Reviews of professor Todd Richey

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hard class. Allows you an entire sheet of paper (front/back) for tests though. Smaller group project but you must be productive. Not too much homework. Accommodated for one of the tests during COVID.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The course is generally not difficult. However, I think the course is not perfect structured and may feel confused and challenged to do the coursework

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His class is not as bad as everyone makes it to be. I did rewatch all the lectures before each quiz and everything is self-learning from lectures or text. He's very responsive on Piazza but it is not that helpful. HW is assigned each chapter but only a few turned in. Just review all the lectures and hw before the quizzes and you will be fine.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
-HARD TO UNDERSTAND. HE ALWAYS TALK WITH INCOMPLETE SENTENCE -OPEN BOOK AND OPEN NOTE EXAM -AVOID THIS ELECTIVE OF FINANCE (MERGER AND ACQUISITION) IF YOU CAN

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Two exams both allowing a sheet of paper and a financial calculator. Lectures did not include the way to find answers for homework problems. Group projects, as well as intermediate steps, were very unclear. Would not reccommend.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Insanely long and confusing lectures with not much thoughtful structure. TA sessions can be helpful to prepare for quizzes. Unclear grading, did not know grade until posted on transcript. Difficult class regardless of prof & I've heard Richey is best option. Accessible and willing to help if approached. Nice guy with lots of knowledge.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I heard 109 is tough no matter what prof you have. Richey wasn't terrible; I wish he covered the foundations more in depth though. The grading scale/curve is confusing, so I don't know what I currently have in the class. 3 exams, 1 group project, weekly homeworks. He or his TAs respond quickly on Piazza tho!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
lectures are overwhelming, theres too much content being taught that I ended up giving up. I noticed that when professors overload the students with content, they don't learn.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Exam heavy, since your grade is solely on exams for the most part and then you have the project. Hard to understand and follow along as his lecture videos are quite difficult to follow. But I suppose his curving and the project being a chunk of your grade helps.