Professor
John May
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So this class is not exactly what you would call a geography class. Most of the literature focuses on philosophical writers throughout the 19th and 20th Century. Professor May delivers the information is a well thought out and intelligeable way. He is probably one of the best professors I have ever had in my 3 years at UCLA so far. He can get a little wordy in his lectures and talk so fast that you can barely understand what he is saying but if you stop and ask questions, he is more than happy to repeat/ rephase what it is he is saying. Your grade is determined by your TA, they do all the grading. 40% of the class is based on going to discussion. They ask you to write up a weekly summary of the readings for the week and although it is a total pain it actually is really helpful. I got a c+ on the mid term, worked hard in discussion and the final and ended up getting a b+ in the class. Definitely take this class with May if you can.
So this class is not exactly what you would call a geography class. Most of the literature focuses on philosophical writers throughout the 19th and 20th Century. Professor May delivers the information is a well thought out and intelligeable way. He is probably one of the best professors I have ever had in my 3 years at UCLA so far. He can get a little wordy in his lectures and talk so fast that you can barely understand what he is saying but if you stop and ask questions, he is more than happy to repeat/ rephase what it is he is saying. Your grade is determined by your TA, they do all the grading. 40% of the class is based on going to discussion. They ask you to write up a weekly summary of the readings for the week and although it is a total pain it actually is really helpful. I got a c+ on the mid term, worked hard in discussion and the final and ended up getting a b+ in the class. Definitely take this class with May if you can.
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This class surprised me in a number of ways, the first of them being that it seems the least related to Geography of any of the Geography courses I've taken here. But even as May dove into a lot of philosophy and politics, the class remained interesting throughout. May is a great professor--he's brilliant, young and very easy to talk to in office hours, which I recommend going to. While the material for the class can seem a bit scattered and confusing at times, it somehow all pulls together at the end and you finish the final feeling like you learned something useful and relevant.
This class surprised me in a number of ways, the first of them being that it seems the least related to Geography of any of the Geography courses I've taken here. But even as May dove into a lot of philosophy and politics, the class remained interesting throughout. May is a great professor--he's brilliant, young and very easy to talk to in office hours, which I recommend going to. While the material for the class can seem a bit scattered and confusing at times, it somehow all pulls together at the end and you finish the final feeling like you learned something useful and relevant.
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The reviewer below doesn't seem to know what she is talking about. I came into the class with only a cursory knowledge of economics, and did fine. There is some economic discussion in the readings, but he doesn't test you on any of it. And his tests are easy. Do the readings and show up to class and there is now way for you not to get an A. Anyone who says otherwise is just lazy.
The reviewer below doesn't seem to know what she is talking about. I came into the class with only a cursory knowledge of economics, and did fine. There is some economic discussion in the readings, but he doesn't test you on any of it. And his tests are easy. Do the readings and show up to class and there is now way for you not to get an A. Anyone who says otherwise is just lazy.
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