Impossible, labs are easy but tests are hard because they come from no where

AMAZING! KNOWS HIS STUFF AND THE CLASS IS ENJOYABLE

Explains lectures well, always willing to help, makes you feel good

Very funny professor for a VERY easy class, lecture notes are online, take it!!

Very Fun and excellent and interesting class

Very easy class, just go to class and the notes are online

pretty easy class, professor kind of funny

Good professor, take notes, read book, you'll do well

Very easy class! Go to lectures. Tests come from the lectures. Funny guy

Funny in a corny way, Lectures can be boring but they are all on-line, TAKE IT!

Very nice guy, lectures straight from slides (online), but tough tests

nice guy, very helpful, go to class, confusing tests

Very helpful, funny guy-knows his subject, listen to lectures, it's not boring

You need to memorize a ton of information for this stupid, general course.

his web page is EVERYTHING, go or not go, doesnt matter, the best!

Interesting lectures, funny guy, easy if you pay attention, great slides

Great professor, very funny

Good Class, Notes are all online, Tests are hard, and Kinda hard to stay awake at times.

Great teacher, lectures good, tests extremely fair if you dont get a B or better your an idiot

Harder than I thought, but professor is very helpful. Go to his office hours for a better grade!

Quite easy, just show up to class. Quite the looker too.

Lots of information to know, but he presents it all very clearly, and all the notes are online. Always willing to help. Should be able to get decent grade.

Very good teacher, but not a good early morning class. But the online notes help a ton.

Very easy if you show up, and if you don;t just read all his notes he posts online. Easy grade as long as you show up and listen.

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Well, for one he puts his notes online so going to lectures is kind of optional. But it would help you a little to go. He does give a little more detail in his lectures than on the notes but he follows them for the most part. But it is an easy class.

somewhat of a dork, but helpful, funny and clear. Very easy class. tests are extreamly easy, all notes are online so it can basically be self paced. going to class helps but overall material is easy to comprehend. highly reccomended instructor/course!

lectures are boring but the notes are online, so tests are really easy. however, beware of those hw assignments. his TAs like to take off tons of points, so overall not as easy as i thought.

Funny guy and really knows what he is talking about. I found the class to be pretty easy....even though it was a bit harder than most people make it out to be. All his notes are online, so if you miss a classs, its easy to make up

Who goes to class when you got all the notes online? nuff said

Coolest dorky professor. He knows everything. The notes are online so it can be hard to go sometimes, but he's a good lecturer, so go occasionally. TAs grade HWs, which sucks, b/c they take of points like crazy. Tests are easy.

not a bad guy, tests are all of the slides and exercises

Prof. Legates is a great guy and tries to make his lectures interesting. Tests are kinda rough, but if you study they aren't terrible.

All notes are on slideshows and online...tough to make yourself go to class...great lecturer and nice guy, but tests are very deceitful...weather patterns aren't all that interesting either...read the book, go to review sessions and class

Dr. Legates does a good job teaching this course. Show up to class, take notes and study them because 99% of the test comes from the lecture notes. The class is easy if you study well.

ok teacher, handled large (300+) class pretty well, can be funny at times

Not a bad teacher, just... pay attention. Everything is on slideshows, he's entertaining when the sun is a pumpkin, and handles the lecture hall class well.

easy class if you put forth any work what-so-ever.

Your're not going to like this class if you doin't like science. I thought it was very interesting and enjoied it.

Never went to class, put forth very very little effort, took lab and did labs the day they were due, got a's in both. You should have no problem in this class if youre not an idiot.

He was alright, but the tests were tricky. Not an "easy A," but not a horrible class, either. It's better if you enter this class with a little enthusiasm for the subject, since there is SOOO much information that tends to bore you very easily.

easiest class every, these other people must be idiots. all the notes are online. i went to class 4 times total (1st day, 3 tests) and got an A.

anybody that says this class is dumb must have a serious learning disability or be deaf or blind or something, good teacher really easy really nice

Do not listen to these people, this class is not hard. Easy B.

This class had it's ups and downs, however, I wish I did not take it. Notes are posted online, which is convienient-but even if you memorize all of the notes, you possibly will still fail the exams. Exam mult. choice questions are extrememly confusing and misleading. Legates def helps out in the end though to boost your grade.

teacher is a very nice guy. the tests are very confusing.. very confusing. no matter how much u study there are ques that completely throw u off. if u study hard u can pull of a B- to and A thanks to the grade curve. a 76 is a B. go to class although notes are online having him explain it is a lot easier than reading it urself.

This class really isnt that hard. Everything and i mean EVERYTHING you need to know for the exams are on the powerpoint presentations but you MUST MEMORIZE EVERY LITTLE DETAIL to get a good grade. On top of it his questions are tricky, but not impossible. If you know EVERYTHING you should get no lower than an A-

Very easy to follow. If you listen, has some pretty witty jokes. Powerpoints are key, book can help, though not essential for this class.

