Problem sets are time-consuming and difficult, often requiring office hours. Exams are heavy, with tests challenging and requiring significant study time beyond lectures.
(ECON 101, 111,A A E 101, or 215 prior to Fall 2024) and (MATH 213, 217, 221,ECON 205, or MATH 211prior to Fall 2024). Not open to students with credit forECON 311.
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Raw average: 3.96/5 from 241 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: 4.3/5 raw quality · 3.9/5 difficulty · 17
reviews
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Korinna Hansen is praised for her caring nature, detailed notes, and engaging lectures, with students noting she helps those who put in effort. Reviewers highlight her organization and the helpfulness of her provided materials, describing her as sweet and straightforward.
Some students find her expectations higher than other department professors, noting that tests are challenging and require knowing all taught material. One reviewer criticized the lecture speed and noted that problem sets can be time-consuming.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2016: 2.80 GPA, 37.5% A/AB (n=216 letter grades); Fall 2017: 3.01 GPA, 46.2% A/AB (n=195 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.46 GPA, 68.1% A/AB (n=91 letter grades).
Raw average: 3.71/5 from 62 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: 3.5/5 raw quality · 3.5/5 difficulty · 16
reviews
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Fran Flanagan is praised for clear, intuitive explanations and helpful office hours where he simplifies concepts. Reviewers appreciate his organized materials, practice exams, and straightforward grading criteria. He is recommended for making the course accessible compared to other instructors.
Some students find his lectures boring, unorganized, or glossing over key points tested in exams. Others report hard tests with no curve, difficult finals, and unhelpful office hours. The class is described as rigorous and exam-heavy, requiring significant study.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.00 GPA, 46.8% A/AB (n=205 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.08 GPA, 49.4% A/AB (n=237 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.05 GPA, 50.3% A/AB (n=175 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Raw average: 3.67/5 from 57 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: 3.6/5 raw quality · 4.1/5 difficulty · 48
reviews
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Rasmus Lentz is praised as knowledgeable and generous, with dense but well-formatted lectures and helpful office hours. Reviewers appreciate his fairness and clear notes, though some find his pace slow.
Other students report that Lentz overcomplicates material with unnecessary notations, making homework feel unsolvable. They criticize a lack of connection between lectures and problem sets, advising others to avoid the course due to intense difficulty.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.20 GPA, 54.4% A/AB (n=158 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.16 GPA, 52.0% A/AB (n=173 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.17 GPA, 50.6% A/AB (n=231 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Historical reviews of Marv Johnson: Marv Johnson is described as arrogant and unhelpful in office hours, though the course material remains manageable with thorough study and attendance.
ANDREA WILSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CHRISTOPHER MCKELVEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DAVID JOHNSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
FRAN FLANAGAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
KORINNA HANSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2010, Fall 2013, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LORENZO MAGNOLFI is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MAREK WERETKA is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MATTHEW FRIEDMAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
RASMUS LENTZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SALVADOR NAVARRO-LOZANO is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future
schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026
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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
DIS 302
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
0
DIS 304
Classroom Instruction
21 / 22
0
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
151 / 154
0
DIS 301
Classroom Instruction
19 / 21
0
DIS 303
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
0
DIS 305
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
0
DIS 306
Classroom Instruction
24 / 24
0
DIS 307
Classroom Instruction
24 / 24
0
LEC 002
Classroom Instruction
212 / 216
1
DIS 321
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
0
LEC 003
Classroom Instruction
115 / 124
0
DIS 331
Classroom Instruction
13 / 13
0
DIS 322
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
1
DIS 323
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
0
DIS 324
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
0
DIS 325
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
0
DIS 326
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
0
DIS 327
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
0
DIS 328
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
0
DIS 329
Classroom Instruction
21 / 21
0
DIS 330
Classroom Instruction
10 / 10
0
DIS 341
Classroom Instruction
19 / 20
0
DIS 342
Classroom Instruction
12 / 12
0
DIS 343
Classroom Instruction
20 / 20
0
DIS 344
Classroom Instruction
19 / 20
0
DIS 345
Classroom Instruction
20 / 20
0
DIS 346
Classroom Instruction
12 / 12
0
DIS 347
Classroom Instruction
13 / 20
0
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Korinna Hansen is praised as caring and helpful, with enjoyable lectures and detailed notes. Reviewers note she is straightforward and organizes material well, though some find her personality overwhelming, while students report learning a lot from her practice problems.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.12 GPA, 48.6% A/AB (n=354 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.07 GPA, 45.4% A/AB (n=489 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.15 GPA, 45.5% A/AB (n=308 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Problem sets are time-consuming and difficult, often requiring office hours. Exams are heavy, with tests challenging and requiring significant study time beyond lectures.
Reviewers appreciate clear lecture notes, intuitive explanations, and practice materials like old exams, finding exams straightforward when aligned with homework and lectures. The course structure is described as predictable, with no surprises on tests.
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Grades
Historical instructor
Fall 2026 · Projected
Before grades are released
2.782.78–3.323.32average GPA
Approximate 80% prediction interval
0.04.0
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.12 GPA average error.
Grades over time
Through Fall 2026
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels
3.153.15GPA
Higher than 1010% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
308308letter grades
More recorded grades than 9393% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 66.066.0 letter grades.
About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30
recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure
of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded
grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.