This class is hard but manageable and Kripalani is a great professor. I personally got a 68 on the first exam and had me taken a math class in two years, but worked hard and got an A+ in the class. If you’re someone that doesn’t think you can put in the work then take it a different semester. This truly is a testament to how hard you’re willing to work. Kripalani genuinely cares about her students and provides dozens of practice problems that will get you ready for the exams. Her exam questions are variations of those practice problems and the lecture so as long as you do the work you will be fine. Her exams were very math heavy but she toned it down a little at the end. I found her office hours very helpful and recommend going especially since she likes meeting and interacting with her students. Her HWs will push you but just go to her office hours and she will help you succeed. She gives plenty of extra credit to help cushion your grade and you get to drop an exam (which can include not taking the final). It is hard if you’re not a math person like I am, but if you’re willing to put in the work you can succeed.

Do not take this class with Kripalani. She is unapproachable, condescending, and makes the class overly difficult. It is a hard enough class by itself but it would be much better with someone who doesn't read off the slides at the speed of light and who was enjoyable to listen to.

More than reasonable. She posts lecture slides AND video lectures, drops the lowest exam (you don't have to take the final if you did fine on the other exams), A LOT of extra credit, including on the exams, which me and everyone I knew in the class got 100+% on consistently.

This is not to mention the sheer volume of practice problems she posts. If you put in the work, you get an A+ easily.

This class is more than manageable as long as you put in the work. Although the content may sometimes be tricky simply because they are mathematically intensive, none of the maths is actually that complicated (most of what you'll be doing is related to simply systems of equations, derivatives and partial derivatives, and algebra). The course consists of three exams and a final, and you can even drop the comprehensive final as you have a drop that applies to any of the exams that are worth 25% each. The homework assignments are sometimes a bit difficult and require you to think critically beyond what she teaches in class, as sometimes they are more difficult than the examples in class, but the abundance of office hours that both Kripalani and her TAs host means that you can definitely get the help you need as long as you are proactive about it.

In my opinion, Professor K is a very good instructor who genuinely cares about how you do in her class, and she posts all of her lecture slides and lecture videos so that you can always go back and review. She is very methodical with how she approaches the content, so as long as you pay attention and make sure to follow the steps she sets up, all of the problems truly are not that difficult. I felt that going to lectures, keeping up with the lecture quizzes, homework assignments, discussion questions, and extra practice/weekly review that she posted was enough to do well in this class (which was around seven hours of work a week outside of class).

Easy. I was an athlete and I aced the course. (A, Skipped final because I had a drop to spare)

People only complain because they skip class and then blame Kripalani. All you have to do take a basic first or second derivative (which you learn in High School) and then memorize the different cases. Write down what she does on her projector and that's all you need to ace Psets and Exams. Studied 2 hours for the first exam because I was worried, then less than 1 hour for the other two.

The course could not be more straightforward. She literally holds your hand and walks you through every problem.

Kripalani is quite reasonable. Tests are trivial if you can do basic algebra (graphing, solving, inequalities) and take basic derivatives. Generous test curves and extra credit opportunities. Would recommend.

Only take this course if you are going to major in Econ!
The course consists of 4 exams—3 midterms and a final (lowest grade gets dropped)—and they make up 75% of the grade. The other 25% consists of homework (10%), lecture quizzes (5%), and attendance quizzes (5%). Both LQs and AQs are based on completion, and only HWs are graded on accuracy. The other 5% comes from completing PACE assignments.
Kripalani is a good instructor, as she makes the class very accessible by posting lecture slides and also all the review videos so that we can double-check our work. She is also very helpful during office hours and is quite accommodating with various different circumstances. The HWs can be quite challenging and tricky, and some weeks, she provides hints to help us solve them quicker and also gives us more hints during office hours to students who turn up often. The practice and review problems are very similar to the ones that show up on exams. The main problem in this class is that there is not enough time to work on all the questions on the exam. The final is longer than the midterms, so it is probably the easiest one to finish in terms of timing. She did stop releasing lecture recordings after the 2nd exam due to a low average but would release them the week of the midterm. This was slightly unfair to the students who really make an effort by going to lecture, but I do understand the logic behind it. I would also recommend brushing up on Calc I math and also partial derivatives before attempting this class, as a lot of it is used in the material. Even though the math review is provided, a more comprehensive review is required to attempt this course's math component. Overall, a difficult class where an A is definitely possible with consistent practice, attending lectures, going to office hours, and participating in discussion sections. A time commitment of at least 7 hours should be put aside for this class if you really want to get an A. At the end of the day, I would say that Professor Kripalani is a good professor to take this course with, as there is a great degree of consistency in her course with regard to exam questions correlating to what is taught in class.

I genuinely think that Kripalani is an amazing professor and wants to set you up for success. Yes, this class is hard but it is very contingent on the effort that you put into this class. Put in the work, and you will get rewarded. The class is very dependent on math, so make sure you practice a lot, especially with the extra practice problems that she supplements. Every lecture is recorded, but I HIGHLY recommend not skipping a single lecture. Grading break down: 10% HW, 10% Lecture Quizzes, 5% PACE Assignments, 75% exams (4 exams each 25%, lowest is dropped). One LQ and HW are dropped - PACE is a free 100%, LQs aren't bad at all especially if you have a group. However, HWs can be challenging, but she really encourages you to come to office hours because she will 100% help you succeed with them. For exams, they are a little difficult, but the biggest thing to note is that you are in a time crunch; work as fast and efficient as possible. As long as you go to all lectures, complete the LQs, HWs and Extra Practice's without BS'ing them, you will be good. She gives a LOT of extra credit opportunity, so make sure you take advantage of all of them. I ended with an A in the class, but it was because of time I spent for this class, completing all the extra credit, and a very generous final grade curve (90.2 rounded to a 91, which was the new threshold for an A). Good luck to everyone taking it!

Don’t get me wrong this class is HARD, but if you truly take the time to learn the material you will be fine. Attending lectures is really important to stay up to date because once you fall behind it becomes difficult to catch up, and you should expect to put in a lot of work outside the classroom (around 5 to 7 hrs a week). Prof Kripalani records her lectures which are meant to be used for reviewing the material rather than skipping class, and she also posts extra practice problems along with video solutions that are extremely helpful when studying. One lecture quiz and one homework assignment are dropped which helps relieve some pressure and there is typically a lecture quiz after each class along with one homework assignment per week. I started the semester with a F to D+ in the class, but after locking in and staying consistent I finished with a B- so it is definitely possible to make a comeback. The course includes three unit exams and a final with the lowest exam score getting dropped. The grading breakdown is 25% homework, lecture quizzes, and PACE assignments, and 75% exams. For my semester, the curve was two points and final grades were rounded up to the next whole number (ex. 79.01 became an 80). Overall, I really enjoyed Kripalani as a prof and would highly recommend taking ECON 3010 with her.

Professor Kripilani is an amazing teacher. Her lectures have great content, that while difficult, is doable if you really pay attention in lecture. Even if you do not pay attention, all lectures are recorded and there is tons of additional content to prepare for exams. She understands that the content is hard, so she works hard to make it as easy as possibly for us to learn. The biggest piece of advice is for students to do ALL the extra credit / extra practice before exams, as the exams are pretty similar to those problems. All in all, difficult class, but very rewarding.