Richard Slotkin

ECON1BMICRO · ECON1A · ECON01A · ECON1B · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 44/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 53.33%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you can teach yourself economics from the textbook and ignore tangents; otherwise pick a clearer lecturer.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf Study RequiredTest HeavyBoring LecturesLenient CurvePersonality Heavy

Lectures are widely called boring, off-topic, and , so you learn mostly from the book.
Grades rest on a few multiple-choice tests plus occasional essays, with curves and .
Many students still pass with solid grades if and tolerate his style.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Huge curves, , few assessments, and book-based multiple choice make an A realistic if .

Online students call it especially easy; experience.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Economics concepts are standard difficulty, but .

Both formats expect book mastery; online reduces the pain of sitting through lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and phone rules, even if some students leave at break unnoticed.

In-person enforcement is stronger; as .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

because the grade path is easy, but teaching quality and classroom vibe turn many people off.

Online lean more yes for ease; in-person is deeply split.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Students report big curves, , late work flexibility, and little desire to fail people.

Format shift

Online and if .

Workload

Featherlight

90/100

; the grade is a handful of tests and short essays or group questions.

Format shift

Both formats describe only a few assessments with no busywork.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Common themes are monotone off-topic lectures, bragging, and not teaching the tested concepts clearly.

Format shift

In-person teaching complaints dominate; online still notes politics and picking on students.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Three tests and a group essay portions.

Format shift

Consistent across online and in-person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

phone rules, and self-teaching from the book, with grades based on a few tests.

Main concern

Painfully boring lectures and unprofessional personal comments make class time hard to sit through.

What students said

“If you want to pass you have to teach yourself everything in the book.”
ECON1A

“This class was physically painful to be in.”
ECON1A

“Study the book and you'll do well!”
ECON1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students say the class is easy with only a few tests and , and better than dealing with his in-person persona.

Main concern

He can still pick on students and push politics even online.

What students said

“I'd only take his online class simply because its so easy, literally only 3 test .”
ECON1B

“all we had was 3 exams and 3 short essays.”
ECON1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

with limited essay components and no strong evidence of heavy proctoring software.

Multiple ChoiceBook-Based ExamsFew AssessmentsGroup Essay QuestionsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as multiple choice from the publisher book, sometimes with group essay questions at the final.

Multiple ChoiceBook-BasedThree TestsGroup EssaysExtra Credit

“3 multiple choice tests, 2 group papers, 1 multiple choice final.”
ECON1A

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Online

Online students report three exams with half multiple choice and .

Multiple ChoiceEssay QuestionsFew Exams

“literally only 3 test .”
ECON1B

“all we had was 3 exams and 3 short essays.”
ECON1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want to pass you have to teach yourself everything in the book. but he doesnt actually teach any of the concepts himself, just brags about his life.”
Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews, highlighting self-study grading ease versus weak lecture quality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“This class was physically painful to be in.”

📚 Self Study Path

76/100

“Just read the book and you're fine.”

🧪

86/100

“your grade is based on 3 tests that's it.”

👍

48/100

“ because its so easy”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he is not fully teaching the lecture
mostly doesn't teach, enjoys talking about himself
His lectures are painfully boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

He grades on a
this class is an easy A--just read the book
work hard (before the exam) if you want an A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Vibe

Loves racial jokes. Just sit quiet and you'll pass
not cringe/woke
Unprofessional and way too old

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight detailed reviews over and weak lectures, giving a reliable picture.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 53

3 out of 56

2 out of 510

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

B+ 4 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1

Richard Slotkin

x x x if you can teach yourself economics from the textbook and ignore tangents; otherwise pick a clearer lecturer.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Self Study Path

🧪 x x x

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Vibe

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can teach yourself economics from the textbook and ignore tangents; otherwise pick a clearer lecturer.

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