Best professor in the Econ department. He is clear, extremely organized, and so nice/approachable at office hours or after class. He makes such difficult material easy to understand, and is really fair on his exams. The average on the first midterm was a 64% but he said it was lower this quarter because this quarter he did not count homework as a grade, so many people just looked at homework solutions instead of attempting the homework first and then checking if they did it correctly. So a suggestion would be to do the homework on your own first and then check solutions he posts later. You have discussion problems, homework problems, and chapter review questions to work on every week, and although they are not collected for a grade, it can be very time consuming. Midterm 1 is 25%, midterm 2 is 25% and final is 50%. Great class! Just wait to take 103 with Professor Rojas, he usually teaches in winter quarter and he is amazing!

Rojas is easy to understand and makes a sincere effort to get students involved. He is a good teacher, but the tests are tough and the TAs are usually unhelpful so you have to put in your own work on a weekly basis. But going to lecture definitely helped me understand the material because he breaks it down to lames terms very well.

Professor Rojas seemed like the obvious choice for Econ 103, but I was dead wrong. At the beginning of the quarter he announced that he would no longer be collecting homework for a grade, and changed the grading format to 25% for two midterms (50% total) and 50% on the final. He taught the material at a good pace at first, but then after week 5 he started accelerating out of nowhere. He would attempt to hold review sessions, but would never be able to because of "scheduling conflicts." He does not respond to any e-mails, and barely puts in effort outside of the class for students to understand the material. On the last day of lecture, he used the last half of the class to cover a whole chapter of new material which he said would show up on the final.

Rojas is a lecturer, not a professor. he is a really smart guy and knows what he's talking about and tells you everything he knows. but there is no effort to make sure you understand the material or any extraordinary examples that he gives that gives you that "ah ha!" moment. Rojas is a super nice guy though and does make an effort to have lecture slides and such. The TAs are useless. Diana Van Patten was pretty solid though compared to the others. The exams are hard but i managed to get an A- even with a C on the final. THE FINAL CONTAINS A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM POST SECOND MIDTERM UNTIL THE FINAL. i didn't know this and stopped paying attention in class after the second midterm and that screwed me. Overall i would take this class again, just make sure to supplement lectures with the textbook readings because those help a lot, go to class and actually pay attention, do the homework (no reason to not have a 100 for homework average you literally can take it twice and check your answers), and go to discussion. actively participate and keep up and youll be fine.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME IN LECTURE. Rojas's lectures consist of him reading off the slides (which are on ccle) and then asking "are you with me?". Instead, I recommend just reading the book and doing practice problems. I went to a total of 3 lectures all quarter and still did well on the tests. But overall, very manageable class and not that difficult.

Rojas was a very good professor. For someone who doesn't necessarily know the concepts of Econ, he explains it thoroughly. As for me, I knew a lot of Econ from merely taking (not AP/IB) an Economics class offered in my high school. His midterms were way too easy everyone did too well. His final was a LOT harder, though. I recommend going to lectures because he's just such a great professor, but don't feel too bad if you miss his lectures because his powerpoints come online. Just make sure to take advantage of the textbook as the textbook in itself is the source of most if not all the information. I didn't go to about half the lectures because I couldn't wake up, but I really took advantage of the book and was able to manage an A.

Very fair class. Midterms and final were all multiple choice but the final was unexpectedly more difficult than the midterms. Only downside is that you have to buy Mindtap which costs like $130 just to submit weekly homework. I came in with zero knowledge of Econ and ended up getting 24/ 25 and 25/25 on the midterms. Just dedicate time to understanding the concepts and doing the homework with purpose and I guarantee you'll do well ( unless you absolutely hate econ) It won't be like one of those classes where you studied hard and dont see the results you expected: what you put into the class is what you get out. You dont necessarily have to go to lecture as he just reads off the slides, you literally could just read the book and take notes and only show up for the midterms and final and pull off with an A . I went to every single lecture but that was because I was a naive freshman :)

This was my lowest grade at UCLA thus far but I do feel there was more I could have done to study for the tests. I scored about 10% below the average on the first midterm, average for the second midterm, and average for the final, so the curve helped me out somewhat. The practice problems and practice finals are pretty representative of the exams but you definitely need to thoroughly understand the material to do your best. Rojas is extremely helpful at his office hours and is a very approachable guy. Despite my grade, I'd recommend him.

I strongly recommend Professor Rojas for 41, as really tries his best to give students ample opportunities to learn and practice the material before Midterms. That being said, this class is very difficult, but manageable if you do all the work in a timely fashion. Homework isn't graded, and there are 2 midterms and a final exam. He provides a formula sheet on the exams, which is not common for other 41 professors, but his questions may be more difficult because of that. You definitely need to know how to apply the concepts to do well in this class. Lectures are all done on the chalk board, so you need to come to class to have access to the information.

Econ 1 with Professor Rojas is a tough but fair class. You can do well without reading the textbook, however, you need the MindTap access code that's included with the textbook to complete the homework, and many homework questions come directly from the textbook reading. The homework is online multiple choice, and you get two tries, and also one check for correctness for each question, so it's hard to not do well. Professor Rojas's lectures are straightforward, and he encourages questions, although he does move fast. The two midterms are easy, but the cumulative final is significantly harder. Overall, an A is attainable if you take time to thoroughly do the homeworks, and study for the midterms and final.