Elzinga really wants to help you learn. The stuff he talks about in class is definitely pertinent to life. Although I intend to be an econ major, I would recommend this class for any major.
Lectures are fun, but most of the information comes straight from the book. Having a good TA (like Abbey Lepley) is a plus to reinforce the material, but discussion sections are definitely not mandatory.
This is a great, very interesting, well taught class that is applicable to all aspects of life. Elzinga is an amazing teacher - Take it!
Elzinga is awesome. Definitely take his class and go visit him in office hours.
Do not get discouraged if you perform poorly on the midterms. Use them to help you study for the final.
Lectures well worth going, take notes--will help on exams! Go to discussion!! Elzinga is very interesting and fun-- such a nice guy, too- go to his office hours just to chat about life sometime!
I am not even interested in econ but Elzinga is amazing as a teacher and as a human. I walked away from his class with an understanding of the economic world that I find useful in all aspects of my life.
Honestly one of the most interesting and enjoyable classes I've ever taken. Elzinga makes Economics both an understandable and fun topic. His passion for the subject and his ability connect to students is a definite plus.
Lectures are very interesting and material is generally applicable. The exams are very difficult though, especially the final exam. This course is hard without requiring a lot of work outside attending lecture.
Very good class. Lectures are interesting but you don't necessarily have to go to them because of the Dutch knockout; it's nice because you can mess up on a test and still study hard for the exam (which is all multiple choice) and get a better grade.
