Paul Sommers

Professor Sommers gives a really good introduction to the field of Microeconomics. Although his lectures can be a bit boring he does a good job explaining the fundamental concepts that are crucial to understanding the course material. The exams are a good overview of the course material and are not bad if you pay attention during lectures/go to office hours. It is one of my favorite classes so far this semester and has a very manageable workload.

Professor Sommers gives a really good introduction to the field of Microeconomics. Although his lectures can be a bit boring he does a good job explaining the fundamental concepts that are crucial to understanding the course material. The exams are a good overview of the course material and are not bad if you pay attention during lec …Read more

This course was required for my major. I was worried about ECON111, as I had never learned any statistics before. His lectures are very structured, and he follows a guide to stay on track. There are homework due each class. They are short and not necessarily problem sets. In addition to the homework, there are problem sets that are specific to using STATA. The homework is assigned in class, so the only way to know which questions are due is to take a photo in class. His exams were all take-home and open note (except for working with peers), so that aspect was easy. He no longer gives take-home exams. There is a final research paper completed as a group. Overall, I found this course pretty easy. I thought I would be ill-prepared for regression, but that was mostly not the case.

This course was required for my major. I was worried about ECON111, as I had never learned any statistics before. His lectures are very structured, and he follows a guide to stay on track. There are homework due each class. They are short and not necessarily problem sets. In addition to the homework, there are problem sets that are s …Read more

I feel like this class would be brutal without sommers but his layout of the class makes it super easy. Everything is take home although he does keep an eyeout for mathcing answers with class mates and whatnot.