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MATH251 - 4.0 rating“Probably the most able teacher at Saddleback, and the best Math techer at Saddleback”
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Dr. Hada rocks. Funny, friendly, and easy to talk to. He knows his stuff. Take him if you have the chance.
Less Philosophy spoken and more problems worked during class would be nice!
This guy was one of the most unhelpful teacher's i've ever had. I took his class two years ago, maybe he's changed. His advice is absolutely useless; I graduated from cs @ ucdavis and can say tarui gave me more help in a day than this guy in a semest
Very helpful teacher, i felt that he explained everything well. Tests werent difficult all quizes made up to make test
Cool guy, kind of goofy, has group quizes and the quizzes are exactly like the tests. Don't have to turn in homework.
Great teacher for thoes that want to learn and do well... For the losers that don't do any work and expect to do well... do youself a favor and find another teacher...
Great guy, great teacher. He tells you everything that's gonna be on the test. Mainly his quizzes give it away. You ace his group quizzes, you ace his test. Also, very funny and dorky. He talks a lot and has many interesting philosophies.
Excellent teacher and a nice man. Does everything he can to help the students. Group quizzes and the exams are exactly like the quizzes. He gives you every opportunity to succeed. Great sense of humor. You will laugh during class.
Prof. Hada is a very fun math teacher. He doesn't just teach his students math, he teaches them life lessons and how to get by in life. This class has to be the best class I have taken at Saddleback to date (it's my 3rd semester).
Great Teacher, Best math teacher at this school, best teacher at this school. If you take math and Hada is teaching it, take it with him at all costs. Get a Ti-86. Study the quizzes for the tests.
Awesome teacher! Great class. Group quizes! Go to his office hours! He's very motivating!!!
Tests are exactly like the quizes he gives you. Pretty easy, you know what each test is going to be like.
Enthusiastic. Funny. Makes learning math fun, and interesting. He's very smart & knows how to teach his students without loosing them. Go to his office hours, you'll get motivated too b/c other students & Hada makes it uplifting & fun!
Heis such a cool teacher.Well, if you want to ask him a question, laughing first then answering those questions are concerned.
THE BEST TEACHER. group/take home quizzes. GET the TI-86! tests reflect the quizzes. really easy. doesn't collect HW. there's really no need to do it anyways. Very thorough and helpful. digresses about his own life in lectures but funny stories.
very awesome teacher
Hada is AWESOME! He is prolly the best math professor at SB! If you have the chance to take any course with him, TAKE IT!!! He makes everything clear, not just math, but things in life as well.
I'm the only person I've ever found who didn't like his class. Great guy, but spends half the class talking about the bible and his life. I'm a Christian, but I was there to hear about calculus. Did poorly due to lack of classtime spent on calc.
Hada is so hilarious! You'll be entertained by his lectures.
He was very funny and helpful in 2 which is why I took him again. Do the homework in 3a or else you probably won't get all you need out of it. Get TI-86 as said before he covers ways to use it and makes life easier. Likes to talk about life but a happyman
Makes learning fun!! Motivating, encouraging, & makes learning math easy. He really cares about how well his students do in his class. Some quizes are group quizes. Do homework, ask about problems missed, you'll do fine. If I can give him a 10+, I would.
The first person that gave me any indication that math could be fun and that I could be succesful in it. I had failed years and years of math in highschool and got a high A in his class.
Hada is the best professor I've ever taken - and I have logged nearly 70 units. He will help anyone - anytime - and is incredibly intelligent and kind - also very fair on his tests and grading. If you can't succeed with Hada - go back to Algebra. This man makes the best of higher math.
Well math is not my subject if it wasn't for Hada I would have never passed Calculus. I think he was my third calculus teacher and I still didn't understand the subject. So after hours in his office and working with him I finally understood the subject enough to at least pass the class.
Prof Hada is a legend... too bad he's not immortal and omnipresent so he can teach all math students FOREVER.. then the world would be a perfect place heheheheh
BORING! Spends the class time talking about his family and not nearly enough time enough time talking about Algebra. I'm a 4.0 student and I barely passed the class due to his lack of teaching and clarity.
He tells you not to drop the class and promises you will pass. Tells you the final has 90 m/c ?s, & 2 written...u get the final and it has 15 m/c, 23 writte, with at least 3?s u didnt learn in class. All that and you get a D...not passing! Thanks to his lies I cant grad. this semester! ***
I thought he was pretty fair. He has a group quiz every few sections or once a week. Then after 4, has the test, all based off of the quizes. 3 Tests total. 1 additional final. Replaces the lowest test with the percent from the final you right. Hard subject. Homework. Good teacher. Fair.
