EPS SCI 1
Introduction to Earth Science
Description: Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours; field days. Not open to students with credit for or currently enrolled in course 100. Elements of Earth science; study of Earth materials; nature and interpretation of geologic evidence; study of geologic processes; historical aspects of geology. Mandatory field trips introduce students to solving of geologic problems in field. P/NP or letter grading.
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He seems really nice, but I had so much trouble listening to his lectures. Luckily, he posts his notes online, and that's really all I studied. The book is almost completely useless, so I suggest if you don't want to spend money, don't buy the book. Honestly, I only studied the lecture notes the night before and I felt so unprepared. And when you take the test, trust me. You will feel unprepared. I walked out of each midterm feeling like I got destroyed. But thank god for the curve. I received 66/100 on each midterm and got an A- for both. But to be honest...I don't even know how I got a 66. I felt like I knew probably 2 out of the 50 questions. The labs are pretty tiring, and the lab final is difficult as well. But it's curved! I got a 75 on the lab final if I remember correctly and have no clue what I received on the final. Got an A overall. One word of advice: go to SAC. They only have the final, but the final I took and the final I got from SAC were almost EXACTLY the same. I'm not sure if he'll do it again, but it won't hurt to study that exam. But to give you insight on how difficult the final was, even when I worked on the practice final with the internet, with the book, and with his lecture notes...I only could be sure of about 60% of the answers. so...I don't know if you want to take the class and bet on the curve. But the curve was INSANE. so it's not that much of a gamble. The professor's a nice guy...but I had trouble learning. What saved me was his generosity with the curve and that's all I can say about Professor Bird.
He seems really nice, but I had so much trouble listening to his lectures. Luckily, he posts his notes online, and that's really all I studied. The book is almost completely useless, so I suggest if you don't want to spend money, don't buy the book. Honestly, I only studied the lecture notes the night before and I felt so unprepared. And when you take the test, trust me. You will feel unprepared. I walked out of each midterm feeling like I got destroyed. But thank god for the curve. I received 66/100 on each midterm and got an A- for both. But to be honest...I don't even know how I got a 66. I felt like I knew probably 2 out of the 50 questions. The labs are pretty tiring, and the lab final is difficult as well. But it's curved! I got a 75 on the lab final if I remember correctly and have no clue what I received on the final. Got an A overall. One word of advice: go to SAC. They only have the final, but the final I took and the final I got from SAC were almost EXACTLY the same. I'm not sure if he'll do it again, but it won't hurt to study that exam. But to give you insight on how difficult the final was, even when I worked on the practice final with the internet, with the book, and with his lecture notes...I only could be sure of about 60% of the answers. so...I don't know if you want to take the class and bet on the curve. But the curve was INSANE. so it's not that much of a gamble. The professor's a nice guy...but I had trouble learning. What saved me was his generosity with the curve and that's all I can say about Professor Bird.
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Winter 2020 - Kevin is very engaging and very passionate about geology and getting students engaged. He's very approachable and likes to get students involved in lectures, usually with some jokes, gimmicks, and demonstrations. It's a science lab GE, so a lot of people are just taking it to fulfill a lab requirement but he definitely ended up getting a lot of those students to enjoy the course. Lab is not too difficult and is a pretty light workload, be prepared to be able to memorize and name certain rocks and minerals. How enjoyable lab is really just comes down to the TA. I would definitely take a class with him again! He's been the most fun professor I've had so far at UCLA.
Winter 2020 - Kevin is very engaging and very passionate about geology and getting students engaged. He's very approachable and likes to get students involved in lectures, usually with some jokes, gimmicks, and demonstrations. It's a science lab GE, so a lot of people are just taking it to fulfill a lab requirement but he definitely ended up getting a lot of those students to enjoy the course. Lab is not too difficult and is a pretty light workload, be prepared to be able to memorize and name certain rocks and minerals. How enjoyable lab is really just comes down to the TA. I would definitely take a class with him again! He's been the most fun professor I've had so far at UCLA.
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Winter 2017 - Professor Davis gives really hard finals. There are terms that I haven't seen in my entire life (even after taking this class). He uses the 30% ABC curve, so I think it's relatively reasonable. The labs are interesting if you like to observe rocks, maps, and earthquake models. I would've gotten a B if I applied letter grade, but I just studied EPS as a personal interest, so there were less stressful when I applied the PNP grading.
