Originally Posted by king_2011 (Post 7514894)

I think 356 could get hard depending on the prof, its finance which might require some math to it. I registered for it for the winter sem, taught by prof Munro Gordon, he has good reviews and ratings but its the math part that I'm worried abt. I heard a lot of ppl who take it are smart ass commerce students.

Energy: what is 471? Care to explain ur experiences on it?
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Originally Posted by king_2011 (Post 7528366)

anyone take any econ classes with Akbar Mohammed? i'm taking econ 341 Economic of Asia with him next sem. Heard he bases it on India? since he's punjab LOL.

Originally Posted by Energy (Post 7518078)

There is no math for 356! Maybe a bit of calculating the exchange rates but that's not complicated at all. You'll need to be able to follow the graphs and diagrams but its really intuitive once you do it once or twice. The key is to actually draw the diagrams yourself and not just look at it. Change some of the variables to see the effect on the economy. There are only so many variables that can change so you can do ALL of the scenarios that are possible and be 100% ready for the final. This might not make sense now but when you take the course it will. I actually really enjoyed 356, that's why I'm taking 456, which is the continuation of it, this year.

471 is economics of non renewable resources. Its a super general topic so it uses pretty much everything you learned in other econ courses. Supply and demand from 101. Simple minimization and maximization from 301. Some basic stuff from international trade and taxation. Most complicated math you need is lagrange multipliers.

Even if the topics might seem wide, the prof (Ratna) is really nice and he gives you guide questions and practice problems that are almost exactly the same as the questions in the midterms and finals. As long as you do those you can get an A easily. And its good to have a basic econ background because this is like a synthesis course but its not really needed as long as you do the practice problems.

Originally Posted by m!chael (Post 7523923)

Easy ones are 355, 356, 345. These two are a guaranteed A+ with very little effort.
For 355 buy the older version of the book. My friends spent a bunch of money on the new version while I bought the older one for almost nothing. After comparing the two it became apparent that it's exactly the same except for a few practice questions and review.
For 356 get Gordon Munro as your prof. There is no math, no actual thinking. It's all straight memorization and if you look at the midterms and finals of previous years the questions are almost all the same. If you end up taking this, send me a pm and I can even give you a package I made with all the notes for the year, both midterms and the final exam. Yes, I'm that nice of a guy.
For 345 take it with Geoffrey Newman. Not only is it easy to get an A or A+ in this class, this guy is by far the most entertaining proff at UBC. He's also a genius and if you actually have a passion for econ and have a chance, talk to him during office hours and ask him about his personal opinions about things. The guy is a fountain of knowledge. The class is based on his own research/publications. Don't buy the text by mishkin, the only time he ever brings up that text in class is to make fun of it lol. I also ran into him at a bar during the summer. We were both wasted and it was hilarious.





I grad'd from commerce and I'll be the first to tell you that on average econ students are much smarter. And again, there is almost no math or actual thinking if you take it with Munro.

Originally Posted by blee123 (Post 7819623)

Anyone here in econ 336 with Catherine Douglas this term? i gona combine a google doc for the final exam so pm me with your email and i'll add u in.

Originally Posted by Amuro Ray (Post 7820253)

CATHERINE DOUGLAS GIVES EXAMS? :fuckthatshit:
our grade was based on 2 things: online discussion + final paper

nobody came to class.. EVER - I had to wait for my gf to get off class anyways so i went and played TF2 :lawl:

Originally Posted by Amuro Ray (Post 7820348)

Canadian Economic History (300 level course... forgot which one to be exact lol)
This was 2 years ago when i was in 3rd year.

TF2 = team fortress 2

Originally Posted by Energy (Post 7822116)

^ That's a smart idea. We did the same thing for her Econ 317.

Originally Posted by Energy (Post 7823279)

Yep, I have a friend that lives there so I can park sometimes. Haha that speed bump with the two blocks in front of the brock hall annex always hits the air diverter things on my bumper and makes a loud clunk so people look and think I hit my car.

Catherine Douglas' classes are boring but an easy A :thumbsup: