Reviews of professor Pedro Cadenas

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Do not let his rating scare you. Econ is going to be a tough course no matter the professor. Go to class, pay attention, and do the handouts/ homework. He really likes it when students ask questions, and if you do not understand something he will try to explain it the best he can. He is willing to help if you put in the effort.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Even though I took this as a first-semester freshman, it made me change my major. Cadenas is a brilliant professor, but only if you have taken at least 4 semesters of econ. He is the hardest grader I've ever had, but doesn't make up for it in the quality of his teaching, he couldn't explain any concepts without confusing students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is comedy. Very nice guy. Go talk to him. He doesn't know how to teach, but knows the content. Skip the class, but do study the book/slides by yourself, and you can get an A. Exams are obv, but do read about "ordinal and cardinal utility."

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
There is no doubt that Prof. Cadenas means well, but his exams and quizzes often contain unexpected material that he never stresses/reviews in class. He is very ambiguous when talking about the content of his exams, which makes them difficult to study for.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
new professor. accessible outside class, but not helpful. unorganized lecturer. lots of homework. no idea what to expect on exam.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
HW takes hella time. everything we do in class and in HW is on exams. be ready to teach yourself- it is different than other Denison Econ classes where you go listen and get an easy A. Prof Pedro will make you work hard but he is a super chill, caring prof. go to his hours. stop by to say hi.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is not consistent in his teaching and grading. The tests are difficult compared to the homework assignments he gives out. Classes are unorganized. However, he is very accessible outside of class. Since he is a new professor, the following class might me better.