This class is difficult, but if you make an effort to understand the concepts, it's definitely manageable.

Gaulin is amazing! I've taken two classes with him and he's the most intelligent and interesting prof ever. He writes the textbooks for this class and anth 5 so all the lectures and chapters go together perfectly. Super cool class, I actually enjoyed studying!

Professor Gaulin is a well-respected genius. He is so passionate about his subject and not in an annoying way. He clearly wants his students to succeed and is extremely helpful during office hours. I dropped in on his office hours during a time that I thought was his allotted office hours times but wasn't. He took me in anyway. Such a great man!

His lectures are brilliant. He is very funny, in a restrained, academic sort of way. Due to the nature of the material, provocative questions often come up regarding the nature of human behavior, and he gives thoughtful answers each and every time. He was one of the reasons why I decided to double-major in Anth, so you know he's one of the best.

Definitely a good guy and a interesting lecturer but the final and midterm seemed to cover little of what was discussed in class or in the book. I really wanted to like this class but the rather esoteric exams really ruined the whole experience for me.

Things to know:The textbook is ridiculously expensive(he wrote it)and there is no library copy. His midterm and final are very difficult and have little to do with what he actually lectures about. The essay had no agreed upon prompt so grades were very low. Overall don't expect to learn anything and expect it to hurt you GPA. Ridiculous class.