I loved this class. One of my favs yet. Professor Wrobel is clearly so passionate about the topics he teaches and it really makes a difference in the class environment. The powerpoints were posted and the exam questions were all taken from the powerpoints. Labs were easy. Overall such an easy class but also so interesting I learned so much.

Alex is an incredible professor who genuinely cares about his students and is passionate about what he teaches. He encourages students to interrupt him during lecture to ask questions and is very clear when explaining the material. You get two front and back sheets for the final and he provides a study guide as an outline for the cheat sheets.

Alex is such a kind and funny guy and makes his lectures very interesting. Sections are a little more difficult than lecture content since they dive into more specifics, but not too difficult. The weekly quizzes are very easy and the cheat sheets he allows for the midterm and final are very helpful. Overall an easy and interesting class!

Favorite professor so far. Lectures are engaging, he is super understanding, and work load is very managable. Take his class!!

Amazing professor !! Funny and kind, plus super engaging. Not too difficult if you pay attention and take good notes !! Very light and manageable workload. Would definitely recommend to anyone interested in learning about Earth sciences !!

A very nice guy, pretty easy class

Wrobel is an amazing professor. Super caring and knowledgeable. There are weekly labs in addition to class and they take attendance with a QR code. You have to turn in assignments during labs to help grasp the information during lecture. Midterm and final were pretty difficult, but you get a one page front and back cheat sheet

Amazing professor but he is a tough grader. I really loved all of his lectures and earth 4 was my favorite class ever. Just disappointed with my grade since he didn't curve it and I was 1% away from a B

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.

Great guy and down to Earth. You can tell he loves his job. Go to every lecture and read the book. Also attend every lab and do good on the quizzes because your grade will drop big time if you dont. Only thing that really annoys me is how important the midterm and final are if you dont do good on those you won't do well. Will curve grades.

Wrobel is a great professor. His lectures are straightforward and easy to understand. In Earth 4, there are random attendance checks, and you get extra credit based on how many lectures you attend. Earth 4 is relatively easy, the labs in each section are not difficult and you can ask for help. Great professor who cares about his students.

Loved this course! Genuinely the only lecture I was excited to attend every week. Super interesting content and really made me consider doing an earth science minor lol. Tests allow cheat sheets but do have some tricky questions here and there. Labs are also fun! I ended up falling behind but still managed to get a decent grade bc of cheat sheets.

Alex is an awesome professor and is very understanding. Cheat sheets are allowed for his midterms and finals, only assignments are in section and some weekly quizzes. Pretty easy class as long as you pay attention. 2 midterms so it does feel like not much time in between tests. Loved this class and would definitely take his other classes.

I think his lectures are amazing and engaging. Although my major has nothing to do with oceanography, I would take his classes again. The grading is reasonable as well.

Great professor. Pretty easy class. Lots of information to learn but he allows cheat sheets for the exams. He's super funny and sweet too!

A fascinating class even for someone not very interested in science. Passionate & knowledgeable teacher. Not an easy A, and will require decent amounts of time studying. 2 midterms + 1 final. Midterms allow a cheat sheet full size paper and final allows 2 papers- very useful but require time & I recommend writing VERY EXTENSIVE info on them.

Earth 4 is my favorite class I have taken at UCSB so far, and Professor Wrobel had a lot to do with that. He is very kind and passionate about oceanography/geography which makes his lectures super interesting. His tests aren't that difficult if you pay attention in lecture, especially because he allows a notecard.

hard tests

Super friendly guy. Entertaining lectures and cool content. You can tell he is very passionate about his research.