David Friedman - Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY

Professor: David Friedman

Department: Economics

College: Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor, its my pleasure attend his lectures. Has a strong knowledge of the subject he teaches. Please take notes, they are helpful on exams. He doesnt take attendance but do a favor yourselfdont miss classes. I am taking this class now, yep exams are not easy. I wish BC had more that bright professors like Doctor Friedman

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The professor is a very smart and nice man! You can tell he is very nice and sweet. He really cares about students and wants to educate us. His exams are hard!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures are very fast-paced. You must be fluent in the banking/finance/economic terms bec he doesn't explain in much detail. He teaches at a fast pace and does not notice if the class is keeping up or not. Dropped the class- it was too hard for me to keep up (and I never have that problem).

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really interesting lectures, I learned a lot of things about the financial system that I never knew before. You must take notes because exam is all notes based. Exams have two parts, take home essays (easy) and in class MC & T/F. Exam questions can be a bit tricky, but nothing too difficult.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He make the lecture very enjoyable. Be sure to listen and take notes otherwise you get left behind. His tests are somewhat tricky so read all questions carefully and answer choices too. Also, his essays instruction are pretty straightforward so follow it so you can ace it.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 3320
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

the students need to focus only on the lectures and take notes, you don't need to buy or bring the texbook to the class, the course consists three exams. each exam has two parts- multiple choice and essay question. the professor will give you the essay question before the exam day and you have to submit it on the exam day, so it is a take home.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Took him for money and banking about a year ago. I wanted to be there for his lectures cause they have REAL WORLD applications, and unlike most economics courses, his class has absolutely no math whatsoever. Never bought textbooks, just showed up, took notes, easy A. Three tests, multiple choice, he stops taking attendance after 2 weeks or so.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Very interesting lectures he is a great speaker. Gives very concise notes and you learn a lot about the Fed. His exams remind me of the SAT, designed for you to get them wrong. Gives you a glossary of terms before exam, but it is difficult to study for it because of the style of the exam. Half of the exam is a take home essay response which is easy

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON3332
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Took him for Financial Economics. I find him to be a riveting lecture. Some might find him overly opinionated, but I did not; he provides data supporting his views and you are free to draw your own conclusions. Gives detailed handouts and review sheets. For an upper level class I thought it would be more challenging, but I still learned a lot

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECO7215X
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor, I learned a lot from him. Let's put it this way, if you study, you will pass and learn a lot from him. I highly recommend taking his class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I don't get why people say he's hard. Im not a A student so take it from me, this guy knows his stuff. listen to his lectures, take notes and do the homework and you'll walk out with a minimum a B and a ton of knowledge. Take him, you will learn!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really good professor; he obviously knows what he's talking about. You'll learn a ton from the course, and attendance isn't mandatory but you'll want to show up anyway. The knowledge has real world applications and is more useful than anything else I learned in college. There are three midterms and as long as you paid attention you should be fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECO7215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great Professor, he really knows what he's talking about. Gave us multiple choice Midterm and Final. If you listen to his lectures and read his handouts, you will do well in his class. He was very helpful throught the entire class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BUSN7215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent professor, very helpful and insighful lectures. Take him and you will learn a lot from him. He gives you a midterm and a final and all multiple choice. I would highly recommend him!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON7215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good on presentation (salesy), poor on delivery. Speaks but does not teach. Why?

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you decide to take this course, just DROP the course early instead of failing. You spend most of your time matching what he says with the textbook and sometimes they don't match. He apparently uses exams from like a decade ago that uses confusing language, test you on cryptic info you have to dig for, and has no review? WTH? Massive Fail @ BC

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

omg. talking so fast and three examination with no review. almost have to try to reading his mind to properly preparing. he is smart guy but not friendly person. how is he still allowed teach at school? like evryone is saying do not take professor. just read textbook. no use for class. no use asking questions. he is not helping you.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

DO NOT take Friedmad. Period. You are on your own in his classes. Lecture and textbook are borderline useless. He wrote a textbook with the same title and makes up his own questions. Very tricky professor. Says one thing. Does another. Highly DO NOT recommend.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Friedman's lectures have little relevance to your success on the exams. This is an elective treated like a regular course, demanding significant time to do well. This is one of those professors who does not respect the fact that we have other school and life demands. Some people are professional professors and Friedman is not one of them.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON3320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Fantastic lecturer but does not interrelate with students before or after class. It's almost as if he turns 'on' and 'off' like a robot. In addition, there are (3) three exams with one the first Midterm only 4 weeks into class. In short, by the 2nd week you are already feeling the heat of his course load as you prepare to take his test "blind."