Great class. The Dutch knockout technique he uses really saved my grade. Make sure you know the material inside out and READ THE TEST QUESTIONS CAREFULLY, Elzinga's very tricky.

Elzinga chooses to lecture to the lowest common denominator but gladly takes questions about tangent topics after class (and can answer them with great insight). What many people who review this course don't seem to realize is that by taking this class, the most significant thing you gain access to is Elzinga's vast supply of human capital. That's what can make this class so worthwhile and life changing - you just have to go to office hours for it, which I would highly recommend. General Course Information: 1) graded out of 400 or 200 points a) the 400 point option is two 80 point tests, 20 points from discussion quizzes, 20 points from clicker questions in lecture, and 200 points for the final b) the 200 point option is known as the "Dutch Knockout," in it your final exam grade is doubled and taken as your entire course grade. 2) my TA was not hard to understand in the slightest. I would say the TAs aren't that necessary, but just something the school does for such a large class to keep student to faculty ratios low. I'm not sure if it is just people not doing as well as they expected and trying to blame it on someone or if some of them are actually bad. 3) Geng's test score average was always about 6 points higher than the class average, so either his sections were actually smarter, or he was an easier grader. 4) the final exam is not nearly as difficult as people seem to make it out to be. Basically consists of either very basic ideas/concepts/definitions questions (which you don't need to study for) and more difficult "how well you can think about things you have learned throughout the course" questions (which you truly cannot study for). Bottom-line: Kenneth "The Man" Elzinga is more than worth your time. Take this class.

go to lectures and you will get an A. Test are a joke if you are semi-intelligent

This was the worst class I have taken at UVA.(Accounting was more exciting!)

TA was rude and couldn't speak English.

Apparently, quoting definitions verbatim from the textbook is wrong because we are supposed to "use the definitions Elzinga created in lecture" and "[we] should not always trust what the textbook says."

Tests are very poorly written, making it difficult to understand what the problem is asking.

The lectures are interesting, but it's very easy to become intimidated in a room of 500+ people. This class is definitely not easy...tests are very tricky. That being said, the class is definitely worthwhile, but probably not as "life changing" as some people talk it up to be.

Elzinga's the man. His class is very tricky and challenging though. Definitely not an easy A

LOVE elzinga but DON'T GET BILL (WILLIAM) JOHNSON AS A TA. He is incredibly unclear and always confuses the class with examples that don't make sense. I walk in understanding the material, and walk out confused. Try to get the head TA instead!

Would not recommend Bill Johnson. Elzinga is great, but his class is hard!

Most difficult class of first year by far, but elzinga is a god. take the class and take it seriously

I liked the lectures and material, but there seemed to be a wide difference between what was emphasized and how those ideas were covered in the lectures and discussions versus the exams.