Reviews of professor Christopher Parsons

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Chris Parson's is a great lecturer. Like many have said, he does a great job of giving conceptual explanations and making the class interesting. However his exams are not fair. This quarter they were open notes but he made them literal hell. While yes, there is a curve, it does not matter since lots of people cheat with their laptops.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Parsons is a consummate introductory teacher. He is very thorough in his explanations of concepts which are the foundational building blocks for later finance classes. He brings enthusiasm to the subject of Finance, provides many real-world, tangible examples of what we are learning, and enjoys engaging and interacting with the class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great professor that effectively taught the concepts and logic for the basics of finance in a fun and engaging way. A great foundation for my later classes.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Just avoid him. I mean he obviously loves finance and is very knowledgeable in the field. He tries to emphasize more on concepts rather than formulas and how to do problems. But his exams are hard, and may mislead you into thinking the tests are going to be easy. They are not. Even if you memorize the course packs its not enough.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Chris is a savage, incredibly intelligent guy and one of the best profs Ive had. I genuinely enjoyed his lectures and got a lot of information out of his class. The knock is his tests were really hard and preparing for them was difficult because you only have the course pack. Still worth the bad grade I got because I learned a ton!