EPS SCI 9
Solar System and Planets
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Properties of sun, planets, asteroids, and comets. Astronomical observations relevant to understanding solar system and its origin. Dynamical problems, including examination of fallacious hypotheses. Meteoritic evidence regarding earliest history of solar system. Chemical models of solar nebula. Space exploration and its planning. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2021 - Note: I haven't finished taking this class yet but I know I'll end with a good grade because of what I'm about to write. Also, I took this during COVID. I recommend taking this class! He always has organized slides, always records lecture, and he always encourages questions. His lectures are very informative. The recent midterm was pretty easy and it was open note. He is very nice and easy-going. You get weekly labs, unless its the week before midterm, and you get more than enough time to turn in the labs, which are pretty easy and the TA is very helpful. I have TA Lesly Insixiengmay, and she's very kind and thorough with the lab info, so I recommend this TA. There is a good amount of info for lectures but it's not overwhelming. It's not super exciting material, unless you're really into the solar system and planets. But it is still pretty interesting. This is a good class to take for your GE.
Winter 2021 - Note: I haven't finished taking this class yet but I know I'll end with a good grade because of what I'm about to write. Also, I took this during COVID. I recommend taking this class! He always has organized slides, always records lecture, and he always encourages questions. His lectures are very informative. The recent midterm was pretty easy and it was open note. He is very nice and easy-going. You get weekly labs, unless its the week before midterm, and you get more than enough time to turn in the labs, which are pretty easy and the TA is very helpful. I have TA Lesly Insixiengmay, and she's very kind and thorough with the lab info, so I recommend this TA. There is a good amount of info for lectures but it's not overwhelming. It's not super exciting material, unless you're really into the solar system and planets. But it is still pretty interesting. This is a good class to take for your GE.
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Fall 2022 - If you aren't a stem major take this as a science ge. The lectures make no sense, and discussion is confusing but the midterm and final are ridiculously easy. There's no math or anything on the exams it's just straight memorization of random terms. I barely looked at the course material till the night before the exams and did well.
Fall 2022 - If you aren't a stem major take this as a science ge. The lectures make no sense, and discussion is confusing but the midterm and final are ridiculously easy. There's no math or anything on the exams it's just straight memorization of random terms. I barely looked at the course material till the night before the exams and did well.
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Fall 2019 - Super engaging professor! A lot of the material is in the slides so be sure to study that, however oftentimes the slides are just pictures that don't really help unless you went to lecture and heard what he had to say about them. The midterm is easier than the final, as I didn't study hard enough for the final and overall got a B in the class. The textbook is NOT needed at all for the class, since I probably opened it once during the entire quarter and the tests only have material covered in lecture. Be sure to look at quizlets to help for the midterm and the final. Random tips: - Know general facts about the different planets, like the distance between the planets and the sun in AU -He also tests on the topography of Mars and the Moon, so make sure to study those slides to know where stuff like the Sea of Tranquility is.
Fall 2019 - Super engaging professor! A lot of the material is in the slides so be sure to study that, however oftentimes the slides are just pictures that don't really help unless you went to lecture and heard what he had to say about them. The midterm is easier than the final, as I didn't study hard enough for the final and overall got a B in the class. The textbook is NOT needed at all for the class, since I probably opened it once during the entire quarter and the tests only have material covered in lecture. Be sure to look at quizlets to help for the midterm and the final. Random tips: - Know general facts about the different planets, like the distance between the planets and the sun in AU -He also tests on the topography of Mars and the Moon, so make sure to study those slides to know where stuff like the Sea of Tranquility is.
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