Well, the non-writing version of this class with Melzer, in my opinion, was very easy. We wrote one paper the whole quarter which was incredibly simplistic. I'm an engineering major and i had no problem getting an A in this class. Tests were easy and consisted of essay questions broken-down into smaller topics. The class, while informative, lacked any sort of scope and really I think this class could have been taught as a seminar. Melzer is a nice prof, but as mentioned previously, somewhat flighty and disorganized.