<p>Is it better to take a huge lecture class with 500 students and a prominent professor or to take essentially the same class with 30 students taught by a TA?</p>
<p>Umm, it depends. Talk to people who have been in the classes before and choose based on whichever sounds best.</p>
<p>How about Elzinger's Intro Econ class?</p>
<p>Hmm. That's a tough one. He gives great lectures, but you miss out on the interaction that you get in a smaller section. Plus there's a good chance that the TA leading your section barely speaks english. Yay. On the other hand, you could take it in a smaller section (like I did)...but there's a higher degree of variability. With Elzinga, you know exactly what you're getting. In the smaller sections, not so much. My prof was really good and the class was well run, but the prof turned out to be one of those hardasses that don't give A's. Oh well.</p>
<p>You don't need that much interaction for 201, I say go with Elzinga. It has been my experience, as cavalier pointed out, that TAs are less likely to give out A's.</p>
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<p>Yea. There is soooo little information in any intro econ class at any school that you could very realistically learn it all on your own. I'd shoot for whatever class gives out the most A's and has the rep for being easiest...</p>