Gary Hardegree - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Professor: Gary Hardegree

Department: Philosophy

College: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Hardegree is extremely bull headed and biased. He literally wrote the book on this class and acts like a pompous fool. His humor is dry, his lectures are boring, and you are only graded on your best four scores out of 6 exams. This class is a breeze if you review the slides he posts on-line. ONLY TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU NEED THE CREDIT

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHI110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Incredibly boring and dry. His humor is awful and sometimes offensive. The class itself would be cool if the professor was better at presenting the information.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Easy class! 4/6 exams count towards your grade. Free textbook online available on his website, which I recommend using to do practice problems before the exams. You don't need to do any homework (none due or collected ever) to understand the material if you go to every class. Don't skip and you'll never have to really study!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHI110
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

You either get the information in this class easily or you do not get it at all. If you are looking for an easy gen ed requirement (and you are not good at math) I am telling you right now you will struggle greatly. You can't learn this stuff overnight it takes time.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class was stupidly easy. I stopped going to lecture because the professor would make unfunny jokes and would go so in depth into things that don't matter- you'd think he's trying to teach a kindergarten class based on how he would explain everything. I flipped through a few pages of the textbook before exams and got an A. Gpa Booster class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Hardegree was an awesome guy. You're only graded on 6 tests, and he drops the lowest 2. They're very easy if you know how to do it. He wrote the textbook so he provides it online for free! The website also includes his lecture slides and more. If you go to class, follow along and try a few practice problems a week you'll be golden!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHI110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Hardegree was awesome! I had no experience whatsoever in logic prior to this class, and he did a great job of thoroughly explaining everything. Plus, he writes the textbook for the class and gives it to you free online! There are 4 exams in class, and an optional final that counts as 2 separate exams. The top 4 grades count towards your grade!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: LOGIC110
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Mr. Hardegree explains everything is several different ways so that eventually one will click for you. However, if you don't keep up with the readings and practice, you'll have no point of reference and may not be able to follow the discussion.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He post the slides online, but if you want to understand what is going on, you should go to class. He has a dry sense of humor and will make jokes. He is very good at exampling the material, if you practice you will do fine. The textbook is also online, but you don't need it if you go to class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL595T
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Attendance isn't mandatory for a good grade but there were 3 other people in my class, so it's obvious. Very cool, pretty funny, basically a lovable dork with sharp analytic skills. Material is difficult and explanations can be confusing but eventually he'll explain it in a way that makes sense. Math skills are neither required nor relevant.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really easy class! There are six tests, but if you are happy with you scores from the first four you won't have to take the last two (which are the final exam). However, there are some people who I think would feel more comfortable taking calculus or stats if trying to fulfill the R2 requirement. Logic is a really abstract type of math.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: INTROTOLOGIC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you're trying to get out of the R2 requirement, and you don't think this class requires math, you're wrong. Go take stats or calc because at least you'll have the basics down. This class is not easy and you are learning lots of things new. But he does give six exams and only four are graded. The fifth and sixth exams are the same as 3rd and 4th.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This was a very interesting class; I didn't know quite what to expect when I signed up but I was pleasantly surprised. The textbook is available free online. Personally, I never read the text because I found it to be more confusing than just attending lecture. I did use it to complete the the assigned (but not checked) hw. Good class overall.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

It's not all that easy a course, but the professor is great. Very thorough. I will probably take one of his courses again in the future.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you don't understand logic, please get out of higher education. There's no need to bash on Hardegree when he so clearly goes through the material during lecture, offers his textbook for free online, and allows you to drop two out of six bad grades. Anyway, he has a dorky humor that's a bit cheesy, but he's a lovable guy. Pretty straightforward.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHI110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I am not a math person at all.Math is the devil for me.But if you do 3 practice problems out of the free text book a few times a week you will be fine.He is also a funny dude and I actually enjoyed the class

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class has a very specific type of person that should take it, and it's the kind of person that is good at math and can really wrap their head around some complicated concepts. I am horrible at math and this class is one of the hardest I've ever taken. He's a nice guy and all and really funny, the material is just not accessible to everyone.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Do not take this class. It's a waste of time. No one will ever need to know this stuff ever in their life. That said, it's an easy A. 6 exams, he takes the best 4. Especially if you are a Math guy. I suppose if you suck at Math this is not for you. Don't take this class expecting Philosophy, cus its Math under normal expectations. Dont buy the book

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL594S
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Semantics is a very difficult topic and in Hardegree's class our theoretical approaches varied. This is a logic class, very different from the way a linguist would introduce semantic theory. It' an awful lot to wrap your head around in 14 weeks, but Gary is often available for help and willing to devote extra time to make this subject clearer.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His textbook is online for FREE on his website. No need to buy the book. His lectures are sort of difficult and are verbatim to his textbook, still not clear. He seems to over analyze simple formulas. YouTube, drjasonjcampbell on symbolic logic he makes it easy and will help you pass