Take this class if you want to actually build a foundation for calculus. He is a cool teacher and he makes learning enjoyable.
Great professor! Makes Math easy to learn even calculus. He is really nice and very funny. I definetly reccomend taking him.
I took Dr. Hada about 7 years ago. I am now in grad school pursuing my PhD. When I think back at all the professors I have had he is the only one that I remember. He is by far the most motivating and inspiration professor I have ever had. I could only dream of there being more profs like him
great teacher explains everything in such an understandable way. He has group quizzes and he tells you what will be on the test. He's awesome!
Great professor. He's very helpful and he makes you work for your grade. The class is tough, but that should be expected of higher level math. Don't let him intimidate you about how tough the class will be. Just study and you'll get a good grade. The final will make or break your grade, so study hard for it! Oh yeah, don't get on his bad side!
Dr. Hada enjoys his own jokes more than the students. He wastes a lot of class time telling you how to pick a life mate, how to be lazy... He only teaches about 30 minutes each class period. But he does tell you pretty much what is on the tests. The quizzes were joint efforts in class. He does help in his office hours though.
o.k. class. it was really boring at first but in the last few weeks it got more informative. i dont think i would have passed with another teacher
Hada is enthusiastic about teaching math that can relate to the real world and he cares about his students success. Very helpful and has time during his office hours for each student. Helps you review for quizzes and never embarasses you. It's not that the teacher is hard, its the material that is difficult to understand. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! A+
Very hard class. Failed one test, got d's on the rest of tests, passed final, passed class. overall all he is a crackup!
Excellent teacher, definitely recommended.
best math professor at Saddleback.. loves math and cares about his students passing.. makes it easy to pass but not to get an A. uses the calculator where other prof's won't let you. he is not tough it is when you don't go to class and understand that makes the material tough. highly recommended.
Dr. Hada is a great teacher he cares about his students and trys to help as much as he can hard class, you need to go to his office hours because some info is not clear in class but he is willing to help I definitly recommend him for any math class.
THE BEST MATH TEACHER! He is so nice and so helpful. He is willing to go out of his way and explain unclear material. His tests have few surprises, and his quizzes are helpful. HIGHLEY RECCOMEND!!!!
highly UNrecommended...he's really tough, at the beginnin of the semester he fills you with hope but at the end he'll sink you pretty low. Be careful. but I did enjoy his stories lol but that's about it...if ur lukin for an A, I'm telling you, ur in the WrOnG class!!
great teacher not onl yin math, but also in life!
Hada is one of the best teachers I have probally had. He tries to help you as much as he can. He is not easy but you will learn sooo much from him, even areas not concerning math. if you need stock advice, ask him!
He is one of the greatest teacher ever.... just do all your HW and you will be ok. He was a great way of explaining stuff to you. Dont miss classes and do your HW you will get an A for sure.
If you like order and structure don't bother with Prof. Hada:doesn't teach sections in same order as book; pretends he is helpful and kind. Then you ask a question, he doesn't really answer it then tells you how tough the other classes have it. He teaches concepts through metaphore and spends more time talking about life skills than about math.
miss one class and you're dead. don't even try to catch up.
Nice guy, likes to laugh.Made a very helpful blackboard slideshow system that reviews his lectures and methods,and has past tests and stuff to review before the tests.Do the homework,go to class and you'll do fine.Never done any of this b4 and have a B at the moment. Some ppl dont like his life lectures during class, but he does it with a good hear
Mr Hada is a great teacher. He teaches u everything thing u need to know... he doesn't try to trick u on test and quizzes. He is a very funny guy, that makes the class more interesting. Great Teacher ... He make the class very easy. Highly Recommended!!!
Hada is awesome. I hate math, and I had the 7:30 class and made it easier to pay attention. He goes over the material well, on blackboard and on the board and answers all your homework questions in class. Reviews for quizzes class before. Easy. AMAZING.
