This review is for AOS 112 "Climate Change Assessment" taught by David Neelin because the course is not listed on Bruinwalk:

Overall, this course taught by Dr. Neelin was extremely rewarding as an environmental science student. I recognized that the knowledge gained from this course will empower those who want to pursue a variety of careers from atmospheric and oceanic research to climate change policy. It is an interdisciplinary course that requires students to draw information learned previously from multiple fields of science and a familiarity with the IPCC and their reports.

The course is mainly project based (70% of your grade) in which you can work in a group or alone. You have free range over the choice of your topic and the final 2-3 weeks of the course are just presentations from your classmates in which discussion and questions are highly encouraged from the class.

20% of your grade comes from a fairly difficult "Quiz" at the end. The students' mastery of the content varied greatly, but if you make an effort to attend OH, ask questions from the TA and Neelin, and study in groups, you'll be alright.

Another 5% comes from 3 python labs. The TA helps a lot with these and no prior experience is required; however, this might change.

Neelin is a very engaging lecturer with a good sense of humor that he mixes in here and there. He truly cares about his students' learning. I could not recommend this class enough for those who are passionate about 1. the physical science of climate change 2. impacts and vulnerabilities OR 3. how we can solve the climate crisis.

Class is boring, however Neelin and the TA Baird are awesome.
Neelin did screencasts so that helped me a lot.
I could miss a lot of lectures.
Just go to the discussion for the hw answers. Or the TA's office hours.
HW is wordy but chill.

Im a CS major and I think it was a fair class. Not too much workload and if you study uul get a decent grade(i got a-)

- Professor Neelin was very kind and knowledgeable about the topics that were presented in class.

- Though the topics seemed a little boring at times, he did simplify them quite a bit for our understanding.

- There was actually not as much material from this class compared to other AOS classes I have taken, and if you’re wondering, I found the material valuable in the future toward an atmospheric science career.

- He also provides podcasts of each lecture just in case.

- However, he does not have any official office hours, so seeing him after class is your only chance to communicate in person with the professor.

- There are 3 take-home HW assignments for the class, and though I found the problems to be a little wordy, they are not that difficult at all, especially with hints provided in discussion.

- There are also 2 problem sets done in discussion, but as long as you attend discussion, those are easy points, as you’ll find out.

- While all the HW and discussion work is 30% of the grade, there is a midterm worth 30% of the grade and the final worth 40% (or 15% and 55%, respectively, if your midterm score is poor, and this scenario gives you the better grade).

- The final (as the Professor will repeat many times) is cumulative, but does weigh more toward the material after the midterm.

- Overall, as long as you keep up with and comprehend the material, you should be able to have a decent grade.

Dr. Neelin knows his subject and is passionate about it. He's a great professor and makes the material very simple to understand since he teaches out of a textbook that he wrote. He doesnt try and trick you, his exams are structured exactly around what he teaches and problems in the homework he assigns. The problem is that the subject is a little boring so its hard to stay attentive and take good notes in class. The class takes a decent amount of time and effort to study and learn the material for exams but nothing close to some others classes in the life of a south campus major. Overall I would reccommend taking the course with Neelin.