ECON 101
Microeconomic Theory
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 11. Theory of factor pricing and income distribution, general equilibrium, implications of pricing process for optimum allocation of resources, game theory, and interest and capital. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2020 - Being that its his first year at UCLA, it might be because he's still in his honeymoon phase. Nevertheless, it was truly a pleasure being a student in his class. He was passionate about the topic at hand and was always able to convey topics in a clear and succinct fashion. There is some math in the class but as long as you understand the concepts, the math becomes intuitive. Also demonstrates a lot of real life examples to help you bridge the gap between abstract concepts and practical applications. Stays ~5mins after class to answer questions. Also highly recommend his honors seminar ECON 189. We covered racial discrimination in ban-the-box, bail policy etc.
Winter 2020 - Being that its his first year at UCLA, it might be because he's still in his honeymoon phase. Nevertheless, it was truly a pleasure being a student in his class. He was passionate about the topic at hand and was always able to convey topics in a clear and succinct fashion. There is some math in the class but as long as you understand the concepts, the math becomes intuitive. Also demonstrates a lot of real life examples to help you bridge the gap between abstract concepts and practical applications. Stays ~5mins after class to answer questions. Also highly recommend his honors seminar ECON 189. We covered racial discrimination in ban-the-box, bail policy etc.
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Spring 2017 - I got a pretty good grade in this class, but I would've struggled if I didn't have a good sense of econ to begin with. This professors lectures are boring and hard to focus on. He writes pretty small on the board so its often hard to see. You can get his slides online, but you should go to lecture to take notes on the problems he does on the board. Don't buy the textbook. His tests are pretty closely related to the problem set he gives out, but there is often a little twist on one or two of the problems on the exams, and his multiple choice require a pretty full coverage knowledge of the material. (Tests are about 50/50 multiple choice and written problems). All in all, not bad at all if you are good at econ, but beware that the grade distribution for midterm 2 was a 56% and up was an A.
Spring 2017 - I got a pretty good grade in this class, but I would've struggled if I didn't have a good sense of econ to begin with. This professors lectures are boring and hard to focus on. He writes pretty small on the board so its often hard to see. You can get his slides online, but you should go to lecture to take notes on the problems he does on the board. Don't buy the textbook. His tests are pretty closely related to the problem set he gives out, but there is often a little twist on one or two of the problems on the exams, and his multiple choice require a pretty full coverage knowledge of the material. (Tests are about 50/50 multiple choice and written problems). All in all, not bad at all if you are good at econ, but beware that the grade distribution for midterm 2 was a 56% and up was an A.
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he is really not that hard, sure he cant always express everything the right way but most of the time the students are just stupid. This course is hard if you are one of those econ majors who cant do math (which seems to be a surprising number) but you can take a derivative and do algebra you will be fine. the average on the second midterm was a 49 so he added 20 points to every test. I ended up getting 100 with the 20 points but then again im a math major so this class was super easy.
he is really not that hard, sure he cant always express everything the right way but most of the time the students are just stupid. This course is hard if you are one of those econ majors who cant do math (which seems to be a surprising number) but you can take a derivative and do algebra you will be fine. the average on the second midterm was a 49 so he added 20 points to every test. I ended up getting 100 with the 20 points but then again im a math major so this class was super easy.
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Overall a good, straightforward lecturer, I guess. However, I did expect a better grade in the class. And like the complaints listed below, his lecture notes, online textbooks, and online projects are only worth a couple of points (though it took me 6-7 hours to complete). He is always available at office hours to answer your questions, but when you do ask him a question, he mumbles the answers to you and never bothers to elaborate on it. His quizzes and tests are pretty tricky, so be sure to study your lecture notes well. If I had the chance to take him again...oh nevermind...why bother
Overall a good, straightforward lecturer, I guess. However, I did expect a better grade in the class. And like the complaints listed below, his lecture notes, online textbooks, and online projects are only worth a couple of points (though it took me 6-7 hours to complete). He is always available at office hours to answer your questions, but when you do ask him a question, he mumbles the answers to you and never bothers to elaborate on it. His quizzes and tests are pretty tricky, so be sure to study your lecture notes well. If I had the chance to take him again...oh nevermind...why bother
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Fall 2020 - I first want to thank my amazing TA Raja Chandni for getting me through this course, she is a literal godsend and I would take her again in a heartbeat for any future courses. Now moving onto the review of the course/professor, I'd say firstly DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE LIGHT WORKLOAD. Yes, there are no problem sets, but the exams Vogel gives are hard as shit and only have 6-8 questions. During COVID, this class was completely asynchronous which made it so much harder to stay motivated and on track (made no better by the fact that Vogel has the most monotone voice in the world). I'd say his lecturing style and slides are not the best, but not the worst either, and I came out of each lecture knowing like most of the material (like I said though, idk if I'd have learned anything fully if not for my TA). Capitalize on the relatively easier first midterm to cushion you for the second one/final and review his practice exams/extra questions like they're the bible. I'd go above and beyond to really understand the material, as Vogel throws curveballs and new types of problems on exams, which are pretty easy if you understand the underlying concepts. Good luck
Fall 2020 - I first want to thank my amazing TA Raja Chandni for getting me through this course, she is a literal godsend and I would take her again in a heartbeat for any future courses. Now moving onto the review of the course/professor, I'd say firstly DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE LIGHT WORKLOAD. Yes, there are no problem sets, but the exams Vogel gives are hard as shit and only have 6-8 questions. During COVID, this class was completely asynchronous which made it so much harder to stay motivated and on track (made no better by the fact that Vogel has the most monotone voice in the world). I'd say his lecturing style and slides are not the best, but not the worst either, and I came out of each lecture knowing like most of the material (like I said though, idk if I'd have learned anything fully if not for my TA). Capitalize on the relatively easier first midterm to cushion you for the second one/final and review his practice exams/extra questions like they're the bible. I'd go above and beyond to really understand the material, as Vogel throws curveballs and new types of problems on exams, which are pretty easy if you understand the underlying concepts. Good luck
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