Mazzocco is definitely my favorite professor in UCLA so far! His lectures are clear, organized, and interesting. If you pay attention in class, do the practice exams, and attend discussions, then you should do well on the midterms and final. I thought Econ 11 would be hell for me but it turned out to be great because of Mazzocco!

Mazzocco is definitely a brilliant Economist and an engaging lecturer. I thought the material was pretty dry, but he maybe it somewhat bearable. You get a lot of resources to do well including old midterms and finals, powerpoint slides, discussion problems and the problem sets. If you can get through everything, you'll do well. I personally thought the hardest part were the multiple choice questions.

Even though he curves pretty generously, you still need to pull As on at least one midterm and an A/high B on the final to get an A in the class. I got a A on a midterm, and a B on the final and didn't get an A somehow. Because he drops a midterm if your final is higher than either of them, you really have to do well. Over 30% of the class got an A on the second midterm. I think the curve really helps the people on the lower end.

Lecture/Discussion
Professor Mazzocco mainly discusses theory in the lectures (PowerPoint slides are always posted) so learning how to do problem sets and applying the theory is on your time. It's important to go to discussions, which is where the TA will teach you how to do the problems.

Exams
Professor Mazzocco drops your lowest midterm and problem set grade. There are 2 midterms, 1 final, and about 6 graded problem sets. He allows a 1-page "cheat sheet" on the exam. Midterm structure is 10 multiple choice questions and 3-4 short answer problems with multiple parts (similar to the problem sets). Multiple choice is basically mostly theory (study and memorize PowerPoint slides) and there are several calculation multiple choice questions. He posts up his previous midterms so be sure to use them to study. I advise you to do them first without looking at the answers to see how much you know and what you need to study more on.

The first midterm was pretty difficult and there was not enough time for most students. Second midterm was simpler and a lot of people did extremely well. Final was challenging and complex.

Overall
Professor Mazzocco is really nice and understanding of his students. He is pretty funny as well so the lectures are not entirely boring. We sped through the market demand/equilibrium chapter on the last class before the final but he did not put that chapter on the final. Before the curve, I calculated a B as my final grade but I ended up with an A. It's not difficult to do well in his class with his flexible grading policy. Highly recommended! I would not hesitate to take him again.

Very easy prof. just do the problem set and previous test. easy A+

Pretty interesting lectures with good clarity. Flexible policy with exams so it doesn't weigh too heavily on one performance. Just put in the work and you will be fine, I got an A while taking a full course load and working 20 hours a week.

One of my best professors so far. He drops the lower midterm which definitely helped me to get a good grade. His humorous lectures make me regret skipping a few of them. However, make sure you get a good TA for this class as the materials are way more difficulty than Econ 1 or 2.

Good teacher
Tests were fair
just need to read his powerpoint slides and do the practice exam.

Good Professor. Tests on material he teaches in class. Makes the material easy.

I really enjoyed taking microeconomics with Professor Mazzocco. He made lectures interesting, and went through them at a suitable pace. Don't be worried if you skip a lecture; he just goes over his powerpoints in lecture, which you can always print out online. However, all of the problems he shows you how to do in class will prove useful; they either appear on the problem sets or on his exams. His exams are not hard at all if you review the problem sets and old exams he posts.

Just make sure you don't get a horrible TA; I had Federico and that section really wasn't helpful at all. I would recommend Sophia or Ken as TA's.