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!

Coppock is a great professor and very engaging. He tells great stories and is great at making the content relatable. I thoroughly enjoyed lectures. He is very specific on tests.

Good class. Coppock is really great and I loved going to class because of him. However, I took this class before 2010 so the first exam slammed me. Ended up with a B overall, though so I cannot complain. Go to class and read the textbook. For exams, make review sheets with topics from the textbook covered and do practice problems that make you review concepts, not just numerical stuff. All in all, I highly recommend!

I can tell that Lee Coppock is a smart man, but the way he taught and structured this class made it impossible for me to do well. Exams are a huge portion of your grade and there's no homeworks—so if you're a bad test taker, you'll likely end up with a bad grade (and I found the exams to be very difficult). All of the TA's are on a different page so it's a toss up for how well you'll do in discussion. I worked hard in this class— I read & took notes on every chapter in the textbook, took notes on every lecture, made huge study guides for every exam, and I'm going to barely pass the class. I wish Coppock would take less time telling detailed anecdotes and more time explaining the concepts that we'll be tested on. I took this this class for fun because I thought it would be interesting to learn more about the subject, and it turned out to be a weed-out nightmare.

Professor Coppock is a pretty good lecturer and overall I enjoyed this class. However, the tests are very tedious. Partial credit is given, but points are taken off for the smallest things, like saying "price uncertainty" instead of "future price uncertainty" on a test. There is a very low amount of work outside the class. I recommend reading the chapters, going over his lecture notes, and READING THE TEXTBOOK. The practice problems in the textbook definitely helped bring my grade up after the second exam.

Coppock is one of the best professors at uva. Engaging and funny, and class isn't too difficult either.

I LOVED this course! Granted, I'm an econ major, but I think everyone who wants to be a more informed citizen should take this course. Mr. Coppock is an incredibly fair professor, a great instructor, and gives an entertaining lecture. I'ts a big class so I'd recommend getting there early and sitting up front. There are 35 clicker questions, so attendance is an extremely good idea, but not all of them count for the final grade. That said, sometimes he includes tidbits that only show up in lecture on his exams, so it's a good idea to attend anyway. I spent a little bit longer on the reading than most people since I took notes but I ended up with an A, so it may or may not be worth it, whatever works for you. Tests are VERY straightforward -- two midterms and a cumulative final. My TA was Salim Ergene and he was a great help!

Coppock is a really great professor. It is evident that he cares a lot about his students and is well versed in the content. I preferred the topics in micro to the ones covered in macro, but I honestly preferred ECON 2020 to ECON 2010 simply because Coppock was an immensely better professor. Just like ECON 2010, your success in the course unfortunately will likely be influenced by how good your TA is. It is by no means an easy class, and you will definitely have to keep up with lectures and readings to do well; however, I think the content is highly relevant and would recommend taking it, especially with Coppock, to anyone regardless of their major.

I really enjoyed this class. Coppock made the class very interactive through many examples and relevant anecdotes. He really cares about his students, and the material he is teaching. I personally didn't think the exams were too bad if you read through the chapters and make sure to pay attention in lecture. Besides studying for the exams, there is really no other work for this class, making it very manageable in a busy schedule.