Coppock is an awesome professor and I found the content interesting, but it is no secret he curves down which was my one annoyance in the class. Also the discussion sections need a revamp. The TA's each have their own grading system which can make the discussion section grades unfair across the sections. Overall, take this class, prerequisite or not, as Coppock and the content are great, but you have to be ready to work, meaning actually reading/taking notes on the book and studying more than one night for the tests. His exams are no pushovers and require a mastery of the material to get a high grade on them.

I really enjoyed Coppock’s class. I was scared of it being more math-based than Elzinga’s class, but the math is pretty basic. I thought the exams were relatively straight-forward if you read the book and paid attention in lecture. I also recommend having Kevin as your TA. Super cool dude, always made sure we were prepared for the exams, and our class usually scored 5 points above the overall average. I though the topics were pretty interesting, especially applying them during COVID. Coppock was a good lecturer, and I kind of enjoyed reading the book. Great class

I really enjoyed Coppock’s class. I was scared of it being more math-based than Elzinga’s class, but the math is pretty basic. I thought the exams were relatively straight-forward if you read the book and paid attention in lecture. I also recommend having Kevin as your TA. Super cool dude, always made sure we were prepared for the exams, and our class usually scored 5 points above the overall average. I though the topics were pretty interesting, especially applying them during COVID. Coppock was a good lecturer, and I kind of enjoyed reading the book. Great class

Professor Coppock's lectures were great - they were always very interesting and I enjoyed listening to him talk about economics especially during the current pandemic. The structure of the class is very similar to Elzinga's, where you just have to read the textbook, attend lecture, and go to discussion once a week (which will have quizzes/hw depending on your TA.) There's really no homework other than reading his textbook. However, sometimes exam questions were either extremely vague or extremely specific, making the exams a bit difficult. Overall, it's an interesting class but you have to REALLY understand the material in order to do well - it also helped me to take Micro the semester before.

If you take this class, take it with Coppock. 2010 is good to have but don't worry if you haven't taken it. I took 2010 with Marc Santugini, and these two professors have to be some of the best in the department to the point where I am now considering an Econ major. The grading is very fair, and an A is an attainable goal. As others have said, lectures go by fast and Coppock is a class act that cares about all of his students.

This is a really fun class! Coppock is a phenomenal professor, and he makes the content super interesting. He also does a great job tying the content to current issues (super relevant during the coronavirus pandemic). The workload is not bad at all, you really just to need the textbook and attend lectures attentively (which is honestly really fun since Mr. Coppock makes the lectures very engaging). Highly recommend.

Coppock is GOATED. Almost all his lectures were super engaging. Exams weren't too bad, but actually read the textbook or at least skim it because the test material comes from lecture and textbook. Also discussion sections are pretty helpful if you have a good TA; they sort of give you a simplified version of lecture notes. Use all 3 sets of notes,textbook, lecture, and discussion, to make cheat sheets for each chapter. Then do practice problems and/or practice exams. Doing this guarantees at least a B+. Enjoy this class.

Coming into this semester I was thinking about major in econ, and after this course Im now 100% set on it. As most of the other reviews say, Coppock is the best: even in a 500 person lecture, it's enjoyable and engaging. He cares a lot about his students: during quarantine, he wanted to hear how we were doing, and urged us to email him with updates, and answered us. None of my professors did that, despite this being the biggest class I've taken. The content was so relevant, especially with everything going on right now. All that being said, this class still is moderately difficult. You need to read the textbook and take good notes, and make sure to memorize the exact way that things are phrased. If you put the work in, you can succeed in this class for sure. I would recommend reading the textbook, and DOING THE PRACTICE PROBLEMS AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER: they are past exam questions. I would recommend taking econ 201 first because some of the content is definitely relevant and makes things easier to understand. I took micro with Elzinga and I found these exam questions to be a little more straight forward than Elzinga's, but that could also be because I already had some background knowledge... who knows. Also with that being said, Coppock's curve is a lot less than econ 201's, and do NOT depend on dutch knockout... I'm pretty sure the final exams got curved down by around a point this semester- so don't depend on dutch knockout or a huge curve to save your grade. I think despite your major, this is a relevant class for anyone and I highly recommend it !

I loved this class. I would recommend it even if you are not interested in econ or comm because it provides such important information that every person should know. Coppock is probably one of my favorite professors at UVA. His lectures are very engaging because he provides real-world examples for everything and really tries to make sure everyone understands the topic. Only thing I will say is that his tests are pretty difficult, but they’re definitely not impossible as long as you pay attention in lecture and make sure to read the textbook

I took this class as a non-Econ non-pre-Comm student and thoroughly enjoyed it. Professor Coppock does a great job at relating the concepts that you learn to current-day topics and often calls on students in lecture for demonstrations to keep us engaged. His exams are pretty difficult, but the TA's are good at giving you study material. I recommend Coppock for ECON 2020 - his class made me think about doing an Econ minor!