<p>The capacity says 590 students,
but practically how many people in the primary meeting?</p>
<p>That many. It's by far the largest class at Brown and is in Solomon, the largest space indoors that people can sit in at Brown.</p>
<p>There are also conferences (sections in everyday speak) that are much smaller. </p>
<p>I recommend taking the class if you're at all interested, btw.</p>
<p>Is there any problem in enrolling in the class?</p>
<p>No, not that I've ever heard of.</p>
<p>alright, thanks alot</p>
<p>Son took class last semester and said the professor was amazing-if it is the same one, he is blind and has every slide, lecture memorized. son said he was very interesting.</p>
<p>That professor you're referring to is Roberto Serrano. The fact that he is blind and remembers all the material by heart is one thing, but he is a brilliant game theorist and a very kind person.</p>
<p>However, the course will be taught by Prof. Friedberg in the Fall, barring some late-minute adjustments (including the possibility of team-teaching). </p>
<p>With respect to class size, the enrollment literally exploded last year. There has been measures to accommodate this, like hiring more TAs, adding sections et cetera.</p>
<p>In addition, I also believe that EC11 has quite low enrollment-to-class attendance ratio. This is my casual observation, and others are welcome to disagree. The main reason is probably the quality of the book so that you can afford not coming to the lecture.. People just start stop going to class halfway through the semester. It's not Brown's loss, however. I personally enjoy going to class to hear Friedberg's left-wing view and occasional political bashing.</p>
<p>That all being said, this course is an amazing introductory course in Economics. It caters mostly to non-concentrators, or people who are still trying to find their concentration. It is broad enough, and does not dwell into the complicated details to give a nice first course in economics. I am a convert to pursue Economics in addition to my main concentration, thanks to this course.</p>
<p>And, I will be a TA for EC11 next year. So, enroll!</p>