Amazing and funny guy, but lectures aren't all that though. Seems like he's reading off the slideshows. Honestly, didn't buy a reader, showed up to lectures only for iclicker, played games or watched movies while listening for jokes. The thing I did and would highly recommend to pass this class: DO QUIZ AND FINAL PRACTICE. Everything's on there

Ryan is a funny guy, too bad his lectures really suck. I am not an Econ major and the class is designed to be really hard in order to weed people out of the major. You're expected to already know all the math involved, and Ryan ends lectures early a lot instead of taking the time to slow down and explain things further. Don't take as a GE.

so hard grading policy. so hard quiz

Lectures are always fun with him. He's a really funny professor and you can tell he's passionate about economics. Make sure you read the book and go to lectures, they cover slightly different things. The curve is hard but the content is easy.

Ryan is really awesome as a lecturer teaching Econ stuffs so take his class if ur interested in econ. The class grade is based on your rank in class (top 9% in ranking/87.5% in raw scoreA). I'm in math major and took AP Micro class in the past so I found the class easy A. If not do the reading and practice (with clear work-out) and u'll be good!

Class is hard because of the curve, not the professor. He does a really good job at actually explaining and making materials available.

THIS IS A WEED-OUT CLASS! Do not take this unless you want to be an Economics major. Your high-school economics class knowledge has no use here. Workload is light, but you REALLY have to pay attention and study if you want to get a B or C (A's are very rare). The professor is pretentious and doesn't explain well. Tests are almost all trick Q's.

Great professor but not a easy class. Reading helps a lot. Be ready to work hard to get a good grade. Has a quite strong curve.

Ryan is trying hard to make his class interesting. Definitely would take his class again. It's an easy A if you get every quiz and homework right. CLAS helps a lot.

one of the best profs i had so far, makes you work for ur grade so get ready to study, lectures are fun and interesting, he makes it really easy to pass to the point where you have to actually try to fail. only take if your interested in econ and in the major. dope professor overall,

Hes a great professor. Econ1 is not an easy class so get ready to study. I would be willing to take any class taught by Oprea. Theres a grading policy. I would not recommend this class to anyone who is taking as a GE requirement.

super engaging, easy to follow. 10/10 would take again

So far, Oprea is my favorite professor. Hes a funny guy and passionate about economics which makes for a great class. Opera explains everything well but getting a good grade on the quizzes and final means knowing and really understanding the concepts. Hes the person you want as your Econ 1 prof!

Great professor, stay on top of your stuff and you shouldn't have too many problems with this class. The only people who complained about his lectures were the ones who didn't read and messed around on their laptops.

Professor Oprea is easily my favorite professor at UCSB! Lecture is really enjoyable because he is very passionate about economics and is really funny. The class is difficult, but he teaches it incredibly well.

Oprea has been one of my favorite professors so far at UCSB! Like others have said, do not confuse him with the ridiculous econ department standards. He's a great guy and teaches well and assures you that it's an easy class to pass, but get ready to put in A LOT of work for this class if you want a "good grade" of C+ and above

I love Oprea so much-definitely one of the best professors here at UCSB. Yes, his exams are difficult but he's acknowledged this and has to comply with UCSB's Econ 1 policy. He managed to make every lecture fun and interesting, but still got the material across. He's a very chill yet respectable guy and I'm so glad I got to learn from him.

Oprea is amazing, I took him for Econ 1 and am sad that I'll probably never have a class with him again since I'm an accounting major. Do not confuse Oprea the professor and Econ 1 the class. Econ 1 is a pain, super hard, and the curve is unbelievably evil (Use CLAS and tutor Ed). His lectures are energetic and interesting, his voice is legendary.

Love him

Prof. Oprea was one of first professors I had and probably one of my favorites. He's really sarcastic and cracks jokes all the time, which made me look forward to going to lecture. The tests are tricky, so do your reading, homework, and the practice tests. Iclicker questions are partially based on accuracy. Good luck!!

Absolutely amazing professor. Best I've had so far. He's funny, he's interested in what he's teaching you, and he's good at explaining it. He made got interested in economics. If you can take this class, do it! The curve is difficult but that's not professor specific. Without the curve, the difficulty would be more of a 1 or 2.

Cool guy. Lectures are helpful, and he knows his stuff. Do HW and practice tests before midterms and final. Hard to do well because of the curve, but easy to pass.

Oprea is the most amazing professor I've had at UCSB. Lecture was always entertaining, and was most helpful for clarifying readings and general concepts. Do the practice quizzes a billion times before the test AND before lecture so you know what to pay attention to. Go to CLAS and lecture, and ask questions. Oprea is the nicest prof I've met.

Oprea is a great lecturer who really got me interested in econ. However, UCSB's econ department has a pretty tough curve so I wouldn't take this class for a GE. If you need over a B-, you need to be over the average on quizzes and finals b/c all the other points are ridiculously easy. Just do a ton of practice problems if you want a good grade.