Hagobian, Todd  

i am in love.

Go to class. If you miss class you will regret it and probably won't do as well as you could have on the tests. He is a very knowledgeable teacher. He asks a lot of applied questions but you may be able to predict what he is going to ask. Read the book carefully and ask questions when you don't understand something. He is very open to questions and is patient when you don't know exactly how to put your question into words. I think it is hilarious that someone put "im in love" on the first and only review. I am surprised there aren't more reviews. Anyways as you are reading highlight what he might ask you for an applied question. He will ask you to answer a question that lecture material won't DIRECTLY help you answer. You have to apply what you have learned and suggest a treatment or a problem based on that information (there may be more than one answer.) He DOES NOT like it when you don't come to class. Print the slides. This may be a hard class for some people but as long as you read, go to office hours and ask questions and ask questions in class, and follow each lecture and do his prep questions you will be fine :)

Hagobian's awesome--he's a funny dude with a lot of knowledge and a great sense of sarcasm. Long story short: lectures are very important, I recommend recording them because they're often times fast paced. Unfortunately, he often let students (or should I say the same student) explain the material on the slides as they understood it or read it from the book, then failed to restate what the student said which made the topic way more confusing and difficult. This was probably the only class so far in college where I've actually read the textbook... and it was helpful. This was also the only class I've ever gone to office hours for and I took advantage of it to the fullest (wrote out practice exam questions, had all my material questions written out, recorded other peoples questions, etc.) There was a lot of information and all of it was interesting and applicable--to the point where I'd be thinking about what was happening in my body while I exercised based off what we learned in class. Definitely study for the tests. This past quarter they were primarily short answer format with very few multiple choice or fill in the blank. The second test was by far the hardest (the class had a D average with the highest grade being a 75% before he curved it) and the final was by far the easiest. The lab portion was super interesting and easy, but my lab teacher graded the reports pretty hard which brought my grade down. I put a lot of time into this class, but not as much as I should've nor did I find myself stressing nearly as much as I have for other classes. Overall, I think the average student could pull off a B in this class if they dedicated the time needed, did the work to the full extent, and went to as many office hours--prepared with questions--as possible.

Initially, I was very intimidated by Dr. Hagobian. His class is infamous for being one of the most difficult KINE classes at Cal Poly. During the first few weeks, Dr. Hagobian was condescending, he would say things like, "you should really know this material already, but it's clear no one has read the book." He also made the statement that the class average for the exams is usually very poor--around a C- or D+. However, as the quarter progressed, his attitude completely changed. He began to say, "I want to make the exams fair and I want you guys to succeed." He explicitly said that he made the exams easier for our class because he wanted us to get a higher average on the exams. He even admitted that some of his test questions were too arbitrary/confusing and in the end, he curved both exams up an ENTIRE letter grade. In this class, your grade is made up of: 2 exams (100pts each), 1 cumulative final (175pts), and lab write ups/quizzes (125pts). The exams are mainly free response (including drawing graphs) and some multiple choice and fill in the blank questions. The exam material comes from the lecture slides and lecture notes. There are questions straight from the slides/notes, as well as applied questions relating to the notes. I recommend recording his lectures and reviewing the recordings when you are studying. It is ideal to know the lecture slides/notes EXTREMELY well. I spent at least 5 solid days studying for each exam. I also found that studying with 1 or 2 other classmates REALLY prepared me for the exams. We would talk about every slide and try to anticipate the applied questions. For the applied questions, Dr. Hagobian likes asking questions about people with diseases or people working out in an extreme climate and how that changes their exercise ability. There are a lot of questions in the format: if "A" changes does "B" increase or decrease. He also likes questions that require you to draw a graph and analyze the way the points on the graph shift. I never went to office hours or read the book and I was still able to get solid A's on all the exams (granted that was with the generous curve). The exam questions DO NOT come from the book. The book goes into a lot of detail that you DO NOT need for this class. You can use the book to clarify points covered in class, but that is it. For lab, there are weekly quizzes and lab write ups. The quizzes are super easy and only 3pts per quiz! The write ups are also fairly easy-- you can find most of the answers to the questions in your textbook. I was able to get an A/A- on most of my lab write ups. The labs are very interactive, you get to do things like test your own V02 max! Overall, lab is very reasonable and helps boost your grade!

Fuck this guy. Id like to stick my tounge up his ass.