Yongmiao Hong - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: Yongmiao Hong

Department: Economics

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON3130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Man knows his stuff and his lectures are alright, albeit boring. However, he gives very few things that determine grade (10% HW, 35% Midterm, 55% Final) so your grade may suffer. Also rarely shows up to office hours, so it's very hard to get help from him. Even making appointments doesn't help - he just forgets.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON3130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you haven't taken the equivalent of Calc III or more, do not take this class. I mean it, just don't. Calc III material is "introduced" with one or two examples in a lecture, with the rest of the lecture relying upon that prerequisite knowledge. Also class only has a midterm and a final, so your grade is up in the air for the entire semester.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON3130
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Make sure you go to class. Lectures are extremely boring and make you want to go to sleep, but they're definitely important. Memorize the lecture notes if you want to do well. Do NOT only practice the HW problems because you will fail the midterm like half the class did (including me). Grading is left to the TAs, so can be rather harsh,

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON3130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

With the new changes to the department, He decided to make the class ridiculously hard. Handed out really easy psets and practice midterms only to give the class an extremely hard midterm (average was a C-). If you want to take this course, (1) you have to love theoretical math. If you don't, don't take the class. (2) memorize his lecture notes.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON3190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Definitely one of the top few professors in the Economics department! Although his accent is a bit heavy, you get used to it after a few classes if you're willing to listen. He's extremely clear with his explanations and writes very easy exams. However, he leaves too much in the hands of his TAs so grading turned out a bit harsh despite easy exams.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON3190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice guy and try hard to explain all the concepts, but his accent made me extremely sleepy... I went to every lecture but I have never stayed awake entire time ... The exams were not very hard, but sometimes I found the problem set pretty tough. I barely studied for this class except before hw due and before exams, but grade turned out well.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON3190
• 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:

I honestly do not understand why his rating is so low. Occasionally, his accent might get in the way.Most of the time, if you try to listen in class,it's not hard at all to understand. The bottom line is, he tries hard to get his point accross.One thing to point out, he is an extremely approachale professor if you reach out for help.He will help u.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON3190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I don't know what everyone is complaining about either. Professor Hong is very clear in his lectures, and teaches you everything you would ever need to know about the subject. He can be a bit boring because he has a tendency to over-explain, but I would rather he over-explain than under-explain. Overall the best professor I've had at teaching.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON3190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I dont know why so many people are complaining down there. I agree that his lectures are somehow boring and he has a bit heavy accent of Chinese. But he provides good lecture notes which we can do self-study, and he does make the exam quite simple.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON6190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This guy was awful! The lectures were useless. All he did was scribble incomprehensibly all over his lecture notes. Which were actually a butchered form of Casella and Berger. The home-works were ridiculously tedious and a waste of time, given that his tests were essentially trivial. I basically learned nothing in this course.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON3190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

possible the worst lecturer i have ever seen. impossible to understand. lecture notes are online so class in not worthwhile.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

inept

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON619
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON319
• 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:

The class is formulaic in that, if you really don't want to, you can get everything online. Many students chose to do so, as his presentation is pretty boring. He knows his stuff, though, and the tests are very fair (they DO come straight from old tests/hw probs). A good prof - take the class with him over someone else.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great at helping with homework and discussing the subject matter during office hours. Very friendly and clearly passionate about the subject.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Painfully boring lectures, but has great lecture notes online. I stopped going to class and started doing better on the tests. Tests are just like problem sets, lecture notes, and practice prelims... he even reuses questions sometimes. Easy for math people, but others may have to work more. He has a strong accent, so I went to the TA for help.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON619
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Difficult but very useful class. Hong explains things very clearly. His notes are self-contained and clear. Problem sets were difficult, the first two exams were easy, and the final HARD. The first 2/3 of the class moved very slowly, then he covered 3 hard chapters in 3 weeks, and based on the final on them. All test questions come from old tests!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON319
• 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:

Lectures were really boring, but exams were just like the problem sets (which were just like the lecture examples...). I thought the material was pretty hard, lots of calculus and tricky math (Lagrangean method, double integrals, etc). So overall very fair and manageable but definitely need to do the work if you aren't a math genius.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I love him! He is a very very nice guy and willing to help students! His lecture is kind of boring sometimes, but exams are easy!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Explains things well. Hard to pay attention the entire time because his powerpoint is so boring. Tests come straight from problem sets. Do well and understand homework you will be fine.