In hindsight, this class is doable. The first midterm was pretty easy, but like he said, the second midterm was significantly harder for me. I got a 90 on midterm 1 and 20 on midterm 2 -- y i k e s. I went to every lecture and took lecture notes before class so I could try to listen and pay attention to his explanations. He knows what he's talking about but the pace of this class was too fast for me, and I went into the second midterm decently knowing like one chapter worth of covered material. I got a 70 on the final, which was p reflective of the final review he gave out. He's not the best professor, but he's p fair and good about e-mailing back. If you have no other choice but to take him, :/

This guy is not a good professor. He blows through the material too quickly, and he does not seem open to help other people. The two midterms 2 questions each, and the final was 4 questions, so your entire grade is basically dependent on 8 questions. Try not to take this class if you can.

Professor posts his slides but you should still go to lecture because he’s actually pretty clear at explaining concepts. This guy actually made me genuinely interested in game theory, which my friends found hard to believe. I do agree with what everyone’s complaints about how the exams have so few questions though. This class covers way more material than the exams actually test you on, and it’s surely not a great representation of whether or not you know your stuff. Overall, go to lectures, take good notes, know the slides, and try to beat the curve. Definitely nOt the worst econ professor I’ve had (by far).

His exams are ridiculous. Across 2 midterms and a final, there were 9 TOTAL questions asked. AND, a question from the first midterm was directly copied on the final (If you're already asking so few questions, why would you ever repeat a question???). So, there were actually only 8 different questions asked for the whole class.

For these types of classes that are graded on distributions (25% As, 35% Bs, etc.), only having 8 total questions asked across 3 exams makes it EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to recover from even a partial mistake on a single question. I only partially messed up one question on the first midterm and I was already doomed.

Yes, he is a pretty good lecturer. I felt like I learned valuable material in his class (Especially the expanded game theory content) and he taught in a pretty clear and concise manner.

But, as we know: grades are important at the end of the day. Avoid this professor. I received the lowest grade I've ever received in an Econ class with Vogel, and I was not slacking off.

Do practice tests; they are your lifeline. Do them over and over and over again until you memorize the approach and can recite the answer just looking at the problems. There are no other problem sets so those past exams are all you can rely on.

Vogel is a very charismatic and engaging lecturer, and he definitely responded to the negative feedback he was getting from previous students. The tests have more questions now, although the final was as long as both midterms, which was strange. All three tests were very easy and I was actually a little disappointed that I did not get to see more interesting problems on the exams. Highly recommend this professor.

I'm not sure why this professor has such bad reviews. He was a great professor. I was doing really well in the class up until the final which was really difficult.

Vogel has really clear lectures (all of them were prerecorded, so it was nice being able to replay any confusing parts at any time). He doesn't give any problem sets, but he has a good amount of practice problems that he gives from old exams to discussion/review questions. I still think having more practice questions would be nice, but I spent a decent amount of time going through examples from lecture and the practice he provided, and I was able to do well in the class by understanding that information. His grading scheme was 20% lower score of 2 midterms, 30% higher score of midterms, and 50% final, which was a bit intimidating at first, but he gave a pretty generous curve for the final grade.

Taking this class all my friends already took during the summer they all said it was alright. But then I took it, and studied hard for every exam, however, as the midterms and finals roll around they are completely different than what you learn. He teaches you the easy concepts and test you on the hard concepts. Its horrible, especially being online, you cant ask him to clearify what he says. The way they grade is beyond harsh as well. I could tell that the professor taught this class many times, that he forgot how difficult it is to understand the concepts for the first time. Lastly, your grade depends on your midterms and finals. So just know if you not use to remebering to write all the B.S. wordy answers you will fail. Doing the math is not enough. And getting the concepts right also is not enough. I just wish you luck.

I really enjoyed Prof. Vogel's lectures. He is very thorough in his explanations. You need to take the time to watch them attentively. The class material in itself was really. interesting - I loved the introduction to game theory.
I got an A by taking written notes during the lectures, reviewing them and consolidating them into study guides, and completing the provided preparation questions. The only way to get an A in this class is complete understanding - don't take this if you just want to memorize.
I hope to have Vogel again in the future.