Yeah, 10A sucks and yeah, he's not the most engaging lecturer, but he's honestly pretty fair. Giving us the option to take m2 after Gauchospace was down and making the final optional was thoughtful. His lectures are dry and lack solid practice problems- definitely go to CLAS. The material is hard, but doable if you put in lots of time.
The professor was repetitive every single time at the end of the class. I stopped reading halfway through the class but took HEAVY notes on the PowerPoint slides.
Okay, yes 10a sucks but at least Hartman is not a heartless, evil professor. He kinda grew on me, especially since a) he gave us the option to not take the midterm when Gauchospace went down and b) he cancelled the final due to coronatime. Honestly, the material is super hard- you just have to put in the work
I took 134a with a TA, but Hartman writes most of the source material. This class is SO MUCH BETTER THAN 10A!! Solving problems for this class is like a puzzle, and it is honestly really fun (but that might be because I am an accounting major). Do all of the practice exams and you will be good to go!
just terrible. reads from lecture slides. learned more from CLAS than his class. met more people retaking than first timers. he's more concerned about how difficult Econ10a is rather than teaching it. you'll see other students hating him. seems like his goal is to fail 50% of the class. changed my major cus of him. WORST professor at UCSB. BEWARE!
Hartman explains things pretty well but sometimes goes a bit fast. Either way, lecture slides are available and the book explains well too. He really does care about students doing well in the class.
Never went to lecture or section (seriously). Do each past test at least twice. Read the slides. Read the textbook when you don't understand something. The class is literally all algebra and derivatives. If you have to memorize the formulas, you're studying wrong. Formulas can be derived intuitively. I did poorly in Econ 1 and 2 but got an A in 10A
He gives you everything you need to succeed. It really is up to you to make sure you take advantage of it. Going to his and Ta's office hours is the best thing you can do for your grade. I will say that he is a little unapproachable in office hours, but it's YOUR grade. ASK THE QUESTIONS you want answers to in lecture and office hours.
I am having my 10A final in about three hours, and I am just here to say, please go to CLAS. It will save your life. Hartman is okay. He did pay efforts to make sure everyone understands the material. The grading is indeed harsh but you will be fine if you do all the past exams. Good luck.
Lectures aren't incredibly useful and the class makes you really work for the grade.
hartman really isn't as bad as people say. he could do more to teach students how to solve real problems in addition to conceptual issues. he makes an effort to not hold your hand throughout the course in order to make sure ur worthy of the grade u get. just take advantage of every resource u have and u will succeed 100% M1 48% M2 74% F
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.
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 :)