Professor: Kaushik Basu
Department: Economics
College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: ECON3801
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Disregard the comments pertaining to the intro econ classes... that is a different Basu. Very nice guy and most engaging lecturer I've ever had, but in-class examples are often filled with errors and exams are wayy different from problem sets. Highly recommend taking this course S/U
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: ECON3801
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Really disorganized in the beginning ... engaging lecturer. However, the grading for exams is brutal as it is either right or wrong. If the algebra is wrong, but the right steps are used ... it is wrong. Answer keys don't show steps. Final is 60% so watch out for that which is atypical for the states. I would recommend taking this pass/fail
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: ECON3801
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Writes down the wrong numbers so often that the students have to correct whatever he writes on the board. Notes are unorganized and does not a good job explaining the concepts. Takes forever to post the solutions to the problem sets.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: ECON1120
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Gives multiple different grading formulas to make sure you get the highest grade possible. Online quizzes are easy if you screenshot the questions from the practice quiz because they are identical. Lectures are extremely boring. Nice guy, willing to work with you.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: ECON1120
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He goes over examples until you're sick of them. I didn't learn much in lecture, but learned alot in the sections. Also, he shows up 5-10 minutes late each lecture.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: ECON1120
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Basu was somewhat hard to understand because of his accent. As long as you look at his slide shows you'll be totally fine. They are very clear and he tells you exactly what the long response questions are going to be. He was always 10 minutes late to class which was annoying though.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: ECON3670
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great lecturer, makes the material very interesting. A bit unorganized in his lectures. Difficult but fair tests. Brilliant guy.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: ECON367
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This is the most interesting class I've taken at Cornell. I highly recommend it. The lectures are interesting and the professor doesn't try to stress you out grade wise.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: ECON367
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Without a doubt one of the best professors at cornell. He is a genius, but conveys the material in a manner that isn't very difficult to follow. Very funny in lecture. The final exam was stupid hard though, but everything is heavily curved, and he is approachable in office hours.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: ECON367
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class had very little assigned work - 2 prelims, 2 problem sets, and 1 final worth 50% of your grade. A very clear, funny, and brilliant lecturer (he worked with John Nash!). However, he made the final exam stupidly hard. Never had to actually think so hard for an exam...be careful, this course requires PLENTY of deep hard thinking.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: ECON367
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great professor... there is hardly any calculus unlike a previous rater described. One of my favorite classes.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ECON361
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
AMAZING PROF! HILARIOUS LECTURES!
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: EC367
- 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:
Best economics class in the department, as well as best professor! Makes class fun and interesting.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: ECON367
- 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:
He made the class. His test are very fair and his grading/testing policies are very generous.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: ECON367
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great lecturer, very entertaining. 367 course is very easy -- if you're looking for a good survey of game theory, it's perfect; if you're looking for more complicated analysis, maybe not.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: ECON367
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Hands down best professor in the Economics department! Clear, engaging, exciting teaching. Clearly a man who is at the top of his game.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: ECON367
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Possibly the best course and best professor I've had at Cornell.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: ECON367
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you aren't that good at calc... STAY AWAY! he told us calc would not be necessary... that is a lie. As soon as the A/D period is over, he threw more intergrals at me than I knew what to deal with. Interesting class, but have math to back you up.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: ECON367
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
EXCELLENT lecturer (though I'm ECE and ECE profs sucks collectively in lectures). I didn't take many notes and I didn't need to. I just listen then go home and read. Concepts get harder, so ask questions. Make SURE you understand the material, because his exams all ask you to apply the concepts.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: ECON367
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Brilliant man. You MUST take his class. One of the funniest and most entertaining professors you will ever encounter (also coming from a senior). Also very well known in the field so worth having experienced his class. Can't say enough good things about him and his class. TAKE IT!
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