Average score on midterm was an F. Even with a curve still ended the class with a B. Unless the midterm and final are online, I would not recommend this course as an easy GE. Even though he took over the class during the TA strike, I could barely hear him speaking during lecture all quarter.

Maybe it was just the IV theatre, but it was IMPOSSIBLE to hear Wyss lecture without having to sit in the first 3 rows and break your neck! only one midterm that was very hard and not fair, and the final was along the same guidelines. The strike also killed this class for me.

GO TO THE LECTURES. Yes, they are posted online, but being there in person will help. The topic is very memorization heavy. I'd say only pick this class if you're actually interested in the topic, not as an "easy GE". Wyss wants his students to succeed, but if you don't put in any work to succeed, you won't succeed. Simple as that.

Professor Wyss was the one teacher during the strike that went above and beyond to make sure his students were prepared for finals. He took over all labs and exam review sessions normally done by TAs. He was such a caring and thoughtful professor and would definitely recommend the course as it was extremely interesting. 10/10 for Andy.

super chill professor. HE sounds so mf passionate about dinosaurs but its wayyyyyy too much for an average kid trying to get credit for a GE class. voice is too monotone so I fall asleep in class but he loves his class. I thought it would be the easiest A ever but its tough

Nice professor who is very passionate about his field, however he is a horrible at explaining topics. This class felt like a time waster, very memorization driven. EXTREMELY boring lectures, find a different gen ed class.

Andy is very sweet and is a good teacher. However, this class is NOT an easy GE. There is an unreal amount of memorization and all of the dinosaur names sound the same. There are labs every week, a midterm, a final, and quizzes every week. Although I liked the teacher, the class was SOO hard for what I thought would be an easy GE. Offered online.

This course with Wyss was unfortunately pretty boring and confusing. You can tell he is very passionate about the class, but that led to him talking in circles; therefore, the class content felt so disorganized and confusing. I learned the context solely in labs. The TA's didn't even seem to understand what we were supposed to know. Not much hw tho

Great lecturer, interesting material, overall funny, engaging, and really good at explaining the more difficult concepts. Even brought in cookies his wife made during our midterm. Great guy and amazing professor!