Alex is a great guy! I'm not a STEM major, so I found the material challenging, but he helped me understand the concepts during Office Hours and via email. Labs and quizzes are easy, but the final/2 midterms are difficult if you struggle applying concepts (which I do). A good GE.

Very relaxed environment and always making jokes to try and make lectures interesting. Weekly quizzes and section help keep your grade up if you fail both midterms, like I did, and final was online which he says is rare. The topics can be difficult to understand but he was a great professor that you shouldn't have a tough time passing the class.

His lectures were mostly pretty interesting, attendance was not mandatory. but if you want to go good go to class. He had weekly quizzes which required you to listen to a podcast. The class was very fair please take a class with him he is such a nice person. I went to his office hours just for advice about life and he was so welcoming and sweet.

just dont. got perfect scores on my weekly assignments but didnt do well on the tests which is what screwed my grade

If you want to take an easy GE I'd say avoid taking this class. He is a nice professor but this class consists of a lot of info especially if you're not into science or chem. Test are all multiple choice but even if you study, most of them won't make sense and are often worded differently. Readings every week and are long.

Alex's lectures were really engaging and made me actually start to enjoy Oceanography as a polisci major, HOWEVER, on every test there were like 10 questions that we had barely/didn't cover making it almost impossible to get an A in the class. Weekly quizzes were fine but the newly added podcasts were annoying and confusing in question format.

Make sure you read the textbook and ask for help. I would not recommend this as an easy GE. Tests are all multiple choice so it can be a good or bad thing.

Alex wrobel is my king this class slayed boots he is awesome pls take him! Take handwritten notes and do your cheat sheet and you'll be fine on the exams

If you're not a science major or have no interest in it (which I don't nor am I a science major. I actually suck at science and that and math are my worst subjects) you will struggle with the material. There are EC assignments you can do which are super easy though and Professor Wrobel helped me out so much when I was struggled and almost failed

Wrobel is awesome! Took this class to fulfill area C and I'd highly recommend! No math on any of the tests, just on the worksheets in sections but they're easy and the TAs are super helpful. Weekly canvas quizzes, 2 midterms and a final (with a cheat sheet for each test). Overall a great class and great professor.

THE BEST PROF AT UCSB! Earth 4 was so easy you get to make cheat sheets for tests front and back. His slides are SUPER helpful and it helps a lot to attend lecture. Class consists of weekly quizzes 2 tests and a final but everything was really easy. Alex is so kind and is willing to help if you ever get confused. I def recommend taking his classes!

I loved Prof Wrobel. He's super sweet and passionate. Lectures are mostly interesting but can get a little dry. Tests are easy with a one-page cheat sheet allowed. Sections have one worksheet due at the end of class (they're all super easy). Highly recommend this class for a GE!!

Attendance to lecture is not mandatory, weekly labs that are pretty easy. Super passionate prof that makes material easy to understand. If you pay attention in section/lectures and prep a bit before exams you will do well. Two midterms and a final.

Amazing professor!

Alex is great!! Super nice, shows pictures of his cats when lectures get boring or are super long, is SUPER clear on office hours, provides study guides, and was very communicative. Sections were super fun!! My TA was great and super helpful as well

I took Earth 4 with Wrobel and he was great. The tests were kind of difficult since he knows a lot about oceanography; I heard that other classes with him were easier. Very nice and good lecturer

He was my absolute favorite professor. You can tell that he genuinely cares about his students and that he is passionate about the ocean. To pass, all you need to do is pay attention and take notes. He is very understanding and even offers extra credit

Alex is a great prof! Lectures are engaging and he is passionate about ocean topics! Easy online quizzes each week, and cheat sheets for every test including final. Watch out for the midterms, they were easy with a cheat sheet but I still wasn't able to get a 100 on any of them, some concepts you have to really engage with to succeed.

Alex is a great professor! Very enthusiastic to teach and knows what he's lecturing on. He assigned weekly mcq quizzes that are probably less than 15 questions. The lecture was easy to understand. He had 2 midterms and one final, all mcq. Workload was light. Also offered extra credit and cheat sheets for the exam.

Really awesome professor! Lectures were very interesting and he was always open to answer student's questions and ensure they understood the material. He allowed a cheat sheet during tests and the exams were multiple choice. Awesome class!

Super chill class, lectures were actually interesting and engaging.

wrobel is one of the best profs i've had here so far. lectures were easy to understand and he takes questions during lecture. the work consisted of a weekly comprehension quiz (8-10 questions) that was take home and worksheets during sec each week, which covered material not included in lecture so it could be difficult at times but still doable

Really good lecturer, he makes an effort to make the content relevant and interesting. Labs were mandatory and worth 10% overall, lectures weren't. Midterm and final are mcqs and make up 75% of total grade, they weren't that hard but you definitely had to study to be getting 90%+. Overall interesting course and can do well without too much effort.

GREAT professor, he does iclicker for lecture, so attendance mandatory, 2 midterms and a final, but multiple choice and he allows a cheat sheet for all three tests. section was alright, but pretty boring and the labs were very tedious. alex is attentive and will always answer questions during lecture and cares about you knowing the material.