AI Rate Professor

Economics

Rodney A. Madsen

ECON1 · ECON100 · ECON7017 · ECON1A · ECONOMICS · ECON · ECONMACR · ECO1A · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
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Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you want an accessible econ class with and can tolerate dry lectures.

Best fit · Easy A HunterOpen-Book Online TestsEasy A PotentialBoring LecturesReal-World Investing TipsAttendance Points
  • as online and open book, making grades more reachable.
  • Many students call the class easy if , and use the book.
  • A sizable minority finds lectures boring, scattered, or useless despite the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

, and repeated easy-A comments make a high grade realistic with modest effort.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Most students call the material easy or passable, though a few later tests and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Several reviews mention attendance points or that you have to show up even if lectures feel useless.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

More students praise his knowledge, ease, and real-world advice than warn others away, but lecture quality divides opinion.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Students repeatedly , and reachable As with notes and the book.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Workload

Light

70/100

Packets, projects, and open-book tests keep work light, though .

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is praised as , and real-world oriented by many, but others call lectures boring, scattered, or unusable.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and end-of-term packets.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

lectures are live, but tests and often the book run online and open book.

Main concern

or off-topic.

What students said

“The and they're open book.”
ECON1
“Anyone can get an A if they are willing to do the work.”
ECON1A
“WASTE OF TIME TO GO TO CLASS BUT YOU HAVE TO”
ECON1A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are widely described as online and open book, which is highly student-friendly.

Open BookOnline TestsTake-Home StyleBook Allowed on Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with the book allowed during the exam.

Open BookOnline TestsBook Allowed on Tests
“The and they're open book.”
ECON1
“ and open book.”
ECON1A
“The and you can use them on the tests.”
ECON1A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Anyone can get an A if they are willing to do the work. It’s your own fault if you don’t do well.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 in-person reviews, highlighting open-book ease and mixed lecture quality. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Easy A Path

86/100

“very easy teacher makes the course very easy and fun. Tests are online, book is online saves alot of money and ”

📖 Open-Book Exams

88/100

“The and they're open book.”

😴 Lecture Quality

40/100

“His lectures are boring but if you just show up and just pretend you're interested you will do fine.”

👍 Overall Recommendation

66/100

“This guy is the . You can get an A easily if you study.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You can get an A easily if you study.
  • easy class. . book is also online. 80% and you will get an A.
  • Even though the work to ace them.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He will stay late every class for at least a half hour answering questions about econ or finance
  • Lectures are all over the place and not useful.
  • teaches you about real life and

Theme 3

📝 About Exams and Workload

  • BECAUSE ITS ONLINE which is pretty awesome
  • most of the classwork is from packets that aren't due until the end of the semester
  • Look at the and you'll pass easily.

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed reviews , but all feedback is from 2004-2014 with no recent sample.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 55
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 52

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