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Econ 1110 Intro to microecon
Topic Started: Mar 23 2011, 09:21 PM (600 Views)
cuhero90
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Is it just me or is this class much harder than its lead on to be? Even though the tests are all multiple choice Frank can be tough.....
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num1cornellian
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I took econ with wissink last semester and it was really straightforward
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nas75
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I already posed this question on CourseRank, but I want a second (or third) opinion. I'm an engineering student thinking of using this course to count toward my liberal studies requirement. I'm a total newbie with 0 economics background. Is this class hard for newbies?
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timbap
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I'm not an engineer but I took this last semester with only high school economics (aka just memorizing definitions) and did well. I felt like it was mostly common sense with a bit of simple math. I know some engineers who took econ 3010-3020 sequence instead because it has calculus so you might want to consider that as well.
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Aseyelum
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I'm an engineer who took this class thinking it would be a cakewalk, but surprisingly it wasn't. But then again, I had Wissink, and I put almost no effort into studying for the exams.

I think as long as you work through all the past years' problems, you will be fine. Wish I had done that.
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nas75
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Can anyone tell how macroecon was in comparison?
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timbap
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I'm taking macro now and I think the difficulty is the same but the emphasis on topics is different. It seems like everyone has different opinions on this though. Some people think micro is easier and others macro. I personally find macro somewhat easier to understand because it emphasizes the big picture.
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bh888
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I'm also taking microecon with Frank right now. Even though his tests are only 20 multiple choice questions I agree that they can be quite tricky. The median was really low for the last prelim though and there's a curve so don't worry too much. I think the median was around a 71 which curves to a B- (Which is actually too low according to the median report IMO).
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Littlekungfufighter
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i am taking it next semester with professor wissink? is she easy? hard?? does she give out a lot of work?
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wissink's okay - i made it through with never going to lecture or discussion -- she does this crazy grading scheme that kind of works as a curve which involves these weekly quizzes that are meant to keep you up to date with the course so i really appreciated that since i'm the type of person that falls behind...

this is her grading scheme:
* GS1 = 8% for TAgrade, 25% each prelim, 42% for final exam.
* GS2 = 21% for TAgrade, 15% LOWER PRELIM, 23% HIGHER PRELIM, 41% for final exam.
* Your GRAND-SCORE = the maximum of {GS1 or GS2}. This way if you have a bad prelim you can moderate its impact with the TAgrade, which reflects effort.
* Your TAgrade, at a minimum, is your MyEconLab(MEL) quiz score. However, the TAs will also have an opportunity to add bonus points to this average for section attendance, effort and participation - up to a max of 100%.
o The Magic Number for graded MEL quiz points is 500. Once you get 500 MEL quiz points, you get a 100% on the TAgrade in the grading rubric.
o You will be able to take each graded MEL quiz twice, ONLY THE HIGHEST SCORE COUNTS (beware that you don't miscalculate your points by "double" counting quizzes you have taken twice).
o If you have less than 500 MEL quiz points at the end of the semester, then your MEL quiz score=[(#of MEL quiz points you have)/500]*100.
o If you have more than 500 MEL quiz points, then that's great! You'll do that much better on exams. But your MEL quiz score has maxed out at 100%.
o There is no other extra credit work. I have front loaded all of that into the way I give you the benefit of letting you use your MEL to minimize the damage from a bad prelim. So the extra credit is already being built in via MEL.
o Total number of MEL quiz points that will be available by the end of the semester will be at least 650. So there will be plenty of opportunity to reach the magic number of 500 for anyone who misses deadlines here and there.
o All other MEL problem sets and sample exams, etc, that appear "graded" by the MyEconLab web site DO NOT factor into your grand score directly, they only help indirectly, since the more problems you do, the better you will do on exams.
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Littlekungfufighter
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oh wow. that's really comprehensive. thanks so much!
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