Werner Baer - University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Champaign–Urbana, IL

Professor: Werner Baer

Department: Economics

College: University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Champaignâ€"Urbana, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON420
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is definitely not the most exciting teacher, but then he is not the most boring or worst teacher. His lecture is more like listening to grandfathers' stories; they are full of insights and personal experiences, which make the knowledge alive. To study, you MUST attend class, because class notes are the only source of exam material, which is fair

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You have to try really hard to pay attention in lectures to understand what he's saying. Once you can follow him, you'll find the topics understandable. One five pages paper, one midterm, four quizzes, one final. Choose a good TA. Seems like you're A if you're the top 20% in your class. So don't need to worry if you find the exams hard.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Baer is very well accomplished in his field - however, it's clear he doesn't care about this class (not that I blame him.) Your grade is pretty dependent on how good your TA is/how easy your TA grades. Definitely not as easy as microeconomics.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures can be boring but Baer knows a lot about economics. He is passionate about economics. There are only 2 tests, a midterm and a final. There is also a term paper which requires 5 pages. Discussion can be very helpful to clarify things.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Baer is an awesome guy, but not an awesome teacher. His lectures are boring and when I look around the auditorium it is not uncommon to see many kids sleeping. Your grade will depend on the TA you get since they all grade differently. Tests are all essay questions, no multiple choice, and are extremely difficult. Never once used the book.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

It's hard to stay awake for his lectures, even though he does know the material. My TA helped out a lot with clearing things up because he goes off on tangents a lot. Only four quizzes (one dropped), a paper, midterm and final.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Boring and confusing lectures- but the tests are curved so much you can still get an A if you listen to your TA in discussion.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• 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:

A little dry, but a good professor overall. He's much better one on one than in a giant lecture hall, but either way, Dr. Baer is incredibly knowledgable and effectively imparts students with the knowledge they need to succeed. Highly respected in economics and for his contributions to economic theory.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Baer is a legend. He has a wikipedia article, that's when you know you've made it in life.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy is a genius. He is world-renowned for his contributions to economic theory. Really enjoyed this class

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON452
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Baer is the best professor I have had a pleasure to be the student of at UIUC. Very knowledgeable, very respected and very interesting material. Class is easy, but make sure to come on every lecture: he gives unannounced extra credit for attendance.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lectures can be boring but exams are all very straightforward, relatively easy class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This a lecture class of about 900 students. Baer is a really smart guy but he just isn't a great speaker. The teaching assistants are even worse with their broken english. Not too difficult. The textbook is pretty useless so be careful before shelling out a bunch of money for it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class only has 4 quizzes, a essay, a midterm and a final. As such, if you want to do well in the class, make sure you do well in all your assignments. Luckily, the final and midterm are for the most part curved. The lectures are helpful but dry: if you manage to stay awake you can actually learn quite a bit from Baer.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

don't want to take his classes, again. Horrible.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• 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:

boring and hard

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON452
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you go to class everyday, this should be a walk in the park. Make sure to have the TA look over your research paper.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His lectures can be pretty boring, but they are the best way to learn the material in my opinion. I didn't even open the book once. Just study your notes and also make sure you go to your TA to look your essay over before you turn it in. A good grade on that will really help you out. The tests are hard but he curves them. He's helpful in office hrs

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

so boring. not sure if it was easy or i just couldn't pay attention. midterm average was 67%... very boring. try to pay attention. its definitely manageable to get an a but its just SO boring.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

As I had already learnt most of the content in high-school I decided not to go to class as he is extremely boring and it is hard to stay up in class and I believed that i could get through the class only using textbook but it is VERY important to go to lecture even if u fall asleep since the material on the test is mainly what he says in class.