ECON 2020

This class wasn't too bad. I took it during an online semester so I'll try to focus more on the exams since I'm sure Coppock always designs them similarly. While the exams aren't awful some of the questions are worded rather poorly, and the TAs also grade them arbitrarily. I once lost all the points on one question because my TA didn't like my tone??? I submitted a regrade request with the head TA and luckily he gave me my points back, but that was just a bizarre experience. The final high-key sucks too because it's a completely different format from the first two exams and the questions are annoying as ever. Your experience in this class is essentially determined by your TA. Some will give you bad quizzes and no practice questions while some will actually be helpful. I hope whoever reads this benefits from the latter. Anyways, while I have a number of complaints, the material itself is not bad at all. I think macro is easier than micro and nothing is conceptually difficult. Just make sure you practice graphing. If you understand how graphs work, you should be golden. I ended up getting an A in this class so it wasn't too bad, but Coppock's curve is a lot smaller than Elzinga's so you should not rely on getting an A/A- in this class unless you really work for it.

Best professor ever. Super engaging lectures and just a nice guy. Always makes an effort to get to know his students. Test are fair - if you study the lectures for a decent amount of time it is very possible to get an A. If you took ECON2010 with Elzinga I'd highly recommend taking Macro with Coppock - very similar teaching style and exams. Loved this course and the work load is very manageable!!

I enjoyed ECON 2020 with Coppock much more than ECON 2010 wth Elzinga. With that being said, I absolutely hate the way intro level econ classes are set up. I was doing pretty well in the class and then did poorly on the final, which is worth 45% of your grade, so obviously it tanked my grade.

Generally, the lectures are MUCH less dry than ECON 2010 with Elzinga, and the content feels a lot more relevant insofar as it relates more obviously to the "real world". That said, if you aren't a big picture thinker, this class might not be as intuitive as micro. As far as the actual structure of the class goes, go to discussions and get all your clicker points, they might make the difference between a B+ and an A- at the end of the year. Don't get complacent if you do well on one exam, since the class is graded on a point system with a curve determined after the final. On that note, don't let the final slip your mind- you can do really well on everything else, but if you tank the final you tank the class. If you read the textbook and attend lecture, you should be fine. If you have to pick between reading the textbook and attending lecture, attend lecture.

Coppock is the man. He brings a special, fun energy to his lectures, and is always fun to talk to in office hours. He most definitely bolstered my love for economics. I would say the material is easier than Micro, and the tests are slightly easier as well. That being said, you have to know your stuff to do well on the test, especially on the final. Also, there isn't much from the textbook that he asks on the tests, so I would recommend just skimming the textbook. Best class and best professor so far at UVA!

Professor Coppock is passionate in what he teaches and his dad jokes are actually kinda funny. There were times that I went during office hours and he really tries to get to know his students. He makes the material really interesting and less daunting. However, I wasn't a big fan of the exams. The first two exams were not too bad but they were short answer. Due to this style of testing, the TA's were harsh at grading because they were looking for specific words in the answers. I was doing pretty well in the class till the final came. I totally flunked that and it tanked my grade. But it is what it is. Also, recommend just skimming the textbook because most material is covered by the professor. Didn't really like how the majority of the grade was from the 3 exams, especially because the answers had to be VERY specific. I honestly could have aced the first two exams if I didn't get points taken off for small things.

Coppock is an excellent lecturer and makes class very engaging given it's a 500-person lecture. This is a quintessential UVA class and I highly recommend for all students, even if you're not pre-comm. it's great for understand global trends and basics financial terms. It's also a very classic college class in the sense that exams are a huge portion of your grade. The midterms are fairly easy and all memorization-based. You need to study the textbook like a bible -- copeck wrote it and pulls lines from the textbook for the exams. The final is meant to be difficult to make it hard to dutch knockout. You definitely need to know you stuff for the final but not hard to pull out a B+, but I also know people who bombed it. Discussion was fairy pointless other than the 3 or 4 quizzes you have. I also recommend keeping up with the textbook chapter reading weekly to prepare better for the exams. Other than that, it's a light class week to week. Overall, I highly recommend this class to all student but definitely study for the final!

Getting an A requires you to read the textbook, do the chapter problems, take good notes in lecture, and really know the material particularly as concepts relate to one another (i.e. the effect that a changing exchange rate would have on the AD-AS model). I had 2010 with Santugini, and I think people who had Elzinga were better prepared for 2020 study strategies--this was a lot less mathy than Santugini's 2010. This class and its concepts are not difficult, but the grading of the exams is very specific, with wordy questions and narrow grading requirements for exam responses, particularly on midterms, or "Checkpoints". I wasn't a huge fan of Coppock--I found him to be kinda gimmicky, but he is an engaging lecturer and explains concepts clearly. Dutch knockout was helpful for me, and the curve on the spring 2024 final was very generous after Coppock wrote a very difficult exam (average was 74%) to make up for an easy midterm 2 (average was 90%). Take this class if you're interested in econ/comm! #tCFS24

Coppock's lectures are much more interesting than Elzinga's, also it's nice that his lectures pretty much mirror his textbook perfectly. Make sure you really dive into the textbook, do the study problems (they will 100% help you succeed on the tests) and really understand how the topics work with each other. Really try your best to succeed on the first two midterms because you don't want to bet on dutch knockout because the final is either worth half or your entire grade. The final was ridiculously difficult this semester and had a pretty crazy curve, and there's no real way to study for it. #tCFS24

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.