Great teacher but lectures are hard to follow in class. Office hours really help. Didnt read any of the books just learned what they told us we need to know and went over the lectures, got an A.

This professor is extremely helpful on an individual level if you take the time to visit his office hours. Getting some one on one time proved to be beneficial because some of his theories are really complex. Plus he learns your name which is always nice.

BORING. I love ES - I'm an ES major. But this man puts me to sleep. Tests are a lotta material - a lotta reading/studying - you need to work to get an A - but hey I didn't read a thing and got a B-.

freudenberg shows obvious knowledge about the topic he is teaching, but fails to present it in an interesting way. his lectures are dull and are hard to stay awake for. also, he expects you to have previous knowledge on subjects he talks about before he introduces them.

He's a very nice man, but it's the TAs you have to watch out for. Some TAs will go over your paper with you while others don't. the tests are okay, he drops the lowest score at the end, so your grade comes out pretty good. lots of boring, redundant reading about water and dying off.

The tests were easy if you did the reading. All of his notes are online (very helpful). Class was interesting.

You definitely have to go to class and read the books to do well. His lectures are a bit one-sided. He is well organized though.

Such a good prof. the only people who didnt like it were super staunch conservatives.... and who likes a staunch conservative? honest. tests are easy if you read. always available to help, very approachable.

I was really interested in learning about the environment. The first quarter was interesting but the second quarter the teacher gets a little off topics and turns into a boring economics class and conspiracies of big organizations. Not very exciting

Overall good class, But if you're a republican or even like money a little bit,you'll want to kill yourself during his lectures.

such a great professor.... he is always willing to help you.

Professor Freudenberg is very organized and engaging. His lecture notes are all available online, so if ever you miss something there is always a point of reference. Despite this, you will never really want to miss class, cause ES is just so damn cool!

Freudenberg is VERY smart and VERY organized too - he puts all his notes on the internet, which is nice if you skip a class or two. His tests aren't SUPER hard, but you've gotta keep up. Really interesting class - definitely changed my outlook on the envt

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Very good teacher, passionate about the environment. The class changes the way you see government and society.

There is a lot of reading and his lectures seemed a bit irrelevant to environmental issues...tests aren't too bad as long as you read the 3 HUGE books in this class...i wouldn't recommend the guy although he has good intentions and is a intelligent man