Above and beyond the best math teacher I have ever had. He truly wants you to suceceed in math and if you go to his office hours and attend class, he will go to any length possible to help you. If you want to learn and you don't mind working hard, this is the professor for you! Tips: go to class (he hates it when you miss), do the hmwk, ask questns
An amazing teacher. Very willing to help and concerned about students passing. has created a whole study guide online at blackboard. If you don't understand something he will go over it until you do. He is very happy with his profession and loves to help students. I definitely recommend him.
very hard. must complete all homework. must be in class and ontime every day. keeps you till the last second. hard tests. hard grader. lots of homework and quizzes. don't take.
this guy really loves his job & his subject. he is always coming up with ways to help everyone pass. he does require attendance and effort though. he reviews before tests and collects hw which gives you easy extra points and you could basically turn in your english hw and still get credit for it .
he was such a good teacher he made an entire presentation on blackboard to help his students study inbetween his lectures, u have group quizes which are pretty easy, and the tests are also not that bad, you get to use a calculator. he is also pretty funny and gives lots of ex's. i highly reccomend him and i still wish he was my teacher!
Deffinantly cares for his students! If you are in need of help, he does everything he can to help you understand. He gives you access to all his past quizes and test including a final, to help you study. The only down fall is he gives a final that includes everything from the whole semester :(
AMAZING TEACHERR!! Even if you hate math, he'll make it fun. Great guy. VEry straight forward on whats going to be on the test. Preps the students well in class. ATTENDANCE IS A MUST. if you skip his class he'll drop you. Great guyy! Take Him!!
This is the best math teacher ever! He helps all his students out, and makes it fun for a 7:30am class. Take him for math and you will do well; trust me I am horrible at math but I went into the final with a A!
He is awesome!! if you are not that strong in math TAKE HIM!!..he is not hard at all, if you attend n do ur work.He has this powerpoint presentation on Blackcoard n he posts all his lectures with old test and quizes.It doesnt get easier than that!He is extremely helpful and full of great advise. He is a really good teacher =)
Excellent teacher. Will do everything possible to help his students succeed. A very fair grader. Highly recommend him.
Mr. Hada is awesome, he really cares and it shows. I sucked at math when I started this class and now I am good at it. Tests are clear and not tricky. Attend class + pay attention = A
Hada is by far the best math teacher ever! He is very helpful if needed and you will need it. Tests straightforward. Final tricky. Study group are a major plus. The material is hard but Hada makes it easy as long as it clicks in your mind. Take this class!
Prof. Hada is one of the MOST inspiring teachers I had at Saddleback! He was voted Best Teacher of the year for 2 consecutive years when I took him. He is a great mentor, who is always willing to help! Group quizzes are fairly easy, so are the HW assignments. Tests aren't too bad. Great class! You will enjoy his humor. He makes learning math easy.
Really intent on making sure ppl understand the material as long as they dont mind to ask questions in class. Lets u use a TI-86 on tests & gives group quizzes which end up as take home quizzes alot. Teaches out of order from the text but it makes more sense. Good for people who have to to take calc as part of a science major. HW isnt collected.
I hate math with a passion. This teacher is so amazing. He always has his office packed with students. He even has a program that you can access on blackboard that greatly helps explain problems
Take this teacher if at all possible. He is the best math teacher I've had so far.... DONT TAKE LY!! He really tries his hardest to get everybody understanding the topics, and does not mind going over topics 2 or 3 times. Take advantage of his office hours, I wish I did more. DO THE HW! even though its not collected, its extremely important.
One of the best math teachers at Saddleback. Genuinely wants to see you succeed. Explains the equations throughly. Do your homework in order to get good grades on your tests. Really nice guy!
great teacher
I chose this professor based on the reviews. BIG mistake! He should be a philosopher, not a math teacher. He loves his own jokes. He wastes so much time on life lectures. He thinks he's responsible for turning you into an adult. He speeds through the lectures-thank goodness for Bb and tutoring. Very disappointing. All the best if you do choose him.
Get ready to learn about life! Sure you'll get some lectures on math but be prepared to teach yourself. Plan to use Bb and tutoring a lot. Inspite of all the pleasant things said about him, if you have another teacher in mind, I highly suggest you take him/her. But if for some reason you must take this teacher, can't say that you weren't warned.
Best techer at Saddleback. Best teacher of my life. Amazing!
He is a good guy. He calls you out if you dont pay attention(hes good at that)but you will learn to listen, if you dont already. I really dont like math and his class was good(thats saying a lot). he does talk about life,class =boring/bland. class was fairly easy. I did learn my math, and he uses scare tactics, but dont drop. Bb voice is monotone
hes a decent teacher. hes not terrible and hes not great. but i would strongly recommend him for calculus simply because of the structure of his class. compared to other calculus classes, his is better by a far measure. it is very significantly different from other calculus classes and in a very good, helpful, comprehensive way.
