EEMB 2
LATTO J G
John Latto
4.8
102 reviews
EVEN T J
Thomas Even
4.5
179 reviews
NGUYEN A T
Alice Nguyen
1.1
71 reviews

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EEMB2 . Even T J 4 Years Ago

Awesome professor. His lecture style is attractive, and office hour is also helpful.

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EEMB2 . Even T J 4 Years Ago

1 star for great lectures, but screwed us over on the test. 75 minutes for 50 long, badly worded questions. Says he wants us to apply concepts and not memorize; test didnt reflect that. You WILL need to memorize experiments and definitions, he WILL test on material he didnt cover. Practice problems DONT reflect the test. 70% average, no curve

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EEMB2 . Latto J G 4 Years Ago

Dr. Latto clearly cares a lot about his students. I've never had a professor who responds to students concerns and genuinely tries to improve the class based on suggestions. He keeps the lectures pretty interesting, and if you pay attention and keep up you'll do fine in his class.

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EEMB2 . Even T J 4 Years Ago

What the heck. Super hard test with only 1-2 points of curve. It is my first time to do late drop because I cannot tolerate a B on my transcript :)

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EEMB2 . Even T J 4 Years Ago

good lecturer, horrible test. I don't know why people keep saying easy A and straightforward. The test is wordrd weird and score is unexpeted low. The content is very easy, buf the test is definetly unfair. 25 out of 1000 students get 90+, and there is only little curve according to his email. very disappointed about test, I like the content tho.

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EEMB142A . Even T J 4 Years Ago

Even is a great professor and lecturer that really cares about the students and their academic success. But it is really important to attend his lectures because his slides do not contain all the information needed for the exam so be prepared to take good notes. Also, make use of his office hours and review session before finals.

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EEMB142A . Even T J 4 Years Ago

Even is one of the best professors at UCSB and one of two faculty in the EEMB department that is not research based, his primary focus is teaching not research which is rare. Grading is mostly based on tests which are challenging but fair. He uses everything from matching to hypothetical free response to test understanding rather than memorization

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EEMB2 . Even T J 5 Years Ago

Professor Even is very clear in his lectures. He is one of the only professors I've had that seems like he really wants his students to understand the material that he covers. As long as you do the computation sets and memorize formulas you will do well on the exam.

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EEMB2 . Latto J G 5 Years Ago

Professor Latto is hilarious during lecture and explains everything super clearly. He also has a study guide that covers pretty much everything you need to know for the exam. If you watch the lectures you will do well.

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EEMB2 . Latto J G 5 Years Ago

Dr. Latto made learning evolution pretty fun! He's witty and loves his anecdotal examples. He only uses stuff in lecture on the test, which is a huge plus. Even though I'm not passionate about evolution, he made it more digestible. Take him if you can!

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EEMB2 . Latto J G 5 Years Ago

Latto is pretty relaxed and can make lectures interesting. He provides a practice final which is pretty helpful. Dont neglect EEMB for MCDB. If you dont cram, go to lecture and clas, you can easily get an A.

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EEMB2 . Even T J 5 Years Ago

Hes a really good professor, but its really easy to put EEMB on the back burner for MCDB. Stay on top of both, go to clas to prevent you from cramming. Tests should be straightforward as long as you stay on top of it. Iclickers arent graded and he reviews material in the first 15 min of lecture. Also tells you what to expect on the test

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EEMB2L . Nguyen A T 5 Years Ago

The literal worst, the labs are completely disorganized and the practicals test on tiny details with not enough time to answer the questions. The manual is horrible, and there's no guidance on the research project. WAY too much work for 1 unit.

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EEMB2 . Latto J G 5 Years Ago

Latto is very funny and gives interesting lectures. Easy to pay attention because he likes to tell stories about the concepts to help you remember them. Not too much content, but goes into depth so you really know the concepts and it's not just memorization. Know how to apply to the concepts for the exams.

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EEMB2 . Even T J 5 Years Ago

Even is a very straightforward lecturer, and I like how he reviews the previous lecture's concepts at the start of every lesson. He likes to do iClicker questions to help you review the computational problems. Gives lots of examples/experiments about the ecology concepts. Exams are not hard, very to the point.

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EEMB2 . Latto J G 5 Years Ago

Honestly Dr. Latto is a wonderful professor. He clearly cares about his students truly grasping and learning something significant from the material. He does not waste your time with endless lists of useless facts, he does an excellent job of tying together seemingly unrelated material. I have taken two of his classes now and would surely recommend

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EEMB2 . Even T J 6 Years Ago

A true gem of a professor. He made EEMB a breeze, and his lectures were the most entertaining I have seen at UCSB. Incredible professor who clearly takes time and effort into pushing his students in the right direction. His stories were memorable, and helps my recall of the class even after I no longer need most of the material.

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EEMB2 . Even T J 6 Years Ago

Dr. Even is THE BEST PROFESSOR. He is extremely enthusiastic about his subject specialty and makes lectures a joy to come to. He sets you up for SUCCESS. Everything he puts in his powerpoints are crucial to know. I wish every professor was like him. Go to CLAS tutoring! *beware... do well on his portion of the class because Dr. Rice is a menace*

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EEMB2 . Even T J 6 Years Ago

Love him. Such a great lecturer. Tests not that hard but you definitely need to study. Never used the textbook, just rewatched the lectures posted online and took notes.

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EEMB2 . Even T J 6 Years Ago

An amazing professor. I found his lectures to be pretty interesting, and he definitely made the class more enjoyable. Make sure to pay attention during lecture and really understand how to apply the concepts you learn in class (specific examples, visualize the data).

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EEMB2 . Even T J 6 Years Ago

This guy is a dope professor. Even though this class is a mandatory prereq, it could have been way worse if it was taught by anybody else. His lectures are super entertaining. Kind of a bummer he only teaches half of the class.

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EEMB2 . Even T J 7 Years Ago

Even though I had to retake this class (note: please do NOT underestimate the class), I don't mind because Dr. Even is an amazing lecturer. He really likes to engage with the class and makes the topics more interesting. He tests from the slides but you really have to understand the concepts in order to know the examples.

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EEMB22 . Even T J 7 Years Ago

awesome online class to take spring quarter. the recorded lectures are very interesting and he keeps it intriguing with cool examples. Readings for the quiz can be kind of long but the topics are all cool, you can look at them while taking the online quiz. Use the study guides/take notes and the tests will be very easy!

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EEMB2 . Even T J 7 Years Ago

One of my favorite professors, the intro bio series was very challenging but the portion of it that he taught made me love EEMB. Gives very good real world examples and his midterm was very clear. Looooved this class. Go to lecture & take good notes and it's easy to succeed

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