<p>Are there any professors are recommended to take, that are easy to get good grades in?</p>
<p>Like for CHEM 1A, MATH 8B, ENGLISH 001A</p>
<p>lol yeah… actually recommend any professors for any class. it could be helpful (:</p>
<p>ENGL001A/B/C are all taught by TAs, who you probably won’t know about or meet until you go to the first class.</p>
<p>ANTH001 (Cultural Anthropology) with Ness is a good/easy GE class. You read two books and a few readings over the whole quarter. She never assigns homework (other than reading) or papers, but your TAs might assign a few really small/easy assignments. You’ll watch videos once a week during the end of the quarter; these videos are on the test. Everything presented during the class is fair game for exams, so it’s best to listen/read/take notes well. There shouldn’t be any surprises. There are opportunities for extra credit when she gives clicker questions (these aren’t penalized if you’re wrong). There are two midterms and a final; grade is points based.</p>
<p>CS008 (Introduction to Computers) with Gustafson is an easy GE class if you’re in CHASS. It is very introductory because it’s designed for non-Computer Science majors. You basically learn about computer parts, internet and software. Most of it is memorization, but the material is really not difficult as most of it is conceptual and common sense. Labs help you learn how to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access and a bit of simple HTML. There are three midterms, no final; grade is weighted.</p>
<p>ANTH005 (Introduction to Archaeology) with Fedick is an easy class in the sense that you probably won’t need the main textbook if you take good notes and listen well during class. There was a research paper assigned on a famous archaeologist, but it was only two pages long. However, if you aren’t really into archaeology, this may bore you (because he goes over the methods to dating and excavating somewhat thoroughly). There is one midterm and one final; grade is weighted.</p>
<p>PSYC001 (Introductory Psychology) with Clark is a good class because he tries to make it humorous. However, there is no textbook in the class so you MUST go to lecture and LISTEN because there are pop quizzes (which are super easy if you paid attention in lecture). Slides he posts online are useless if you don’t go to lecture. He also goes over things kind of quickly, but take the class with a (academically responsible) friend so you can compare notes if you missed anything. Or make a study group. Go to your TA first if you need help. There are two midterms and one final; grade is weighted.</p>
<p>You could also go to that ratemyprofessors.com website to get a good gauge of the teachers and how popular they are</p>
<p>But there aren’t that many ratings, so it’s somewhat inaccurate</p>
<p>wilson is an easy professor for chem 1a if lucky</p>
<p>what exactly do you learn in cultural anthropology and do you recommend taking it?</p>
<p>verynervous3:
Since it’s an general introductory class in such a broad field, what you learn in Cultural Anthropology (ANTH001) really depends on the professor.</p>
<p>I had Ness, and she focused a bit more on language and ethnography (written study on particular groups of cultures). She focused a but more on the Philippines too, since that was where she researched. She also shows videos and has her TAs do guest lectures on their research.</p>
<p>Generally speaking, you just learn basic concepts/terms about cultural anthropology, like: participant observation, ethnography, fieldwork, how cultures are developed/changed by global happenings, how culture is so diverse because it reflects how people adapt to their environment in non-genetic ways, etc.</p>
<p>I recommend it. Lots of people take this class, so you can have a study group if you even need one. I reviewed Ness’s (and other professors’) class(es) a few posts before this.</p>
<p>Any comments on ethnic studies courses, philosophy courses, bio 30, and oceanography?</p>
<p>Could anyone give some feedback on World History 10, 15, or 20? My friend told me 20 was the easiest of the 3, and there’s a lot of reading for 15. D: What about 10?!</p>
<p>I’m curious about dance 5 too. Do you learn how to dance or is it the history of it?</p>
<p>I’m planning for winter qtr classes. lolol.</p>
<p>I have CHASS Conect- Human Rights, Beginning Composition, and Inequality in American Society…anyone know of the teachers?Who’s chill,who’s not?</p>
<p>jenuwin01:
A friend of mine took Oceanography with Love and said it was easy… just pay attention and take good notes.</p>
<p>It really depends on the professor how intense classes are; I can’t emphasize that enough.
I took HIST020 this past quarter with Tomoff. It was one of my most intense classes for the quarter. A friend of mine took HIST020 with a different professor, and said it was the easiest class ever… :/</p>
<p>There’s a lot of reading (about 6-10 readings per week; you can get away with most of it), with two papers (length and difficulty varies by TA; if you can get Jeremiah, I highly recommend doing so).
Tomoff also lectures fairly quickly, but it’s understandable because he’s trying to cram 100 years of world history into about 30 lectures. He gives you outlines to take notes, which is good. He also gives you a study guide, which is pretty much what’s on the test.
For the midterm, it was about 70 possible key terms (first half of quarter), with three possible essays. For the cumulative final, it was 70 possible key terms (second half of quarter), three possible essays for material from the second half of the class, and three possible essays for material from the entire quarter.
Out of the sets of possible essays, only one will be picked for the exam. Out of the key terms, he’ll give a list during the exam, and you pick which ones to write about.</p>
<p>That being said, I think he is an excellent professor because he really is sincere when he says that you should stop by his office (after seeing your TA first) if you really don’t understand anything. He also lectures about the concepts and themes of history, as opposed to dates. A study group is a must – you can trade notes and study guides. The course itself isn’t difficult; there is just a lot of information. You can get away with a significant amount of the contextualizing readings. Readings from big names – like Freud, Gandhi, Roosevelt, Truman, etc. – should be carefully read. He’ll also tell you which authors to mention in your essays on the study guides.</p>