Hartman is very methodical and slow in the way he teaches, which is nice when he is teaching complicated concepts. I found his lectures extremely helpful. Go to class even though the slides are online! Pay attention to all of the graphs because they always pop up on tests. Also, sign up for CLAS. Good luck econ majors!

Overall, it is an interesting class because his lectures are relevant to the real-world. However, his lectures have nothing to do with the test, so it's irrelevant. He posts past tests online which is basically your only resource. If you do and understand the past exams, the class is extremely easy. He's a decent lecturer, but a terrible teacher.

I took this class twice with two different teachers. Hartman was better at explaining the content. Class is still extremely hard but he walks through the slides and explains very well.

Professor Hartman was amazing. His lectures were clear and straight forward. He is knowledgeable about the subject and helpful in OH. He expects you to understand the concepts behind the problems & if you want to do well on the final make sure you take him seriously when he says that. CLAS is good for basics but that's not enough if you want an A

I loved Professor Bedard. I thought all her lectures were really interesting and explained the concepts really well. There is a tough curve in Econ 1 but I went to CLAS, did the homework, went to CLAS, and put in the time before quizzes and the final and got an A. Also does OH by appointment which is a great way to talk with her one-on-one.

After I finished my EconMath degree from UCSB, I have to say that hartman indeed is the good professor among all others. if you really his lecture dry and boring wait until you try some other upper professor. his lecture is very consistence, clear, dry by economics's nature. if you are seeking someone who is better "teacher", he is the one .

If you're just looking to pass then just show up and do the work, you'll be fine. Not the clearest when explaining concepts. Does everything in her power to prevent cheating and DO NOT COME LATE TO QUIZZES OR EXAMS, she won't let you take it.

Professor Bedard is clearly knowledgable! However, sometimes she presents simple material in challenging ways and econ 1 was the hardest class I've EVER taken. she's organized and friendly though

Bedard is a little confusing and often mixes things up. She does a pretty good job explaining concepts but is absolutely no help for the exams. CLAS is almost necessary for this class if you want a B or above.

Bedard made Econ 1 very interesting. She explains topics incredibly well in class, has very minimal reading a night, and knows how to come up with lots of examples. That being said, the class has a serious curve. Three quizzes and a final make up most of the grade, so do well on those or you might fall down the curve

Very straightforward teaching style, but she often gets pretty important topics mixed up in lecture so make sure to read.

Hartman is not a good professor. His lecture is reading off the slides.... a great professor can explain material from their own knowledge of it, and explain it in simple ways that makes it easier to understand. Hartman simply reads from the slides and doesn't add any additional or alternative explanations. Not a good professorwould not recommend.

Hartman is like the nicest professor I ever had in UCSB. he is super clear and helpful and he put all past exams and lecture slides on gauchospace. If you do your work you can definitely get an A!

Every time he says "irregardless," my ears bleed. They've been bleeding profusely throughout the quarter. He pretty much just says what's on the powerpoint in a different way. TAs are more articulate at explaining concepts, like always. The material isn't that bad, just study the concepts. The math is just derivatives and algebra.

Not as the others said, I really liked his lectures. He always takes interesting example from real life (Vegas, Gambling, ...) and illustrate well what he teaches. As a basic finance class, you will not learn how to earn millions! He publishes all tests he gave for the last 5 years. Do it all, you will rock all tests!

Decent professor. Introduces concepts and expects YOU to put in the time and effort, along with TAs assistance, to learn how to apply them to the exam questions. Conceptual understanding is an imperative, memorization won't suffice. The foundation, first 4-5 weeks, are most critical. Master those principles and the rest of the course will be simple

Hartman botches what is a very interesting topic. The class and text book material are very interesting but he knows absolutely nothing about teaching or the subject. Just reads off memorized slides. UCSB need to hire a finace facility member to an Econ phd hack to teach this class. Frustrating to listen to and look at, great topic, terrible prof.

Bedard is very nice and approachable. The class is meant to be hard to weed out people from the Econ major so the course's difficulty is not really related to her. Out of all the 10A teachers, I'd suggest Bedard... Her lectures can be confusing sometimes but she does very well to simplify complicated material for the class.

Good Professor, very clear on the subject , but goes just a little bit of too fast. Other than that, pretty good!!

She is an OUTSTANDING professor & this is coming from a student that worked hard but didn't get a good grade. She's a really helpful and understanding person. Yea its a HARD class, but if u study and DON'T STRESS OUT u will be fine. Material is very interesting. Seriously don't let the stress of doing well get to you because u will just do worse.

Professor Bedard is a nice person and tries to help her students, but her lectures are very confusing. I attended all lectures and studied a lot, but ultimately did poorly. Since I got a C, I am banned from the Econ major forever. My advice would be to get a good tutor from CLAS(I found out too late).Lindsay Appell was a great tutor. Good luck!

Textbook sometimes will confuse people, so focusing on the slides will be better. Don't memorize the answers. You need to understand how to solve the problems and why solve it this way because the exams will test you how to solve for a condition which you used to have in the questions.

Her practice materials are not helpful. They are just basic concepts and whatever you see the most on practice WILL NOT be on the test. I enrolled into CLAS, which he (Ed) doesn't help at all. Luckily, I got a good TA (Christine) that explains well or else I couldn't get another chance to petition into the major. Good luck future students.

Professor Bedard is awesome. She is very helpful and patient and funny. No need to buy the textbook. There are enough practice problems for this class but you dont have to do them all. Its the best econ class ive ever taken.