Best Professor Ever! Explains very clearly and homework assignments want you to actually engage in social circumstances rather than doing it as work. Also a very respectful and fun professor to work with.

I enjoyed this class and I recommend it for an easy GE. The professor was extremely clear about what you needed to do in order to get a good grade. As long as you follow his exact instructions, you will do well.

James Basset is seriously the best professor ever. His lectures are extremely interesting, and he always took the time to do some sort of hands-on demonstration. Jennifer Jay (the 2nd lecturer for the course), is also quite interesting, although her lectures can sometimes be monotonous.
Overall - take this class! Very enjoyable!

This class is soo easy and fun. He is often enthusiastic and the material is pretty interesting and easy to understand. Definitely get a good connection with your TA as they grade you for participation and attendance (20%) and a project (30%). The midterm (20%) is very easy: just read the book and memorize the terms. The final is pretty long in the sense you should had read all of the readings which can really pile up. Take this class with this professor! Easy good grade

This class is a great GE for anyone who needs their science requirement fulfilled. The professor is very nice and helpful, and clearly passionate about his work, going as far as to bring in food for us to taste in lectures. There are weekly responses based on the readings that aren't too difficult, as well as vocab words and multiple choice questions (also easy) from the textbooks that are due in section. This is the basis for both the midterm and final exam, which are easily manageable in terms of studying.

This is the BEST class I have ever taken! The professor is just pure gold and amazing. He is funny and genuinely cares about students. You can feel his passion and experienced knowledge of the class topics. It opens up a whole new perspective for me to view the world, the food system, and the environments.
For the grading, you can get an A with ease because the contents are so engaging and they are lenient graders. It is hard not to pay attention or not to meet the requirements.

Prof. Bassett is an insanely engaging lecturer who cares about teaching. He is a fascinating guy who is deeply involved in his field of study. I never missed lectures because he had fantastic anecdotes to share, and the lecture was often informative. Go to class because the weekly quizzes are mainly based on what he says in the lecture (some questions are based on readings), and if you aren't there to listen, you might miss out on some minor things he said. I could not recommend this class enough. If you attend lectures and discussions, pay attention, and complete the work assigned on time (which is extremely manageable), you are virtually guaranteed to succeed.

Basset is an AMAZING professor. He really cares about the class and the subject and makes for an interesting quarter. The class is also really easy if you keep up with the reading.

Definitely the best GE class, very easy to get an A as long as you read the required texts. I genuinely feel like I've learned a lot from this class. Overall, the class is very well structured and Professor Bassett is the best!

It was an easy class! Not only is Basset a great and caring professor, but so are the TAs! I really liked the material and it was actually interesting, highly recommend this class!