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ECON 204 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 11:41 am, Nov 14, 2008 |
1 of 1 people found the following evaluation helpful: Aaron is a good guy but his tests are not appropriate by any means. His lectures are boring but easy to follow but when the tests come around there are questions on the test that were not discussed in class. His tests are worded very tricky and instead of 30 multiple test questions per test, there are 20 multiple choice questions with 2 essay questions. Each multiple choice question is worth 4 points so if you miss 2 questions on the multiple choice you essentially drop a letter grade. He also gives no review sessions or any review preparation before the tests. I took Micro and easily got an A but now in Macro with Anderson, I barely have a C. I would recommend Jianakoplos instead. Was this rating helpful to you? |
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ECON 210 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 1:33 am, Sep 10, 2008 |
1 of 1 people found the following evaluation helpful: I absolutely loved Aaron. I thought he was a very easy going, practical teacher. Aaron made sure that the class was challenging, yet gave students all the opportunities to excel and do as well as they desired. Go to class, study the material (as well as the book) and you should receive a high grade. I had Aaron for micro and macro and he proved to be an extremely helpful and caring professor. Unlike other teachers I've had, he does not try and throw any questions into test that he has not covered. I highly suggest this teacher. Was this rating helpful to you? |
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EC 202 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 12:29 pm, Apr 23, 2007 |
1 of 1 people found the following evaluation helpful: Anderson was an ok teacher. His classes seemed to go on and on, I was always glad to leave his class, and even happier when we left early. I wish he had a power point presentation instead of writing his notes all on the board. It would have been a lot more organized and clean. Oh and by the way... don't buy the book for class, you don't need it. He teaches straight from the book. He will even tell you not to buy the book on the first day! Was this rating helpful to you? |
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EC 202 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 10:53 pm, Jun 26, 2006 |
1 of 1 people found the following evaluation helpful: He tried to be prepared for class. But often his notes didn't help him out because of bad math. Often providing humor for the class. He was always willing to help out a student if they put forth the effort. Was this rating helpful to you? |
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ECON 202 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 12:34 pm, May 21, 2010 |
Overall, Aaron is a pretty good teacher. He tells you right off the bat that you don't need the textbook, and that the exams will only cover the stuff he goes over in class. This was indeed the case, but occasionally there were exam questions about things he had only addressed briefly in class. But for the most part, the notes he gives in class are all you need to do well on the tests. Sometimes his notes can get a bit confusing because there are tons of different graphs, some with just very minor differences that you need to pay attention to. But it's not too bad. It's pretty important to study the notes thoroughly before the exams, because they are only 20 questions and one free response question. So if a few problems trip you up, your grade can really take a hit. Luckily, there isn't a huge amount of material to know for each exam so it's not too bad, and he sends emails that tell you what you need to know for the exam, and for the most part, he does a good job of sticking to it. There were 4 exams (100 points each, and the final exam isn't comprehensive), and one paper, and that's it. No homework or anything. I heard he gave pretty good curves in past semesters, but he didn't give any kind of curve when I had him. So just be aware of that. Just make sure you go to class and get all the notes (literally write down anything and everything that he does! Sometimes the smallest thing will be on an exam.), and study them well for the exams. All in all, he's a pretty good teacher and a good guy, and his class isn't too hard if you put forth a decent effort.
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ECON 202 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 5:26 pm, Jan 2, 2010 |
Aaron knows his stuff, but he was not the easiest for me to understand. The subject matter is not terribly difficult, but you really have to pay attention in lecture seeing as he uses no overheads or powerpoints, only drawings on the board. For his tests, you really have to be able to apply what you've learned, not just spit back facts. Aaron is nice, easygoing, and always availabe to help.
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ECON 202 Freshman Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 3:30 am, Dec 25, 2009 |
I think this class would've been more effective if there was homework or some sort. The numerous amount of graphs presented every class gets really confusing. It's hard to understand this class fully just by his lectures and going to recitation. Maybe it's just me, but if you've never taken an economics course before...definitely put a lot of effort into this class!
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ECON 202 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:26 pm, Dec 23, 2009 |
I'll give Aaron a slightly above average rating. There were times where I thought this guy was a tool, and then times he seemed really down to earth and cool. I thought 3/4 tests were straightforward if you go to class and I never used the textbook and was just fine. Sometimes was a little boring/repetitive but overall he was pretty good. Also choose Chris as a TA if you can for recitation because he is tight and down to earth.
