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An overview of the energy resources that sustain our economies and their environmental impact. Explores the full life cycle of each resource including its geological origins, methods used to explore and develop it, uses in our economies, and the environmental impacts of these activities.

Prerequisites: Not open to freshmen.

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Not open to freshmen

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area C
LI G
Gen Li
4.8
23 reviews
PSB-S2712
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11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
26 / 25 Full

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09:00 AM - 10:50 AM
24 / 25

Winter 2026 . Li G
PSB-S2712
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12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
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4.8
EARTH20 . Li G 6 Months Ago

Passionate about what he is talking about. Take this class if you can!

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EARTH20 . Li G 8 Months Ago

He's so cutesy, he provides everything you need. He uploads both the individual slides and recordings. Section attendance is mandatory. There is a weekly assignment which are easy to do, the answers are easily found in the slides. There were 1-2 midterms, a couple quizzes, a final, and a presentation.

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EARTH20 . Li G 8 Months Ago

Easy GE and accessible online

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EARTH20 . Li G 8 Months Ago

Very easy class if you just watch the weekly lectures (~1.5-2hrs) and do the worksheets. Online quizzes, midterm, and final, which are open-note and straight from the lectures. There's also a presentation which was pretty easy. Highly recommend this class.

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EARTH20 . Li G 8 Months Ago

Extremely easy course with weekly worksheets that were taken from lecture/slides. Midterm and Final were both very easy and open notes and professor was very knowledgeable about the subject. Course is a very easy A as long as you do the worksheets and attend sections for review. The final project and 2 quizzes were also very easy.

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EARTH20 . Li G 8 Months Ago

Professor was great, knowledgeable about the course and tests and quizzes online which were based on the lectures

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