He is a good professor. He really knows his material and made most of the lectures interesting, very few seemed to drag a bit. He always stayed and answered student questions. The class seemed fairly easy but you need to know exact details to get an A. The exams are some what easy but you have to give the answer the professor will not give you the point even if you are right. Overall a great class.

awesome professor! he really knows his stuff and tries to make greek history interesting. he picks really interesting material for reading and explains it very well. i didnt really care about greek history before this class but now i feel like i understand more than just the names and dates.
semi-easy tests.

This class is all about attending lecture and discussion and memorization, memorization, memorization. Oh, and slides. Pointless, over-detailed slides. I thought I could coast through the first midterm with a basic overall knowledge of the history and literature and ended up with a B-. For the second midterm, I studied my butt off with a friend (which really helps for this class), knew all kinds of pointless, irrelevant facts, and got an A. I also got a 95% A on the final with this same technique. I practically cried.

The tests are extremely specific. For the slides, specifically answer the given question and don't add anything fancy. For the essay and short answer portions, write down every little mundane thing you know about the topic, event, or historical figure. That's all that will get you through the unfair and subjective grading system.

I recommend study groups and never missing a lecture, or at least getting the notes from a friend who can explain to you what you have missed. However, I would like to give it up for my amazing T.A. who made the class my favorite of the quarter (probably because it was the only one that really challenged me).

There are definitely easier GE's out there than Classics 10 with Professor Goldberg. His lectures are mediocre and not very engaging, partially because of his voice and partially because of his style of presentation. He whizzes by Greek terms that will be tested on the midterms & final, so from the lectures alone, it's hard to know what he considers significant. This is when the online-posted lecture notes are helpful--they're there to fill in the gaps.

Honestly the surefire way of doing well in this class is to attend lecture and take copious notes on the picture slides. Those slides can really make or break your grade. If you miss a slide day, make sure to get notes from someone else who had attended lecture. His other exam questions are very straightforward, but the grading is a bit nitpicky for a GE [maybe that was just my TA].

The papers (2) were easy and relatively short. The reading selections were okay. I personally preferred the Greek literature aspect of the course more than the historical part of it, simply because it required less memorization. Unfortunately, this is one of those classes where you're required to memorize the timeline of historic dates and events.

Overall I took this class as a break from science classes, and I came in with high interest in the subject matter. That gradually dwindled as the quarter progressed, but I made out with an A-. Average class, average professor, average TA. You should probably take Classics 20 or 30 instead if Goldberg is the professor for 10.

I really enjoyed this class and thought Professor Goldberg did a great job introducing us to Greek culture and history. You definitely have to attend lecture to do well on the midterms and finals especially because the slides shown are a MAJOR part of the tests. Yes he posts the slides and lecture notes online but the slides don't come with captions and the lecture notes posted are missing some crucial information. The lectures are okay, not overly exciting but pretty interesting. There are two essays in the class based on readings but they're pretty manageable. My TA was a total dooze though but since they grade your exams and papers and there is also a section grade; you should go to discussions as well. If you're a good note taker and can memorize facts/dates, you'll do great in this class.

Hes and okay Professor. His midterms and finals are really hard. He gives too much information that is unnecessary. If you like detail he is great. There is no just one book to read from and the assignments are all over the place. He also seems to have "issues" with ethnic students.

very knowledgable and eloquent. his lectures are well-organized, but sometimes awkward to take notes on. memorize the slides, he tests you on them! in my notes, for each slide, i summarized the picture and its significance. he posts slides online so this made it really easy to go back and study. there are a lot of facts in this class, but the readings are short, and ultimately the class is more memorization than thought (except for essays, but even those are definitely manageable).

Meh.

He was an alright lecturer, sometimes humerous other times tedious. I took Classics 30 before this class which I enjoyed a lot more but that also had to do with the material I think. Anyway, its really not that hard, you do have to study terms and maps and read the primary literature. He posts online lecture summaries which is great, and also he'll post slides online that you need to know which are also in the book His tests were pretty fair and the text book complements his lecture if you miss one or two.
Again, it's really the TA who makes or breaks your grade and I ended up with an A- really because I discussed a lot in class and asked a lot of questions via email and in person to my TA about essays.
Overall, I think this class was just okay, and if you're looking to do anything with classics (as I am) its helpful and I don't regret taking it.

he's a pretty good professor. Its very interesting and i enjoyed his class.. but you have to go to all the lectures because he shows slides that are you are going to be tested on

Great professor! He knows his stuff. He looks like Zeus come on. What more can you ask for. If you have an easy TA, it should be really easy. His tests are not hard if you spend good time on it. Memorizing his lecture notes will get you a B. Good class/teacher for a GE.