He is a nice guy... always using life lessons during lecture. Kinda lame but good intentions. Class was pretty easy if you study and do the homework. Everything is upfront... no surprises. Don't drop hang in.
Professor Hada is absolutely amazing. There could not possibly be a better teacher to take Calculus with. Very helpful,kind, well intentioned man!
Great teacher, perhaps most of his explanations are cover in the power point presentation! I rather have the tradicional work done on the board.......
Great teacher. Uses powerpoint, boardwork, practice quizzes, tests to teach. So there are lots of ways to learn the material. The best teacher I've ever had because he is very approachable and wants you to succeed. If you need to take Math 251 and his is teaching it, I would highly recommend him.
Great teacher. Uses powerpoint, boardwork, practice quizzes, tests to teach. So there are lots of ways to learn the material. The best teacher I've ever had because he is very approachable and wants you to succeed. If you need to take Math 251 and he is teaching it, I would highly recommend him.
LISTEN HEAR!MUST TAKE HIM!HE DOES GIVE LIFE LECTURES BUT THEY ARE FUNNY!& EASY CLASS, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SHOW UP AND PARTICIPATE(NON-NECESSARY,(BUT HELPS HIM)AND TESTS ARE EASY,IF U DO THE PRACTICE TESTS ONLINE(BLACKBOARD),THEY ARE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH DIFFERNT #'S.HE TEACHES WITH POWERPOINT(VERY HELPFUL) STEP-BY-STEP. I LOVED HIS CLASS!!!
Hada is the best! His life stories and how he shows you math in the real world and how important it is will make you love Math even more. The material can be difficult but he is always there to explain it for you. Funny guy and one of the greatest math teachers I have had. Take him!
The best teacher. I took his class some years ago and even after getting my masters, Dr. Hada is the best. You need to be willing to work and study. The people I've come across who don't like him are the ones looking for the easy way out or are too lazy to apply themselves. If that's you, do me a favor and DON'T take his class.
Expect to be there every class and for 10 minutes after every day. Talks and talks about things not related to class, then tries to fit the whole lecture in the last 5 minutes. Tests are very hard. dont take this teacher unless you absolutlely have to.
This is a very great teacher. He prepares you for college and teaches you precalc by hand and on a calculator. You need to work hard in his class if you want to do well. He gives the greatest life lessons and shows you how to succeed in the real world. I would difinitely take him again.
One of the best teachers I have ever had. Enthusiastic and wants you to succeed! I had him for precalc and the honors 3A class (got A?s in both) and really enjoyed him as a professor. Attend every class and go to his office hours. The students who don?t like him are just bad at math and expect to do VERY well by putting in VERY little.
I've been going to Saddleback for many years and taken many teachers. Mr. Hada is my absolute favorite. I still smile at all the clever ways he used to teach math. He wants all his students to succeed. Enjoyed his class and all the techniques he used to teach us. Fabulous teacher!
Dr. Hada is really sweet. He wants his students to succeed. I struggled quite a bit, maybe not understanding the concepts very well. It's pretty fast paced - you need to keep up with your homework and you'd be smart to get a study-buddy or tutor. I'm used to doing very well in math but there wasn't much detailed explanations in the rules of algebra
Probably the most able teacher at Saddleback, and the best Math techer at Saddleback. Teaches higher level math but also knows when he is 251 to dumb himself down, and has a good sense of humor. Does test review before each test attend those and his class is extremely easy. Just have to do good on homework and attendence outside of that.
Most students in university have grad students for precal, calc and even differential equations. Dr. Hada has been doing math longer that most grad students have been alive. Furthermore, a grad student is closer to a precal student that to Dr. hada when it comes to skills. With that he has been teaching well for 20+ years. Best teacher ever!
My best Math professor ever. Everything I learn taking his courses helped me during my transfer years and through out my life. For that reason, I thank you very much for everything Dr. Hada. Regards.
I took Dr. Hada for calculus in the 90s. I remember him as a superb teacher, with excellent board work and lectures. He was fair and approachable. I wish him the best.
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MATH254
5.0
(1)ALGEBRA
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(1)PRECALAL
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(1)MATH
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MATH2A
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CALCSALL
5.0
INTALG
4.0
MATH26
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MATH3B
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