this was not a bad class at all, DO NOT BUY THE BOOK because you won't need it. however, you MUST GO TO EVERY SINGLE LECTURE OR GET THE NOTES FROM A CLASSMATE to get an A on the tests, you have to memorize the lecture notes (40 pages for the midterm) + (30 pages additional for the final) and also, read and highlight all of the discussion readings. it is like 10 definitions, 12 short answers for midterm , and 10 definitions, 12 short answers, and 2 long answers for the final. the thing is that once a week during discussion youll have tow rite a 2 page analysis of the discussion readings, which are a joke because u can completely BS it and get full credit. but make sure u read the discussion readings and understand them because they will pop up as short answers on the tests. I have around a 3.4 GPA and i got an A, but i studied pretty hard for the tests, maybe 3 days for 5-6 hours each day.