<p>Has anyone taken this class before? I'm in it right now and I don't know if I should stay in it. Is the grading hard? I heard a rumor that this was supposed to be an easy GE, but so far, it seems pretty challenging. That might also be due to the fact that I don't know much about the subject. Any input would be great!</p>
<p>i took it over the summer with smoak. at first i also thought it was really hard with all the reading and having to read the atlas and everything, but the grading is very lax. i ended up with an A. When I took it there were three papers and a final. The papers weren't graded too roughly and the TA pretty much told us what to write about in section. And during the review session for the final they basically told us exactly what the questions would be. It's easier than it seems, take it.</p>