Burton Abrams - University of Delaware

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Burton Abrams - University of Delaware

Professor: Burton Abrams

Department: Economics

College: University of Delaware

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: ECON308
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lot of material class moves quickly took it over summer session. The final is cumulative, which is 12 chapters. Literally 12 chapter in 1 week to prepare for. What kind of dipsh*t makes a cumulative exam for a 300 level course?

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: ECON308
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took him over this Winter for ECON308. You have to work hard for your grade but as long as you do the practice exams and follow along with his lectures, you will be fine.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: ECON308
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Abrams is by far the worst economics professor at UD. He does not care about his students and is very bad at explaining things. To be fair he does know a lot about the subject, but is terrible at explaining it. The material is hard so have fun teaching it to yourself. Has office hours but they are almost as useless as going to class. Terrible.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: ECON308
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy but he couldnt care less how you do in his class. His lectures are monotone and if you lose focus for a second youll be lost. The class is graded on 4 exams. He posts the slides on sakai and there is ONE practice exam for each exam. Other than that youre on your own, no hw to study from, only the book and slides you have to teach yourself

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Horrible teacher. He is so boring in lecture that most students do not go because he reads right off of his slides that he later posts online. He relied on online practice tests and the tests were made up of questions from the online book/ he couldn't help us before the exams because he didn't even know what was on them. Didn't care to help anyone

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: ECON503
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took his online class, taught it jointly with another professor. Weekly test that cover the topics of that week. Online lectures were good. You can get through the test on the lectures alone but reading the material provided will be helpful. I didn't find the class difficult, with a good understanding of the basic concepts you'll do well.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Well Abrams is a HORRIBLE professor and VERY condescending of students aren't "smart" about econ. Exams are hard, albeit he does provide practice exams. I do still find econ interesting overall, but honestly Abrams' attitude really ruined it entirely for me. Take this class with someone who knows how to respect his students, first and foremost

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: ECON103
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I would 100% not recommend this class; If there is any way to avoid taking Abrams for Econ, avoid him at all costs. He did not prepare us for the exams at all. He read of the slides in a monotone voice every class, which came from the Connect website to begin with, and based his exams on questions and ideas we never went over in class...

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: ECON308
Grade Received: C-
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Reading is crucial and the tests are extremely difficult. There are a few questions straight from the practice exam but that's out of 40-50 of them. I took this during winter and that might be the time to do it if that's the only thing you are doing. I would cry if I took this during the semester; if you are, I would look elsewhere.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: ECON308
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is monotone. Class was okay. Didn't learn much. Exams are all multiple choice. He tries to help but can't. Going to office hours didn't work. I tried really hard but the exams are tricky. Try to get someone from his previous semester's class to get old exam. The exams are similar to the practice exams. He picks like 5-6 questions from there.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: 302
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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Terrible teacher, thinks he is going to change the world with his economic input. Tries way too hard to be cool and talks down to people who do not know as much as him. He makes the test questions confusing on purpose and admitted to that. Don't take.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ECON302
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

There is no point in going to class. All of his lectures are posted on UD Capture. The textbook can explain concepts better than he can. He teaches very slowly and is very boring. The exams are very straight forward and not too difficult. He will curve or offer extra credit on every exam. He also curves your grade at the end of the course.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: ECON302
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This man is absolutely useless and by far the most unprofessional professor I have ever dealt with. Abrams deserves to loose his rights to "teach". I wish I could go more in debt about how bad this man is as a human, and a professor but I do not want him to screw me over anymore than he already has. But we will see what the dean thinks...

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: ECON302
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A classic example of a professor who's brilliant in his field but isn't much of a teacher.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: ECON302
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The material is pretty boring but if you read the textbook and do the practice exams you should have no problem getting A's on the exams.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ECON302
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely loved him. Definitely boring material and class attendance is not necessary, but if you read the book you'll be fine

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: ECON302
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:

Do not take this class with Abrams! He was so boring and does not curve at all. His exams are tricky. Ended up with a C+ in the class (my lowest grade ever). Avoid if possible.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ECON302
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Abrams is a really smart guy and a pretty good professor. Lectures are pretty boring. Exams are easy.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ECON303
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Boring,but he knows his stuff.Tests are rough and he emphasizes using calculus to derive formulas even though calculus is not a requirement for the class! It's BS, and when i told him I'm weak in calculus he said "you better learn before the next exam" Exams are rough 3 during semester and one cumulative final

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ECON302H
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

extremely smart but sucks at teaching, assessing, and grading. He should be out there fixing our economy but instead is stuck teaching. Do not take him if you can, it was pretty rough. Unless you are in love with econ and have lots of time to teach yourself!

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