Roger Hale Varney
Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences
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4.0
Overall Rating
Based on 1 User
Easiness 2.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
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15.2%
7.6%
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D
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Fall 2024
Grade: A+
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
June 17, 2025

Prof Varney is a nice guy with a clear passion for his content. He's accommodating and useful BUT he goes through content in lectures super quickly. You will NOT be able to keep up with content if you're typing (let alone writing) notes during class. I'm a relatively fast typer so sometimes it was manageable but for the most part you'll have to just go to lecture (attendance is mandatory through iclicker) and listen, then take notes from the slides. Slides were helpful. He also assumes that you have all this prior knowledge about space/physics concepts which made it quite stressful for someone like me with absolutely none, but its not even on purpose. My TA was a lifesaver at catching me up but I went to discussions and his OHs for like 3hrs/week + lectures so definitely time consuming. Midterm was kinda hard, not a lot of room for error (some MCQs and some FRQs) so I did a tiny bit below average but worked my ass off for the final. The final project is also lowkey crazy because he expects you to do/know a lot but I do think I just did too much, did pay off tho since the TA was very impressed and gave me almost 100%.

Overall an interesting class but if you're aiming for an A, just be ready to put in a good chunk of your time and effort.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Fall 2024
Grade: A+
June 17, 2025

Prof Varney is a nice guy with a clear passion for his content. He's accommodating and useful BUT he goes through content in lectures super quickly. You will NOT be able to keep up with content if you're typing (let alone writing) notes during class. I'm a relatively fast typer so sometimes it was manageable but for the most part you'll have to just go to lecture (attendance is mandatory through iclicker) and listen, then take notes from the slides. Slides were helpful. He also assumes that you have all this prior knowledge about space/physics concepts which made it quite stressful for someone like me with absolutely none, but its not even on purpose. My TA was a lifesaver at catching me up but I went to discussions and his OHs for like 3hrs/week + lectures so definitely time consuming. Midterm was kinda hard, not a lot of room for error (some MCQs and some FRQs) so I did a tiny bit below average but worked my ass off for the final. The final project is also lowkey crazy because he expects you to do/know a lot but I do think I just did too much, did pay off tho since the TA was very impressed and gave me almost 100%.

Overall an interesting class but if you're aiming for an A, just be ready to put in a good chunk of your time and effort.

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Overall Rating
Based on 1 User
Easiness 2.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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