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Economics

John Carter

ECON01 · ECON02 · ECON201 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you are fine teaching yourself online with heavy weekly work and timed tests; skip if you need real lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProNo LecturesSelf Taught CourseHeavy HomeworkTest HeavyPolarizing Online
  • Most online sections provide little to no live teaching, so students teach themselves from the book and MindTap.
  • , and timed multi-choice midterms and .
  • As are common if you grind the , but many students call the course frustrating and unguided.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students report A or A+ if and , but timed tests and heavy work still cost real effort.

Almost all grade evidence is from online ECON01; the .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Micro content is math-heavy with and weekly quizzes, so the material itself is not light.

Difficulty comments are almost entirely from online sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

as not mandatory, though a few students still report required participation tasks.

Online evidence is mixed but mostly non-mandatory; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; fans like structure and practice exams while critics say he teaches nothing.

Recommendation split is driven by online reviews; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Auto-graded homework helps, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly MindTap work, quizzes, discussions, three midterms, and a .

Format shift

Workload intensity is documented mainly online.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

A large share of students say there are and you teach yourself, though a few praise resources and quick replies.

Format shift

Teaching complaints dominate online; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grade weight centers on multiple midterms and a and .

Format shift

Exam-heavy structure is described mainly in online ECON01 comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One summer in-person review called the class easy if you stay on pace and buy the online book.

Main concern

Very thin evidence with .

What students said

“The class was particular easy, but you need to stay on pace to complete all the Tasks”
ECON201

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ECON is almost entirely self-paced , and timed exams, with very few real lectures.

Main concern

Many students say he posts work and disappears, so support and teaching feel minimal.

What students said

“He never provided 1 single lecture, he is rude and basically just ”
ECON01
“You basically read chapters, do lots of homework and the ”
ECON01
“Class is pretty easy as long as you do the hw and ”
ECON01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

beforehand, which some call fair and others call too packed.

Timed Multiple ChoicePractice ExamsMidterms and FinalAuto-Graded Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

The beyond completing online-book tasks.

Online

Online students report 50-question midterms in one hour and a .

Timed MidtermsPractice ExamsMultiple ChoiceAuto-Graded
“There are 3 midterms (50 questions, 1 hour) and a final (70 questions, 2 hours)”
ECON01
“Before an exam, he has a helpful”
ECON01
“ and finals. 50 questions for 1 hour is not enough”
ECON01

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He never provided 1 single lecture, he is rude and basically just , and all the work is graded automatically.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (13 online, 1 in person), highlighting self-teaching, workload, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

40/100

“This professor does not tech anything, whatsoever. You will need to research (google and youtube).”

📝 Heavy Weekly Workload

28/100

“This class was more work than my other 4 classes combined.”

👍 Conditional Success Path

58/100

“Class is pretty easy as long as you do the hw and .”

⏱️

48/100

“ and finals. 50 questions for 1 hour is not enough.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He never provided 1 single lecture
  • You will be learning on your own
  • or video to help assist you

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Be prepared to work for your grade
  • Lots of math in micro economics

Theme 3

🧾 About Course Structure

  • Every week,
  • Lots of work for , but luckily wasn't hard

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews from 2016-2023 with and , but opinions are strongly polarized.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1