Oh my was this class easy. No tests, quizzes, exams. Just lecture notes that you can copy off the slides, chapter reading notes, a weekly lab assignment, 3 "lecture assignments", and a final video project. The lecture assignments were super easy, which involved either taking notes on a video, or answering a few questions from a large list such as definitions or converting from Celsius to Fahrenheit. This class required very minimal effort and is the easiest A I have gotten since middle school. Do anything you can to take this class.

One of the easiest classes I've taken. No exams, just have to submit lecture and reading notes (I copied from slides, and bullet-pointed the chapter summaries and got full credit). Group project (or could be individual) at the end on basically anything related to oceanography. There were lecture assignments where you either watched videos and took notes or answer questions from a question bank.

Professor is super nice and understanding of current challenges! If you are taking this during COVID, the class is formatted very differently than the rest of the reviews. The two classes a week were just a q and a and breakout rooms to work on homework.There were no exams, which was amazing because I think the material would have been challenging if we were tested on it. It is an easy science GE but has a lot of busy work. Every week you have to do lecture notes and reading notes on usually 2 chapters, 30 pages each. Lab section was optional but found it very useful to attend because the TA could answer questions you had about the weekly lab. At times the labs were challenging but you can work in groups and you will find the answer from somewhere. There is also a project due by week 10 where you have to create some type of informational video, website, etc. It wasn’t difficult at all. Every week you also have the opportunity to watch a ted talk or ocean documentary and write a summary to get extra credit. There were other opportunities for extra credit too. Also, there was a super lenient late policy and you could miss 2 weeks of notes and get full points. In total, you have to do reading and lecture notes (very easy to do them without reading all 30 pages and still get full credit), weekly lab, the project, and 3 assignments (we had to take notes on youtube videos and answer some short answer questions about class material-super easy). There is no reason not to get an A in this class if you just do the work. Only criticisms- professors often sent out information about class assignments and the projects late and I would sometimes finish things early and she would later send out extra information about that assignment. Also, because it’s asynchronous and there is no pressure to learn the material because there are no exams, you will only learn as much as you want to so might not be for you if you are looking to learn a lot. My one main take away from this class is that I am now terrified of global warming!

frustratingly boring (I'm a Poli Sci major if that helps). Sometimes the labs were hard and you basically needed to get the answers from a TA. Overall, the requirements are easy since there are no exams but I probably wouldn't take this class again.

pros:
- work is "busywork" where you just get it done and move on. very easy to get a good grade
- professor is nice and has lots of communication
- i think oceans are cool

cons:
- work is busywork. doesn't feel very engaging even for someone like me who was already interested in oceanography.
- lecture notes and textbook notes feel very very repetitive. almost identical diagrams/content, but you have to take notes and submit both. made the work feel even less engaging.

Class was an easy A given that almost all grading was completion based. There’s 8 labs total with your lowest score dropped, a few were pretty annoying and time consuming but just work together or go to section and ask your TA and they’ll basically tell you the answer. You have to submit a science communication project (anything oceanography related) at the end of the quarter but you have the entire quarter to work on it (YouTube video, article, comic) and you can work in a group. Honestly, the prof was really hands off and absent from the course since we just watched recycled vids from 2016 and took notes on it so if you’re taking the class to further your interest on the subject I’d recommend taking it with someone else. That said, grading is extremely lenient, you can turn things in a week late (or more in the first half of the quarter) and get full points.

Grade Breakdown:
30% - Lecture and Reading Notes (read textbook chapters and watch lectures to take notes on them)
30% - Labs
30% - 3 assignments (basically taking notes on a YouTube video or answering review questions)
10% - Science communication project

General consensus is that this is an easy class. If you're used to taking more analytical science, engineering, and math classes, this class will feel kind of weird. Class feels like more of a TED talk in the depth that it goes into. The subject material is really interesting, so at times I was disappointed we didn't cover more material.The professor really wants you to do well. She personally told me she liked our final video which felt really nice. She's a sweetheart. Lots of people take this class for an easy A, including lots of student athletes. A lot of stuff is group based. I won't elaborate why I bring these two things up together other than adding that a girl in one of my lab groups didn't know where Africa was on a map.

One of, if not, the easiest classes I've taken at UCLA. It is super easy to get an A, as long as you do the work. There are a lot of assignments, but they're relatively easy and extra credit is bountiful. Tripati is such a passionate professor and you can really tell she cares about the class. 10/10 would recommend the class. She gives cheat sheets on exams!!

Tripati is the nicest professor. She is accessible, and seems to care about student learning. However, this class wasn't my cup of tea. I found the material boring, and the assignments a tad paternalistic. She really does try to make it interesting though. And hey, I actually REMEMBER the material, and was able to recite it (with all the stupidity that comes with only knowing a little about something) to my hippy friend in a conversation about the state of the ocean. So Cheers! This is an easy GE! But be prepared to be way more BORED than you thought you could possibly be if you dislike the material. I frankly wish I took a harder class I was interested in. Your choice.

The class overall was very manageable. The workload wasn't too hard: there were weekly OPEN book quizzes online, lab quizzes every week during lab (which were pretty easy depending on how hard the lab was the previous week), etc. Participation is necessary because she incorporates iclicker points every lecture. I'm not really sure if she gave us a free pass for certain amount of lectures but I still went to all lectures. However, her lectures are kind of boring and dry. I actually just went to class to fulfill my iclicker points and during the lecture just watched videos on youtube for most of the lectures.