Coppock is an engaging and active lecturer. He tends to paint a picture with stories to really engage us in economic concepts. He wrote the textbook, which is actually a really entertaining textbook. I don't dread reading for the class. You don't have to outline the textbook or take notes on the chapters because he lectures pretty much straight from the textbook. I'd rather go to class than read the textbook because his lectures are really good, productive, and entertaining. You can make do without doing the readings but his textbook has great summary and practice problems -so you should still buy the textbook. Don't get the Inquisitive. I don't have it and I am still doing pretty well without it (and by well, I mean, so far I've done pretty well above the class average on tests). So don't waste your money. He first emphasizes to buy the UVA version of the textbook, but its honestly the same thing - so the regular or UVA - either is fine.

The tests are kinda hard. You have study a lot and know your material well. There is just so much material so it can be hard to learn everything for one test. But if you study right (not hard-- but study the correct material), then the tests can be predictable.

Having a good TA is extremely important since a lot of the practice comes from discussion. Go to Discussion. I truly ingrained all of the economics material through discussion. I HIGHLY recommend Ben Leyden. He is the Head TA but he knows his shitzz. His discussions are basically reteaching the lectures but with practice problems. His discussions are extremely useful and he explains concepts with almost immaculate clarity. Although I have discussion at 8:30am, I don't mind going to his discussion because they are actually extremely helpful. I almost prefer Mr. Leyden's discussions over Coppock's lectures more -- but that's also really hard since I enjoy attending them both.

Both of these classes made me think about majoring in Economics. Coppock - great lecturer, reading the textbook is not important but still useful to have the textbook. Regular or UVA version DOES NOT matter. Don't waste money on Inquisitive. Test can be hard if you don't study. Study right and you'll be fine. Discussion TA matters. Highly Recommend Ben Leyden.

Before recommending this class I will lay my two biases out on the table; I took ECON 2010 with Elzinga before, and I had a good TA for 2020.

I would recommend taking micro first, as it lays the groundwork for the first half of the course, and puts you far ahead of the game. I have found Elzinga's class to be good preparation as the class and tests are structured the same way.

So, the class.. Say what you will about Coppock. I think he is incredible. Funny, engaging, brief, and understandable, he keeps every lecture extremely condensed so you can capture all of it, and most of the lectures finish early as a result. As opposed to Elzinga's grilling of vocabulary, Coppock designs each test so that if you have an overall strong intuitive knowledge of concepts and how they work, you will do great. I believe the tests were totally fair and about what I expected going into them. Perfect balance between challenge and enjoyment. Take the class.

Professor does not really know the course. Uses his sons shitty examples. His son doesnt know anything, trust me. Rotunda principles 4 lyf

This is a wonderful course that I wish everyone could take. The amount of real world knowledge you learn in this class is substantial. I have never had a professor lecture in such an engaging way before. By far my favorite class so far at UVA. With no homework, only 1-2 hours of reading per week, and tests that are not bad at all, taking this class is a no-brainer, even if you are studying something unrelated, like I am (Electrical Engineering). Hurry and sign up!

I really did not like elzinga or his way of teaching, but Coppock made economics so much more interesting and easy to connect with. I enjoyed his lectures and the textbook did a great job of reinforcing what we learned in class. highly recommend!

Coppock is one of the best professors I've ever had at UVA. His lectures are interesting and engaging and he's just a really cool guy. Final was harder than the midterms, and just a heads up - he doesn't do the dutch knockout in the summer. As a non-econ major, this was an incredibly manageable course even without having previously taken 2010. Review the textbook hardcore before every test. He can be picky about wording/phrasing.

I thought Elzinga was overrated but Coppock definitely lives up to the hype. Funny in his own weird way, captivating, approachable, knowledgable, striving to connect class to what is going on in the macroeconomy - Coppock has every trait you want in a intro class professor.

To do well in the class, actually keep up with reading and then reread the entire chapters before the test. I also scanned through the powerpoints but didn't give them much of my time. I think everyone who has been accepted to this school has the intelligence to digest the information and get an A, but people don't do so hot because they don't have the discipline to actually do so.

Read (or re-read) the chapters before the tests. Most of the midterm grading depends on how close your wording is to the textbook's. Most of the people who did poorly on the midterms knew the material, but did not write the buzzwords that Coppock wanted.

Real chill class with some practical applicability. Lectures are slow paced and it is hard to stay awake. Most of the clickers are asked at the very last lecture, so only go to that and occasionally to the other lectures. Material is super easy, and actually sort of useful despite it's easiness. I'd recommend only caring about the final since its dutch knockout (b/c even if you don't KO, it will still be worth about 50% of your grade). Overall, satisfied with having taken this class - way better than Elzinga's class - and definitely a class to take if you're looking to take easy classes that you can learn a little bit from. Coppock is also pretty chill and makes his expectations very clear

After getting an A in micro I found macro to be much more difficult in terms of content and grading. The grade you get on the first two tests is partially a result of how smart you are, and partially how smart your TAs are. If your TA is a super-specific grader with a high ego complex, you may be screwed. Thankfully the Dutch Knockout is there to help with this issue, but it causes a lot of unnecessary stress that I know me and many of my fellow classmates have experienced.