Principles of Microeconomics covers economic problems of individuals, firms, and industries, emphasizing value, price, and income distribution.
Past student reviews · Alan Sorensen, Gregory Pac
Alan Sorensen’s class was math-based and used iClicker participation; Gregory Pac’s five midterms were difficult to study for, and his practice materials did not prepare students.
Explain basic economic concepts such as scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, and market failure.
Recognize how households and firms respond to incentives and make economic decisions.
Identify and apply mathematical models to answer economic questions.
Express relationships among economic variables verbally, graphically, and numerically.
Read current news articles and recognize and critique economic arguments.
Apply marginal analysis and cost-benefit analysis in a variety of settings.
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Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A. Not open to students with credit forECON 111.
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Raw average: 4.53/5 from 314 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
For this course: 4.6/5 raw quality · 3.5/5 difficulty · 251 reviews
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Past student reviews · David Johnson
David Johnson taught the course with high energy and humor, making the material engaging. Students found the problem sets challenging, though tests closely mirrored the problem sets, and they described his grading curves as generous.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.24 GPA, 49.6% A/AB (n=343 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.22 GPA, 52.2% A/AB (n=203 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.22 GPA, 47.4% A/AB (n=171 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Raw average: 4.06/5 from 67 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
For this course: 4.0/5 raw quality · 3.3/5 difficulty · 66 reviews
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Past student reviews · Alan Sorensen
Alan Sorensen’s lectures were clear but focused on definitions rather than calculation methods, which some students found unhelpful for exam preparation. Assessment feedback was mixed, with students describing exams as fair and curves as generous, while others noted the course was more math-based and harder than other sections.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.33 GPA, 60.1% A/AB (n=203 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.02 GPA, 41.4% A/AB (n=321 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.01 GPA, 43.1% A/AB (n=246 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Raw average: 3.76/5 from 104 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
For this course: 4.4/5 raw quality · 3.1/5 difficulty · 40 reviews
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Past student reviews · Gregory Pac
Students described Gregory Pac as fair and communicative, though some found lectures boring or slide-based. They also noted reasonable homework and five midterms with the lowest score dropped, while some students found the final difficult and said practice questions did not prepare them for test question styles.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.39 GPA, 55.6% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.00 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.08 GPA, 47.1% A/AB (n=280 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Past student reviews · Geoffrey Wallace, Elizabeth Kelly
Historical students found Geoffrey Wallace’s exams easy because he repeated past questions, while Elizabeth Kelly’s weekly quizzes and homework were long and difficult. Wallace’s lectures sometimes dragged on, whereas Kelly required consistent effort to see results.
ALAN SORENSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DAVID JOHNSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ELIZABETH KELLY is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GEOFFREY WALLACE is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GRZEGORZ PAC is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GWYN PAULEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JOHANNA J HERTEL is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KANIT KUEVIBULVANICH is recorded teaching in Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KORINNA HANSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MARK COLAS is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
REBECCA GLAWTSCHEW is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
WENDY EUDEY is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Past student reviews · David Johnson, Gregory Pac, Alan Sorensen
David Johnson was described as energetic about economics, hilarious, and enjoyable to take. Gregory Pac was called fair and humorous, while Alan Sorensen was trusted by one student.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.15 GPA, 50.4% A/AB (n=1085 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.17 GPA, 55.4% A/AB (n=1411 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.18 GPA, 50.7% A/AB (n=908 letter grades).
Past student reviews · Alan Sorensen, Gregory Pac
Alan Sorensen’s class was math-based and used iClicker participation; Gregory Pac’s five midterms were difficult to study for, and his practice materials did not prepare students.
Past student reviews · David Johnson, Gregory Pac
David Johnson’s office hours were recommended, and he made the material interesting. Gregory Pac was accessible for help, but one student found lectures confusing, tests differed from homework, and review sessions introduced new problems.
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Principles of Microeconomics
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