David Easley - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: David Easley

Department: Economics

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON2040
• 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:

Class: Networks. Very organized class. Most people wouldn't show up. It was pretty easy overall. Professor Easley did a great job at getting the content across. The average final grade was an A I think.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS2850
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's good at explaining hard to understand concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. Silky, butter-like, rich voice. He would have been a great sports commentator.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS2850
• 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:

Networks is an easy class. Maybe it was made easy by Easley and Kleinberg's ability to teach, but truthfully I don't think teaching this material would be challenging for anyone. I would love to see what Easley could do in an intense economics course. He seems very smart and very personable.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 6090
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very good

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: INFO2040
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great lecturer and taught mostly from the textbook. The textbook is legally free to download digitally; print copies are $40.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: INFO2040
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Easley is easily one of the best profs I've had. Really nice guy and very happy to discuss material in office hours.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: INFO2040
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I prefer Kleinberg but Easley comes really close. Both great lecturers.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON0000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

great + dedicated

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: INFO2040
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Excellent class, highly recommended! Slow and steady coverage of material, easy, especially if you have prior experience in game theory (I did). Very good explanations of material. Better handwriting than Kleinberg. Easy tests and homework. Free electronic textbook is not necessary unless you don't understand the notes or want to go deeper.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON2040
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easley lectures to us as if we're two year olds. Networks is boring but ridiculously easy. Class is optional because he recites what is in the textbook, verbatim.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

there is not much work to do. the test is not very hard, but the grading system is kind of harsh. last year this class was a median A class, but this year I DONT THINK SO.i have pretty good GPA and i got the lowest grade on this class. the material is interesting though. if you are taking this class for GPA booster, think about it again

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

econ 204 / cs 285 Networks - great class, easy , interesting, little work and little reading to do . easley lectures very clearly, almost painstakingly slow over some material --- not hard to get an A.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This prof is pretty cool but his class is deceptive. It might seem easy at first but things just come like a torrent of information. Stay on top of your material you are almost guaranteed an B+/A-. His lectures are pretty interesting.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easley is a very capable professor and definitely knows what he's talking about. His lectures were good, although I still slept through/missed a lot. But that's just me. Homeworks are doable and graded easily. Prelims are almost exactly like the example ones he gives you from the previous year.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

easley is an amazing prof, one of the best at cornell. he takes a drab subject and makes it approachable and bearable. the problem sets are hard but they are graded easily, and while the exams are tough, easley's teaching makes up for it. i highly recommend this class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easley is an awesome professor. Period. He is fair. He grades without a curve so the smartasses don't hurt your grade. He tells you exactly how hard the class will be from the start. He has realistic expectations. Lecture is mandatory, but never boring. He's good at giving an intuition for econ.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great lecturer.. you must attend class. Makes material much easier than it has to be. Willing to work with you, but is very busy (understandable with a 150 person class). Don't take Microecon with anyone other than him.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easley is an excellent professor. His lectures are very clear and organized, and he uses interesting examples to supplement the sometimes dry material. Exams and problem sets are challening (somewhat) but you get used to it. Almost no understanding of calc is needed, he teaches it all.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This was my first econ class, and I can't praise Easley enough! He had great lectures and was always clear, organized, thoughtful, and provided many examples. His weekly problem sets were very do-able, although it takes a little getting used to. Same goes for the exams. One of the best.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Teaches very well. Comes up with creative examples, and makes the dry material a bit better. As much as this is econ for engineers and calculus is expected, you barely need to understand a derivative.