EPS SCI C107
Geochemistry
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Designed for junior/senior and graduate physical sciences students. Origin and abundance of elements and their isotopes; distribution and chemistry of elements in Earth and its environment. Concurrently scheduled with course C207. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2020 - This review is for EPSS 109: It was a genuinely enjoyable class with Kevin. I took this class for non-major upper div credit, and I learned so much. I've never even really thought about the applications of isotopes before this. There were 4 homework problem sets, a midterm, a final and that was it. His lectures slides and notes (posted, no bruincast) were extremely thorough, detailed and helpful. He is knowledgeable and enjoys teaching. He's also an empathetic and reasonable prof who wants to help you succeed. I wish I went for office hours! If you put in time to study the material, read the textbook for parts that are not clear, and put in effort for the homework, you would get a reasonably good grade. Non-EPSS majors, do not be intimidated and take this if you're interested in the origin of elements/isotopes and isotopic applications!
Winter 2020 - This review is for EPSS 109: It was a genuinely enjoyable class with Kevin. I took this class for non-major upper div credit, and I learned so much. I've never even really thought about the applications of isotopes before this. There were 4 homework problem sets, a midterm, a final and that was it. His lectures slides and notes (posted, no bruincast) were extremely thorough, detailed and helpful. He is knowledgeable and enjoys teaching. He's also an empathetic and reasonable prof who wants to help you succeed. I wish I went for office hours! If you put in time to study the material, read the textbook for parts that are not clear, and put in effort for the homework, you would get a reasonably good grade. Non-EPSS majors, do not be intimidated and take this if you're interested in the origin of elements/isotopes and isotopic applications!
Most Helpful Review
Fall 2023 - Overall this is a great class to take. I'm not from Earth Science department so I have no knowledge about anything related to geochemistry. However, I did learn so many chemistry that is not emphasized or discussed in other classes like the application of isotopes, water chemistry, rare earth elements, etc. Professor Ni is very knowledgable and he explains everything clearly. Strongly recommends going to the office hour which professor goes through all the questions from homework. Grade distribution: HW 40%, midterm 25%, final 35%. Not too difficult to get a good grade if you go to the lectures and understands the important contents from the slides, but definitely still needs to put some effort.
Fall 2023 - Overall this is a great class to take. I'm not from Earth Science department so I have no knowledge about anything related to geochemistry. However, I did learn so many chemistry that is not emphasized or discussed in other classes like the application of isotopes, water chemistry, rare earth elements, etc. Professor Ni is very knowledgable and he explains everything clearly. Strongly recommends going to the office hour which professor goes through all the questions from homework. Grade distribution: HW 40%, midterm 25%, final 35%. Not too difficult to get a good grade if you go to the lectures and understands the important contents from the slides, but definitely still needs to put some effort.
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