very hard to hear him, sit in the front if u actually care. the class is pretty unorganized so it's kinda difficult to take notes. the labs are really easy though

Lectures were not mandatory and were confusing. Could never hear him. Sections were mandatory and important for grades.

Very nice guy but Dinosaurs is not an easy GE and is extremely heavy on the midterm and final. You will receive a bad grade if you do bad on the tests, doesn't matter if you turned in all the labs and got 100%. Questions on the final were not very well covered in sections, have to really pay attention in lecture.

Prof is nice and caring, labs were easy and fun (cool fossils). But very lecture heavy. Midterm was ok with cheat sheet and he curves but the final was a whole other beast. Very hard even with a cheat sheet. Def. a harder GE but sometimes fun. He has a really soft voice so don't sit in the back and def memorize cladograms, no mandatory attendance.

The final was way harder than the midterms, but the rest of the class was pretty easy in my opinion. We got a cheatsheet on all tests + labs are easy. He's a chill guy and passionate about the subject, but beware he has a pretty monotone and quiet voice so lectures will be boring. Sit in the front if you can and study the cladogram!

Cheat sheet allowed for midterm and final. Tests aren't too difficult as long as you put your cladograms on your cheat sheet and are familiar with evolutionary novelties. First few weeks are mostly about rocks, takes a bit to get to dinosaurs. Enjoyed this class and now I know a lot of stuff about dinosaurs and birds.

15% quiz 25% lab 60% exams, Prof's volume is super light and the curve for midterm medium is 50%. Making more than needed hardship for a entry level GE.

So, he does a good job as a professor when it comes to teaching, chill caring guy. Now, the work, just no. The labs are easy, the lowest score I've gotten was a 45/50. But the midterm and final where very hard, even with the cheatsheets most of the class didn't get a good score. Overall, he is a good guy don't get me wrong, test are tough though.

Overall this was a hard GE. Your midterm and final basically make up your grade and even then the recommended topics of review you put on your cheat sheet aren't even on the test. Labs are fairly difficult and a hard to understand. If you're not passionate about specific dinosaurs and fossils I don't recommend taking this class as it is difficult.

If you're planning on taking this class as a fun GE and are thinking to yourself "omg a dinosaur class sounds so fun", think again. This class is super boring, it made me never want to think about a fossil ever again. The lecture slides are not organized or helpful, and he is kind of hard to hear during lecture. He is a nice guy though!

Great guy, cares about what he teaches. With that aside, this class was so unbelievably taxing and difficult it was almost impossible to balance with my major classes. 100s upon 100s of lecture slides, labs graded harshly, and 2 double sided microscopic cheat sheets on the midterm and the final—to barely scrape by. Find another option for a gen ed.

Not an easy GE at all. I put a lot of studying into this class but he has made it impossible to get an A.