I took this course spring quarter of 2020 online. Although I ended up with an A, I felt confused through the majority of the course. Professor Ulrike is clearly knowledgable on the content but I do feel like she has trouble explaining it in an easy way. I am not a science major so most of the material was new and confusing. Due to the online format, there were no midterms or finals which honestly saved my grade. The homeworks are pretty easy to get an A on and my TA was very helpful. I recommend taking the lab since the questions were very easy and short. If you are not a science major like me, make sure to go to discussion because they were more helpful than lecture to me!

I really enjoyed this class in the beginning and was doing really well, however, her MT and final are way harder than they should be considering what we learning in lecture. The class it's self if super simple but Professor Seibt has a way of making everything way more confusing and harder than it should be.

The final was a whole other story. Instead of 3 hours she gave us 2. But, then the TAs were 30 minutes late with the tests and didnt have scantrons. They handed out a version of the tests with answers in bold so had to recollect. I didnt get my test until 45 minutes into the start time which left me with less than an hour to answer 50 MC 3 short answer questions. The final was way harder than any HW, quiz, or MT we had. I still got an A in the class but definitely had to out a decent amount of time into it.

I took this course during the COVID-19 panini, and honestly I think it was great for a four-unit GE.

Lectures were recorded online and viewable asynchronously, slides were posted and clear to use, and attendance wasn't mandatory, so I actually didn't attend very many lectures. Considering the relative ease of the exams (as a STEM major), and the amount of quiz make-up opportunities available, I would strongly recommend anyone to take AOS 1, whether that's as a GE, a GPA boost, or just as a glimpse into the environmental science world.

Professor Seibt is, especially at 2x speed, very easy to listen to and understand. I think her classes — and the last homework, an at-home demonstration of thermohaline circulation — were really fun, and a good way of making the topic truly unforgettable.