Walter Nicholson - Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Professor: Walter Nicholson

Department: Economics

College: Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON54
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Superb professor, tough but not crazy tough, fascinating views, anecdotes, and such a memorable professor that I relished taking multiple classes with him. Best undergrad professor I had.

Rating # 2

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Nicholson is very interesting, and his class is easy to stay awake in. However, if you want to learn microeconomics, you are better off just buying the text book (which he wrote) and learning it on your own. That's how you end up learning it anyway. He doesn't quite teach to the exam. You need to learn it on your own.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON58
• 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:

Not easy by any means, but you'll certainly learn a lot. Teaching is intense, earnest, and inspiring. Very smart, and will call you out on the BS.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON58
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very hard, and expects you (unlike a lot of other professors) to actually have read the textbook before showing up to class. But he's hilarious, not that hard a grader, and VERY VERY smart. Clearly could talk about econ for hours.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EC58ADVMICRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Great Course. Extremely difficult but very rewarding if you are willing to make the commitment. Nicholson moves very quickly through material with the expectation that you will learn a lot of the material by reading the textbook.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON58
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

best econ professor at amherst, by far!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECONOMICS58
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Everything will pass, and the world will perish but the Ninth Symphony will remain. -The Final Lecture

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON66
• 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:

Ok, yes he's hard, yes he's a tough grader, yes he likes to say that people are giving him BS lines. But, on the other hand, he is incredibly incredibly smart, a fantastic lecturer, and in my opinion the best professor at Amherst College. Great prof.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON58
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

awful teacher

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON58
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very poor teaching; very long and difficult exams which he didn't come close to preparing us for

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON58
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

one of the best arrogant, condescending professors i've ever had. likes to degrade people, but doesn't give constructive criticism. likes to say that we're just BS-ing everything. very poor at communicating lecture material and never offers help.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON58
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

kind of condescending

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MICRO58
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough course but I've already already learned a lot. Willing to help, covers material very fast, funny guy, great professor, and very knowledgeable.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HEALTHECO
• 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:

My favorite econ prof.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON40
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's the man

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON40
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

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Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON55
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very engaging in class

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON55
• 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:

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Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON55
• 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:

smart, doesn't put up with bull**** but that is actually pretty cool since most amherst professors do. i like the guy

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON66
• 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:

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