Reviews of professor Philip Vinson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took Vinson for ECON202, and it was one of my favourite classes I've taken at Ball State so far. The material can be very difficult, but as long as you ask questions and do the CPA's you'll do fine. In class, he will make sure you understand the material, and he is very accessible outside of class if you have further questions.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Vinson does not simplify things down enough for the average non-math person. He is extremely intelligent but does not do a good job of making sure students fully understand. He does calculations on the board but waits for students to figure it out. Tests are 40% of your grade and they are hard! If you don't need to take this class, I'd avoid it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took Vinson's ECON 201 and liked it, so I took him again for 221. The course material is hard but the class can be easy if you put the work in. Extremely large curves... I've never scored below 100% on any of his tests. If you get lazy you will fall behind FAST, but if you go to class and study efficiently it's an easy A or B.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I've taken him for ECON201, 202, and 221. His teaching style has not changed, you'll you CPA's due almost daily and the quizzes/tests are basically the CPAs. You definitely need to go to class, but it's not a bad time and pay attention. Old exams he gives you are very similar to tests. Not an easy class but he makes it possible to do good.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Get ready to work. Lots of math homework you have to answer using the book, he then spends the entire class lecturing it. Quizzes are semi-difficult but you get 2 tries. Tests are HORRIBLE. Class average was 32% on the midterm w/o the 20% curve (one person even got only 1% on the test). He drops a quiz and a homework, attendance is mandatory.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
ECON 221 is a tough course, but Dr. Vinson makes it WAY easier. His CPAs make sure that class time is more focused on clarifying than learning and the quizzes are not to difficult. He gives you all the formulas for the exams, but it's up to you to know when to use each formula. Put in the time, study hard, and go to SI if you need extra help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This in Dr. Vinson's first time teaching this class in the Fall so he is very new to teaching this difficult subject. The class is made up of him talking the entire time about the homework that you had to figure out on your own. The class average on the midterm was a 33% before the curve if that tells you anything about how useful class is.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Took Econ 221, which is a difficult class in the first place. Three exams, totaled up to 40% of your grade. Test are difficult, study old exams. CPA's every week (around 5-10 problems) plus 100 point quizzes every week. In my opinion, good guy, but is too smart to teach students who do not understand statistics.