ECON 2010

I took Econ in high school and almost failed it so I was really nervous about this class but Professor Doyle explains everything very clearly and I did much better. The lectures basically summarize the week's readings—I liked to watch the lectures first for an overview, and then read the textbook which just went a little more in-depth. The class was pretty straightforward and I enjoyed it. I don't know anything about other professors who teach this course but I would definitely recommend taking it with Doyle.

#tCFspring2021 In all honesty if you took econ in high school you can just go by with reading or watching lectures, no need to do both. I read because the textbook is written quite well and it let me on my pace. Textbook is one that can be easily found online for cheap. I stopped going too discussions a quarter way into the class cos it didn't feel like a good use of my time but if you are struggling with the material, the discussions seem to be geared towards that. The quizzes are really easy. The tests do require studying if you want an A but if you are content with a B, I found that you could just wing them most of the time. There isn't too much else to say, its an intro to microeconomics, it is what it is.
TLDR:
* easy class if you took a highschool level econ class.
* textbook is better than lectures (at least for me)
* easy quiz, test not so much

Prof would record lectures which were just summaries of the textbook chapters. Personally, I read the textbook chapter and then watch his lectures, but eventually I got lazy and just watched his lectures. If you had to make the choice, you should read the textbook as not everything is covered in Doyle's lectures. Class had 2 quizzes, 2 midterms, 3 TA quizzes, and a final. Quizzes were pretty easy overall. Tests could be kinda curveball-y because there could be questions about things not covered in lecture. Not too bad of a class if you put in the work. Also, there's a dutch knockout for the final which is pretty nice.

Please take it with Elzinga. Please. Don't count on Dutchknockout to bail you out either. Carter doesn't curve any part of the class. Please just don't take this class with him.

And just avoid micro if you aren't taking it for a req. Test are not fun.

Your grade in this course is pretty much entirely made up of exams, with a very minimal grade of participation through class Kahoots every lecture or so. Doyle's lectures are fairly interesting, and probably more so if you are actively interested in ECON. However, he speaks softly sometimes, and his lectures slides are a little scant, so be sure to watch his video lectures to review and don't just rely on the lecture slides. Also, you need to read the textbook chapters because a comprehensive understanding of the course concepts is what the tests will grade you on. You have 2 quizzes and 2 exams during the course. In my discussion section, we had 3 discussion quizzes. I would highly recommend going to Office Hours, even if you don't feel like you have a lot to discuss. I got to the end of the course and think I could have done so much better going to OH. Overall, if you have to take ECON 2010, then Doyle's a pretty decent professor to take it with, and he cares about his students. His weekly emails are nice too since they give you the schedule for the week. But STUDY!!!! for the exams and do practice problems weekly!

I had to take this class for a pre-req and was lost pretty much the entire semester. The material seems like common sense that is explained in a very convoluted way, and I would say Prof. Doyle does not go through the book material in the most clear way either. He covers the vocab and graphs but does not really give great examples. There are other ways in which the material could be presented that aren't as broad. I really credit my TA with getting me through the semester! Other than that, Prof. Doyle is really sweet and tries to make the class laugh. I really like him as a guy, I just don't know if it was the most effective teaching style.

I didn't really want to take econ, I'm not pre com (it's a pre-req for other stuff I'm interested in) but I would recommend taking this class with Carter Doyle. He's very well organized and sends weekly emails informing us of what to read and do for the class which I always found to be helpful. I never took econ in high school and I did find the class to be challenging at times. If you have no prior experience in econ and/or are not an amazing tester, do be prepared to study hard for this class - it's not an easy A. Do the reading. It helps a lot.

Doyle is the professor that you should take if you are taking any type of Econ. He is a very easy professor and you have no homework. His final is very hard but the midterms aren't too bad at all. The quizzes are a week before the exams so you are already preparing for the exam. He has all of his lectures online so if you don't want to go to class, you don't really miss much. You don't necessarily have to read the textbook either and discussion are optional.

I would highly recommend taking micro with prof Doyle. His lectures are definitely on the dry side but they're easy to follow and pertain directly to the information tested on the exams. He also posts recorded lectures so attendance to the class is not mandatory. I had this class at an early time so I often just watched the recorded lectures instead of attending live lecture and that worked well for me. I would highly recommend reading the textbook on the parts that are covered in class but note that there are certain sections in each chapter that I think can be skipped to make readings a little lighter. Re-watching recorded lectures before exams and re-reading notes usually got me a good grade. Ended with an A in the class. As a side note, Doyle went through a personal loss this semester and managed to still be a great teacher-- he's a great guy.

Coming into the semester, I had no knowledge or interest in economics. I was just taking it for a pre-req and was content to finish the semester and be done with it. After one semester with Carter Doyle, I am seriously considering more econ classes in the future. Doyle is the man to take the class with, as friends with other professors were often complaining about dull lectures and too much math. Neither of those were a problem with Doyle. He makes a 90-person lecture (smaller than the other professors, which is nice) engaging and you can tell that he cares about the students. He makes the material interesting and made sure to explain everything in lecture. He posts the slides online in case you missed something during the lecture. The Kahoots he does for participation points are also posted online so you don’t even need to go to lecture, but I would definitely recommend it just for him. He makes econ fun and simple, even if the concepts were somewhat hard to understand to begin with for someone with no background. Everything you need to know for exams is in lecture and the short articles he posts. Reading from the book is helpful to get the material down but not necessary. As people have said about grades, don’t rely on Dutch Knockout to pull you over. There are two quizzes and two midterms plus the final, none of which were super challenging but make sure you study, it’s the type of stuff that you might think you know but when a weirdly written exam question comes up, you might be stumped. The final in particular, even though it was all multiple choice, had several such questions I was totally unprepared for. That said, cannot recommend ECON 2010 with Doyle enough.

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