Jonathan Vogel
Department of Economics
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3.2
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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: N/A
Dec. 14, 2019

I had Professor Vogel for Econ 101 during Fall 2019. Initially, I was afraid that the reviews about him would prove to be true, that he was a harsh grader who took off lots of points for small mistakes and based your grade off of a small number of problems.

I think Vogel read the reviews on him and decided to change his style. His lectures were pretty well done, and I found him an engaging lecturer. Your grade is still based on three exams, two midterms and a final, but each exam had 6-8 questions as opposed to 2-4 in previous years.

You can get an A in this class, even if you didn't do well in Econ 11. My recommendation is to take advantage of all the practice problems he posts. My studying consisted of redoing all of the problems he did in lecture on his slides and all of the problems he posted online.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: B-
June 30, 2019

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.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: B+
June 14, 2019

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).

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: N/A
April 2, 2019

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.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: C+
Jan. 1, 2019

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, :/

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A+
Dec. 22, 2018

Prof. Vogel ‘s 101 can be fairly easy provided that you have a good understanding of multivariable calculus. But his 101 can be really challenging if Math is your weakness. The exams have only three or four questions with no multiple choice, so you just need to understand the main idea of the course without paying lots of attention to the specifics. But you do need to be utterly carfeful writing your answers considering the small number of questions ( boundary solutions, case by case analysis , etc).

He is my PERSONAL favorite. He gives engaging lectures, he is super smart and balding.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: B
Dec. 20, 2018

Professor Vogel's test is by far the most ridiculous test I've taken in UCLA, and I had Ronchetti just for comparison's sake. I have never seen a professor who just determines a student's entire grade based on 8 questions. PLUS, the points he assigns to each of the 8 questions are TOTALLY ABSURD, for example one question may be worth 50 points while the other one is worth only 10 and the latter requires WAY MORE CALCULATION. ALSO, he does NOT give partial credit. I got THIRTY points taken off just because I did not write boundary solution, which is literally two lines. He also brags about how he has tenure so he can't be fired no matter what happens. Seriously, UCLA needs to be careful of who it's offering tenures to. In conclusion, just like one of the previous comments, HE DESERVES TO BE BALD.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 18, 2018

Okay so I personally feel that some reviews of Professor Vogel are a wee bit harsh. I’m honestly not a big fan of his but his class really isn’t that bad. My biggest problem with it is that he taught with slides and I’m really against slides in Econ classes. I feel it’s just harder to follow considering the fact that we are doing mostly math. I would’ve preferred if he used the board more often. However, Professor Vogel’s way of teaching game theory is the bomb diggity. I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed a topic in Econ that much in my life, and it’s supposed to be super complex too.
Professor Vogel warned us that the second midterm and the final would be much more difficult than the first midterm. I felt his “warning” was inaccurate because the second midterm really wasn’t that difficult; the graders just took off a ton of points for the slightest errors and that’s why everyone did badly. I’m still pretty salty about that tbh. The final wasn’t as bad, though.
Honestly, I probably wouldn’t take Vogel again, but he really isn’t as bad as everyone says he is. So if he’s the only one offering Econ 101, I promise you’ll be fine.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: N/A
Dec. 10, 2018

Idk why ppl say he's bad. He's literally one of the best professors. If you want to actually understand what is happening in class instead of just memorizing slides, he is the professor to take.
Yes, his tests are tough but honestly, the challenge is fun because he gives you the impression that he knows his shit and when you are done with this class, so will you.
Take him to experience how fun and interesting Econ can be.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: N/A
Dec. 8, 2018

I don't know why people are so sour about this class. I thought Professor Vogel made it much easier to learn Economics 101. It was definitely much easier to grasp than Economics 11 was. He takes you through the course, and he tells you what you need to know or if you've already covered things in some form or other. I thought he was very helpful. The course is self-contained, and he didn't require any outside materials. All the information you need comes from the lecture slides or from discussion. It certainly isn't the EASIEST class you can take, by any means, but the work was certainly trimmed with Vogel's help. I thought he made game theory--a most challenging concept to teach--very easy and very manageable; he made the math so easy; and, he assigned very easy homework that you can basically pull from the lectures. Now... if you did pull from the lectures to do the homework without giving any thought to it, and you didn't do well on the midterms, I think that's on you. I got good scores on the midterms, so they obviously weren't impossible.

Granted, he isn't the most personable professor, but I thought he was a great professor overall. People just expect professors to be nice all the time, and Vogel isn't nice all the time. He'll get annoyed, like all of us, and he'll be curt when he's annoyed. He cracks jokes occasionally, which are actually quite funny if you understand the references; his analogies can be unrelatable, especially if you didn't grow up with the culture he is referencing.

