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Introduction to the marine resources of the California coast. The interplay of oceanographic, climatic, biogeochemical and geologic factors and the influences of humankind will be addressed. Topics include: climate, circulation, biogeography, fisheries, marine mammals, petroleum, pollution and exploration history.

Prerequisites: Geography 3 or 3A and Geography 3B or 4.

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Greg Siegel
3.0
34 reviews
ELLSN2620
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17:00 PM - 17:50 PM
30 / 30 Full

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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 5 Months Ago

Siegel is super nice and you can tell he's really intelligent. Cool guy but OH MY GOD his vocab is far too pretentious. He speaks in synonyms. Also, the subject matter is super interesting, but somehow the course makes it seem dull. Wish I got more from my experience. This is the hardest FAMST prerequisite imo -- 96 was a breeze in comparison.

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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 8 Months Ago

Be prepared to never be able to write everything down. He says he doesn't like putting things on the slides and then proceeds to put dense text on the slides. Readings are NECESSARY TO KEEP UP ON IN ORDER TO PASS. TAs are the ones who really create understanding in the class. Skip a screening? Be prepared for your grade to drop 3%.

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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 8 Months Ago

I honestly really enjoyed Professor Siegel this quarter. His lectures were very dense but were easily understandable if you read the readings and were gone over in section. Your TA definitely makes or breaks your grade! Be prepared for lots of reading, this course is definitely ap gov, comms, and advertising on crack!!!!

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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 8 Months Ago

I have no idea what the grading criteria are like. The professor just talk about bunch of useless stuff and I can't learn anything from the lectures.

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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 9 Months Ago

Someone clearly wasn't hugged as a kid

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FAMST70 . Siegel G D 9 Months Ago

an obnoxious and unrealistic amount of reading is assigned weekly that you're expected to comprehend and memorize for both the midterm and final exam

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