Reviews of professor Esteban Peralta

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took professor Peralta in 2023 winter and he was amazing. Econ 395 was supposed to be tedious and boring but he managed to illustrate the algorithms clearly. Def recommend his class and please take him if possible.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mediocre. Does not give good feedback, boring, confusing, lectures. Weird class overall though, I'm sure he's better for other classes. For a measly 1.5 credits just take something else lmao. At least it's econ credit though

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took Econ 409 with him. Super nice guy. Explains concepts well and very helpful outside of class. 10/10 would recommend him for any classes he teach.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He is super nice and you can tell he truly loves teaching and helping his students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
a good teacher

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Easily the best economics professor I've had. Classes are super organized and well-taught. He is also really available outside of classes, super willing to help out, and cares for his students deeply. 10/10 would recommend him for any classes he teaches.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took two classes with this professor and I can confidently say that he is one of the most concise and to the point lecturers I have ever seen.  He explains concepts in depth, and always asks for questions on each new topic introduced. Hardly had to study for exams as I left every lecture with a solid understanding of material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great professor with really good lectures. The course is very lecture heavy and reading just the slideshows probably wont help so it's best to go to class or at least watch the recordings. Very good teacher and easy to understand if you go to class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The lecture was unclear and boring. It takes a lot of time to understand the content and do the homework

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
You can tell Esteban really cares about his students and I enjoyed taking his class. Sometimes the lectures were confusing but the discussions clear everything up and help with problem sets and exams. Problem sets are exactly like the exams so if you know those, then you are good.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Esteban is one of the kindest professors at UMich. He genuinely cares about students and is willing to take time to help you through problems. He provides lecture notes but it is important to go to lecture or else you may miss important explanations. Textbooks assigned but you don't need them. Homework is worth 30%, exams 70%. Healthy curve.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The slides are unstructured. The professor went back and forth to find examples, which is unclear. There are example questions provided on the slides but there is no answer so you have to pay much attention to catch the answers. The homework questions are harder than the lecture examples.