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ECON 202 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 3:44 pm, Dec 16, 2009 |
Really good teacher, funny, entertaining. Easy tests. Go to class.
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ECON 202 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 4:57 pm, Dec 13, 2009 |
I thought Aaron was an above average professor. He presents the information easily most of the time. His class can get boring sometimes, but I found it helpful to go to class. Fairly straight forward class. Personally, I liked Aaron, I thought he did a very acceptable job teaching this class.
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ECON 202 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:00 am, Nov 25, 2009 |
He is a decent professor. There are alot of mixed reviews on here. Someone said, "He belongs on the streets with beggars and thieves, and not in our education system," which is a crazy statement to make. He tries really hard to help the students understand the material and he always welcomes questions in the big lecture halls. Although sometimes he doesn't want to answer because they are irrelevant he tries his best to provide the student with the answer. I started off doing not so great in Micro, and ever since have consistently gone to his office hours, where he is very willing to help. Chris H. is a really great T.A. so if you can get him as your recitation section teacher, DO IT. Overall the class was difficult, but he is a good professor.
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ECON 204 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 6:26 pm, Dec 20, 2008 |
Anderson is a great professor. He presents the material clearly by writing everything on the board as he explains it. You cannot expect the answers on the test to come straight from the notes or you are not understanding the material. The point of his exams was to make you think beyond the notes and to evaluate what you have learned, not memorized. The problem with most students was that they blew off the recitation which is a mistake because they give a lot of examples that supplement the notes and sometimes present new information. There are five exams including the final (the lowest test score is dropped) and a short paper assignment. He even admitted that he was grading the paper easy so there should be no problem if you simply answer the each question. Aaron and his TAs were very willing to help outside of class. I would definitely recommend taking this course with Aaron.
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ECON 204 Sophomore Grade Earned: D Required (Major) 7:44 pm, Dec 18, 2008 |
Aaron in my honest opinion, may be a good a professor teaching an upper division economics course, as I have been told, but not for Macroeconomics. I attended class regularly, took thorough notes and studied hours upon hours and yet received a D in the class. I am not a person who has never received a D in a class either and made a strong effort to do well. I feel that his exams do not directly correlate with his notes, in the aspect that he goes into much detail on the exams but not in the lectures or notes. The other thing that really annoys me with Aaron and that is disappointing is his lack of organization, understanding and planning. While he came prepared to class with notes to write on the board, he would never be able to answer a question that a student asked in his lecture. During one lecture he asked the class a question to see if they knew the answer cause he didn't. Aaron's lack of preparation is shown as an example in his syllabus. He gave a topic description each week on the syllabus, and up to about middle part of the class, it stopped giving chapters to study. My friend preceded to email him asking what chapter would be on the next exam, and Aaron responded back to my friend that he wasn't sure. Leaving us in the black. Eventually he responded back saying what chapters were on the exam, but still his lack of knowledge and preparation is clearly evident in this example. I feel that there are more well-suited professors out there that can explain and teach Macroeconomics much better than Aaron Anderson. This is my opinion and others may think highly of him, but I do not.
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ECON 204 Junior Grade Earned: A General Ed 9:44 pm, Dec 12, 2008 |
Horrible teacher. He comes in looking like he is pissed off and after about 30 seconds, you can tell He is. He explains nothing and yells at those who ask questions. Lecture consists of him scrawling a bunch of crap on the board. He writes on the board faster than I can take notes, let alone pay attention to. According to him, it's merely our fault for being a bunch of lazy students who have no business attending a college. By the end of the quarter, the class had loosened up and would regularly chuckle or laugh as a group at his expectations. It's amusing in a sick way to watch him demonstrate what economic theoyrs looked like by waving his arms around. He belongs on the streets with beggars and thieves, and not in our education system. If you're forced to take his class, look on the bright side, it can only get better from here on out.
