Earth's Soil: Natural Science and Human Use
SOILSCI 131 provides an overview of global soils and environmental challenges, including specific coverage of soils in the USA and Wisconsin.
Summary
Historical reviews of Alfred Hartemink: Grading relies on a midterm, final, and essay. Students must memorize soil classes and note that all lecture material is important for assessments.
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Historical reviews of Alfred Hartemink: Alfred Hartemink is described as knowledgeable and passionate, though lectures are considered extremely boring by some. Reviews disagree on clarity, with one noting it is difficult to identify key material, while another finds the professor engaging and funny.
ALFRED HARTEMINK is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Historical reviews of Alfred Hartemink: Alfred Hartemink is knowledgeable and passionate, though lectures can be boring and content expectations unclear. The course is a one-credit class with a fair workload.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.44 GPA, 73.5% A/AB (n=49 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.30 GPA, 61.0% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.05 GPA, 42.9% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Alfred Hartemink: Grading relies on a midterm, final, and essay. Students must memorize soil classes and note that all lecture material is important for assessments.
Historical reviews of Alfred Hartemink: Lectures are described as extremely boring. Students find it difficult to determine which material requires the most attention due to the volume of information.
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