Really cool class. We learned about the history of capitalism. A lot of quizzes that were based on readings. Lecture quizzes as well, but those were easy. Data projects and essays made up a bulk of points but were pretty self explanatory. Final project was group so not bad at all.

theres a reason econ 11 is the weeder class for econ / bus econ majors. it's definitely a difficult class, not the worst thing in the world considering surro is very helpful. he provides his students with a good amount of resources for note-taking and test-taking. i would definitely suggest completing all of the problem sets and quizzes to the best of your ability, they're only graded on completion but definitely help to understand the material better. the tests are very, very difficult. there's a limited amount of time to complete the questions, which is the main reason they are so hard, so make sure you can be a fast test-taker for this course. there's another econ 11 professor who is "easier", i forget his name but if you're able to look into that, i would do so. but still, surro is a great man, this is just definitely a hard course.

Chris is the man, he makes it engaging and is probably the most clear professor I have ever had in econ. Practice set each week that takes an hour or two but other than that it's a midterm and a final. Midterm is hard but very fair and no surprises.

Professor Surro continues to be the best professor in the Econ department. He teaches you exactly what he intends on testing you on and is clear and concise when he teaches. Whenever you see a class taught by Chirs Surro it should always be an indication to take it.

Professor Surro is definitely my favorite professor so far in the Economics department. His explanations in lectures are incredibly easy to understand and speaks with great clarity. He also gives a great amount of resources to study from after a tough midterm and is very approachable. His grading schemes are also very kind and gives you many opportunities to succeed.

The class is tough, there's nothing else to it. If you do not study or review the concepts, you will do terribly. However, Professor Surro is a fantastic lecturer and gave all of his students many opportunities to do great. Problem sets + quizzes only took 4-5 hours a week as extra credit and were great for providing some confidence before the final. His policies + curving were also fantastic. The midterm average was a 60% and the final average was a 69% raw. While it is hard, the course is definitely possible to do well in. Not a fan of the material, a massive fan of Surro however.

This class was definitely a tough one for me. The concepts are extremely difficult to grasp, especially over zoom, and so I definitely struggled with it. The coursework throughout the quarter was definitely manageable, but, the exams were something else. The time constraints and difficulty of the questions made it super difficult for almost everyone I know.

This class is very computation based, and while the math itself is not hard, knowing how to apply it to the many types of questions you face is. The exams themselves are incredibly long and a significant level up from the questions you encounter in problem sets and quizzes. The final had a higher average than the midterm, but unfortunately I screwed it up big time. As an instructor, I found Chris's lecture delivery to be pretty dry - at times he seemed borderline uninterested. However, he is straightforward in his explanations and genuinely wanted students to understand the material.

This class at its very core is not difficult. The concepts are all intuitive and if you do enough practice, you will begin to see the patterns on how certain problems should be solved and the basic intuition on why it works (at the very least enough to do well on the tests). Surro is pretty nice and funny at times, however, i found him to be a very boring lecturer and almost fell asleep during most in-person lectures. He also didn't organize lectures the best, sometimes spreading one concept over 2 lectures which created a disconnect when trying to learn that concept. I learned the most when doing the practice midterm and final, redoing the practice problems, and reading the typed notes, thus this class is very taught yourself IMO.

From a grading standpoint, this class has a midterm (worth 150 points and a final worth 300 points) however your midterm grade is dropped and replaced by your final grade if you do better on the final. There is also another 150 points you can add to your grade by doing optional quizzes and problem sets which can only help your grade as wrong answers don't count against you. MAKE SURE to do these quizzes and problem sets as the class is graded on a curve and you don't want to drop ranking just cause you didn't do some participation practice.

TLDR: attend lectures or at least watch the recordings, DO the practice problems before every lecture, DO the quizzes and problem sets, show up to disc if you want (depending on whether u think it's helpful or not, mine was p trash), DO the practice midterms and finals and you should be fine

Being my first econ class, I can come out and easily say that if Surro is ever teaching another class i need to take, I WILL take his class. He is a very good proffessor. Lectures are straight forward but the concepts are not. This is not an easy class because it takes a lot of time and practice. The concepts are not necesarily hard but they do require a full understanding and mastery. That means a lot of self-teaching, but Surro's lectures made it easy to do that.

The midterm is hard but if you study a decent amount, you should be fine. However, prepare yourself to work quickly. Most students did not finish the midterm in time. For me, the final was harder but still manageable - time is less of an issue with the final.

Please do the problem sets and quizes, they help your grade a lot and are good practice.

If you were good at econ in the past, you should get a good grade given you put a lot of time into studying and practicing. The entire grade is based on the midterm, final, and some participation. Also, he gives a cheat sheet for each exam (front and back of printer paper).