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!

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

Professor Simms is awesome! He makes his lectures so fun and actually something the students look forward to. Although the material can get boring at times he finds a way to spice things up. There are literally 2 homework assignments ever, like come on. Section attendance is mandatory and midterm/final is decent with no curveballs. Solid pick.

It wasn't interesting. I want to give him the benefit of the doubt and blame covid since we are barely going back in person, but his lectures were so BORING especially for an 8am class. The labs were okay, you need to take notes and attend lecture because he doesn't have a textbook and has very un-descriptive powerpoint slides !

Professor Simms seems like a really cool person and I enjoy his class however I wish his lectures were a little more engaging as I started to have a hard time paying attention and being motivated to go to class even as somebody who wants to research in Antarctica. Its definitely important to attend his lectures

Prof. Simms was great for this class. He shared a lot of personal stories with his work and made material relevant for today. There were two virtual field trip assignments (writing), a 10 min presentation, and one 1000 word paper on a topic you pick related to the course. No outside reading, extra credit was offered!

Weekly quizzes for lab and lecture each, 2 very easy short writing assignments and a final. Drops a lecture quiz and a lab quiz. Lecture quizzes based entirely on the lecture (no book) lab quizzes are not hard either. Show up to lecture and the A should be pretty easy

Professor Simms is a really great guy and he does care about students. he would answer every question if you are confused and upload slides too. all the lectures are recorded and section too, nice for international student. weekly pop quiz, no midterm, and the final are fair. go to the lecture and take note of you would be fine.

Genuinely the nicest prof! Lectures were super interesting with pictures and videos of his travels. Also, because we were allowed to use notes on quizzes, I found myself able to enjoy the material so much more and this class sparked my interest in further earth science courses. Lab sections are also extremely helpful in this course.

The class is fairly easy to access as Prof doesn't use a textbook and so watching lectures is important, but he records them and posts the Powerpoint online so it's doable. He has many stories about his real travels and is very enthusiastic. Labs during sections. Fairly easy class, good prof, just somewhat boring content (if you're taking ANT)

Professor Simms teaches fantastic lectures! As long as you attend his lectures, the labs and quizzes will be very clear and the material is very straightforward. Everything is communicated very well, and the structure of the class and synchronous assignments is extremely helpful. The Professor is very intelligent and has many fun stories.

Professor Simms is great! He's really passionate about geology and Antarctica. The class is pretty easy, there's a short weekly quiz, lab with TA, 2 easy reading assignments, and final. Class and section is technically not mandatory, but you gotta watch the recorded lectures at least to pass the quizzes and TA's are very helpful on labs. Easy GE!

Took Antarctica, really loved it. I don't care about earth sci but he made me want a geology major. Lectures are great. Slides are thorough + he posts the slideshows so you can go back and look. 1 short quiz weekly, everything's covered in class + we can use notes (online class). 1 lab weekly, not too difficult, takes me 1-2hrs max and I work slow

Kind of a boring class, he enjoys what he's teaching which helps, but as non-stem, I got bored. Pretty easy tho. He gives pop quizzes, but he makes them super easy, just be in class. Tests are straightforward from lectures, heavy on terms and lots of memorization. Two short papers based on articles. Labs are easy, TA's help a lot.

Prof. Simms is great! I never thought learning about Antarctica would be as cool as it was! He doesn't use a textbook, his tests are somewhat easy if you study, and he makes it fun. He brings a fun energy to class everyday. Pop quizzes sometimes but he gives you the answers, or makes it ridiculously easy. Definitely a chill class.

Dr. Simms is by far my favorite professor. There are pop quizzes, but they are easy if you go to lecture. There is a little homework, but it is very easy.

Professor Simms is an amazing professor! He is passionate about the material he teaches and it made class enjoyable to go to. While attendance is not mandatory, he gives out pop quizzes (really easy) so beware skipping! The midterm and final were straightforward and easy! A lot of terms to memorize but study and you should be fine!

Prof. Simms is awesome and really cares about his students. He often connected his personal experiences and the course materials so that we could easier understand. Labs take up a great percentage on this course grade but are really easy. Attend class and make sure you know the concepts from notes and study guide, you will be fine for the tests.

9L- Honestly an amazing professor. As long as you pay attention and note down whatever he repeats/emphasizes you will get a B. If you study these and the study guides he gives for midterm and final you'll get an A(I used quizlets by 'bawse112'). Pop quizzes often, easy labs(ask TA questions if you're unsure). 100% better than dinosaurs.

He gives pop quiz, but you can read your notes, so dont be afraid. You need to remember many details on the PPT in order to answer questions for exams. This is not so boring for me because I love to remember things and the Antarctica. But if you are not, you will suffer during reviewing since there are too many details. He is kind and great!