ECON 3010

ONE OF THE BEST PROFESSORS AT UVA, I could not believe how lucky I was to be able to take 3010 with this guy. I only took the class because all the other sections were filled up and it ended up working out great. The class is hard but that's because it's 3010. It was his first time teaching and he honestly did so well and constantly adapted to our needs over the course of the semester. The slides are really complex, too much for me, but he explains things very well in class and writes things out on the blackboard, so I highly recommend attending lectures (although there is no attendance). Exams are very similar to the problem sets, which albeit are tricky. Also get a good group for the psets, it would suck to work through this class alone. He mixes in some game theory examples in as well which was nice.

Unrelated to the class itself, but this guy might also be one of the most unintentionally funny professors I've ever had. Like if you go to lecture there's actually pretty good chance you'll laugh which can't be said for many classes. Also he's very understanding and gets what it's like to be a student which is just nice to have as you're struggling through a class like 3010. Our group did pretty bad on all the exams, but there's a hefty curve.

Again, highly recommend taking this or any other class with Po.

I took it because he was new, and albeit being awful at econ, I learned so much from him. He's kind, funny, and wants everyone to understand, but also have fun. He has games for points, collaboration sometimes, and we did like game theory ones, which were like gambling, pretty fun. Oh, and you can work in a group on the homeworks, they are collaborative.

He allowed a cheat sheet on the final, which was lit.