One of the best profs at UCSB! I'm more into human geog but he made learning about the phys world super interesting and he's so knowledgeable about it. Grade is mostly based on pretty intense group projects which are randomly assigned so you can get unlucky but he's flexible. The field trips are fun too :)

He is a truly awesome professor, really funny and the class was super interesting. Attendance is not at all mandatory but if you go to class you will get an A, honestly maybe even if not but he cares so much you want to go, just 2 tests and term paper. Definitely would take another class with him and highly recommend, every lecture was super cool.

I took this as a GE but it was much harder than I thought. Its fairly interesting except for the fact we talked about soil for like 2 weeks straight lol. Dont need to read the book. His tests are based off lectures so you should definitely go. take home assignments and quizzes are very helpful to keep ur grade up.

Very manageable and caring design of classes. As long as you put efforts, this class will not disappoint you

Dont expect this class to be an easy GE, covers a ton of information in a short period of time which was frustrating but he acknowledged it which was nice . A great professor and obviously very knowledgeable on subject, made little jokes every once and awhile and overall just a chill guy . Iclicker questions for participation every class

His powerpoints are difficult to navigate and not easily interpreted and he speaks quickly without explaining things. This course is overall just designed poorly and covers a wide range of topics very quickly . First midterm was a D average second midterm had a c average. The textbook reading is not covered on midterms or the final.

Dar is the sweetest, most passionate professor. He manages to get so excited teaching about dirt and rocks and other atmospheric processes it's inspiring. He has a sense of humor and makes the class laugh without meaning to. I found the material super interesting, the work load is super manageable, and lecture was interesting.

Professor Roberts is funny, so he made the lectures as interesting as possible. The class was very demanding for it being a elective class. There is clicker-mandatory attendance and weekly quizzes. Two midterms and final as well. First midterm was very difficult and average was a D. This class requires comprehensive knowledge of the material.

Professor Dar is very passionate about what he teaches. He speaks a little fast during lectures, but hes open to repeat and clarify(Hes also pretty funny too!). Lecture and section is mandatory. An extra credit assignment was given too. First half of the material gets pretty confusing, so study up!

The professor is one of the best professors I ever met so far. The class was not hard if you attend the lecture and do the reading. And the lecture was very enjoying and interesting.

Professor Roberts is amazing, he is so passionate about what he is teaching and always goes out of his way to make the lectures as fun as possible. He is very easy to contact and will take the time to meet with students. For me, this class was very difficult for the reason there is SO MUCH material that you need to know, but Dar made it better.

Roberts is a great lecturer and he makes class interesting. However, there is such an absurdly huge amount of content to memorize. I've taken econ, math, other geo classes ... but this class... he goes over a huge amount of material to the point where it starts pissing you off by how much specific detail you need to know for the tests.