# Scott Hartman — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

Scott Hartman

### email

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Super funny and amazing. He was accepting of late work and gave clear, good feedback on all work. The quizzes and exams were things we talked about in class (besides some written opinion pieces) which made it easy because he posted all of the slides online.",
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    "comment": "Scott is AMAZING! He cares about the content and the students. The lectures are well structured and the midterm overviews are thorough and very useful. The exams are very fair and the readings are actually interesting. Would take again!",
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    "comment": "Didn't take this class for a needed credit, but for fun! And honestly, this was my favorite class and professor. The final was SUPER easy (he literally gave us sooo many points by giving us the answers). He is superrrr funny, lectures are easy to follow along, he never complicated anything, and he the coursework is super light! Would def recommend ",
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    "comment": "Scott Hartman makes every lecture genuinely enjoyable to where you forget you're in a lecture. My class was small, so it felt more like a conversation among friends. Take. His. Class.",
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