I love this man so much, great professor.
This class was really interesting, and you can tell that Professor Oprea is passionate about economics. If you follow the lectures or textbook, you should be able to get an A- or A. Do be warned though, you have to put in the effort and study hard for his tests and final.
Honestly one of the best professors at UCSB. Really nice guy who doesn't try to push his own opinions on you but rather values what students have to think. Really straightforward. Utilize office hours for projects.
Professor Oprea did a great job of teaching this class and you can tell he cares a lot about his students. He genuinely loves economics, and it shows through his lectures. 3 online midterms, which managed to be somewhat difficult despite being online. The final was the most difficult. Definitely do the practice tests, as the tests are very similar.
Very informative lectures with lots of content. Felt pretty prepared for exams. Very understanding guy, almost every aspect of the grade gives points for leeway. Took 3 midterms but best 2 counted. Explains the material pretty well but not amazingly. Make sure to really study for exams, sometimes very weird wording for questions. Overall nice guy.
If you are taking Econ classes, try to get a class with Professor Oprea. Ryan does a great job of explaining concepts in lectures. The organization of the course was excellent. If you complete the required assignments, go to lectures, read the textbook, and complete the practice tests, you will do well in this class and also learn a lot.
Class was straightforward and the grading/assignments were all communicated on the first day. Oprea's lectures were basically the same as the textbook, but he was an engaging lecturer and was inspiring/funny too. Seemed like he really cared about his students. It's def not an easy A, but pay attention and do practice problems and ull be fine
Professor Oprea is fantastic! He has an easy humor about him, his lectures have great flow and follow a logical structure, he teaches the material in a concise way that makes it easy to understand, and he is the most inspiring professor I've had to date. Take him!
The class is pretty easy since the brutal curve no longer exists. I didn't attend any lectures and all the midterms, lectures, and sections were online. People kept saying this guy is the best for econ 1 but he just reads off of the slides. At least the information he gives is good enough to learn from by just reading it.
He's a solid teacher who is very knowledgeable about the material. His class isn't to difficult and you know what you are getting when you take the quizes
funny guy, one of the best econ profs in ucsb. got to clas, do hw, practice (I mean really practice) practice exams and you will be okay. willpower is key. only complaint is the curve, but what can you do? this might sound hard but do ur absolute best in econ 1, cause u might have to take rupert econ 2 and he is a grade tanker. I was a chem major.
Oprea is a god, literally best professor i've ever had. I would do anything to hear one of his beautifully awful jokes again. Literally like him more than i like my dad
His lectures were really HARD to follow since he went through all the materials so quickly in class. Quiz is totally off script and super hard. Not recommended as a GE.
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.