Econ professors --> Good or bad?

4/6/2006 7:10:22 PM

very animated, sit near the front. lectures the whole time. 2 tests, 1 final, not hard. i thought he was good, used a lot of real life examples and played music often. funny, in a dorky sort of way. i made a B, and i didn't understand it 100%.

4/6/2006 7:21:49 PM

That name sounds dangerously close to being hymen.

4/6/2006 7:23:23 PM

this thread isn't about vaginas?

4/6/2006 7:47:48 PM

funny/animated. has a generous grading curve scale and his tests are pretty basic too.

hell answer any questions you have, but if youre looking for a professor that wants to get involved w/ students i dont think youll find that w/ him.

4/6/2006 7:57:47 PM

definitely take him

those that have taken him know the legend that is hyman

4/6/2006 8:00:33 PM

I had 205 with him. I think I actually learned more in the lab than the class though. Take him if you get a chance.

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4/6/2006 8:22:34 PM

SEMPER ECONOMICUS!

(Take the class, he's awesome.)

4/6/2006 9:19:06 PM

Hyman was great for 205. Made it interesting, got me interested enough in econ that I took several classes more in it.

4/7/2006 12:26:09 AM

"ppl from nyc like the idea that wachovia's coming there b/c they'll watch ova ya money"

4/7/2006 12:30:08 AM

this guy is great

I mean, 205 is a joke, so I can't say how well he teaches

but he was really entertaining, sometimes unintentionally

4/7/2006 11:08:22 AM

...I dunno what those people are on, but the constant Beatles music and references to cars got old real quick. That class was boring as hell.

4/8/2006 9:34:23 PM

^shut the fuck up, your ugly ass probably isnt a people person either

4/9/2006 1:39:44 PM

he is the man, I really liked his class

4/9/2006 1:55:56 PM

definitely reccomend

4/9/2006 6:51:44 PM

he's very strange cause he teaches with music in his lectures but very good prof for econ

I didn't learn a lot but got an A I think (it was awhile ago when I took it)

The thing that really counts in this class is who your TA is.

Mine was awesome and gave out sample tests, etc

I had a suitemate of mine taking it at the same time and hers wasn't good at all.

4/9/2006 8:27:42 PM

yea my TA blew. she was asian with a heavy accent; couldnt explain anythin well and just confused everyone.

4/9/2006 8:31:17 PM

My TA sucked pretty bad too, his class has a 15 point scale - that is your curve

Every question you miss on your tests is 1 point off of your final grade, lab counts for 25% of grade and attendance is mandatory bc you take quizzes all the time. The first test is easy and class is slow paced but when i took it, Fall 05, 2nd semester was very fast paced and much harder to follow his notes. Just read the online stuff, take notes, and cram before your tests and you will get a B for sure. I got a C- because of my damn lab , missed a B- by one point but o well.

Hyman is a jew teaching economics...who else would you trust?

4/9/2006 10:20:49 PM

I never did any of the online stuff cause I didn't need it. Between notes and lab I had everything there. But it really depends on the TA.

(BTW I took it Spring '03)

4/10/2006 6:41:41 AM