Highly recommend this class and professor. Lots of content given and tested on, but it is a very reasonable amount of work per week. Very clear instructions for assignments. It is a perfect GE in my opinion with very minimal interaction and commitment needed.

This was the most difficult class I have taken at UCLA so far. I thought it would be fairly easy since it is GEOG 1, but there is a huge amount of work, and the tests are difficult. There were textbook pages, a lab due, and quizzes weekly. I found this was the class I spent the most time on out of the three taken that quarter, despite it being a GE. The final was very difficult, I spent days straight studying. Even though I had done all the work, read all the assigned textbook pages, and gone to every lab, I still ended up with a B- on the final (the class average was MUCH worse). I love geography, but this class was my least favorite out of the 5 I've taken!

Do NOT take this class as a GE. The workload is ridiculous and the professor can't keep track of everything. He misspeaks a lot in his recorded lectures, and must not review them because the mistakes get confusing. Without my TA I would not have survived. If you take this class, really pay attention to the quizzes and use them to study. This was a GE and the hardest class I've taken at UCLA so far.

This class is NOT easy. I'm going straight to the point. The professor's asynchronous lectures don't help very much. The textbook is helpful for the quizzes. T.A is very helpful as well, But, this as your G.E requirement, I would NOT consider it, for the reason being that the midterm and final have different questions and different understandings from what you learn in the asynchronous lectures and the textbook that don't meet the standard of these questions on the midterm and final. Please, take a different G.E., don't consider, it unless you want to challenge yourself or try to major in a specific field that requires this class.

This is not an easy GE. Tests are very difficult and have extremely niche/random questions. Most of the questions are exactly like the chapter reading quizzes(some are the same exact questions). Wouldnt recommend to someone not actually interested in the subject.

This class is so difficult. I thought it would be fairly easy and decided to take it as a GE and it is the hardest GE, if not hardest class, I've taken. I took the asynchronous version of the class and the lectures do not align with the readings and are long and often tangential. You can not tell what the professor is just adding as additional information and things that you need to commit to memory. The midterm and final each make up 20% of the grade. The material itself is not very hard but there is SO MUCH of it and the professor does not test on conceptual understanding. The midterm and final questions come from the book and are extremely niche. Sections of the book that you'd assume are just throw away examples and information actually appear on the tests. I'm not sure if he changed the structure of the class but I would recommend not taking it unless you are majoring in something related to Earth Science or have an extreme interest in this topic.

a lot of cool content to cover, and a self-paced environment that let students tackle the content at their own speed
Professor did not communicate much about his exams, TA's did not know about the content on the exams, no study guide provided for midterm or final

Prof. Okin is a great professor and I would recommend this class to anyone, if you're up for a challenge. I struggled in this class, but it only motivated me to try harder. I feel that for UCLA standards, Prof. Okin has a perfect combination of challenging, but not impossible. Keep in mind, however, that I took this class remotely, and that I am unsure how this class is taught in person. All in all, I really enjoyed the class and the content.

I'm a geography major and found this course very difficult. His lectures are very difficult to stay awake during because he speaks very fast and kind of quietly. You don't necessarily have to do the readings because he discusses it all in lecture, but they do help clarify. His tests are REALLY difficult. The labs are really annoying but pretty easy. Overall, Okin makes a potentially interesting topic confusing and boring. I would not recommend.

It's kind of hard if you take it as a GE. As many evaluations said his voice goes very low from time to time. Multiple choice questions are tricky. Not recommended for those who are not interested in physical geography.

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