What the hell is he teaching?! Worst prof ever! Yes the midterm was easy and the concepts were basic in the first half and you had an illusion that the class was easy. Then in the second half, the concepts themselves were complex but the prof did not teach at all but only throwing some random examples and boring jokes in class.

This class is completely a waste of time and when I saw the practice final, I was really anxious since I don't think he has taught any of them (I went to every lecture). I learned everything from TA session.

DO NOT TAKE HIM. He is so bad at teaching. Lots of problems could be solved in a systematic way but he completely does not care about our learning at all.

I got a good grade eventually but WILL NEVER NEVER NEVER take him again.

Oh my god, where do I begin. I finished Econ 101 with professor Copic just yesterday, and have never been so aggravated with a teacher in my entire schooling career. He seems like a great guy, but I genuinely think he has no teaching experience regardless of how many times he has taught this exact class. Here are a few things you can expect if you're going to be taking Econ 101 with Copic
--No textbook to study from
--No class notes. Although, he does write "stories" as class notes that are relevant to the topic yet do nothing to teach you... nothing.
--No structure to class, or anything for that matter.
--Mistakes. Mistakes in everything. In his previous tests he gives you. In the actual test he gives you. He'll accidentally leave out a word, or put in a word, or put two answers, or put no answers.

Mind you, I got an A in Econ 11 and do well in Econ, I simply could not learn in Copic's class. And then there is no material to go home and look over because his class notes are trash and his lectures are trash. Im looking over my grade on the final (which is all multiple choice, which sucks) and I see about 4 questions that I think he is wrong about. Guess I'll get to speak with him after Winter break and see.
On the bright side, he tells a lot of jokes.

Oh my gosh. People, you need to take this professor if you want an A in Econ. 101. I'm surprised at grades distribution for my quarter.

I never went to lectures after first week; after going to class twice, I felt like the pace was ridiculously slow. Because I didn't go to classes including discussion section, I had no idea what he was teaching up until the midterm lol So I got 68? for midterm and I was freaking sad.

As long as you study his practice exams and all the helpful materials your TA posts, you will do completely fine in this class. Also, Professor Copic gives a LOT of extra credits. He gives various kinds of extra credits with whatever excuses he can think of (for us, they were from good citizenship (ikr), experiments in class which you literally earn extra credits for just sitting in the class, on each exam, and homework) to give out A+s to students.

Although I did really badly on the midterm (compared to how easy it was), because he put so much extra credit questions on the final and through out the quarter, I ended up with 100/100, ... I thought 100/100 was the default grade that showed up before real grades were reflected.,

Seriously. All of you guys can get an A+ in this class. 68 on midterm did it too! :p Copic is so generous : /

One thing tho. If you really want to learn Economics, you should take Professor Zame's 101 instead of other professor's :q

Copic is a really special human being that I grew to genuinely appreciate. The hardest thing to do is to need to write a review here though that would advise anyone considering taking his classes to consider in full how this could be a very frustrating experience for you. His has a genuine love for economics and experimental thinking and he is a very nice man. His ability to stay organized in lecture and otherwise however is not at a manageable level--his weakness I would say. But also, there doesn't seem to a high regard for accuracy in answer keys for practice tests and b/c I believe those are really the only real way to study efficiently for this class, it is frustrating trying to navigate what topics are important to learn so you are prepared for testing. There is a general lack of follow through in nearly everything he says will get done. I am a very diligent student who has navigated through school never receiving any grade lower than an A-, in rigorous subjects and econ included, and I wound up with a B- in here that cost my entry to my major--even trying to decipher the grading is a cryptic code. I just couldn't navigate this course and there was just so many administrative issues beyond this that I won't mention--well wishes in your decision to choose your professor.

I really like Copic as a person, but as a professor he has room for improvement. Your final grade consists of a homework assignment/project, one midterm, and the final. Lectures were very disorganized and hard to follow at times, but the material is not overly hard. Lecture notes posted online are non-traditional at best and very unhelpful, and there is no required textbook, so attendance is essential. It is definitely possible to do well in this class, if one can manage to do well on the final exam.
Homework: The homework was VERY easy. 3 questions, done in groups of 5 or less (can be done individually). My group put in minimal effort on the assignment, presented it nicely, and got more than full marks (4/3)
Midterm: The midterm was easy as well; all multiple choice, with some hard questions and some easy questions. His practice midterms were a very good indicator of the questions on the midterm. With extra credit, I also received over 100% on the midterm.
Final: The final is where this entire class went to hell very quickly. I studied all of his practice finals and did every single question, but the final was impossibly difficult. My grade in the class plummeted from an A+ to a B just because of the final exam. I still love Copic, but I did not love his final. If you take this class with him, beware.

Copic is a unique professor. I've never met a professor so useless yet so cute. I learned nothing. Absolutely nothing. The TAs were helpful but they could barely do anything when the curriculum was so unorganized. Only the students who know everything about game theory from their own learning and own effort can do well in this class. Do not expect Copic to teach you anything. He's cute because he tells a million jokes (half of which are funny). And stories. But I'd pick a good, serious, hard-grader over an ineffective, worthless twit any day. I literally learned nothing in this class beyond watching YouTube videos.