Hagobian, Todd  

he sure does like his women, wet!!

Hagobian is an amazing professor. Like a lot of profs in the kinesiology dept, he has a true passion for his material and KNOWS HIS SHIT! He did the vast majority of his graduate level work in metabolism and exercise physiology. His exams are tough, but its nothing unreasonable if you know and understand the material. Definitely not a class you can skip, but not a huge amount of studying required either. Very interesting material and a great class. Nobody skipped class because the material is so interesting--this is a class you look forward to. Its the reason why most people got into kinesiology. The labs are super fun too, especially if you\'re the test subject (VO2 max suuuuuucked though! haha) Overall, he is very caring and an easy guy to talk to. His grading is fair and nothing unreasonable. He expects you to know the material and be able to think critically about a given situation. He doesn\'t give study guides, but if you use his \"questions of the day\" as a study guide, you\'ll do well.

So... Dr. Hagobian makes this class a lot harder than it needs to be and he LOVES it. He seemingly gets off on his students' struggles. He does the classic thing where he makes the second test a lot harder because "everyone is doing so well". As a result, many people do poorly on the second exam so watch out for that. I remember that people were telling me that they went to his office hours before the exam, and he refused to answer questions... that's just the kinda person he is. Interesting material, but he makes it less enjoyable with his attempts to make this class as difficult as he can. Nevertheless, doing well is definitely doable. Make sure you know the material enough 1) apply it and 2) essentially, rewrite it verbatim on the exams. The difficult part of his exams are the applied portions so make sure you understand everything in the big scheme of things!

He is super chill, the kids who didn't do well did not understand the material. If you want to do good on his tests go to his office hours and when you study try to explain the material to a friend in class, you wont do well if you just memorize he likes applied questions. Its super interesting and if you study hard and think about applied questions you will do good. He is really cool teacher and like everyone says he knows his stuff. I LOVED this class he is the best! also if you read before class he asks questions that really test your knowledge and get you thinking like a quick study sesh in class.

I'm just going to say it: he is the sexiest professor I have ever had at Poly! He is SO passionate about his work, and he gets so excited when someone answers a question correctly in class. First and second exams: 70% Free response (short answer (defining a term/concept) or essay questions (answering applied questions about the material)) - the applied questions are the hardest part. - He is very willing to help, contrary to other posts. - SECOND EXAM: Study HIS lectures of metabolism a lot. He didn't make the second exam harder because we were doing so well, it was just a concept that went more in depth than the material covered on the first exam. Tips to do well: 1. Read before class. Even if it doesn't make a lot of sense when you read it, the material will be explained in his lecture. You can also go to his office hours or e-mail him. 2. Do the lecture questions he posts on Poly learn - some concepts show up on exams 3. Know the graphs -- know how to draw them, label each axis, the way the curve will shift, etc. 4. Know how to answer/apply/analyze material similar to "Question of the Day"

Hagobian comes off very intimidating, but he really does want you to have a good handle on the material for future classes. All of the above ratings are perfectly accurate. The exams are very hard—I didn’t do well on the first one despite ample studying and weekly office hours visits. He suggested studying with a group (which I hate doing), and it helped a lot with the applied questions. He is also very specific on terminology—make sure you understand his lingo!