I took his class and I have to say I was completely left in the dark the entire quarter. All quarter, I kept on asking myself, "What are we learning? What are we learning?" I could never quite find the answer. Don't bother reading the textbook because he relies almost 0% on it. Just skim it really fast because he puts some random trivia questions in his exams that test on specific details to make sure that you've done the readings. Discussions are a must and attend lecture too. He also tends to touch a bit on his life story in his exams so don't ignore him completely while he talks about his trip to so-and-so. Overall, I don't know where I learned any of the facts I learned and I don't know how I came out of the class with a B. I just know it somehow happened and that I was very confused in the end and I left the class with nothing. Hmmm... take the class if you want to stress out over labs. I think there's easier options out there with less homework.

DONT TAKE THIS CLASS. dont take it if youre a geography major, dont take it for a GE, dont take it because it sounds interesting. the prof. is a NICE person. truly he is. but he is possibly the worst lecturer/professor on campus. he doesnt know how to lecture in an organized way and his tests are unrelated to any class material. .... that is all i have to say.