i got a B in econ 5, never took AP stats, and i consider myself to be bad at math. LOCK IN FOR THE 1ST TEST! i studied for it like it was a final and got 26 points above the mean. it only gets harder from there so take advantage of this. do the extra credit! iclicker in lecture, but lecture is way too fast, do notes beforehand

You can tell that Doug cares about his student's learning and the real-world applications of the class. The exams are very difficult, but you're really just battling against the curve of the class. Past exams are somewhat helpful but were not that similar. Understand the intuition behind the problems, you can't just memorize how to solve them.

Lectures are a bunch of iClicker questions that aren't very relevant to the exams. Doesn't give many resources to study for the exams. Practice problem sets are largely irrelevant to the exams. Slides are unorganized and difficult to understand. Professor needs to give out more previous exams students can use to study.

Difficult exam, diferent from the past exam

The Class was hard but his grading curve was fair. He was strict but in the way of a strict dad. I believe he wanted every student to succeed. Great guy as well.

His exams are rly hard. I learned all the materials in the past but I still find it to be rly challenging. Bunch of iClicker questions in every lectures. Slides without the iClicker answers are unclear. Learn STATA instead of R. Curve the exam grades based on normal distributions. Definitely a hard class for non-stats background ppl.

He's clearly passionate about the subject but he's so bad at teaching it. Lectures are iClicker heavy but a lot of the time you're left in the dark about how to answer them (and you have to get them right for credit). Exams are all free-response and feedback isn't very helpful, I found myself learning most of the material on my own.

Doug is a very kind professor, and has lots of availability outside of class. The material however is very tough and isn't taught in a helpful way, and I had to teach myself the math outside of class. Lots of Iclickers every day, section attendance is optional (and honestly section is useless). Some extra credit offered.

Really nice guy and does a good job explaining things.

HW through STATA, wasn't taught in class. had to go to OH and sit on the floor with 20+ students. Content was fair, but imo lectures too conceptual and didn't show the application of content needed for test. 7 TAs=7 versions of tests w/different concepts... Maybe hardest econ class I've taken, but not impossible, any amt of effort helps the curve.

He is one of the BEST professors I've had. Ignore the negative reviews and take 140A with him. Study hard, go to the office hours, and REVIEW for the tests. This is a hard class that requires extra time

It's hard to fail, but difficult to get an A. The homework is completely unrelated to the class and only possible if you go to the extra labs. The tests are incredibly difficult and always have completely new problems that aren't on the practice tests. Also useless slides and lectures with constant iClicker. Worst Econ class I have taken here.