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Two more questions (regarding number of classes and ECON 105)

DesolateDesolate
edited October 2009 in General
Oh hey, even more questions from me. Surprise, surprise. :teeth:

1. All of you who do five classes per term, how do you find that? I'm not very good at staying on-task, so I don't know whether I should jump up from four to five.

2. Anyone do ECON 105 with Sourabh Paul in Surrey? If not, and you have done ECON 105, what are your thoughts on Macroecon? Hard? Easy?


Was going to take ECON 105 as a build-up to MATH 157. And if I take five classes this term, then I'll only have to take MATH 157 in the Summer, so I can focus solely on that.


Thanks again. I'll get over asking so many questions eventually

Comments

  • buflibufli
    edited October 2009
    econ 105 is ezy as long as u memorize the basic formulas, u then need to know how to derive the specifics (so know ur algebra)

    i recommend u take ECON 105 with Eldar Sehic hes a good prof, and u don't need a textbook AND his notes are simplified to exactly what you need
  • DesolateDesolate
    edited October 2009
    How frequently does Sehic teach the class? Because his class in the Spring doesn't fit into my schedule, so maybe in the Fall I'll take that then...
  • buflibufli
    edited October 2009
    not sure how often he does but i believe hes one of the best for that class
    check out: http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1033365&page=1
    all the comments are positive lol
  • illicit
    edited October 2009
    econ 105 with m. akbar is even better

    he may have a heavy accent, but many years of experience teaching this course.

    he's very straight forward, his midterms are exactly the same as the assignments ( for both midterms ). you just need to learn from his powerpoints and will give you a few laughs on your way in lectures.
  • icerider
    edited October 2009
    If you feel that four is giving you enough work, don't go with five. It is an extra load and you can really feel it midway through the semester with midterms and papers looming. I guess I'm lucky that I only have two papers and three finals (although I do have seven midterms, ugh). Besides, there's no rush to finishing your degree, don't kill your gpa by experimenting with five and lose out on your scholarship. At the very least, build up a buffer with several semester's worth of courseload before trying five.
  • Burr14
    edited October 2009
    Econ 105 with paul is easy. You even get to take a cheat sheet into the exams. I got a B by going to tutorial once all term and not showing up for class after the third week.
  • edison
    edited October 2009
    I had Econ 105 with peter kennedy (retired) in my first year. Learned my mistake of studying last minute (like literally a day before mid-term) and did horrible.

    Re-took it with Paul, studied almost every time after lecture ended and did a lot better. You really need to at least study 2-3 times a week minimal in Econ 105 if you want to be on track. Also, do practice with old exams that the professor give you; you will regret it if you don't! A lotsof econ prof like to use questions similar to the ones they give for practice exam.

    5 semester is manageable if you do some research on course load and plan out ahead. Don't take 5 courses that are all essay papers or your just gonna be going crazy. Usually i take 4 courses that have medium course load, and 1 lighter course load (like a DE, or something like iat).... like icerider said, better to just take 4, and get a better GPA than to take 5 and ruin your GPA~
  • DesolateDesolate
    edited October 2009
    Thanks for all the responses :)

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