Reviews of professor Michael Hatridge

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took Dr. Hatridge in the first semester and failed his class. The next semester I was forced to take him again because he was the only professor re-teaching the class. The second time around, he was just as bad as the first. He's rude and doesn't prepare you for his ridiculously hard exams. The only good thing was that he curved the overall class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
With little exposure to physics prior to this course, I struggled in this class. He fails to lay a strong foundation of basic concepts, making it difficult to complete homework. I would put in time to understand the homework problems to the best of my ability but it didn't help. I was nervous to take flipped but it has to be better than this.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hatridge gets a really bad wrap, his lectures are tough to understand if you aren't already somewhat knowledgeable on the topic, and his notes are drawing on an iPad with pretty atrocious handwriting. Otherwise, he's good and is sometimes funny. Exams were fair, if you can do the homework without a lot of trouble you'll do good. MC final was tough.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Hatridge is generally a nice guy, but that is the only compliment I can give him. He just doodles on a Microsoft paint file during lectures. It is very confusing and hard to follow. I genuinely have not learned anything in his class. I was just able to scrape up enough extra credit to pass. The recitation quizzes are done in groups, which is nice.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a terrible, terrible professor. Poor explanations of concepts and high expectations on the tests. Would not recommend at all.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Hatridge is funny and a pretty cool dude. However, he does not do a good job teaching. Sure, he knows a lot about physics, but he does not know a lot about how people learn. If you havent taken an AP physics class before, then this is not the right professor for you. Tests are pretty fair if you study a lot outside the class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Absolutely horrible. He teaches the class as if you have already learned the material in high school. He has no lecture slides, just scribbles problems down that you will never be able to look back on for reference. He is very rude when someone asks a question and makes you feel stupid. I always dreaded going to this class. Avoid at all costs.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I literally walk across the street during traffic without looking hoping I get hit before going to this class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Hatridge is super intelligent and knows a lot about physics. However, he does not know a lot about teaching and the way people learn. If you have taken AP Physics C and did well but did not take any credit you got, this class is okay to take because his tests are relatively easy compared to what would have been on the AP test.