Winter 2017 - Professor Davis gives really hard finals. There are terms that I haven't seen in my entire life (even after taking this class). He uses the 30% ABC curve, so I think it's relatively reasonable. The labs are interesting if you like to observe rocks, maps, and earthquake models. I would've gotten a B if I applied letter grade, but I just studied EPS as a personal interest, so there were less stressful when I applied the PNP grading.
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Fall 2017 - This professor is the nicest, happiest person I've ever met! He has such genuine passion for the subject and never fails to make his lectures interesting. If you have the chance to take him, definitely do it! I wish I could take him again so much to the point where I contemplate taking the same class again. Genuinely love him, take him you will not regret it
Fall 2017 - This professor is the nicest, happiest person I've ever met! He has such genuine passion for the subject and never fails to make his lectures interesting. If you have the chance to take him, definitely do it! I wish I could take him again so much to the point where I contemplate taking the same class again. Genuinely love him, take him you will not regret it
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Class: Environment M10 This class had two professors: Buermann and Jackson. Buermann taught the biological aspects of the class and Jackson talked about the rest. Jackson cares about his students and was always open for questions and discussion, but I personally thought his topics were very dry. I don't like learning about rocks, earthquakes, erosion, etc. I thought his lectures had too many slides that we never covered and were boring. His test was much harder and focused on memorization.
Class: Environment M10 This class had two professors: Buermann and Jackson. Buermann taught the biological aspects of the class and Jackson talked about the rest. Jackson cares about his students and was always open for questions and discussion, but I personally thought his topics were very dry. I don't like learning about rocks, earthquakes, erosion, etc. I thought his lectures had too many slides that we never covered and were boring. His test was much harder and focused on memorization.
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Professor Manning is a really nice guy. He's very charismatic about what he teaches & you can see it in his lectures. Although it's not the most interesting material, he's able to make it interesting just by the way he describes everything. He seems totally approachable & literally covers all of the material very thoroughly. Warning though: READ THE TEXTBOOK. I learned the hard way on the midterm that you NEED to read it to do well. The exam material, though covered in class, is pretty detailed & the textbook is really good at explaining it. Reading the book is way more helpful than going to lecture. However, I also realized that your grade really depends on your TA. For my lab, I had a jerk for a TA & he marked down on every little miniscule thing! Your lab grade can really help to boost your overall grade, so take them seriously. Overall, not the easiest GE but definitely doable if you read the textbook.
Professor Manning is a really nice guy. He's very charismatic about what he teaches & you can see it in his lectures. Although it's not the most interesting material, he's able to make it interesting just by the way he describes everything. He seems totally approachable & literally covers all of the material very thoroughly. Warning though: READ THE TEXTBOOK. I learned the hard way on the midterm that you NEED to read it to do well. The exam material, though covered in class, is pretty detailed & the textbook is really good at explaining it. Reading the book is way more helpful than going to lecture. However, I also realized that your grade really depends on your TA. For my lab, I had a jerk for a TA & he marked down on every little miniscule thing! Your lab grade can really help to boost your overall grade, so take them seriously. Overall, not the easiest GE but definitely doable if you read the textbook.
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Rhodes is a very funny man who makes his lectures interesting and gives test questions out during his classes that resemble the multiple choice questions that will be on the midterm and final. This is one of my easiest classes which makes it somewhat fun. The readings are a little boring, but since that's the closest thing to homework that you'll ever get assigned in this class, it's worth it. One thing you must study for the midterm is MINERALS! The hardest thing about this class is the labs. While some are easier than others, the labs require you to think like a geologist.
Rhodes is a very funny man who makes his lectures interesting and gives test questions out during his classes that resemble the multiple choice questions that will be on the midterm and final. This is one of my easiest classes which makes it somewhat fun. The readings are a little boring, but since that's the closest thing to homework that you'll ever get assigned in this class, it's worth it. One thing you must study for the midterm is MINERALS! The hardest thing about this class is the labs. While some are easier than others, the labs require you to think like a geologist.
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