This has probably been my best Econ class here so far. The professor is really good art explaining and is fairly engaging in lecture. The homework tends to be a little difficult but if you can find a study group you will all eventually discuss the assignment to find the correct answer. You don't really need the textbook if you attend all the lectures since he goes over all the material really well in lecture. For the midterms and final, I would definitely recommend practicing the past midterms and finals that he posts since he doesn't stray too far away from the ideas in the past exams. I found the material fairly interesting which helped motivate me to push through in the exams and homework, but it's not particularly the easiest class. I would, however, recommend to take it with professor Mazzocco.

This class was a very tough one. He tends to overcomplicate a lot of the information you need or don’t need to do. Slides are used but honestly have an intense amount of information that you cannot understand everything. There are homework assignments per week that are manageable but they do not reflect a lot of the exams. There are a few things that make your grade: 8 Problem Sets, 2 Midterms, & 1 final. If you do better on the final than both of your midterms, he will drop the lower midterm grade. He will also drop the lowest homework grade. Overall, this class is one you must learn on your own. TA office hours are helpful to a point. You truly must learn for hours a day by yourself.

PSA TO TRANSFERS: This class will probably shock you academically. This is a weeder class. This may be a deciding factor to be an econ or business econ major.
My grade reflects me giving up Week 9 knowing I am retaking the course. you need a B or A to maintain the transfer GPA requirement (3.5 between econ 11 and 101)

The lectures were helpful (and recorded). I liked his style with definitions and examples. This class had two grading schemes. 1. 10% homework 30% midterm 1 30% midterm 2 30% final. or if the final was higher than both midterms then 10% homework 40% highest midterm 50% final. He gives you tons of old midterms/finals to study with, which were very helpful. The textbook is not necessary for this class, but I did use it a little when studying or to further explain concepts. Overall, I think this class was easier than some people made it sound, you just need to study a lot.

To preface, this class is going to be a bit difficult no matter the professor. With this class, I think Mazzocco is one of the better professors you can take this class with. He does a weekly problem set (which is like 3 questions, with about 5 parts each), which is not that difficult at all (also drops your lowest grade), has two midterms and a final. He also does alternate grading schemes.

As a professor it kind of seemed like he read off his slides, however, he actually will do examples in class that will really conceptually help you understand the material. To further this, I really recommend going to your discussion sections (shoutout to Patrick, he is literally the GOAT). The other great thing about Mazzocco is that the questions on the tests are like problems that he does in class and assignes for homework, so there is nothing that will catch you off guard. If you are going to take this class, to study, please do the practice exams he gives you, as his tests are the same format. Honestly, if you do two tests before your test, you should be GOLDEN.

As for the class itself, he is a super nice guy who really wants to help you learn. He is pretty funny in lecture, and it is not impossible to pay attention in his class. I really liked him as an overall person. The textbook is not really needed for this class as everything you need is covered in lecture. For those freaking out about the math, this class is not very math intensive. It is a one trick pony, where you have to learn how to do partial derivatives. You'll get so many reps in that this will become second nature. I would say the math you would use is more arithmetic and manipulating equations, so start to think in mathematical terms earlier than later because it will help you.

Overall, please don't be scared of this class nor this professor. If you can take it with him, I highly recommend you do if you are able to pick up concepts quicker. Should be an easy A for a harder class.

Prof. Mazzocco is, without a doubt, the best professor I’ve ever had. His lectures are engaging, and he often asks lecture questions that connect the material to real-world situations. His exams are also very manageable if you review the exams he posts from 2023 to 2008. Also, be sure to time yourself when doing the practice exams; many people ran out of time because they didn’t complete at least 2-3 practice exams with a 75-minute time limit. His grading style is flexible, as he gives two midterms, and if the lower one is below your final exam score, it will be dropped. The other option is that each exam is worth 30% if your final exam score is the lowest of the three. Problem sets are worth 10%. He also allows a cheat sheet for each exam.

He was alright. I thought the lecture was confusing at times but it was recorded so you could go back and watch it if you want. The discussion helped me a lot too. He posts his old exams for you to study from which is nice because it gives you lots of practice before the test. The class is curved and math heavy.

This seminar is a breeze compared to others. We just discuss economic journals once every two weeks and it's very cool how he uses his own economics background to interpret these journals. Taking this seminar with Econ 11 allowed me to have more interactions with him and be able to see him as a person rather than just a professor.

This class was extremely hard for me. I found the concepts to be interesting and I definitely learned a lot, but the tests (2nd midterm and final) were very difficult. Tests are worth 90% of your grade and weekly problem sets make up the other 10%. The average on the final was a 57.5% -- I spent over a week straight studying for the final and failed. Luckily, the tests are curved pretty heavily. Mazzocco is a fine professor, but his tests are not.

Professor Mazzocco is extremely knowledgable and kind and provides lots of clarity on the topics we learned in comparison to the textbook. He provides a plethora of practice midterms and finals to review that helped me succeed. The workload is very manageable: we had about 6-7 problem sets that were 3-4 questions each: these were very useful in getting a grasp on applications of the topics learned in class. I would highly recommend this professor. The only difficult thing about this class is the math -- I would recommend reviewing multivariable calculus concepts beforehand such as partial derivatives and lagrangian multipliers.

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