ECON 2010

Mirman is hilarious and gets the point across in a weird way

Only a midterm and a final. I am a Religious Studies major but took this class because I thought it would be practical and useful. I did not get anything out of it, and while my major average is an A-, I got a C in this class. He doesn't want to help you outside of class. On the plus side, he lets you 15 minutes earlier every single class.

avoid at all costs. the worst. im serious.

Yes, he's a piece of work. He is the last to arrive for class and the first to leave. You can't email him or meet him outside of class. He kind of makes fun of people often. There is no textbook, and uploads of text to resources on collab is not consistent of timely.

HOWEVER. This class is definitely doable. If you go to class and he sees that you are putting in the effort he will reward you with a better grade. If you ask questions he will like you more. If you don't like asking questions (like me) you can definitely learn everything you need to know for the midterm and final by simply paying attention. Do the practice sets he uploads online. They are basically identical to what will be on the tests. The tests are mostly algebra simple math based so not a lot of memorization. You just need to understand. You never have homework so there is little to no outside of class time commitment if you actually go. The TA's are also very helpful when you get confused about something.

This class was easy but not engaging, nor particularly informative. Don't take it unless you have a compelling reason to do so.

No book, no homework, no quizzes, no office hours for the professor, no syllabus, no email. You can contact the TA who holds office hours though. Mirman is a pretty funny guy, a lot of people dislike his teaching style but its really just algebra based econ which I think is way more helpful than concept based (like Elzinga). Midterm is super hard, but if you just do all the problem sets he gives you it is exactly like the midterm with different numbers. The final is much easier. If you dislike math but still want to take econ, consider another teacher.

I really enjoyed this class. I'm an architecture major and just took ECON for the fun of it. Mirman was really funny and was always trying to engage with his students. The tests were not hard as long as you went to lecture and went over the problem sets (usually 4 - 5) for each test period. The test questions and problem set questions were usually the same and the problem sets were not graded so they were used for practice. He didn't have a textbook, so the lectures were the only material you needed to know. My one issue with him was that he didn't have office hours, but there was a TA who was very helpful and available. If there ever was an issue that was in his scope though, he was very available and incredibly kind, he's just a little old. The fact that the only grades in the class is the midterm and the final is a little scary for some, but really isn't that bad because the amount of work you need to put in to do well in the class is minimal. I would highly suggest this class, especially for anyone who prefers easy algebra over reading and memorizing concepts.

He's the best economics teacher out there for micro. Let me give you the break down. Mirman has one midterm, and it is not that hard, but has the ability to stump the average student. However, the final is super easy if you just listen in class and do the problem sets before the exam. Also, the final exam grade has the potential to be the entire course's grade if you do well enough on it. He's hilarious, and he will always keep you interested and engaged.

Professor Mirman is one of the best professor I've ever met! After take his class, I recommend every friend who want to take some Econ class.
I guess the reason he doesn't get a higher rate is that there was no home, no textbook and no syllabus. Yes, no syllabus. This scared me out at the beginning because my friend told me never take a class without syllabus. Everything I doesn't expect might happen in this class. However, I felt this professor was actually better than Professor E, I decided not to drop the class.
The whole class was much easier than I thought. I always thought Micro is mysterious, hard to learn. But the way Professor Mirman taught changed my opinion. He would like to use a mathematical way to approach to a certain economic concept, which might be hard for someone but was easy for me to understand. (Mathematical way I mentioned is not that hard. It's basically like doing equation such as X+Y=2, X-2Y=4)
No homework means exams are very important. But, there are only two exams. Even has such a problematic setting, Mirman still give students a great chance to get an A. All the questions we had in exams were from class. I think he might just change some numbers. By using the same way he referred during the class, you can totally get the point. (And he always did the same type of questions again and again so these type of questions kinda imprinted in your mind)
You might say this class is too easy that doesn't worth the money you pay for your education. I would say, it is Professor Mirman who transforms a mysterious and hard topic into an easy one and this kind of experience totally worths the money.