Overall, a great professor, and I highly recommend taking this class.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: N/A
Dec. 14, 2019

I had Professor Vogel for Econ 101 during Fall 2019. Initially, I was afraid that the reviews about him would prove to be true, that he was a harsh grader who took off lots of points for small mistakes and based your grade off of a small number of problems.

I think Vogel read the reviews on him and decided to change his style. His lectures were pretty well done, and I found him an engaging lecturer. Your grade is still based on three exams, two midterms and a final, but each exam had 6-8 questions as opposed to 2-4 in previous years.

You can get an A in this class, even if you didn't do well in Econ 11. My recommendation is to take advantage of all the practice problems he posts. My studying consisted of redoing all of the problems he did in lecture on his slides and all of the problems he posted online.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: B-
June 30, 2019

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.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: B+
June 14, 2019

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).

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: N/A
April 2, 2019

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.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: C+
Jan. 1, 2019

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, :/

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A+
Dec. 22, 2018

Prof. Vogel ‘s 101 can be fairly easy provided that you have a good understanding of multivariable calculus. But his 101 can be really challenging if Math is your weakness. The exams have only three or four questions with no multiple choice, so you just need to understand the main idea of the course without paying lots of attention to the specifics. But you do need to be utterly carfeful writing your answers considering the small number of questions ( boundary solutions, case by case analysis , etc).

He is my PERSONAL favorite. He gives engaging lectures, he is super smart and balding.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: B
Dec. 20, 2018

Professor Vogel's test is by far the most ridiculous test I've taken in UCLA, and I had Ronchetti just for comparison's sake. I have never seen a professor who just determines a student's entire grade based on 8 questions. PLUS, the points he assigns to each of the 8 questions are TOTALLY ABSURD, for example one question may be worth 50 points while the other one is worth only 10 and the latter requires WAY MORE CALCULATION. ALSO, he does NOT give partial credit. I got THIRTY points taken off just because I did not write boundary solution, which is literally two lines. He also brags about how he has tenure so he can't be fired no matter what happens. Seriously, UCLA needs to be careful of who it's offering tenures to. In conclusion, just like one of the previous comments, HE DESERVES TO BE BALD.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 18, 2018

Okay so I personally feel that some reviews of Professor Vogel are a wee bit harsh. I’m honestly not a big fan of his but his class really isn’t that bad. My biggest problem with it is that he taught with slides and I’m really against slides in Econ classes. I feel it’s just harder to follow considering the fact that we are doing mostly math. I would’ve preferred if he used the board more often. However, Professor Vogel’s way of teaching game theory is the bomb diggity. I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed a topic in Econ that much in my life, and it’s supposed to be super complex too.
Professor Vogel warned us that the second midterm and the final would be much more difficult than the first midterm. I felt his “warning” was inaccurate because the second midterm really wasn’t that difficult; the graders just took off a ton of points for the slightest errors and that’s why everyone did badly. I’m still pretty salty about that tbh. The final wasn’t as bad, though.
Honestly, I probably wouldn’t take Vogel again, but he really isn’t as bad as everyone says he is. So if he’s the only one offering Econ 101, I promise you’ll be fine.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: N/A
Dec. 10, 2018

Idk why ppl say he's bad. He's literally one of the best professors. If you want to actually understand what is happening in class instead of just memorizing slides, he is the professor to take.
Yes, his tests are tough but honestly, the challenge is fun because he gives you the impression that he knows his shit and when you are done with this class, so will you.
Take him to experience how fun and interesting Econ can be.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: N/A
Dec. 8, 2018

I don't know why people are so sour about this class. I thought Professor Vogel made it much easier to learn Economics 101. It was definitely much easier to grasp than Economics 11 was. He takes you through the course, and he tells you what you need to know or if you've already covered things in some form or other. I thought he was very helpful. The course is self-contained, and he didn't require any outside materials. All the information you need comes from the lecture slides or from discussion. It certainly isn't the EASIEST class you can take, by any means, but the work was certainly trimmed with Vogel's help. I thought he made game theory--a most challenging concept to teach--very easy and very manageable; he made the math so easy; and, he assigned very easy homework that you can basically pull from the lectures. Now... if you did pull from the lectures to do the homework without giving any thought to it, and you didn't do well on the midterms, I think that's on you. I got good scores on the midterms, so they obviously weren't impossible.

Granted, he isn't the most personable professor, but I thought he was a great professor overall. People just expect professors to be nice all the time, and Vogel isn't nice all the time. He'll get annoyed, like all of us, and he'll be curt when he's annoyed. He cracks jokes occasionally, which are actually quite funny if you understand the references; his analogies can be unrelatable, especially if you didn't grow up with the culture he is referencing.

Overall, a great professor, and I highly recommend taking this class.

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4 of 5
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Easiness 2.8 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.5 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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