Robert Frank - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: Robert Frank

Department: Economics

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON1110
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Super funny, smart and engaging. Talks more about life application rather than theory.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Genius, and he is famous too

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON1110
• 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:

The course is well organized, and he has a great ability explaining economic ideas in an introductory class with crystal clarity. You need to be very meticulous with the prelims, as they're all multiple choice and a tiny mistake can cost you. Frank is sometimes a bit arrogant and engages in self-promotion, but after all, he's kind of a big deal.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON1110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

tests weren't too hard. just read the textbook and do practice problems. lectures are basically the textbook summed up. not a bad class overall.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON1110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good class. Bad tests. All multiple choice, no calculators allowed, and questions seemed to be designed simply to trick you into a wrong answer. Uses "none of the above" a lot which stinks.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• 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:

Really smart guy. Funny too. If you research him he's actually quite high up in the world of economics. I mean, hell, he co-wrote the textbook with the chairman of the federal reserve. Read The Economic Naturalist.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's a fair grader, though I really hate his exams (they are ALL multiple choice.) I also hated the online homework that was assigned. Learned a bit in this class, but felt like it was somewhat slower than any other class I've taken at Cornell.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

very straight forward and fair, definitely learn the material well from him

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• 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:

Great class. The attendence thing was just to help your grade, so no one should complain about that. His lectures are great and he's a nice guy. He's the best there is for 101.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• 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:

He was a great professor and one of the best lecturers I have had at Cornell. I never thought he was "arrogant" or talked down to his students, but hey I guess everyone's got a different opinion. I wish he taught more econ classes.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• 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:

He is a great lecturer. His examples are really interesting and easy to understand. He doesn't make you memorize stupid things like some econ teachers do. He focuses on the important concepts. I liked the writing assignments but I wish they weren't graded on interestingness which is very subjective.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy is absolutely great at lecturing, no question about it. Other than that, his class sucks. Taking attendance? Economics essays graded on interestingness? In a 300 person class, are you serious? All you need to get an A in this class is to study old exams because he reuses questions on his lame multiple choice tests. Bad elective ..

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• 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:

I guess I missed the part where he seemed "arrogant." But, his lectures were like the only lectures which I looked forward to, because he always had funny and interesting examples to emphasize the point he was trying to make. I will admit though that his book is way too wordy and that his problems were very confusing at times.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy class, awful professor. You don't really need to go to lectures, except he decided to take attendance.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Ugh, this guy makes me sick. He makes sweeping generalizations and treats students like they're idiots. Someone needs to deflate his ego.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor is a total jackass. Taking attendance at a 300-student lecture? Give me a break. He is so arrogant and ridiculously full of himself. Dont take this class unless you have no other choice.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• 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:

pretty clear and fair, a bit arrogant, but not too hard to succeed

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a very good teacher and the reason I like economics.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Class is easy, but this guy's a total jerk. Completely arrogant, and rushes through lecture assuming you've already printed out the lecture from online. Lectures are also a complete bore.