[BC1007] Math Methods for Economics

I would agree with the most recent review and say that without recent experience with Calculus and Pre Calc this class is hard, but I haven't encountered a more dedicated pair of Professor and TA in my time at Barnard. I took this course to fulfill my Quantitative Reasoning requirement, and, though I can't say my grade will be at par with my GPA, I'm so glad I did--this class is a great class to take for that purpose, because it instills you with the real-life knowledge that is the bedrock of the requirement, and with enough work and the guaranteed support of both Prof. Harrison and her TA, Mariann, you'll certainly get through it. There will be a number of students in the class that are Econ majors, or have experience with Econ, but as an English major that had neither, I'm still glad that I took it.

I'm so glad the other reviewer found this class so easy but for me, an older student who hadn't seen this kind of math in 7 years, it was the hardest class I've ever taken. I couldn't keep up and I worked really hard. If you are just coming out of high school and have this background this is the ideal time to take the class, but you won't be given a break. She herself is a nice person and most of your interactions will be with TA. I ended up passing thanks to a lot of extra time spent but this is difficult.

This class was great! Its a new class and I took it the first time it became available. This class is meant to prepare economics majors for the more complicated math in the intermediate courses. Personally, I am not a math person and was a bit nervous to start learning calculus, but prof. Harrison makes the process painless. The material can sometimes be tricky but if you do the homework and meet with the TA its totally manageable. And her exams are straight-forward with only one or two difficult questions. But be careful because the pace is fast and missing a few days of class means catching up on a LOT of material. Prof. Harrison seems intimidating at first because she focuses very much on the work and is very no-nonsense, but she is friendly, approachable and very helpful at office hours. I recommend this class to any possible Econ majors who do not want to take Calc I or Calc III (seeing as this class counts for both).