Emmanuel Frenkel - University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Professor: Emmanuel Frenkel

Department: Economics

College: University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECN130
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Frankel is cool, but he's not for everyone. Teaches old school, so you better be good at taking notes, and even if you are, you should read the book to get a bigger picture. This class is really dependent on the TA, ours was terrible, saying "that's partially correct" to every answer, even if you're literally reiterating the professor. Good Luck!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECN130
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are disorganized but interesting. He gives real life examples to help you understand the stuff. He makes everything "seem" easy, but the exams are on a different level. The grading criteria as a whole is definitely unconventional, and the grading of exams themselves are not completely fair, I thought.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECN130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Definitely avoid this professor. He mumbles a lot and had worst writing ever. Weird grading criterias and overall unorganized. His teaching methods are no longer suitable for 21th century anymore.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECN101
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The lectures are quite confusing and the exams are also very different from assignments

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECN100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Do homework, pass the class. Test questions are identical to homework. Also, according to him, he invented Baskin Robin's Jamoca Almond Fudge back in LA.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECN101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Interesting guy. His lectures are disorganized, messy, and in a monotone. However, the book is okay. Midterm and final are both exactly like the HW- do the homework, and do it over again.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECN101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Just do homework and automatic A. I never showed up to lecture because he would just basically repeat stuff in the textbook. He's hard to understand and monotone. However, I did the homework and it was the same exact wording on the test. He has a policy that if you get an A on the final, you get an A in the class. Probably the easiest ECN class

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECN101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Study the concepts and not the minutiae and you'll be okay. Once you boil down what the HW questions are asking its really quite simple. I printed other teachers slides available with a quick google search that covered the same material and it made for a much better lecture experience.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Ridiculously easy. Midterms are 3 questions, pick 2 you want to answer. Test are basically the homework. I didn't study for the class and still got an A. Easiest econ professor

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECN101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I thought this class was really. I stopped going to lecture because he's monotone. If you do the homework then you're pretty much guaranteed an A+. Professor Frenkel basically tells you what's going to be on the test

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECN101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easiest A of my life. His homework is literally word for word the test. You don't need to go to lecture because he explains everything on the homework. You'd be making a mistake not taking this professor.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I thought Frenkel was great. Lots of complaints about his lectures but I was able to follow and learned a ton from them. His graphs may be sloppy but that's not a problem if you follow his lectures which isn't that hard todo. He is also someone who spent time in the private sector as an executive from which he adds different insight on the material

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECN101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's a VERY knowledgeable man. His lectures are really terrible though; monotone, boring, but slightly humorous. His own knowledge will benefit your future. The homework is the midterms, I got an A+. Repetition is key.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECN136
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Frenkel is by far my favorite Economics professor! His lectures are boring and most of the time useless but if you read, do the homework, and go to office hours you are guaranteed an A. His tests are equivalent to the homework, do the homework over and over again and you'll be fine.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECN100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took Frenkel for 100 and 101 at the same time. Yes the lectures are long and I get sleepy sometimes but I still love this guy. If you want to study on your own, the book and the TAs are very helpful. And yes do the homework and you will pass. Take him if you can. His grading criteria is very very clear and the final grade is based on your trend.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECN101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I stopped going to lecture after the second week because the professor would spend the whole hour rambling about vague concepts. I read the book and got an A-. Exams were pretty easy--as long as you answer the questions you'll most likely get credit. Exam questions were mostly theoretical and just needed common sense to answer them.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECN100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Frenkel tends to have long lectures but he is clear of his expectations. Be sure to do the homework for at least a B in the class. I highly recommend him, his class is easy if you try.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECN100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I never went to class. only to discussion and TA office hours. He was that bad of a lecturer. When he wrote on the board it was bad. His hw is long really wordy. some pointless questions. the tests are very alike to the hw with a couple modifications. Avoid if you can. But if you can memorize the hw answers you will do well. didnt learn anything

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECN130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class ended up easy for me becuz I had a great TA; otherwise, the class would be a total disaster! U would have no idea what he's talking about in the lecture. It's becuz he mumbles! The way he talks is just mumbling. The whole class u would be wondering how come he talk like this. And no powerpoint, no notes! his hand writing just horrible

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECN100
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I cannot stress this enough: DO THE HOMEWORK. His tests are almost identical to HW problems. Sure, he's not the most exciting lecturer but the TAs are great. If you just go to office hours, they will help you through it. He doesn't post HW answers, so that's the only tricky part. It requires you to actually get off your butt and go places for help.