I love him
Used iclicker and slide heavy lectures but not too bad. Grades were based on section attendance/ activities and midterm and final not a hard class but if you want an a you have to study for the midterms and final
He is an amazing professor. Nothing wrong or bad to say about him, however one of his TA's was a tough grader. He would literally give me a 99.75 instead of 100 on the homework or just always be extra. Other than the TA, as long as you study and read the chapters/lectures you will be fine
Prof Devries is very kind and clearly cares about geography, my TA Nikita was also awesome. Took this for a GE and highly recommend it.
Overall a nice guy, but he's not an inspiring lecturer by any means. Class is attendance, biweekly hw, midterm and final. Material is relatively difficult for a class with no math prerequisites. The hw is really hard to do w/o going to OH because he does very little math in lecture. Midterm/final are pretty fair, but definitely need to study.
Iclicker and mandatory attendance. Labs are fine and tests are easy.
Everything is good with this class except the grading scale. He didn’t post the grading scale until the quarter already ended. For my class, 91.5 was A. Quite ironically, I got 91.49 and got A-. Good enough for me but I wish he could have let us known earlier so that we could manage the amount of dedication we put in for this class.
Super chill guy who surfs before class if he has time. Easy to understand slides even if the material gets a little complex sometimes. iClicker questions throughout class but I missed quite a few lectures without it affecting my grade all that much, he always posts slides which is really helpful.
No complaints about the Professor, he is engaging, but the course is just ok. Do not consider it an easy A. Although the content isn't that challenging, it does require study effort and you have to attend lecture as there are iclicker questions. Section is a bore as it's mostly stuff to take home. Just avg for a GE, but prob ok if u like science.
Easy course material, iClicker questions for attendance, weekly section assignments, and an extra credit opportunity at the end of quarter. He gives a detailed study guide. If you know everything on that study guide, you're good. Don't need to do readings either. Anything he wants you to know will be in slides.
He uses iClicker, so get ready to pay attention. Lectures were short so it wasn't too bad. He has such dry humor, and although lectures can sometimes be a little all over the place he's really funny and always posts slides to review on your own time. Sections were fine, no homework besides leftover section work. Tests were alright, just study!
This was the best class I've taken this quarter. Work load was perfect and the material was easily understood. Grade consisted of iclicker, section worksheets, two midterms, and a final. There was an extra credit assignment at the end of the quarter that helped boost my grade. Great professor, he was super chill. 100% would take again.
There's a lot of content covered in GEOG3 and reading the textbook was helpful. However, listening along and taking notes during lectures was sufficient enough. Devries offered a ton of extra credit at the end of the quarter, which boosted my grade to an A+, so that's pretty nice.
Professor Devries is a very funny and interesting guy. Mandatory attendance was needed to get points for iClicker. His midterms were pretty fair and covered almost everything that was discussed in class. He also gives out really useful study guides!
Great professor, I really easy GE, and genuinely fascinating material.
I was intrigued in every lecture.
GEOG 3 is pretty easy and prof. Devries is super nice, allows 4 absences from lecture, and includes all the necessary info in his lectures. The labs are fun, easy, and often consist of walking to the beach or around campus to get data. The exams are straightforward and exactly like the study guides. Definitely recommend!
I took GEOG 3 to fill Environmental Studies requirements but ended up liking the class more than ES1. Super chill professor, seems like a nice guy; he always surfs in the morning before giving lectures so he must be pretty cool. His slides cover basically all of the testing material, no textbook, semi-necessary readings. Gives 4 free absences.
Easy class. Just show up and listen. Most of the test material is found on the slides, and exams are not too bad.
This has been a really great class. You learn a lot about the subject, and the professor uses local examples to tie in the content. The readings and lectures are posted online but there are iclicker points. The exams are pretty straightforward and the professor is a very chill guy.
No Reading, Easy A, Just attend the class and read study guide before the final. Super nice professor! Love it
He is one of the best professors at UCSB. Classes are easy to understand and the tests are fairly easy to understand as well. I would definitely take the class again. The discussion and activities in sections are very well-guided and straightforward. Tons of resources are provided as well. The websites and all of the materials are really helpful!!!
One time I almost started crying from laughing. He has such a dry sense of humor and I looked forward to his commentary on geography. Didn't actually pay attention or study that hard I just showed up because of iclicker. Don't do the readings. Only thing I didn't like were labs because I had to touch lagoon water. Highly recommend.
Lecture is mandatory (iClicker), but the course material was VERY simple. There are a few labs you have to do for section, but besides that you do not need to do readings if you show up to lecture. PPTs are on gauchospace. Two easy midterms and a basic final. Tests have some FRQs.