So I got an A+ in this class, thanks to all of the extra credit.
Even though I tried, I didn't feel like I learned a lot. The class wasn't super clear and discussion did not relate to class at all, which was frustrating, but I can't complain. The discussion quizzes were really easy and came straight from the worksheets. I found the midterm to be pretty difficult even though I studied, but the average was low so it balanced out. Dr. Jewitt was really great and cared a lot about our learning. I thought he was wonderful.
It's not a super structured class, but as long as you stay on top of discussion quizzes and the extra credit you'll be fine.
If you really care to learn about the Solar System, you'll have the opportunity to; if you don't care to learn about the Solar System, you'll find out just how interesting the subject is and it won't be too overwhelming.

My review of this class is going to be a little skewed because the final was cancelled because of coronavirus so if you are taking this after this whole thing has blown over, my experience might be a tad different. But overall, the class itself was good; he posts the slides so you don't have to technically go to lecture. But Professor Jewitt is really funny and endearing so I showed up most days, just because I felt bad missing out on lectures taught by someone so amazing in his field of work.
Midterm: The midterm was super hard. I got a 55, my first failing grade at UCLA. I studied so much, but I studied the concepts and facts, rather than obscure equations. The midterm tested for very small details and had way more math on it than expected. I got up in less than 30 minutes and just handed it in lol. The average was a D, so don't feel too bad about it. BUT, even though I failed the midterm, I still ended the class with an A. I don't even know how I did that tbh.
Extra Credit: He offers like over 20% extra credit and I am telling you right now: DO ALL OF IT. He assigns the extra credit early in the class and you may feel like your grade is alright, but do it anyways because the midterm will most likely kill that and you don't want to be scrambling to do the extra credit.
Labs: You have to go to labs for participation. Each lab is worth 6 points - 1 point for showing up and the other points are from the lab and lab quiz. You get to drop your lowest two lab grades too.
Final: He cancelled the final for us so I never took it, but from past reviews people said he gave a study guide that was basically the whole test :)
Homework: There's no homework. At least for my TA, she checked the labs for completion and then posted the answers later so you really don't have to try on them.

Professor Jewitt is a great professor- he's super nice, funny, and knowledgeable about the topic, and he makes the lecture and subject very interesting. That being said, I stopped going to lectures about halfway through the quarter (just because I was lazy and didn't want to walk to campus), and he posts the slides he uses for his lectures and they contain all the information. Grading wise, it's based on participation and quizzes given in discussions section, which are fairly easy (and your two lowest scores will be dropped) There's also a midterm that's actually pretty hard, but I managed a 26/29 on it. The final exam is worth the most, and from previous quarters it seems like he basically gave all the questions for the final beforehand, but for this quarter the final was cancelled due to the corona virus. He also offers like 20% extra credit to yoUR FINAL GRADE for doing stuff like watching movies and going to different science places around Los Angeles, so if you want an A in the class, you should be able to if you put in the effort. All in all, this a great and easy GE to take that I highly recommend

Best science Professor ever. Take this class even not require. Easy, fun, interested.

Fun class. Definitely take it. Super easy since there's a crazy amount of extra credit. You'll do poor on the midterms but there's so much extra credit that it won't matter. Jewitt is kind of a troll which makes the class funny. Maybe don't take it when you're a freshman. You'll probably be turned off by his style. But if you're a tired senior like me, then it's a really great time. It was funny time.

This was one of the classes I greatly enjoyed, I never missed a lecture as teachers have been hard to come by for me at least recently. The presentation of the material was excellent and I did learn a lot in this class. The exams were done just right were they were not too hard and not too easy, but if you did not study they would have of course been hard as many of the questions he wrote expanded a little bit on the ideas we learned. I greatly appreciated the videos he showed in class of himself with the concepts we were learning about in the real world, it showed how much he truly likes teaching I believe and how even outside of class you can see the things we are learning about. Although I did not get the grade I desired, I did cruise through this class with no extra credit done, which you probably should, and would recommend this class to anyone even slightly interested in the solar system or those that want to learn about it as we should to get a better grasp of the universe around us.

By far the easiest class I have ever taken. If you do not end up with an A+ that means you didnt do any of the labs, or didn't do the extra credit. Literally just show up to the 1hr lab once a week and do the extra credit opportunities that are offered. If you do these things correctly, it should be the easiest A+ of your life. Thank me later and take this class. Dont be a lazy b****

Overall, with it being online, I had a hard time focusing and actually going to lectures. The labs were very easy, though. It's an easy A if you put in a little bit of effort, and the extra credit he offers is VERY nice. It definitely saved my grade.

Looking past his abundant political comments/ awkward videos/ etc, this is actually a fairly okay GE. Exams are pretty much memorization off the slides, but he does ask questions to throw you off. For example, I felt as though the first and second midterms were okay, but the final was so strange with wording and so heavy on memorization that I felt like he just wanted to mess up grades. However, the extra credit will save you though, so I highly recommend doing even the most mundane extra credit assignment (like writing a 5-10 page paper for extra credit). For reference, I got a B on midterm 1 (10%), an A on midterm 2 (10%), but a C on the (45%) final (did all the labs, 35%, and did well on the quizzes) and I ended with an A thanks to the extra credit.

I feel like I really learn a lot in this class, and professor David makes the lectures funny and easy to follow. Definitely recommend this class!