Amazing professor and great class. I definitely recommend going to the lectures as the midterm and final are based on his slides, which he posts but lack detailed information. You can tell he loves his research and was always willing to answer questions after lecture. Midterm and final were the same format (what, when, where, and why) and very easy

Erickson was awesome! Super passionate about this material as it is what his research is. It's important to come to lecture because his slides that are posted contain very little text. A few in class attendance/homework assignments, 1 midterm, and a written final. Overall pretty interesting and pretty easy!

He's super passionate and has a good personality. Barely any homework, lots of assigned readings, but I didn't read any and was fine. Only a midterm and final, which was memorizing certain locations and artifacts, so it's not that hard. The only con is that he doesn't post grades. I just finished the final, and not a single grade has been inputted.

easy class all memorization & easy grading. did not do readings still got an a on midterm, all you have to do it sit and listen to lectures easy GE

spent 10 weeks in class just to take a final that had absolutely nothing he covered in class. the only reason I got an A was because I learned more from Percy Jackson in elementary school than this class. he would crash out if people talked. final was so bad he had to curve it by 35 points. TA Dai was lowk the goat and such an easy grader.

Fun guy, I think he is the best guy to teach this class but GO TO LECTURE. He drops small things on the final. The essays were very reasonably graded and transparent on how to improve but the final was EVIL. I studied everything on the guide and still got a 75% without the curve. It was quite the curve, I got a 94 but the final is no joke (trivia)

GO TO LECTURE! It's important but also the prof is super charismatic. Attendance isn't required but you'll fall behind if you miss. Also super important to do the reading. Overall, easy & fun GE. Highly recommend!

He's very passionate and easy to listen to. As long as you do your reading and go to lecture it's pretty easy. The slides can be difficult to understand if you miss class.

Class is boring, final mc is so specific, very little things in the grade book. If you have previous knowledge the class is easy, but otherwise there is so much reading and so much memorization. Easy to pass the class but if you want a good grade you have to work for it. Not a fun GE, there are easier. But, you can not show up and get a C easily.

Midterm was an in-class essay, final was 100 question multiple choice. I never did any of the readings and relied on my 6th-grade Percy Jackson knowledge and got an A on the final. Prof Erickson is super passionate about his subject and a funny/engaging lecturer. I'd recommend going to lecture bc slides are impossible to understand otherwise.

Erickson enjoys teaching this class and you can tell that he does. Your TA however really makes or breaks you in this class. I had Dai and he was one of the chillest TAs ever. Graded very easily. Some easier professors teach this class, however, Erickson's class was still manageable. His final was extremely niche and failed to state he would curve.

He is an excellent lecturer, fun + engaging; I found myself genuinely excited to attend. Grading is heavily dependent on your TA!!! Grace Miller is a gem, I'd recommend her. Lectures are ESSENTIAL, but readings don't matter. Take very thorough notes— the final was basically trivia, tested on tiiiny details mentioned once or twice in lectures.