Mak Arvin - Trent University, Peterborough, ON

Professor: Mak Arvin

Department: Economics

College: Trent University, Peterborough, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 2250H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

On the surface, Dr. Arvin has likely the hardest classes for anybody who struggles with Math. That being said, his handwritten notes forced me to sit front and center and actually pay attention. I learned more material from his classes than many others in my time at Trent. Could I do any of the math? No. But only because I'm bad at math.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON1010
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

So boring and condescending

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON325H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really difficult. But he is a great teacher.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON1010H
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Knowledgeable, clear, and professional professor. His class notes were written entirely by hand on the board, hence attendance mandatory. Comes off standoffish in class but is very approachable if you have questions about the material after lecture. When MyEconLab graded graphing work unfairly, he reviewed it and adjusted my grade accordingly.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EC3250H
• 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:

Should be one of the best professors at Trent particularly if you are economic students. Lectures are straightforward and necessary to attend. Assignments are actually hard, group work recommended. All things you learn from his math econ are necessary to know for upper years micro. macro as well as master level.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON1010
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

To pass the course going to lectures was MANDATORY, the assignments are pretty easy if you read the textbook.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON2250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tooo Boring

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mark is the type of person that teaches what he is intended to teach and rarely shows his non-professor side to the class, at least in my first year course with him. If your fine with a prof that comes to lecture to teach rather than to entertain you, after all this is a university, then you should be fine with him.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Well structured and thorough lectures. He repeats the key points more than once. Maybe not the most personable,but, he is not there to coddle his students. He does have a sense of humor if you watch for it. I would take his class again. (If I pass this one!!!)

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

VERY boring to listen to. He is monotone, not interesting, and extremely hard to focus on. Despite this, he is very knowledgable and knows his stuff. Would not take his class again just because he makes the class boring.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 3250H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guy is probably the best Professor at Trent. He teaches some hard courses and will not baby you. You need to work hard in his class and attend class diligently but I've easily learned the most listening to him for 2 hours.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON1010
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not a very good professor. Do not recommend his course!! Doesn't make any slides or post notes online everything is spoken aloud aside from graphs that he draws. Hard to learn material from him. If you can take this course in the summer with another prof or at another time with any other prof I would recommend you do so.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON2250
• 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:

Arvin is a smartest professor I have seen in Trent. He is good at his stuff and knowledge. His class is very hard, but is also useful for students. NIce guy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON1001
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Arvin is a greatly misunderstood talent at Trent. His devotion and intelligence are often mistaken for him being pretentious and cocky. If you make an effort, he will go far beyond the call of duty, however make little effort and he will show little interest. An interesting man to talk to, his research is well accredited outside of Trent

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON1010
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He definitely knows his stuff and is really good at explaining concepts in an easy way (but monotonous). however he was condescending to students who struggled or didn't have a math background and wrote on the blackboard instead of having slides and posting them online which was harder to keep up with and left you screwed if you couldn't make class

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 2250H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Smart guy and knows his stuff, but he comes off as rude and arrogant if you're having trouble learning. Also he rarely gave us any word problems, everything he taught was in the simplest algebraic form. Exam time extra steps we were not taught! He also likes bashing Canada's economic policies and praising the US which I found quite annoying.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 225032504250
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

My favourite prof at Trent. He brings econ department to the whole new level. He can deliver very complex concepts in an easy and understandable way as long as you listen to him and attend lectures. Even though he seems rude sometimes, he helped me a lot when I needed advise on graduate school. As long as you respect him, he is the best!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON2510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very arrogant and never enjoyed any of his class

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON2250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hard to follow, didn't use actual examples in class (preferred leaving all equations in algebraic format), and condescending towards students.