Rex Edwards

MICROECON1 · ECON01 · ECON1 · ECONM201M202 · ECONM201 · M02HONORS · ECONMO2 · ECONM02 · M201 · ECONM202 · ECON101 · ECONM01 · ECON2 · ECON201 · 174 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 36/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 40%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you can teach yourself economics and just need a ; skip if you want real prep for upper-division econ.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Taught RequiredHeavy CurveStory-Heavy LecturesOnline DisorganizedTest Heavy

and Texas talk instead of economics fundamentals.
if and homework platforms.
Online sections are widely described as .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

, and course grades make As common if and self-study, even when lectures teach little.

In ; some online sections say exams are not curved or grades stay locked until the end.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Economics content and , but difficulty mostly comes from self-teaching rather than dense lecture material.

Online students more often call the subject extremely hard without lectures; in person many call .

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

38/100

because students who want real economics instruction feel unprepared despite some liking the curve.

A minority like his humor in person; online reviews are much more negative and warn others away.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

and final course grades push many students into As and Bs despite weak test scores.

Format shift

; online grading visibility and curving practices vary.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of , and test prep, especially in online sections that pile on Achieve or Aplia work.

Format shift

Online reviews stress 20+ hour weeks and .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Students repeatedly say he rambles, skips core econ content, and leaves them to teach themselves from the book.

Format shift

and humor; recent online students report almost no teaching at all.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and a few major items, with as practice rather than the main grade driver.

Format shift

Online sections lean .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In person he is often funny and , but many say lectures are off-topic life stories and you must learn from the book and homework.

Main concern

Weak lecture content for future econ majors despite curves making the class grade-friendly.

What students said

“ about anything important or related to economics. Just spends the entire class time talking about nonsense and random stories from his life.”
ECONM202

“Three tests. Do the homework. . Didn't study and still got an A in the class.”
ECONM02

“Teaches a great class about TEXAS, but if you're looking for an econ professor, Rex is not your guy.”
ECONM01

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online econ with Edwards is frequently called a self-taught, disorganized experience with , and .

Main concern

Little to no teaching or , and .

What students said

“Be prepared to self teach if taking an ECON class with this professor.”
ECON201

“Wow - this online class is a trainwreck. The modules in Cavas have NOTHING to do with the assignments.”
ECONM201

“ IF YOU DONT WANT TO TEACH YOURSELF”
ECONM02

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard relative to study guides, but .

Heavy CurveTest HeavyStudy Guides HelpHarder Than Study Guides

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; practice exams and handouts help, but exams can differ from study guides.

Heavy CurvePractice ExamsMidterms And Final

“The midterms and gives you, but .”
ECONM02

“Pay attention to his graphs and do the practice exams.”
ECON1

Online

Online exams and Achieve or and little instructional support.

Test HeavyPlatform HomeworkGrades Often Locked

“Content is extremely difficult and nothing can prepare you for the tests.”
ECONM201

“grades on a curve. don't know your grade until the class is over.”
ECONM02

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Easy A, but if you want to actually be ready for upper division econ courses at a 4 year.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting teaching gaps, curving, and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Self-Teaching Reality

32/100

“Be prepared to self teach if taking an ECON class with this professor.”

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78/100

“ AND .”

🗣️ Off-Topic Lectures

28/100

“I learned more about Texas than Econ.”

💻 Online Chaos

25/100

“HE .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He rambles the entire class about things that dont relate to the material.
Just spends the entire class time talking about nonsense and random stories from his life.
Rex is a funny dude and I am glad I took his class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

. Didn't study and still got an A in the class.
Wasnt too hard of a class, but if you are an Econ or business major.
20+ hours a week in homework and reading.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

Feels like I am self teaching.
The modules in Cavas have NOTHING to do with the assignments.
Probably the worst and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning many years, with , and offline lectures.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

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38 reported outcomes

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B range

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

C 1

D range

D+ 1

F

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Rex Edwards

x x x if you can teach yourself economics and just need a x x; skip if you want real prep for upper-division econ.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Recommended

Avoid

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.

📚 Self-Teaching Reality

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🗣️ Off-Topic Lectures

💻 Online Chaos

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Online Format

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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No letter grade reported

if you can teach yourself economics and just need a ; skip if you want real prep for upper-division econ.

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