Get ready to learn everything on your own; I bought the smart work practice questions. That being said, it is just statistics...nothing more and nothing less.
Hartman's class is challenging but manageable with practice. The exams are similar to past papers, so using resources like Unstuckstudy and the free textbook can really help with preparation. Attend lectures and office hours to stay on top of the material.
He isn't as bad as people say he is. His lectures are decent and the exams are very similar to past exams. So as long as you stay on task and practice throughout the entire quarter you will be fine.
Hartman's exams are extremely similar to prior final exams (which he gives out). Good professor given how rigorous + fast paced ECON10A is. He sends out Canvas announcements, reminding students about going to OH, Section, and getting help in general. He also offers regrade requests and wanted all of us to succeed (while also putting in the work).
Hartman honestly isnt that bad, he just teaches a hard class and talks with a boring voice sometimes. The practice tests are exactly like the tests. Lectures are helpful if you are lost in the class but they aren't really essential to succeed in this class. If you are decent at calc then youll be fine.
the class itself was not terrible, you just have to self teach and do all the past exams, but he was no help at all. he is an unfair grader and spends most of his time talking about how hard the class is and only reads off lecture slides
I had a good experience w/ Hartman. I love how he provides >60 PAST exams for you to practice (they're EXTREMELY similar to his exams). His test questions were VERY PREDICTABLE & REASONABLE. He also encourages you to study early & is accessible after lectures. The lectures are dense b/c of amount of course content. TAs & CLAS were VERY helpful too.
I had Harman for Econ 2 and Econ 10A. He reads off the slides and is a boring lecturer. I never understood a single thing he said. I self taught myself the entirety of both courses. For Econ 2, read the textbook as it will cover everything if not more that Hartman touches upon. For Econ 10A, do all of the past exams and you're good.
His tests are always the hardest!!! Never choose him.
10A was so easy with Hartman. explains things clearly and forces you to thing critically about the material which makes you actually learn the concepts instead of just memorizing.
Honestly this class just requires extra work. Do the practice exams. Hartman will encourage questions but then give a very vague answer or say "look into this on your own."
The class is not hard at all. There is no need to go to lectures as long as you understand what's happening. Just do the past exams, attend sections, and you will be fine.
I understand that 10A is a weeder class but there is a difference between finding smart students and offering absolutely no help at all. His lectures are pretty much useless for tests. His attitude towards answering emails, students, and just his job in general is really poor. My advice is to do old exams and work with people in the class/ TAs.
As a current member of L&S Honors Program, I persuade you to leave away from this xx as far as u can. John is a politician who constantly tries to sell his manipulation minds and ideas. Browse his slides, u will find out he keeps generating unnecessary pressure and brainwashing you with his set of 'success life' theory. Jesus Christ, Nightmare!
I love Hartman
TAKE 10a W/ HARTMAN! I took 10a first with Millner, and I hated every second of that class. I retook it with Hartman and it felt like a completely different class. He explains every lecture slide thoroughly and the class was well structured. Always knew what to expect. He always stopped for questions and took his time to answer all of them.
This class and professor is not as bad as its reputation. Hartman knows the material well and explains the concepts and some examples. The course content is based around a few key concepts, so put in the work and you will be fine. He also offers many old practice exams and practice problems that helped a lot on the challenging tests.
I took this online over the summer and it was hard af, he doesn't know how to teach this class. He barely did any practice problems so when it got to the test I barely knew shit. I took ECON 5 with him too and that was in-person and very hard because it was the same thing, he didn't teach the damn class. I only got a B because I grinded heavily.
Hartman says he wants to help students but will deflect any question you come to him with. He encourages students who could do well to drop his course and doesn't seem to care about the well-being of his students. The lectures aren't worth it to attend- you'll get the same information online through the pre-recorded ones. Good luck!
Tests are the only thing that really matters at 45% of your grade. Lecture is worthless you need to do your own research on the topics and DO THE OLD EXAMS!!! He provides many of them and if you do them all you learn how to do the exams! Dont ever miss hw or quiz at the end it gets down to having 100% in everything then C average on test to get B
He is unworthy of being a professor. He should educate himself first. Every time you ask him a question, he just throws something else at you. Cold-blooded and doesn't care about students.
Firstly, the professor is not good at teaching. He does not explain each concept fully with relevant clearances and examples. TAs are nice. The tests are completed unrelated to past exams so you have to study the materials on your own. As a person who enjoys learning economics, I can say the design of this course completely ruined my experience.
He doesnt go over problems or how to do them. The lectures are not closely related to the test questions.
10A is a disrespectful weeder class. The exams are artificially difficult. The actually material is easy to grasp and to apply but when lecturer John tests you on things that are no covered it makes it almost impossible to get a good grade in the class. The average grade is below a C. So if you get an average grade you will fail the class.