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ECON 204 Sophomore Grade Earned: F Required (Major) 9:27 pm, Dec 12, 2008 |
Aaron Anderson comes off as a tool, but he is very informative. Overall, I would say he presents information decently, but not that well. The thing about his teaching style is that he describes a lot of things very broadly without going into a lot of detail. He moves very quickly and expects you to move just as fast. I put a considerable amount of effort into this class, but felt that the way he presented the information was not sufficient enough for me to understand. There was also the day he asked if someone could explain to him what he was trying to teach to us...
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ECON 204 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 9:46 pm, Nov 17, 2008 |
Aron Anderson is not the best choice if you are going to take Econ 204. He presents the information well in class, and it is most of the time easy to follow when he knows what he is talking about. There are many times when he has no clue about what he is talking about and he will stand up there and try and figure out what he did wrong for 10 minutes or more. Dont ask questions in class because I can almost guarantee that he will not be able to answer it.
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ECON 204 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 12:06 pm, Nov 13, 2008 |
Anderson is HORRIBLE! When the average grade on the test is an F, it says a lot about his ability to communicate information effectively. He does say at the beginning of the course you won't need to use the book, but trust me, you will. I would say about 80% of the class shows up every day, yet still somehow most people are failing? His tests are EXTREMELY hard and contain information that you couldn't learn just from going to lecture. They do get easier if you read the book, but don't expect to get a good grade easily. You'll have to write an essay with an extremely general topic which makes it absolutely impossible to know what he or the TAs are expecting. On top of all of that, whenever someone asks a question in class to elaborate on material, he never knows the answer, which makes me think he has no idea what he's teaching and that he has no desire to even be there. You can tell he's reading straight from the book. I also think personally that he is rude to students and doesn't have any desire to help any of us. Overall, I would NOT recommend taking Anderson for this class. Avoid him at all costs!!!!
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ECON 240 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 12:35 pm, Aug 11, 2008 |
I took this class during summer session. It was great because he presented the information clearly and concisely. The tests were not bad if you understood the information and knew how to apply it to various situations. Overall, he was a great teacher and the class was extremely interesting.
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ECON 202 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 1:04 pm, Feb 3, 2008 |
He is a likeable guy, and knows a lot about the subject. He offers a lot of help outside of class and if you take advantage of it you can earn a good grade. If I had to choose I would definitely take him again, but be prepared to actually learn the material. The exams aren't too bad if you take good notes.
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EC 202 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 1:26 am, Dec 5, 2007 |
This class was not very hard at all, you take a lot of notes, but the tests are not very hard, and the professor knows a lot about the subject
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EC 204 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 10:50 pm, Nov 10, 2007 |
Not the most organized in his presentation of the material, but definitely was learnable if you pay attention. Very likeable guy and tests were fairly easy as long as you make sure to look over the notes.
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EC 204 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 8:15 pm, Nov 10, 2007 |
Great Teacher of micro. take him if you can. He is a very striaght forward, down-to-earth teacher who knows his stuff.
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EC 202 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 7:40 pm, Jul 6, 2007 |
This teacher is amazing! First of all he is from tennesse so no crazy foreign accent! He explains things great, he's very approachable and extremely helpful. Even if micro economics sounds terribly scary to you, I promise you can get thru this class. He's smart and genuinely cares that you succeed. Plus he's enthusiastic about what he teaches and there fore makes the class easy to get through! I recommend this professor to everyone and anyone
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EC 202 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 5:55 pm, Dec 15, 2006 |
His notes were not well organized but he did lecture straight from the book so I mostly used that to study and it helped alot. He is very understanding about student needs however. I thought his tests weren't too difficult but some questions weren't straight forward.
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EC 202 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 4:59 pm, Nov 5, 2006 |
He is a grad student so he understand being a student. However, his head seems to be elsewhere in class. His notes aren't very organized and he has a hard time answering questions that don't directly relate to his notes. With that said, he does want to see everyone succeed. He will curve tests and work with people in and out of class.
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ECON 204 Sophomore Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 12:59 pm, May 15, 2009 |
0 of 1 people found the following evaluation helpful: Prof. Aanderson should be teaching an advanced economics course, not a introduction class. His test are very WORDY. I put considerable effort into this course and still didn't manage to get a C. He does not have consistent office hours, he's constantly changing the hours, saying he won't be at his office. Overall, it's a really tough class, and I wouldn't really recommend him for a teacher. Was this rating helpful to you? |
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