Gillespie is amazing! His lectures were very interesting and I loved going to them. His tests are pretty straightforward, though he does make you memorize a lot of numbers and percents (he tells you which ones). There is a group project which was alright, just get a good group. I studied for about 2 hours before his midterm and 4 hours before his final just going through his notes and making notecards, and though I didn't do as well as I'd hoped on the midterm (82%), I got an A on the final and an A- on the group project so I ended with an A- in the class.

Professor Gillespie is a very interesting lecturer, his course is actually fun at times and he even made an attempt to connect with students during one of the labs, best professor I've had at UCLA

Gillespie is passionate about the environment, which makes this class more engaging. He is really funny making lectures fun to attend. He hands out study guides before the midterm and final that have all the information for the tests.

Gillespie is a charismatic guy with a booming voice who wears flipflops to lecture. I understand why everyone loves him. But the class itself is just an easy A that's kind of a waste of time for anything else. Didn't really learn anything of importance that I didn't already know. Also, you really don't need the textbook at all, so don't bother buying it!

This class is hands down the easiest GE to take at UCLA. The tests were both super easy and Gillespie is the homie so he says what will be on the tests more or less during office hours. Geog 5 is a must-take class. Gillespie is so chill. The labs are fun too. You get to go to the botanical gardens and walk around for one of them. No need to read the textbook at all.

Very good professor! No need to read the book, tests are based off lectures. Very funny and engaging! Easy class, learned a lot.

Highly recommend!!

Professor Gillespie is an excellent professor and I really enjoyed this class. He is an engaging and entertaining lecturer and he really cares about student success. I was not overly interested in geography prior to this class, but now I'm considering a minor.

I found the course material very straightforward and interesting. There is no need to do the textbook readings because the exams are based almost entirely on lecture. Gillespie gives out a study guide before the midterm and final which tells you exactly what you need to memorize. I thought both exams were easy. I made an A on the midterm and a perfect score on the final. Gillespie is also happy to help students in his office hours.

I thought this was a fun and informative class. I would recommend taking it!

Geog 5
Grade: A

I am an Econ major. Wow. This professor is fun. The Labs were also quite fun, though unrelated to the tests.
Half of the time, he ends class early. Take good lecture notes because your tests are mostly based on it.

Don't do readings.

He sends out study guide before test.
In the study guide, there are few "book questions." That's when you open the book and just look for vocab words in the index.
Pure memorization. Easy class.
HIGHLY recommended

I wouldn't really say it's an easy A class. His exams are purely based on memorizing information, and often times it's really trivial (like the exact number of something).

You really need to go to lecture, but if you don't make sure to get notes from someone. You don't need to read the book at all though. I suggest you don't even buy it.

Go to his office hours right before the final/midterm. It'll help a lot.

It's not an easy A as much as people say it is in my opinion. You should go to every lecture or make sure you catch up with someone who does. I didn't read the book at all. The midterm and test are written by him and he pulls a lot of it from what he says in lecture and some from the book. I didn't study as hard as I could have and did ok on the exams and ended with a B- in the class. The labs are super easy and I really enjoyed his lectures. He was funny and kept the class interesting. So overall the class was great just wish I ended with a better grade.