EPS SCI 153
Oceans and Atmospheres
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: Mathematics 31A, 31B, 32A, Physics 1A, 1B, and 1C (or 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH). Physics and chemistry of Earth's oceans and atmosphere; origin and evolution of planetary atmospheres; biogeochemical cycles, atmospheric radiation and climate, energetics and dynamics of oceanic and atmospheric circulation systems. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2024 - This class covers some very complex and physics/math heavy concepts, but the way the class is structured everything is very doable. There is a strong emphasis on learning, and Professor Mitchell is a nice, fun guy who's good at breaking down these tough topics. Every other week you have a lab, and the gap weeks you have a HW. The labs are pretty chill, they just take some time getting used to. HW's can be challenging, but graded mostly on effort and attempt. Exams are take home and you have a week to complete, so it was more stress free. Overall, I enjoyed this class and would recommend taking.
Spring 2024 - This class covers some very complex and physics/math heavy concepts, but the way the class is structured everything is very doable. There is a strong emphasis on learning, and Professor Mitchell is a nice, fun guy who's good at breaking down these tough topics. Every other week you have a lab, and the gap weeks you have a HW. The labs are pretty chill, they just take some time getting used to. HW's can be challenging, but graded mostly on effort and attempt. Exams are take home and you have a week to complete, so it was more stress free. Overall, I enjoyed this class and would recommend taking.
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Spring 2017 - EPS 153 with Paige is a mixed bag: for one, his homeworks are damn near impossible (require a lot of assumptions on your part that may or may not be wrong) and his lectures cater to graduate students and can be very hard to follow. That being said, the final exam was both fair and curved, and the material itself is fascinating and extensive. Professor Paige is very helpful and willing to answer questions about the homeworks (which you will inevitably have), and a pretty engaging lecturer. I would take this class again, for one reason especially. The homeworks absolutely slaughtered me and I often felt lost in lecture, which contributed to a decent amount of stress in my life - however, this class has an AMAZING field trip. For our quarter, we got to go on an essentially free weekend camping trip to Catalina island which would otherwise be very expensive - D Paige even provided snacks and dinner. The field trip allowed me to really get to know the people in my class, and camping in Catalina is unreal if you've never done it before. Honestly one of my favorite memories at UCLA. In summary, this class is hard as shit, but at the same time it's pretty interesting stuff and the field trip makes it all worth it in my opinion. Would take again
Spring 2017 - EPS 153 with Paige is a mixed bag: for one, his homeworks are damn near impossible (require a lot of assumptions on your part that may or may not be wrong) and his lectures cater to graduate students and can be very hard to follow. That being said, the final exam was both fair and curved, and the material itself is fascinating and extensive. Professor Paige is very helpful and willing to answer questions about the homeworks (which you will inevitably have), and a pretty engaging lecturer. I would take this class again, for one reason especially. The homeworks absolutely slaughtered me and I often felt lost in lecture, which contributed to a decent amount of stress in my life - however, this class has an AMAZING field trip. For our quarter, we got to go on an essentially free weekend camping trip to Catalina island which would otherwise be very expensive - D Paige even provided snacks and dinner. The field trip allowed me to really get to know the people in my class, and camping in Catalina is unreal if you've never done it before. Honestly one of my favorite memories at UCLA. In summary, this class is hard as shit, but at the same time it's pretty interesting stuff and the field trip makes it all worth it in my opinion. Would take again
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