Proessor Fessler was very concerned about his students learning and is very approachable as well. He is very knowledgable in this field and is down to earth, so I definately recommend his class if you have to take Antro 7.

An excellent professor- kept the subject matter icredibly interesting-- his lectures are quite an experience-- attend one to see what a good lecture really is. Warning the tests were hard for an undergraduate course-- they were short answer- but if you knew the material-- if you keep up with reading you should have absolutely no problem. Grading policy was weighted towards the midterm and final-- as always-- hw constituted little of the grade-- a fair guy if you bomb the midterm but ace the final yyou will do well in the course.

professor fessler is one of the most motivating professors at ucla. the class is very interesting and it definitely teaches you about yourself and the people around you...how can someone say human evolution not be applicable to anything else other than satisfying a requirement? if you're at ucla to take easy classes to get your degree then don't take his class (although it's not difficult) 'cause you don't deserve it. fessler works very hard to make his lectures entertaining and interesting. he prepares his lectures before hand and even puts up overheads to help you take notes. how easy do you want it? it's like high school all over again...it taught me a lot...if it didn't teach you anything maybe you should've come to lectures and listen...take fessler...he's THE MAN!

First, the class itself. I took LS1 last quarter and decided I wanted to fufill my GE's with the easiest classes possible (at leats for Life Science). That is what I thought the class would be. While it is far easier than LS1, it is NOT and easy class. The material is interesting for a while, but not very applicable to anything unless you want to got into anthropology. My reccommendation, take this for a LS GE if you do better with short answer than you do multiple choice (his test are ALL short answer) and if you don't really care if you learn something super valuable for the future. Second, the prof...entertaining, though he gets a little out of control sometimes and talks very fast. By the lecture notes if they are avaliable but still GO TO LECTURE because they are very incomplete. Take you notes on the lecture notes because that way you will keep up and be able to write down the important info and not get hung up on the outline concepts. I would reccommend him, he cares about the students learning and seems to be very passionate about the subject.

fessler was truly entertaining in class. the way he delivers is lecture and material is very clear and comprehensible. he tries really hard to get the students to really grasp the material. he really cared about the students and it really shows whenever you go to talk to him during office hours. every tuesdays, he would buy four random students lunch! how awesome is that??? i truly enjoyed fessler's lectures. not only were they entertaining, but informative also. i really learned a lot through his lectures. i would recommend for anyone to take this class. i really enjoyed it.

Fessler is a really caring professor. He really wants his students to learn (not just memorize, though there is a lot of that) BUT the class is hard. There is weekly homework, which requires you to do the readings. This actually helps a lot because by the end of the quarter you will be glad that you kept up. The midterm is hard, but as long as you study and keep up with the readings you will do fine. Be prepared to work hard, but also be prepared to learn a lot of cool stuff! I recommend him to people who actually want to learn about evolutionary stuff.

he knows his stuff, he seems really nice and humorous, and is a good lecturer too. however his tests are very hard, he requires you to do a lotta work (up to 100 pages of reading per week, in a very boring book...) and anthropology does get boring many times...however he is a good professor, just that he's hard as well...

I completely agree with the person previous!! Professor Fessler is perhaps the best professor I have had at UCLA!! But,I\355m really disappointed with some student\355s comments; the ones who speak negatively about him are the ones who didn\355t do so well; hey, why do you have to take out your aggressions or lack of intelligence on the professor? May it be that it was your fault that the tests were hard (lack of studying)? Also, I honestly believe that this class is doable, the lectures are interesting (most of the time) and the professor sincerely tries to make lectures interesting by his wild antics! He also really cares about student learning, what more can you ask for? Initially, I was afraid of taking this class since its my first year; but, all the first years out there, DO NOT BE AFRAID! You don\355t have to be a south campus major to do well! If you invest enough time and energy, then you well do well! Ok..exams..the midterm was not that bad. The questions were basically completely off his lectures and if you take good notes and are a good memorizer (actually u don\355t even need to memorize that much) you will do well. He\355s basically a prof that focuses on concepts that little details in the book. However, make sure you know the important concepts REALLY well. The final, I have not taken yet (and I will get back to you) but I am assuming that it will be easier than the midterm. Well, that\355s all for right now.

First, I feel i must avenge Dr.Fessler by saying that the person who posted on Jan 29, 10:48:35, is a raging idiot- we all know it, and I'm sure she must know it; so you can disregard everything that she wrote. I feel called to do this because Anthro 7 is the most interesting class I have ever taken at UCLA. Going in merely to fulfill a GE requirement I find the subject completely fascinating. This is the result of Dr. Fessler's talent and intelligence. Lectures are always entertaining to anyone with half-a-brain. Really, who wouldn't love a professor who will randomly start tearing pagaes out of a book and blowing his nose in them to prove a point 15 minutes down the road? The exams are somewhat difficult due to the large amounts of material covered, yet all the questions are very straightforward. Best yet, I find myself applying concepts learned in class to different aspects of situations I encounter outside of class, which is the trademark of rewarding studies. I cannot recommend taking this class enough. I would like to end by stressing the fact that FESSLER IS A GOD.

I do not like Dr. Fessler and I wish that I didn't have to take his class AGAIN. He is WAY too concerned with student learning, and makes you do homework every week. I am only taking this class because I have to for my major, and unless you REALLY enjoy hard, boring lectures about anthropology, I don't recommend this class to ANYONE. I don't understand why everyone thinks Dr. Fessler is such a good professor. I think he is one of the WORST professors I have ever had in my 5 years at UCLA. And not only that, but he himself is a very annoying guy. He gives way too much reading, way too much homework, and his tests are way too hard, with no multiple choice questions. If you are looking for an easy class, do not take Anthro 7 with Dr. Fessler. It is not easy, and it is not interesting. Not only that but he TRIES to be funny, and he isn't funny, and his voice sounds like a rat on crack. I can not sit through lecture AWAKE, and I don't even bother to go anymore because there are no seats, the lecture is ALWAYS overly FULL,and it is way too early in the morning. WARNING: DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU ENJOY A LOT OF HARD WORK.