James Pesando - University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Professor: James Pesando

Department: Economics

College: University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoy professor Pesando's lecture. He is an amazing professor I've ever seen before. He is responsible for students and respectable. He explained every economic concepts very detail.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Must have prior Economics experience

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best Eco class! If you are RC student, don't miss this professor!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a very good professor. His lectures are clear and concise, and he can be amusing to boot. The tests are not overly difficult, although it is crucial to understand all of the concepts thoroughly.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

pretty good

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You don't realize that he is one of the best profs until you don't have him anymore. Definitely the hardest course I took in my first semester, but if you do the past tests and understand them you will be fine. Worked my ass off for a B-. If you're not a math person, he would be the best choice as he doesn't use numbers very often,mostly theory.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great guy and awesome prof!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A really amazing professor, no doubt I would take him again! His lectures are explained very clearly and detailed. Although generally, ECO101 is difficult, you have to master the concepts to be able to score. Tests are challenging if you don't know the concepts but very fair otherwise. He is easily one of the best professors there for ECO101 :)

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Despite what everyone says, he is actually a very good professor! The best way to succeed in this class is by doing past tests and going to tutorials, which become very helpful when it comes to studying for tests. Even if you bomb the first test (like me) theres still a chance, you just have to work for it and put in all your effort!

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

ECO101. HE IS amazing! his lecture notes are very good. I would highly recommend studying from past tests and go to the ecoman because he has loads of past tests. VERY important to religiously study the examples that are not in the lecture notes, he always puts these questions on tests and exams! Tests are not hard.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The course in general is pretty difficult but Professor Pesando's lectures are extremely helpful in breaking down some counter intuitive concepts. You need to put in some work outside of class to do well though.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECO101F
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Attend his lectures regularly. he does not share all the lecture slides , so get ready to type / write notes . Look for what he says in between the lines , those are the key words.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECO100Y1
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

ECO100 is my favorite class and Professor Pesando is my favorite professor. He is truly the best and he made economis very interesting to learn. Strongly recommend his class (usually L0101) to everyone!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECO100Y
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

LOVE him but his tests are killer. Maybe 3 weeks of studying will be enough to get you a decent grade

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECO100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is simply an amazing professor

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECO100Y1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The grading is really hard; however, his lectures, in particular, and this course, in general, are really interesting.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECO100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Pessando takes the time to ensure clarity in his lectures, gives many examples. There is a lot of information to grasp in ECO100. Tests are seldom, but hard. Assignments are not graded, but if you don't do them, you won't understand the material.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECO100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

the best prof ever seen. his lectures are just so clear and helpful.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECO100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Love this prof, he's so clear and everyone is enticed when he speaks. Gives great examples during class. Tests and finals are very hard. Practice past exams!! Many retakes this course because its really hard the first time

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECO100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best prof I've had in first year. Very inspirational. Tests are a tad bit hard but if you do the past exams you're good to go. He ensures that you have a thorough understanding of economics as a subject. Changed my view over economics.