Professor
Clifford Brunk
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For some reason I had to pick a course they didn't offer, but I took LS 15 with Brunk and it was a little tricky. His lecture are very boring because he speaks in such a monotone, but pay attention because he says material that he might test on that are not on the slides. All the lecture slides are on blackboard and STUDY STUDY STUDY them for the midterm and final, he draws questions directly from them. The main book is good to get a better understanding of concepts, but is otherwise useless. Get to know you TA's and ask them questions about things you don't understand during lab, they're really anal on giving participation points. Try to get Phelan for LS 15 if you can, but if you have to take it with Brunk you can survive.
For some reason I had to pick a course they didn't offer, but I took LS 15 with Brunk and it was a little tricky. His lecture are very boring because he speaks in such a monotone, but pay attention because he says material that he might test on that are not on the slides. All the lecture slides are on blackboard and STUDY STUDY STUDY them for the midterm and final, he draws questions directly from them. The main book is good to get a better understanding of concepts, but is otherwise useless. Get to know you TA's and ask them questions about things you don't understand during lab, they're really anal on giving participation points. Try to get Phelan for LS 15 if you can, but if you have to take it with Brunk you can survive.
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I actually took EEB 121 with Professor Brunk, but that wasn't an option on the dropdown menu. He was a pretty easy-going, humorous guy. Exams were fair, although the final is more difficult than the midterm. The book's definitely not necessary, as I never opened mine. Avoid enrolling in David Gold's section if possible. He made it clear that we were not a priority, and wasn't helpful at all. There are 100 points reserved for discussion, and he explicitly told us that discussion was voluntary and he'd assign three assignments throughout the quarter, which would account for the 100 points. He ended up assigning one assignment, and making the final discussion mandatory without informing any of us, except for those who attended regularly. So basically the ones who knew the material were penalized for not attending discussion when he told us NOT to come!
I actually took EEB 121 with Professor Brunk, but that wasn't an option on the dropdown menu. He was a pretty easy-going, humorous guy. Exams were fair, although the final is more difficult than the midterm. The book's definitely not necessary, as I never opened mine. Avoid enrolling in David Gold's section if possible. He made it clear that we were not a priority, and wasn't helpful at all. There are 100 points reserved for discussion, and he explicitly told us that discussion was voluntary and he'd assign three assignments throughout the quarter, which would account for the 100 points. He ended up assigning one assignment, and making the final discussion mandatory without informing any of us, except for those who attended regularly. So basically the ones who knew the material were penalized for not attending discussion when he told us NOT to come!
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