I found Hastings to be very unclear in his lectures. He commonly made mistakes while doing example problems, which made it difficult to follow the correct steps. I learned more outside of class on my own than I did in lecture. As long as you do the practice problems from the syllabus, you'll be fine.

His teaching style is the sort that is extraordinarily beneficial to those who take a particular interest in the class and have some prior knowledge in the material, but whose explanations aren't necessarily adroit at helping those who are struggling or less initiated. I highly recommend him, but only for classes you are comfortable with.

His teaching style is the sort that is extraordinarily beneficial to those who take a particular interest in the class and have some prior knowledge in the material, but whose explanations aren't necessarily adroit at helping those who are struggling or less initiated. I highly recommend him, but only for classes you are comfortable with.

Hastings is very enthusiastic and interested in the content of this course. He explains everything well, learns everybody's name, gives fair tests, and offers all the help you could need. He can be a little disorganized outside of class, but this is only a problem if he's your mentor. One of the best profs around. Hands down. I'm marine bio, too!

VERY good teacher, possibly one of my favorites at Eckerd. He really wants his students to do well, and will go out of his way to help and answer questions. His method of teaching is very helpful and clear. SO funny, too. He makes class fun. He sings a hilarious song to his students at the end of the semester. He's awesome.

very clear in his expectations. His notes are well organized and easy to understand. Tests are more than fair. Great prof as well as mentor!

I took chem-phys ocean with him a while back. THAT was supposed to be a 300-level course? My general chemistry was harder. Nice guy ect, but not too deep in his course.

FANTASTIC! One of the most fun classes I've taken, especially the field trip, and I'm a bio major! Labs are fun. He kept his cool when we melted all his teflon vials in our final experiment (oops). He's also a swing dancer!

Hastings is an awesome prof! How many professors do you know who bring marshmellows and candy to lectures? He also has a great singing voice!

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