Do not take this course if, 1.) You are not good at math and/or 2.) You do not have to. (Good for engineers, but not the easiest elective for engineers to take). If you do need to take this though, you should know a few things. First, Coppock's test questions are worded in a confusing way, so make sure to completely read each question and understand what it is asking. I worked very hard in this class, but I think I just was not good enough at math to do well. Make sure to do the questions at he end of every chapter too!

I really enjoyed the class and I found the material interesting and important to learn. Professor Coppock is an excellent lecturer and I looked forward to going to class. The midterms are graded, in my opinion, unfairly by giving no partial credit, making it possible to get 95% of a question and still losing 10% of the exam. Dutch knockout really helps so if you really study for the final, the final was a bit easier than the midterms. I had around a B-/C+ until the final and did well enough on the final to get a B+.

I should have studied more for the finals and the midterms; I actually didn't think they were designed to be that difficult, although I could have just gotten lucky with my TA and had a fair grader. I think that on my end, I definitely slacked a little more than I should have after getting comfortable and getting an A in micro principles with Elzinga. Professor Coppock is a pretty skilled lecturer, and he was pretty easy to follow most of the time. He cracks some jokes about having approximately 13 children and the like. Tells you to follow him on Twitter. Somewhat of a legend. The clicker questions were a lot easier than the ones in micro principles (at least with Elzinga). I think, in this case, it is actually really helpful that the textbook is written by the professor, and had I allotted myself more time to read the entirety of it, I feel like I probably gotten an A in this class (based on curves from a couple years ago, it seems like I have an A- in this class). Tips for this class are mainly just the usual (it isn't an extremely life-changing class, but it is one worth taking in my book): study hard, do the textbook readings, go to lecture and take good notes. For the final, the practice final is actually a really good estimation of what topics the final is going to concentrate on (as they basically told us), and I think I spread myself over too many topics at once and should have just concentrated on those when I was studying. I do this to myself : ' (. Overall, it covered the topics of macro pretty decently (GDP, trade, growth models, AD-AS, i.e. what you would expect from AP macro in high school and not much out of the ordinary).

mixed feelings: great professor and good sense of humor, made introductory class attractive and enjoyable. However the 'checkpoints' (Coppock's word referring midterms) could be tough, grading could be harsh and you really need to pay attention in class to remember things that he causally said but actually important

TAKE THIS COURSE. Every Tuesday and Thursday, I had the honor of listening to Lee Coppock DESTROY the LEFT with COMMON SENSE FACTS and LOGIC. If there is one thing that I got out of this course, it was that FACTS > FEELINGS. America wins every time Lee lectures as he ruthlessly TRIGGERS and ANNIHILATES SOCIALISTS and the LIBERAL policies of AOC and Bernie Sanders. 10/10 guy and a TRUE American. #COPPOCK2024

Coppock has a decent sense of humor, and he does a good job of incorporating current events and anecdotes into his lectures to keep them interesting. No real work other than reading the chapters before class and studying for exams. Discussion is pretty useless other than showing up for the occasional quiz, but some TA's will make attendance optional and just let you know when you need to show up. Material isn't light but is very manageable, and as long as you take notes in class and review you should do fine grade-wise. Definitely worth taking, even if it's just to get a basic understanding of how macroecon works.

This is an amazing course, and Coppock is an awesome professor. His lectures are fun and interesting, and he likes to make fun of Virginia Tech and Duke which is always a good time. If you read the book (very easy read) and pay attention in lectures, you'll be fine.

I'm torn on this class. After taking and enjoying ECON 2010 with Ken Elzinga in the Fall, I was excited for what was described to me as a similar class (albeit with different material) with Coppock. His class is about as interesting as a huge lecture can be, and the material is interesting enough if you like econ, but the tests were just strange. They weren't overly hard or demanding, they just included poor questions and were graded VERY arbitrarily at times, pivoting the exams (or "checkpoints" as Coppock likes to call them) from being a test of your knowledge to a guessing game as to how the TAs choose to grade them.

Coppock is a great professor who makes difficult topics clear and makes class fun. My biggest piece of advice to get an A in his class is to read the book chapters, do the practice problems, and understand the concepts WELL before the tests. Also study is slides carefully. Like many people, I often just read through my notes and the book chapters 2-3 days before the tests which wasn't good and definitely stressed me out. If you put in good effort, this class will be very easy.

I LOVED this course. Much better and easier to learn than Elzinga's in my opinion. I looked forward to attending lectures every week. I got screwed over on the grade scale however. I missed an A by a few points in both the overall scale and the dutch knockout scale. So don't get screwed by being proactive and studying your butt off!!! Keep up with readings, do practice problems, and study all resources that are provided to you & you'll be golden. That is all. Loved this class. Wish I could take it again.