes appear online and in person; a minority still call him a .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Few graded items, but and .

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students either praise hilarious, clear econ storytelling or say he rambles and teaches poorly.

Format shift

In-person volume drives the split; online comments also diverge on lecture quality.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and rather than weekly homework.

Format shift

Both formats describe few graded categories with test-heavy weight.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are split between passionate humor-filled lectures with generous EC and complaints about rambling or .

Main concern

Lecture focus and .

What students said

“Easily one of the .”
ECON1A
“ .”
ECON1A
“Just pay attention to the reading and you'll be fine.”
ECON1B

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections lean on posted lectures, his textbook, quizzes, and ; outcomes range from easy A .

Main concern

strong self-study habits.

What students said

“easy A but a lot of reading.”
ECON1A
“The . Multiple choice, but instead of the traditional 4 answer, you get 7 answers.”
ECON1B
“ that are essential, & the book was fun to read (but too long).”
ECON1A

Exam style

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Exams are standard quiz and and ; reviews do not clearly prove special proctoring tools.

Multiple choice heavyOptional finalStudy guidesExtra credit on quizzesLecture and textbook based

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and study topic lists, with mixed reports on exam toughness.

Optional final optionsStudy guides or topic listsMultiple choice plus free responseExtra credit
“take 3 midterms but no final or take all 4 but you get the ”
ECON1B
“Review the study guide for the midterms and it will be EASY.”
ECON1A

Online

Online students describe timed or windowed quizzes and tests tied to lectures and his book, with and .

Optional finalExtra creditLecture-based testsHeavy reading
“Easy quiz and . Can opt out of final.”
ECON1A
“For .”
ECON1B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easily one of the . He tries to make a boring subject interesting.”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 reviews across online and in-person formats, highlighting textbook dependence, , and polarized teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Split

58/100

“Doesn't seem to be interested in teaching the subject matter. Not a .”

👍 Recommendation Depends

55/100

“ . St. Clair. He really encourages you to think for yourself.”

📘 Textbook Dependency

72/100

“Just read his books and you'll do fine.”

🎁 Boost

74/100

“lots of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I loved St. Clair's deadpan humor
  • Lectures and
  • He made economics fun and memorable!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Take if want easy A, find someone else if want to learn something
  • saved my grade

Theme 3

📚

  • Get ready to read
  • Need to purchase 2 textbooks in order to actually pass

Theme 4

⚠️ About Polarization

  • one of the best if not the best
  • This class is a self-learning course

Data context

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Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

42 reviews spanning many years with rich detail and , and polarized lecture quality.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 58
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ECON1A25 reviews
ECON1B14 reviews
ECON12 reviews
ECONOMICS1A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 1 · A 21

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

4

C 4

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3