Professor
Arthur Gibson
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I took EEB 151A with Gibson and really enjoyed it. Half of the lectures consist of watching lots of videos of tropical rainforests. The homework assignments aren't difficult and so long as you attend your discussion you get full credit. He doesn't give anyone below a C because he doesn't believe in holding back students that are presumably on their way out of UCLA. There are in essence 2 midterms and not a cumulative final. The tests are all MC, but sort of tricky. I recommend taking this class and I look forward to taking Gibson's EEB 103 class.
I took EEB 151A with Gibson and really enjoyed it. Half of the lectures consist of watching lots of videos of tropical rainforests. The homework assignments aren't difficult and so long as you attend your discussion you get full credit. He doesn't give anyone below a C because he doesn't believe in holding back students that are presumably on their way out of UCLA. There are in essence 2 midterms and not a cumulative final. The tests are all MC, but sort of tricky. I recommend taking this class and I look forward to taking Gibson's EEB 103 class.
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I took EEB 151A with him this past quarter. I would HIGHLY recommend a recorder...well, kind of. He tests on wierd random things (ESPECIALLY videos) but when it comes down to it, his lecture notes are SO disorganized that nothing really helps. Take this class if you have a good memory for useless/random bits of info. I learned some interesting things, but I definitely did not do well on the tests even after going through lectures multiples times. Don't miss class, because you'll miss the videos. But even if you're present, there's a good chance you'll suck at the questions on his tests because he pulls things out of nowhere. GOODLUCKKK
I took EEB 151A with him this past quarter. I would HIGHLY recommend a recorder...well, kind of. He tests on wierd random things (ESPECIALLY videos) but when it comes down to it, his lecture notes are SO disorganized that nothing really helps. Take this class if you have a good memory for useless/random bits of info. I learned some interesting things, but I definitely did not do well on the tests even after going through lectures multiples times. Don't miss class, because you'll miss the videos. But even if you're present, there's a good chance you'll suck at the questions on his tests because he pulls things out of nowhere. GOODLUCKKK
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I took EEB 152A with Prof Gibson (Tropical Biology) in Fall 2009. Like someelse said, you have to attend lecture to watch the movies he shows in class. Take some serious notes, like names of animals and what they are doing and what country/location they are in. The class consisted of 640 points. 148.5 points from midterm one, 231.5 from final (non cumulative). About half of the questions on the final were on the videos we watched in lecture. The remainder 260 points are from discussion. Discussion is okay, a little boring at times. You have to write four "essays" on presentations that are done in class. Essays consist of a paragraph worth 10 points. Also there is a 100 point presentation you have to do which is incredibly easy. Practically everyone received 100%. As far as his lecture style... I felt it was a little dull. He tends to read off the powerpoint handout a lot but every once in a while he says something that might not be there and will be tested on. The movies are pretty cool though. I would recommend this instructor for this class. It was a nice elective to take to balance my other biochem classes.
I took EEB 152A with Prof Gibson (Tropical Biology) in Fall 2009. Like someelse said, you have to attend lecture to watch the movies he shows in class. Take some serious notes, like names of animals and what they are doing and what country/location they are in. The class consisted of 640 points. 148.5 points from midterm one, 231.5 from final (non cumulative). About half of the questions on the final were on the videos we watched in lecture. The remainder 260 points are from discussion. Discussion is okay, a little boring at times. You have to write four "essays" on presentations that are done in class. Essays consist of a paragraph worth 10 points. Also there is a 100 point presentation you have to do which is incredibly easy. Practically everyone received 100%. As far as his lecture style... I felt it was a little dull. He tends to read off the powerpoint handout a lot but every once in a while he says something that might not be there and will be tested on. The movies are pretty cool though. I would recommend this instructor for this class. It was a nice elective to take to balance my other biochem classes.
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