How hard is econ 1bo3 without any business background?
09-08-2011 at 05:32 PM
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How hard is econ 1bo3 without any business background?
I never took any business related courses in highschool, how much of this course is built on previous knowledge?
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09-08-2011 at 05:38 PM
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i hated this class, there is so much content to remember. But yet again, i dont have strrong math skills so i had to work really hard, do all the questions in order to get a good mark. If you are good in math, then keep the course, the content is easy if you can understand the calculations behind them.
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09-08-2011 at 05:44 PM
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I never took any business classes in high school. That being said...
It was soooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooo f*cking easy. I went to class for only a few weeks and then attended only for the quizzes.
She (Holmes) makes the class ridiculously simple. All the powerpoints are available online and the testing comes strictly from them. You obviously still have to study but the amount of time you have to put in is much less than another other class.
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09-08-2011 at 05:45 PM
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It's not that bad. If you study you should be fine. No business background needed.
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09-08-2011 at 05:45 PM
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I like what im hearing!  haha thanks friends at macinsiders!
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09-08-2011 at 05:52 PM
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I barely put work into it and got an A-. I had taken Macro, but thats it.
It's not that hard. Some tricky parts near the middle.
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09-08-2011 at 05:53 PM
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I never took a business course before ECON 1B03.
Easiest course ever. As long as you read the lecture slides you should be fine.
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09-08-2011 at 06:00 PM
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I put trust in these replies, dont let me down  but thanks again!
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09-08-2011 at 07:33 PM
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I felt microecon was pretty easy, and I only went to the lectures when they did in-class quizzes. the slides she gives us are Super good and I feel buying the textbook is a waste.
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09-11-2011 at 06:00 PM
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All you need is Holmes slides and you're good to go.
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09-11-2011 at 08:16 PM
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Sweet thanks!
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09-11-2011 at 08:18 PM
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this is the easiest course i have taken at mac so far.
all u need are the slides, review them regularly and you're good.
i hardly put in effort and i got an A-. shudve worked harder to get an A+
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09-12-2011 at 08:58 AM
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I found this course really easy, and I've never taken any business courses or anything like them. I have a lot of math experience though (I'm in eng), so the math part of it wasn't anything I had to practice or study. As long as you can remember your grade 9 math, mostly linear equations like y=mx+b you should be fine in that part of the course. The other part is just remembering the different models like monopolies and competitive markets
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09-12-2011 at 09:01 AM
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Great course. I was never that good in math, and I had to work really hard to get a good mark in high school, but this class was really easy, and there were no lectures besides what was on the slides. One of the most enjoyable courses I have taken so far.
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09-12-2011 at 09:11 AM
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Never went to a single class. Just read the notes and did the practice and got at 12 
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