Professor Seibt was honestly a really funny professor and she must produce some amazing research because she really does not know how to run a class. During the first day of lecture she literally had nothing planned and was curious of the things we wanted to learn that quarter. I never even had a high school teacher that asked such questions. As much as she was funny, the class was very disorganized and the TA's reflected her disorganization. Luckily, the class was pretty easy and she gave us up to 5% extra credit, but the grading made absolutely no sense. Neither Professor Seibt or the TA's had a clear sense of what they wanted to see on the midterm or final. However, I would recommend this class for those who want to take a family easy GE while having a good laugh in lecture just due to her German bluntness with people.

I took this course spring quarter of 2020 online. Although I ended up with an A, I felt confused through the majority of the course. Professor Ulrike is clearly knowledgable on the content but I do feel like she has trouble explaining it in an easy way. I am not a science major so most of the material was new and confusing. Due to the online format, there were no midterms or finals which honestly saved my grade. The homeworks are pretty easy to get an A on and my TA was very helpful. I recommend taking the lab since the questions were very easy and short. If you are not a science major like me, make sure to go to discussion because they were more helpful than lecture to me!

Professor Seibt is one of the sweetest professors I have had at UCLA. The homework assignments and labs were graded generously, and the workload and pace was very light. I would definitely recommend this class to anyone that needs to satisfy their physical science GE and wants a "chill" class. My biggest mistake was not preparing well for the midterm (which averaged in the high 80s low 90s range for the class) and I ended up receiving a 70%. This unfortunately brought my grade from an A+ to a B. Never the less, her exams are very doable as long as you study and understand the overall concepts taught in lectures. In addition, clicker is worth 2% extra credit so as long as you show up to 12 or more lectures you will receive the ec which can help your grade A LOT. Also, Julia is the BEST TA I have ever had here! She is so sweet and helpful and always wants to help students succeed in any way she can, I would highly recommend her.

I took this course during the COVID-19 panini, and honestly I think it was great for a four-unit GE.

Lectures were recorded online and viewable asynchronously, slides were posted and clear to use, and attendance wasn't mandatory, so I actually didn't attend very many lectures. Considering the relative ease of the exams (as a STEM major), and the amount of quiz make-up opportunities available, I would strongly recommend anyone to take AOS 1, whether that's as a GE, a GPA boost, or just as a glimpse into the environmental science world.

Professor Seibt is, especially at 2x speed, very easy to listen to and understand. I think her classes — and the last homework, an at-home demonstration of thermohaline circulation — were really fun, and a good way of making the topic truly unforgettable.