Professor
David Jacobs
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GE Cluster 70AB Professor Jacobs mainly taught the second quarter. His lectures were quite unorganized. He is a little incoherent and hard to understand. He kind of assumes that you know some of what he knows so that can explain his difficulty explaining things. He is very nice if you chat with him in person. He was quite helpful with my paper for the second quarter. I would still recommend GE Cluster 70.
GE Cluster 70AB Professor Jacobs mainly taught the second quarter. His lectures were quite unorganized. He is a little incoherent and hard to understand. He kind of assumes that you know some of what he knows so that can explain his difficulty explaining things. He is very nice if you chat with him in person. He was quite helpful with my paper for the second quarter. I would still recommend GE Cluster 70.
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Fall 2023 - I really appreciated this class because it covered so much material that was never a focus of my other classes, and I obtained a more integrated view of earth history. If you have any interest in evolution or the history of life, and also understanding all the rocks you see everywhere all the time, I highly recommend this class. That said, it is a 6 unit class, and the workload reflects that. There are weekly reading quizzes, pre- and post-lab assignments, which for me totaled around 5 hours per week outside of class. The exams are doable, if you take notes in class and make sure to review the reading questions every week (you basically get the potential questions in advance). Also you should go to office hours! Lectures can move quickly, but Dr. Jacobs is very available, and it really helped me clarify topics, and work out ideas for my project. The field trip was fun, and I enjoyed the deep dive in my project, though it did take a lot of time. To get the most out of this class, you have to commit, but if you are eager to learn it is super valuable. This is one of the few classes at UCLA where, in the future, I will remember specific, important knowledge that I know I learned in this class.
Fall 2023 - I really appreciated this class because it covered so much material that was never a focus of my other classes, and I obtained a more integrated view of earth history. If you have any interest in evolution or the history of life, and also understanding all the rocks you see everywhere all the time, I highly recommend this class. That said, it is a 6 unit class, and the workload reflects that. There are weekly reading quizzes, pre- and post-lab assignments, which for me totaled around 5 hours per week outside of class. The exams are doable, if you take notes in class and make sure to review the reading questions every week (you basically get the potential questions in advance). Also you should go to office hours! Lectures can move quickly, but Dr. Jacobs is very available, and it really helped me clarify topics, and work out ideas for my project. The field trip was fun, and I enjoyed the deep dive in my project, though it did take a lot of time. To get the most out of this class, you have to commit, but if you are eager to learn it is super valuable. This is one of the few classes at UCLA where, in the future, I will remember specific, important knowledge that I know I learned in this class.
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