<p>I couldn't get into the class this semester, but since Kamala is teaching 100A again next semester... how is she so far? Recommended? Or wait for someone else/Acland?</p>
<p>How do you know Kamala will teach on Spring? I see “staff” so far and hope somebody else.</p>
<p>She told us on that on the first day… based on some ratings, im a bit worried about her now…</p>
<p>I felt that it definitely could have been easier but there was nothing on there that was out of left field. Everything that was on the midterm was covered in one way or another. I’m curious to see what the curve is like because most people I have talked to thought they didn’t do too well. I personally thought that I did pretty good but that could be false confindence. I’ll let you know after we get our scores.</p>
<p>Thanks Javy :)!!!</p>
<p>Bump -10chars-</p>
<p>We were informed today that the midterms won’t be graded until this weekend and we should get them in sections on Monday.</p>
<p>Bleh :(! I’m not sure if I should phase 1 100A or 100B at this point… Kamala is getting really negative ratings…</p>
<p>lol honestly all the econ 100a teachers have bad ratings…so it doesnt really matter if you wait for fall/spring…the only one who doesnt have bad ratings is Carson who teaches it during summer (way easier)</p>
<p>edit: though if you are trying to get in the econ major, most people take 100b first and then use that to apply and get into the major</p>
<p>"edit: though if you are trying to get in the econ major, most people take 100b first and then use that to apply and get into the major "</p>
<p>The drawback of this approach is that there are so many Econ upper division classes require solid background from 100A. In addition, the grade average is better from 100A vs. 100B.
How intensive of calculus usage in 100A class by Kamala? Thanks.</p>
<p>Class avg before the curve was 73 and after the curve was 78 with an SD of 14. I got a 95 before the curve and 100 after.</p>
<p>I just checked the midterm on Ninjacourses and it looked pretty straightforward. Was it that way for you Javy? If you attend section & understand the psets, the midterm was no surprise right?</p>
<p>It was the same material that was on the problem sets. Kamala did say the the midterm would be easier than the problem sets and most people let their guard down and didn’t study. It turned out to be just about as hard as the problem set so I guess people freaked, but if you really understand the concepts it was not hard.</p>
<p>That sounds good then. I think I’ll take 100A next semester then. How did she end up grading the iclicker quizzes? Was it based on attendance or right answer :/… Thanks for far!</p>
<p>Iclicker is based on right answer but is only 4% of your grade and she drops a certain amount of your lowest scores.</p>
<p>I will be taking Econ 100A with Kamala in Spring 2013.</p>
<p>A textbook required is:</p>
<p>PACKAGE Microeconomics: Theory & Appl etc (w/NEW MyLab Access)
Perloff
2nd
2011
PEARSON EDUCATION
ISBN:9780132962018
New Price:$226.75
Used Price:$170.25</p>
<p>What is MyLab Access? Is it required for the course? Is it okay to have a used version of the book?</p>
<p>Also, how was the course overall? Kamala’s ratings at [Ratings</a> for Kamala, C - Ninja Courses](<a href=“http://ninjacourses.com/ratings/view/instructor/15469/]Ratings”>http://ninjacourses.com/ratings/view/instructor/15469/) range from finding her very helpful to not helpful at all.</p>
<p>You will not need a new copy of the textbook. You can buy a used copy of the book, then purchase MyLab Access online, which is the access key for myeconlab. It was optional for Professor Kamala’s Econ 100A class Fall 2012 semester, but I had found it useful for studying.</p>
<p>purchase MyLab Access online, which is the access key for myeconlab.</p>
<p>I have the textbook already. How much does the Mylab access code cost? My impression it is pretty expensive > $100.00</p>
<p>MyEconLab costs $50 and it’s only used for extra credit on problem sets. I think around 12 points of extra credit was given out on it and you just answer some questions Prof. Kamala has picked out. Each right answer is worth 1/4 of a point and you have around 10 days to do the questions if I remember correctly. </p>
<p>I personally do not think it’s worth the money since you can already drop a problem set and the problem sets are easy and graded fairly. (I didn’t need to use any of the extra credit I gained from MyEconLab.)</p>
<p>So were the extra credits only for pset grades? As in, you can’t score over 100% on your pset grade? Also, what is the difficulty for myEconLab problems compared to the psets (were they easier, harder, or same)? I’m probably going to get it since I don’t want to look back and regret haha. </p>
<p>Sorry for all the questions! Kind of nervous about taking this class next semester :(!</p>