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Interesting material, engaging prof.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDM0ODAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2016-02-06 20:33:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Corbett is one of my all time favorite professors and this class is one of my favorites at UW-Madison.  The material is very interesting to me and Professor Grainger presented it in a clear way.  Workload is light. Tests and grading are fair.  I cannot recommend this class highly enough.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1ODQ5NzQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2015-12-30 14:59:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Reviews for tests not helpful. iClickr was not accurate.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1ODM3Njg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"AAE343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2015-12-28 15:16:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grainger is a young guy who can relate to his students.  While the material isn't always interesting, he makes lecture a lot less dull than it could be.  There isn't much homework, and the exams aren't too bad if you can apply the concepts. I never used the book. He is my favorite Econ professor to date.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0OTAyNjc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2015-05-26 13:23:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the better economics professors I've had as an Econ major. His powerpoints are extremely helpful and not hard to understand if you attend lecture. Going to discussion is a must to solidify lecture material and know what to expect on the exams. Easy A if you have a background in Econ and can do algebra. A fun applicable Econ class. Take it. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMDAzMDk0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2014-04-07 22:10:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Corbett requires students to get the big concepts rather than memorize minutiae details. Lectures are mandatory (iClickers) and mostly helpful. Uses relevant and fun examples. Really useful class for understanding trade-offs in environment policy. Exams are not hard but you need to study. Textbook not necessary. A manageable and fun class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyODEzMjM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2014-02-02 19:12:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Best class I've taken at UW. Challenging but very fairly assessed. Corbett is entertaining and very intelligent. The material is thought-provoking and not easy but manageable; don't fall behind. Book isn't necessary, and clicker questions are minimal and he drops some so they're easy points. Discussion is helpful. Highly recommend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjI5NTgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"AAE343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2013-12-20 18:52:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"The course met my expectations in terms of content, and he explained the material well enough. Really cool guy. The tests were fair, but sometimes were tricky. I never went to his office hours; you may want to do that. Uses iClickers. Definitely suggest taking 101 and/or 102 before taking this course.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjE2ODA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2013-12-19 15:32:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"I personally didn't do well in this course due to extenuating circumstances but Corbett was amazingly kind, generous and understanding of my situation. He truly cares about students and is passionate about the subject matter. Exams are more conceptual than math based. Good Econ class for those who want to avoid Calculus.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMjE5MDA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2013-01-06 23:07:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Corbett is awesome. Even encountering him outside of class he was approchable. He wants his students to do well but I don't think the TAs feel the same way. Either way, with an interest in the environment, and being an econ major already, I did quite well. Def. would take a course with him again (maybe not with the same TA though).","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDgzOTMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"AAE343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2012-12-15 19:40:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Corbett goes quickly through lecture slides, but will slow down to clarify if you ask in lecture or office hours. Chooses one homework problem at random from the assignment to grade. Go to lecture and you'll be fine on the exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDc0Mjk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2012-12-14 18:19:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great guy and great professor. Office hours are enormously helpful. Fair tests, if you attend lecture and are active then you will do fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NjQ0NTE1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2011-12-30 21:57:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Simply put he is a great professor. The class could be a little more challenging.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5Mjc1NjY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2011-11-18 14:03:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great energy, can tell he loves what he is doing. Does not require a lot of reading and lots of powerpoint.  I don't really like all the powerpoints (rather see the graphs/work done by hand for example) but the powerpoints makes sense if you are up on the reading.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4OTg5NzE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"AAE343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2011-09-09 18:16:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor. Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Would like to see calculus as a prereq.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NzM3NDg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2011-06-16 12:28:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great Prof.  Tests are hard but fair.  Go to class and ask questions.  Very interesting and worth taking.  Great Teacher.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NjQzNDU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2011-05-21 01:08:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor. Easy to understand. Would like to see calculus as a prereq so we wouldn't need to spend as much time going through easy math equations.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NjI2OTQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2011-05-18 14:32:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Easy class for econ majors.  Professor is great.  Dont buy the book. He uses clickers which I find annoying considering we are paying him to be there not the other way around. Because class is crosslisted with environmental studies the econ material is sometimes weak.  I would like to see econ 301 as a prereq so we could get into more complex stuff","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4Mzg2NzY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"ECON343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2011-04-11 00:22:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"This professor is very clear, and very enthusiastic. The material in the class is great, and he asks you questions and gets you involved in lectures to make sure his point got across. Book is near-useless though. Take this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:40.300444+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MTUxODI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1530972","instructor_name":"Corbett Grainger","course_label":"AAE343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2011-01-17 23:20:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Fantastic professor.  Very helpful if you ask questions during exams.  Very interesting during lectures and very approachable.  Great class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1530972","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:31.190857+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMjE0NzQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1591520","instructor_name":"Jennifer Alix-Garcia","course_label":"AAE343","course_id":"AAE/ECON/ENVIRST 343","course_uid":"course_758ce389254385b2f3f20973","review_date":"2012-05-07 10:54:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great teacher.  passionate about the course.  Go to lecture and you'll do well on the exam.  The homework is also relative and helpful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1591520","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0}]