Reviews of professor Jeff Thurk

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Go to class and you will learn SO much. He makes learning fun. He's super available for meeting/emails. Sometimes when you ask for help, he will make you feel like an idiot but thats because he is so smart AND his sense of humor is just like that. I seriously learned so much and I loved it. From my experience in ML if you miss a class youre behind!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Thurk made the class really interesting. He made sure to connect the theoretical concepts to empirical examples. Some of the problem sets were tricky, but he was accessible outside of class. The tests are pretty close to the practice ones, but there were a few twists that I was never prepared for.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Jeff was funny in ways I doubt he meant to be, and that helped alleviate some of the content that we focused on. Honestly, if you are able to take derivatives you should be okay in the class, and I found the homework solutions to be vital to my success. Make sure you do the work and go to class but if you do that I'm sure Jeff will work with you.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Had him for a data science/python class. Imagine having a professor with the mediocre teaching skills of an econ professor combined with the superiority complex of a CS professor.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His entire course was designed on his experiences as an adult in the workforce. This sounds great in theory but in reality this was too challenging for econ students that have barely, if any, introduction to statistics, coding, and econometrics. There's no use a textbook, not enough online resources, ask him for help and he is vague.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Don't be fooled by his 5-star rating. Thurk's class is VERY challenging. If you are not an economics major or really into math, I do NOT suggest taking this course. Very math-based with multi-variable calculus. Very, very approachable and is willing to move due dates if his students need more time. I really enjoyed the content and learned a lot