Worst teacher i have ever had! Run for your life..I have never learned so little/been so bored in a lecture whatever you do i wouldnt take this class..save yourself

AVOID AVOID AVOID. CA GEO is extremely tough. Joel is monotone and just talks the whole time. Nicole the TA was very little help. Test were very hard. The midterm covers all CA and includes vegetation! Lectures are extremely boring and have an large amount of information. Avoid. Wish I did not take class.

The course consists of a midterm (20%), field trip reports (40%) and final (40%). Tests were hard and averages were low. Good class to take pass/no pass as Michaelson is a pretty laid-back teacher and doesn't require a lot of outside work.

DON'T TAKE HIM! Michaelsen was a terrible teacher. He reads directly off his boring powerpoint every class and never switches his teaching style to make things more interesting. His tests are far too hard for how unbearable his class is. Also, his TA was practically useless in helping you understand the material.

class = boring. teacher = incomprehensible. TA(nicole) = ineffective, when i asked why i was wrong on one of the midterm essay questions, she gave me an answer someone else gave which received an A. she proceeded to make me sound like an idiot but the resemblance between answers was uncanny. i pointed it out and she just got angry.

Great Class. Everything is posted online on his website. Boring lectures, but still really cool.