Take ECON 2010 with Doyle. Especially if you are just trying to get rid of a Microeconomics requirement and move on with your life. Doyle is a really sweet guy, and he really cares about his students and makes himself accessible. He tries to relate to students. The class grade is split among quizzes, practice tests, and actually exams. Some of the questions from the exams literally come from the practice tests. Reading the textbook is helpful sometimes, but not always required, really at your own discretion.

Very dry and not personable. I am sure he knows his stuff but it did not really translate in a big lecture. Exams were alright but not the best and there would consistently be mistakes on them, which sometimes were to our benefit but still annoying. Not an awful class if you have to take it as a pre-req but I would not recommend him.

Everyone should had a decent understanding of economics so everyone should take this class. What's great about this class is the Dutch Knockout, so if you study hard for the final and get a grade that exceeds your overall class grade, your final becomes your class grade. If you want to do well in this class I recommend doing the readings and going over a lot of practice problems in your study groups. Also take good notes that could act as your study guide for the final. Doyle is a very funny and compassionate guy that wants all of his students to do well so go to his office hours and ask questions.

For those of you humanities students who are afraid of math and numbers in general, take microeconomics with Doyle. I've never been good at math and have been terrified of taking this class for months, having been forced to do so as a prerequisite for my major program. For me at least, the tests and quizzes were very difficult. Buy the textbook and do all of the readings and practice tests- practice will reward you well in this course. Even though I did poorly on the two major exams (72 and 81 respectively,) I ended up doing well on the final and getting dutch knockout with an A- in the class. Maybe it was just that I studied a shit ton for the final, but I thought the final exam was pretty easy. You HAVE to study though, this is not the type of class where you can just BS your way into getting a good grade. Trust me, if I can do it, you can too. Just put in the work and don't slack off. Doyle's lectures are extremely boring but you should definitely not skip class.

Professor Doyle is truly there to help you to succeed. I went to his office hours once to ask for clarification on parts of the exam I didn’t do so well on, but he ended up looking over the entire exam, and gave points back (even though I wasn’t arguing for them. He also came to know my name, which is impressive for a professor with 400 students for a class. Tests can be tricky, quizzes are even more tricky (regardless if it’s open note or not). Final exam is hard, but it’s econ what do you expect. Take it with Doyle though, it might be less painful.

I personally didn't enjoy this class in particular. I was sick for a couple of important lectures, and because of this I didn't do particularly well in the following midterm exam. When I e-mailed Professor Doyle about it a couple of weeks before the final exam in order to take advantage of the Dutch Knockout, he never answered. The one redeeming aspect of this course for me was that my TA, Alex Watkins was really helpful and managed to help me learn a lot of the material I missed and helped me pass the course. Also, exams were often poorly written as they were confusing and the practice tests and quizzes were too easy and therefore insufficient in preparing me for the midterms or final.

Do yourself a favor and take Micro with Doyle. I took Micro with Elzinga and failed. With Doyle I got a B+. He breaks the material up into manageable pieces, at least for the summer he did. He give you practice exams which help you prepare for the real exams, quizzes, etc. As long as you read the textbook, take your own notes, pay attention in lecture and take good notes, and use the study guide there is no reason you should not be able to get a B+.

Professor Doyle was one of the least intriguing professors that I have taken a class with at UVA. His lectures were generally quite dull, and often included long rambling tangents. I felt that his exams were often poorly written and ambiguous. I would highly recommend taking this class with another professor if you would like to earn a good grade and gain a deeper level of understanding of the class material.

Absolutely amazing man and great teacher. Really wants to get to know you and cares about each person. He wants you to come and ask questions and nothing is too dumb for him. He answers your questions really nicely and well. Not too difficult of a class and the workload is very manageable. I highly recommend Professor Doyle, no matter the class he teaches.

Doyle's class was a laid back exposure to the Principles of Microeconomics. From what I have heard from classmates, the midterms were more fair than Elzinga's. Doyle also has employs the Dutch Knockout, so if you struggle on one of the tests you have a guaranteed opportunity to make up for it. Would recommend this to anyone in the CLAS.