Getting an A in this class took many ups and downs. I came into the class knowing nothing about macroeconomics, and ended up reading through the chapters rigorously. That said, I got a 78% on the first midterm and a 82% on the second midterm. He bases all of his exams mainly on the lectures, as he tends to reward the frequent lecture-goers through hidden meaning questions. On the final, which I managed to get Dutch knockout with (I studied for 3 1/2 weeks in advance) there were questions that I was stumped on even though I knew all the macroeconomics concepts fully. Be prepared to know specific details for the final exam, such as what % does the USA GDP represent of World GDP and what was the unemployment rate during COVID. This class took a lot of time and effort, and its very rewarding if you put in that effort. Good luck to all who take this, especially pre-commerce students.

Coppock is a great lecturer, makes them interesting. The 2 midterms were quite doable, but the final was much harder. Wouldn't recommend relying on the dutch knocket for his class. Reasonable curve at the end of the course.

If you have to take this course, definitely take it with Coppock. Very engaging lecturer, and makes the material easily digestable. I did well on both the midterms - to get over 5 points above the average on both exams I just read every chapter, did the textbook practice problems, the exam review sheets, and the TA homeworks. The first 2 exams are difficult, but very fair. The final, however, I cannot say the same about. I am not sure what I got because grades aren't out yet, but the questions were VERY specific, im talking like specific statistics during specific time frames. There was also some names you had to remember - it was honestly just completely different than the other exams which was frustrating. To prepare for the final they posted an old one for practice but with no answer key?? Despite the final, overall I think Coppock is the way to go for this one.

Lee takes class seriously and is very engaging! His lectures are interesting, and he engages with students frequently. If you need to take Macro, then you should DEFINITELY take it with Lee. The exams can be tricky and are a mix of short answer, match the following questions, etc., so you definitely have to know your stuff but the textbook and lecture defintely will help you score well. TA sections are not as helpful and only go because of the required weekly quiz. But overall Lee got love for the game and 100% reccomend!

If you take macroeconomics, take it with Coppock. Super engaging lectures (much better than micro imo) and you can tell he's really passionate about the subject. Exams can be tricky, as all intro econ ones are, but fair if you've read the textbook and prepared. He writes the textbook for the class, so it matches up well and test questions are often pulled from it.

Professor Coppock is an excellent lecturer who makes economics both accessible and engaging. His exams are fair, as long as you attend class and keep up with the textbook, you’ll be well prepared. It’s a good mix of challenge and clarity. Final exam is very tricky and easily based on the last unit. I'd only recommend for anyone needing to complete an econ requirement or interested in macroeconomics.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU HAVE TO. Coppock is an enjoyable instructor, who is fun and makes the lecture engaging. However with that said, the lectures are actually useless. They are super surface level and do not really prepare you for the exams. Everything in the course is based upon the textbook, which is dense and not enjoyable to read. Oh and get this, it’s $100 and some of the answer keys are wrong in the textbook. The grade is made up of 2 midterm exams, discussion section points, Iclicker questions, and the final exam. The exams are difficult, however there is a curve at the end of the course. This semester, it was by one whole letter grade.Overall I will say I did learn useful information from this course, however, it is undoubtedly a difficult and I do not recommend taking unless you are required to.

I loved this class and this instructor. I think he puts a lot of effort into making his lectures enjoyable, and you should definitely go because you get some credit for going. This class has dutch knockout. Overall, made up of TA points, mid terms, participation and the final if you don't do dutch knock out. If you do the readings and study, you can get a good grade.

Coppock is an awesome professor, he's very enthusiastic about economics and his enthusiasm was contagious throughout the entire semester. This course 100% increased my interest in economics and it was a lot because of Coppock himself. If you plan on taking this course I also recommend stopping by his office hours just to chat with him, he's really interested in the stuff that people have to say and is just really welcoming overall.

The content of the course itself is interesting, but if you want to do well and really understand it you absolutely have to read the textbook (which you will have to buy yourself, it was around $130 iirc). For the most part, lectures and discussion sections help you understand what you need to on a week by week basis, but when tests roll around you absolutely need to have read the textbook thoroughly to do well. The tests often use really niche information that you would only get from reading the textbook or going over every single slide (yes, every. single. slide. do not discount any) which can be really frustrating if you don't know to go over the content so deeply. Your grade is also heavily dependent on how you do on the 2 midterms and the final (or entirely based on the final, if you dutch knockout), so it can be pretty frustrating to miss something because you skimmed over the paragraph which talked about it.

Other than the tests (which are ~70% of your grade), your grade also depends on in class iClicker questions (fairly easy, attendance is required to answer them, sort of a completion grade) and discussion section points. Discussion section points are pretty dependent on which TA you have, my friend and I had different TAs and we had pretty different assignments and point systems for our discussion sections. TAs are chill though, so not much to worry about there.

If you want to do well in the course I say you need to use every resource you can, don't procrastinate studying, and make sure to ask your TA questions when you're confused instead of waiting until before the final or midterm and trying to learn everything at once.

TLDR; Definitely recommend taking macro with Coppock if you want to take 2020. Great course, great professor, tests can be pretty hard but if you prepare well you should be fine.

Lectures are entertaining, but you must read the whole textbook to do well. Final is purposely REALLY hard and based on very small details. Coppock is very animated but definitely hard to get the A. Grade is based almost entirely on 2 tests and final. He's a good teacher it's just a lot of material and tests are hard.