I cannot stress this enough: TAKE THIS CLASS!!! I literally can’t see why it has anything but a 5/5 rating. Mr. Young is the GOAT of GOATS. This class is the absolute easiest A. You don’t have to go to lectures to do well in the class. Discussions are important, but the (easy) assignments you’re given each section are graded based on participation, so it’s a quick 100. I know there are weekly readings, but don’t make the mistake of purchasing the book and actually doing them. You’ll get an A regardless. TRUST ME. It may seem like too much on the first day of class, but hang in there because it’s about to do a whole 180. Easiest GE with the best, funniest, and most passionate professor.

Very low-maintenance class, just take some notes and study for midterm/final. Discussions are based on completion of worksheets. Lecture attendance not required, but you should review each of the lectures before the midterm and final. I will say the final was surprisingly challenging in comparison to the midterm.

Good class for a relatively easy GE. The only assignments are weekly homework + one midterm & final.

This class is mainly planetary physics, and for someone who never took physics before, it was a little difficult to wrap my head around the concepts. However, professor Young is very understanding that this class is a GE and is ready to review difficult concepts. You are never expected to do any actual math on tests. but rather recognize the meanings of concepts and equations.

This quarter, I was told that there was some miscommunication with room reservations and bruin cast which meant that none of the lectures were recorded or live-streamed. This made it hard to review or catch up on a missed lecture because the slides just served as support rather than containing all the content. However, I hope Prof. Young does not let this happen again.

Overall, I recommend this class and prof for an easy GE.