ECON 4170

This class is so fun, easy, and educational. Mirman has a unique teaching style. He constantly repeats material so it is drilled in your head and teaches it to our level. You should definitely take his class (even easier than his ECON201).

No books, just class notes. Very relaxed class, interesting material, midterm is difficult.

No books, all based on class notes which no one really understands. Midterm and Final are the only two grades and both were take home yet it takes groups of people to figure out what notes to copy for the right answer. He says he'll "figure out what grades to give out at the end" which leaves most students baffled at how they received the grade they did. No rhyme or reason to his grading. Guy is a racist lunatic.

Mirman was a very passionate professor. The materials were extremely hard, however you will learn so much from this class. There are 1 midterm and one final. Be sure to go to every class and take really good notes.

Easy class. Hard material, no textbook, easy A

hard class.. take home tests, so they are not very hard.. i recommend it

Easy and hard--I am pretty sure less than 10 percent people in the class know what is going on. I got an A+ more because I talk back TOO MUCH--a great deal of the class is the professor picking on students, and I always talk back so he remembered my face =P The content is pretty interesting and is graduate level however he cares less about whether you learn the materials(I doubt if he cares about anything..) but rather if you read his papers--if you look him up, he has published more papers than any other professor in UVA in the past 40 years. He also claims that he changed the foundation of microeconomics in his day.

Wonderful course. Really interesting subject matter for those interested in micro theory. Mirman is not for everyone; he doesn't have a lot of patience if you're not passionate about the subject.

No syllabus. No schedule. No policies whatsoever. Good, right? Eh, not so much. You will learn absolutely nothing in this class and do no work until the midterm and final (the only grades). These tests are painfully difficult, but curved so you get either an A or a B. Mirman is hilarious, completely bonkers, and knows that no one in the class is actually trying, and he himself isn't trying either. If you need an extra econ class for the major/minor, then by all means take this, but don't expect to get anything out of it at all.

I really do not recommend this class. The information is super difficult and everyone knows it. Everyone is guaranteed an A or B but the difference in the amount of work is worlds apart. Do no work and get a B, or go to class every single day and pay intense attention and struggle to get an A. I do not recommend.