Only 1 midterm and the questions are very easy as long as you study for like 2 days. Hes very passionate about this topic and it shows in his lecturing. Very sweet person

He uses iClicker for attendance which takes up 10% of the grade. The catch is you have to answer the questions correctly or else you will only get 5% at max. The tests are close booked and have a lot of questions. There are around 60 slides/class and the final is cumulative. Student take these for GE, not for getting tortured.

He is a good teacher (RMP has a 3/5 as "good"). He knows his stuff, and is passionate. That being said, he is not that flexible. I think most of the geology upperclassmen like Rioux because he teaches a lot of classes. That being said, I am glad to have learned from him, but I am happy to be done with his classes.

The goat. Crazy work load, but the TA's and Matt himself are always willing to help break any questions down for you. Out of all the ES professors, I've learned the most from him! Super approachable, is passionate about what he teaches and wants you to succeed.

He knows his stuff, but I don't see myself taking another course by him again. He wasn't very understanding of family emergencies.

Matt is amazing and anyone at UCSB is lucky to be in one of his classes, genuinely such an understanding and kind person. Material in his class is difficult put he does his best to make everything digestible/accessible. 10/10