We will discuss the major geologic features and development of the California Coast.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Letters and Science Honors Program.

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Letters and science

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SIMMS A R
Alex Simms
4.3
63 reviews

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4.3
INT84ZB . Simms A R 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

Simms is clearly very passionate about geology. Fieldtrip for the course was fun. Make sure to put in effort into the two assignments as they account for your entire grade. Otherwise, there is no work outside of class. Lecture was interesting!

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INT84ZB . Simms A R 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

90% percent of the grade is based on only TWO HWs..... No rubric was provided for the hw........I love the course design, and I love the field trip, but only two homework decided our final grade, and sometimes the reason to lose points is weird...

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INT84ZB . Simms A R 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

The mandatory field trip was fun and tough, but 90% of the grading was just based on one homework and a presentation which both were given insufficient information about the grading criteria. It's overall an interesting course though.

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INT84ZB . Simms A R 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

camping trip is mandatory, and a respected professor with lots of experience, but he is a harsh grader and is unclear about what he wants (no rubric for guidance). there were two things in the grade book each worth 50% of your grade. but very knowledgeable and passionate about what he teaches. he is also very willing to help.

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EARTH10 . Simms A R 2 Years Ago

Alexander Simms is a teacher who is passionate about his topics and gives personal examples of what he is teaching. However, he is very hard to follow during lecture missing a lecture means you won't understand anything from that day since the slides are mostly pics, and he doesn't record any of them. Midterm and Final are ridiculously hard too.

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EARTH10 . Simms A R 2 Years Ago

A professor who loves what he teaches. His lectures aren't boring but the midterm/final is a lot of memorization of vocab. Labs are fun and straightforward.

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