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Harvey Tucker
Professor (2008 – 2012)
Texas A&M (A&M)
POLITICAL SCIENCE
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2.2857**
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Rated by 35 students
2.21
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across 2 classes
Spring 2012 Schedule
POLS 207 - STATE & LOCAL GOVT
Add to schedule TR 9:35am-10:50am
POLS 307 - THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE
Add to schedule TR 1:30pm-2:45pm
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POLS 207
POLS 307
POLS 685
POLS 691

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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
3***
Professor Tucker makes this class pretty difficult. He uses two textbooks and the test questions come from the lecture and both textbooks. You really have to read the textbook thoroughly to do well on the tests. But he has a really dry sense of humor which makes coming to class kind of fun. Still though, for a class that seemingly would be easy he makes it pretty difficult just from the tests; especially since the only grades come from three tests and no final, so if you don't do well there are no chances to bring your grades up.
Professor rated by: COMMUNICATION Student on March 2, 2010
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
2**
Class uses two different books, both of which you MUST read through all the way. Tests are very difficult if you haven't read. Tests consist of 3 portions; one over lectures in class, and one section per book. Therefore two thirds of the test is not covered in class making hard to get a B without reading text, and nearly impossible to get an A. Total grade comes entirely from the three tests, no final. Bottom Line: If you get stuck in this class, be prepared to read
Professor rated by: ENGINEERING Student on December 12, 2009
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
3***
Pros: His three tests (which were the only grades in the class) came straight from a universal poli sci book, his own book, or lecture. And it was written on the test where the question comes from. Has powerpoint notes in a bound notebook for sell in the MSC Only work in the class was reading the two books before lecture
Cons: His book was VERY boring. Just a bunch of statistical comparisons. His lecture itself can be very boring. In the first few weeks he speaks very abstractly and hardly makes any sense.
Professor rated by: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Student on May 18, 2010
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
1*
Pros: You don't actually have to go to class to do well in the class, he wrote the textbook and the lecture is only part of the book, I rarely went and got a B. If you want an A you should go though.
Cons: HE IS BORING AND DRY, he thinks hes funny, hes not. I fell to sleep most of the time. His tests are half lecture and half textbook, but sometimes the same question would be in both sections and have different answers, which was dumb.
Take a different professor, I was a polisci major and this made me want to change majors.
Professor rated by: POLITICAL SCIENCE Student on May 1, 2011
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
3***
His lectures are always very interesting and I had no trouble staying focused on him throughout a whole class period. He is witty and has a great sense of humor, I enjoyed coming to his class. However, his tests are extremely hard. You really have to know exactly what he talks about, and then some. Tests include powerpoint notes that he does in class, and readings from the textbook (never used in class). Definitely not an easy "A" like some POLS207 professors.
Professor rated by: SOCIOLOGY Student on December 9, 2010
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
4****
Pros: Knows what he is talking about, overall good professor.

His textbook was not that expensive
Cons: Wrote his own textbook

Its a one time use textbook, meaning there is no selling it back.
His class is pre-curved. 100-84.5 is an A 84-74.5 is a B.

4.0 and Go offers a class usually the night before the test. Very helpful pretty much consolidates the book into a couple pages for you to study over.
Professor rated by: INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION Student on December 6, 2010
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
2**
Cons: He is very sarcastic, which makes it hard to take notes because you can't tell what to write down. He never makes it clear what is, and isn't true.
I would not recommend a class with him. His lectures are super boring and the only things I really learned in that class, I learned from the text.
Professor rated by: INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Student on November 18, 2010
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
4****
Pros: A lot of people say that they dislike his class, but if you go to class every day and pay attention as well as do all the reading before the test, it is very possible to make an A in the class. I actually found his lectures interesting and found his sarcasm amusing.
Professor rated by: ENGLISH Student on December 11, 2010
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
1*
Pros: no class work at ALL
Cons: INCREDIBLY boring. he is a strange professor, and there is a lot of very vague material on the test. I hated this class. I love school, and usually find something interesting about each professor I have, but Harvey Tucker was terrible. poor guy
Professor rated by: ANTHROPOLOGY Student on April 12, 2011
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
1*
Pros: Knowledgeable of the material.
Cons: Boring, his own book had a ton of mistakes in it, basically put the book on powerpoint and read from it. He wrote the book, so he knows the ins and outs of it, every fact imaginable could show up on the test.
Professor rated by: PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Student on April 9, 2010
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
4****
Pros: You can buy his power points in a booklet so it's organized.
Cons: Strange sarcasm. Sorta annoying but straight forward. Exams sorta tricky cause you have to find the "best" answer.
He looks like Steve Jobs!
Professor rated by: FINANCE Student on January 20, 2012
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
1*
Pros: none
Cons: none
he is the worst professor i've ever seen. he sold his ppt to students for money, which worth nothing. first had a professor to sell ppts. he cares about money more than students.
Professor rated by: POLITICAL SCIENCE Student on May 1, 2011
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
1*
Cons: He is so incredibly boring that I eventually just stopped going to class, and I actually started to do better on the tests.
Professor rated by: BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE Student on April 23, 2011
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
1*
Professor Tucker makes a class that shouldn't be difficult very hard.
Professor rated by: ECONOMICS Student on December 14, 2009
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
3***
Tests are HARD! Make sure you read EVERY book, and more than once!
Professor rated by: BUSINESS (UNDERGRADUATE) Student on March 8, 2009
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
1*
Dont take this professor unless you do not have a choice
Professor rated by: BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE Student on October 29, 2009
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
3***
Pros: knowledgeable
Cons: tests are hard
lectures are boring
Professor rated by: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Student on November 29, 2010
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
2**
Cons: Lectures are rather dry.
Professor rated by: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Student on November 4, 2011
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
4****
Pros: Tests easy
Cons: Book sucks
Professor rated by: PETROLEUM ENGINEERING Student on February 24, 2011
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POLS 207
STATE & LOCAL GOVT
3***
Pros: -
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Professor rated by: MANAGEMENT Student on May 5, 2011
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