Hartman is a very particular professor and demands respect at all times. He needs to get off of his high-horse and transition into a more approachable professor in order to help the Econ department become stronger and more tolerated.

Ochoa is clearly an intelligent individual with a firm grasp of the material. However, he is not the best lecturer. Reading the textbook, which is pretty expensive, can make up for his unorganized lectures. Attendance is mandatory though so you still have to show up to lecture.

10A covers a ton of material and honestly, if he spent half the time lecturing rather than constantly repeating how difficult the course is, maybe I would've learned something.

The material isn't too bad, its just the way the problems are phrased on exams. I recommend understanding the slides as much as possible, going to CLAS, and doing as many old practice exams as possible. You may not know how to do approach problems at first, but don't worry. You will eventually get the hang of it. Good luck.

He cares alot about his students so much that he forgets how to teach the actual class. Boring lectures, but if you can stay awake it helps. The book will teach you everything and was surprisingly helpful and more interesting than Hartman himself.

Hartman is a caring professor and decent lecturer. Do not buy the book, just study the slides. MT1: 96% with 64% average, MT2: 68% with 72% average, Final: 54% with unknown average. I only needed a C in this course, so I slacked off after the first midterm, but study every day for this class, it is doable. Do every single practice question

Positives: goes into detail with lectures, cares about students, pretty easily accessible, answers questions durin lecture, has extra problem sets and lots of practice exams to practice on. Negatives: very boring lecturer and not very good at explaining material during office hours. Overall: good caring guy, but just doesnt lecture well.

Don't take your anger out on Hartman, the class is hard but not because of him. I thought he was clear but lectures were boring so I didn't really pay attention. Most of my learning was doing practice tests 2-3 times EACH. CLAS and section won't be enough and don't accurately reflect test material. No secret just work hard. MT1 100%, MT2 84%, F 86%

Class was difficult, takes a lot of studying. However, its not impossible and you shouldnt be discouraged. Do practice Midterms/finals and also use CLAS! They have a website for 10A that helped me a lot. If I would have studied some more time and gone to a few more lectures I would have done better. My scores MT1: 84% MT2: 60% Final: 74%

Hardest class you will ever take. People project the material difficulty onto the teacher. Hartman is great. Start strong, use clas, find a good TA, and go to his office hours. He is a very nice gentle guy once you get up close. My scores: midterm1 (36%) midterm 2(72%) final (90%).

Does a good job with a hard class and content. Provides a lot of resources and really tries to help us pass. The class content is hard, but he does as much as he can. Midterms are fair. Nice guy

got an A. good luck everyone else

It's not Hartman's fault he is teaching a hard class. I've been to office hours and he is very accessible and was kind in explaining why I got points off on free response. He is easy to talk too. This class is very do-able if you are willing to put the effort into it. I didn't do well in Econ 1/2 but did well in this class because I studied hard

listen up transfer students! take a minimum of 16 units your first quarter. After the first midterm if you did bad drop the class (before the drop deadline) and continue to go to lecture (very important that you still study for the class as if you are still in it). The tests will be much easier the second time around. Good luck :)

Honestly, the class is easy, read the lecture slides, understand instead of memorize. Gave Hartman a bad review due to not clarifying a question on the final. I just wanted to know what a variable stand for in an equation, but I didn't "go to class" to know it, or so he said. ( 25% each midterm, 50% final - I got B+ on the first 2, never showed up)

To pass this class you will need to know every lecture slide and every graph mathematically and conceptually. There are a whole lot of resources online, but you will need to spend 80% of your study time on this course alone. It is very doable.

The slides are where it's at. Go to CLAS if you want to, but if you actually want to get As on the exams spend adequate time studying the slides. Professor Hartman is brilliant. This is why he has a doctorate and several academic papers published, and many grants and awards won. If you are getting bad grades, that's on you.

Hartman is a hit or miss for many. Teaching wise, he's doing his job teaching some pretty critical elements of Economics to a lecture hall of 300-400. Weeding out class so its truly a test of how well you can learn intuition behind concepts. Best believe you're going to work your hardest compared to almost any other class.

Definitely a difficult class, 2 MTs & a final designed to test your knowledge. Practice the past exams, problem sets, go to CLAS and you're chances of passing will improve. Avoid taking it in the fall if you can. Apart from the tests, the class' material was interesting to learn. You don't really need the book, just the lecture slides.

He's just doing his job trying to teach tough concepts to hundreds of people at a time, but due to the time constraints in the quarter, he very quickly moves through all of the material without going over things often. It was a pretty awful class, the saving grace being there are a variety of places to go to for help. Just gotta get'er done

Honestly just doing his job with the strict testing rules, but the lecture does not prepare you at all for the test material. Make sure to seek outside help.

There is no way you can take 10A without Hartman being the professor so here are some tips for you to survive: go to CLAS ( I would not have passed without the help of CLAS), do every problem posted on GS ( If you review for MT1 and 2, take a look at the past finals and try to solve the questions you know because he use those to make up his MTs)

Judge Ochoa is a lawyer that uses the little spare time he has to teach classes on law considering that UCSB doesn't have law classes. He's truly inspirational and he really gives you a taste of what law school will be like by making us read court cases, answer his questions during lecture, and then making us write memos and legal briefs.

Worst Professor I've ever had or even heard of. He gives you 2 midterms and a final and makes it impossible to get the B you need to get into the Econ major if you are a transfer student. He lives off of failing students so they cannot be Econ majors. Even if you do all the practice problems, get a tutor, attend CLAS and section, you could fail.