ECON 101 introduces microeconomic principles focusing on value, pricing, and income distribution across individuals, firms, and industries.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviewers describe weekly cycles of textbook reading, video lectures, participation activities, problem sets, and quizzes. Assessments include multiple midterms and a final exam, with some professors dropping one midterm or offering open-note exams.
ECON 205 teaches quantitative tools, including algebra, financial mathematics, and calculus, applied to economic models and optimization problems.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course begins with algebra and calculus, becoming progressively harder as economic concepts are integrated, requiring serious effort to succeed on exams.
Covers contemporary theory of consumption, production, pricing, and resource allocation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Problem sets are time-consuming and difficult, often requiring office hours. Exams are heavy, with tests challenging and requiring significant study time beyond lectures.
Covers current developments across all fields of economics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Elizabeth Kelly, Rasmus Lentz, Stella Chan: Workload and difficulty fluctuate significantly across teaching terms. Some students found homework extremely difficult with few examples, while others noted heavy mid-semester workloads or required pre-class reading responses.
Analytical Public Finance analyzes domestic public sector issues like education, welfare, and the environment using economic analysis tools.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Jesse Gregory, Rebecca Glawtschew: Workload varies by instructor; Jesse Gregory assigned six homeworks, two midterms, and a final, while Rebecca Glawtschew assigns weekly problem sets and chapter-specific practice problems to prepare for tests.