A multi-disciplinary class examining the interplay of technology, society, science, and history. Investigate green technologies in an interactive class format designed to encourage discussion and debate. Innovative science and social science labs provide hands-on learning.
4
UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeUpper division only
Level LimitGraduate school
CollegeGreen Works was my favorite class I'd taken at UCSB. Lots of activities, labs, and work given outside of class (Earth day, Ecotopia paper). You'll learn the science behind green tech (wind turbines, car batteries, circuitry, PVs, lighting, green buildings). Darby is an intensive grader, but she does curve the class. Having a 20 person class is fun
Don't take her unless you have absolutely no choice. If you do have to take her, do ALL the book problems; she gets most of her test questions from the textbook and ALEKS. I went to office hours and it was actually very helpful, I wouldn't have passed without going.
Do not take this lecture
DO NOT TAKE.
Really good lecturer and made things super understandable and easy to follow along. Walks through problems with you. Having said that, really hard quizzes and tests (much harder than most of the stuff learned in class). Book problems are a must. Only teaches 8 ams. Honestly one of my favorite chem professors due to her lecture style but hard class.
Learned a lot but it is almost impossible to get an A in this class.
Karin Lohwasser
4.3