Professor Coffey was one of the best professors I have encountered during my time at UCLA. He was extremely enthusiastic about the subject material. Kevin was very engaging and was able to deliver the concepts flawlessly (and easily). There are 2 midterms and one final, all based on the goals which he taught in class and were relatively easy as well as a presentation on a book related to Earth Science (do not let this scare you, I did not read my book but still managed to get a decent score). The only problem I had with this class was the Lab section, they were not hard per se, but were slightly confusing at times, if you find some friends in the class and solve them together it would be helpful.
All in all, I loved this class and would recommend it to anyone who wants to fulfill a science GE.

Dr. Coffey is one of the best professors I have ever has! He is really personable, explains things really well, and is always willing to answer questions from students. He did a great job at making this class the best it can be with it being on zoom. I took this class for fun and it was not very much work and was very interesting! Would highly recommend.

This was my favorite class that I took during this quarter!!! I'm a philosophy and gender studies double major, but have always had an interest in EPSS and i'm so thankful to have experienced my first EPSS class with Professor Coffey. He is very kind, funny, and made the course content so much more interesting and engaging than i would have imagined, especially given the circumstances of remote learning. For me, his teaching was accessible and easy to follow. It is obvious that he is very passionate and knowledgable about his field and I am thankful for the positive impact that he has made on me as a student and person

I absolutely loved this professor and this class. Prof. Coffey is a fantastic lecturer and often had me laughing with his puns and cute videos. The lectures were easy to understand and there was no reading, but he does require regular homework assignments. The labs were sometimes a bit tedious and long, which is pretty standard, and we didn't receive any feedback on the questions we missed or why we missed them (which ultimately comes down to the TA). However, I found the tests pretty easy if you studied and took good notes. Overall, a super fun class where I learned a lot and would definitely take again!

Professor Coffey is a very engaging and clear lecturer, and I would definitely recommend taking his class. He has a cool rock collection and lots of dad jokes.

For EPS 1, the workload was very light with only 3 fairly short homework assignments on top of lectures. The lab sections are also pretty chill. Labs are kind of lame over Zoom, but I think the TAs did their best and it was easy enough to get a good score since we could work with a group. Tests weren't too hard and were mostly just about the general concepts and some major vocab terms. We had 2 midterms and a final.

This has been one of the most enjoyable classes I've taken at UCLA. Professor Coffey is awesome, and his lectures are funny and engaging. Tests are super fair, and he gives fair homework assignments with reasonable deadlines. This class literally kept me going through this absolute nightmare of a quarter, so major props to him for that. If you have the opportunity to take this class (even just for fun like I did), I highly encourage you to take it! Not very difficult if you put in enough effort (which is a medium amount, not a ton).