Legates is a very funny, laid back guy. I really enjoyed the class and learned a lot. The class is huge so obviously attendance isn't mandatory and exams are all multiple choice. Tests are somewhat difficult but if you study enough a B is very doable. Not an easy A class.

class was decent. hes a nice guy but the lectures are kind of boring and the tests are really difficult. if you're looking for a layup class don't take this one

Legates is a good professor. slides are online, lectures can sometimes put you to sleep, but the tests or extremely hard!! This is not an easy grade even if you try and go to class. There is a grade curve though which doesn't help much b/c the class average is so low already.

He's a phanatic about the material, so sometimes he explains things in lamans terms & sometimes it's very confusing... you don't need to buy the book at all, or really to go to class b/c he usually puts the notes on WebCT... fairly interesting material... exams are only 40 questions so you don't have much chance to screw up... study somewhat

Legates is the man. The class is definately not as easy as everyone makes it out to be, but it's still not bad at all. He puts all the slides on webct, but everything is so much more clear if you go to class. & Don't buy the textbook! Test questions come straight from the slides & lecture notes.

Legates is amazing. He's so funny too! It's a lecture class, so attendance isn't mandatory, but it definately helps to go to class, because he goes more indepth with the notes. He gives 3 tests, then the final, but he always has assignments which give you lots of extra points if tests aren't your thing. Definately one of the best classes I've taken

Very good teacher. Easy to understand. DONT buy the book. gives great notes and posts them online. Exams are multiple choice only, nothing written. Class can sometime be boring but he does a good job of making it better. I took the lab (GEOG111) with it which was also easy. I recommend both if you need a science elective and lab.

All notes are online but it I recommend you attend class to gain a better understanding. Teacher tries to keep class interesting. Tests are not difficult if you study for them - a lot of the test is basically what is in the notes. Not difficult and actually interesting. Recommended.

Don't be fooled by the number designation: GEOG101 was NOT an easy A. Great class for History-Ed students for credits. His lectures are very interesting and he is extremely nice. You NEED to study for these tests.

When I first started the class, I thought it would be easy, but as the semester went on, topics got tougher. Doesn't use the book, tests are straight forward from the slides.

Oh no! you mean his class actually requires effort?! Common guys, this is college. Go to class. Take his notes directly from the power point slides. Take your time and read each question on the test carefully. Simple as that, you'll do fine.

His class is not hard at all and the first day he even says going to his class is not important. Although, I must say he will try to trick you on tests, but if you study, you will be ok. Weekly activities are tough, but they are only 10% of the grade...

Would have done better in bio or chem. The material is very boring and complex, the exams are 100% memorization (types of clouds, climate characteristics). Online homework is required weekly, is tedious and takes over an hour to complete. Exams were very difficult, all multiple choice. The lab was easy though, most labs lasted leas than an hour.

class is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be. yes, it's not the easy A you're looking for but legates is an interesting professor who knows what he's talking about. exams are average and studying definately helps!

Not easy, not too hard either. Make sure you study for the exams. He gives about 10 assign. throughout the semester, which help your grade. Really knows what he's talking about. But definately study for the exams.

Since the slides are online, it is easy to want to skip this class. I did so often, but definitely try to go just because it makes you more aware of the material. The textbook is optional, but reading through the chapters once before exams helped. Don't underestimate the material, the exams can definitely be tricky. Study and do the assignments.

Very basic class, no work what so ever. Just four exams the whole semester that add up to 180 pts. Whatever you get out of 180 is your grade. He does powerpoint presentations every class, and goes fast however, slides are online, just bring your laptop to follow along more easy. Can easy skip class, but i recommend attending.

David is a bit dry in lecture, especially if physics aren't your thing but he always takes the time to be very clear. Also the exams are very easy despite being open ended questions.

Nice guy, good sense of humor. Class is pretty boring, just going over slideshows that are already online so attendance isn't mandatory. NOT an easy A or B. Can memorize every word in the slideshows and only get around a 60% on exams. You're grade is based off of 3 exams and the final.

I absolutely LOVE prof Legates!! I had no interest in taking the class and I considered switching my major because he made it so interesting! His exams are so easy. DO NOT BUY THE BOOK! he posts his own "book" online and that is what he teaches from because he wrote it. He is willing to help anyone and is FANTASTIC! TAKE HIS CLASS!

Legates is a really nice guy/professor, but the class is super boring. If you're looking for a group D it's manageable but not an easy A. Only reason attendance is mandatory is because of clickers. Otherwise everything he uses is on Sakai.

Knowledgeable professor, very passionate about the subject. Class involves going over Powerpoints but going to class helps because easy iClicker questions help your grade. Exams are tough but if you study enough you can manage. Wouldn't suggest taking this for a breath requirement class.

Favorite professor by far! Geography is not a course that comes naturally to me or that I found interesting, but he made it fun and exciting. Tests reflect lectures clearly... so it is important to place emphasis on the slides. Must go to class for participation. Go to his review sessions they are very helpful. Overall, great great person!!!!

Legates is an awesome professor! He makes course material interesting. Tests are difficult, but if you review class material plus the resources he puts online, you will be good.

I love this professor. He is the best professor I've ever met in US, very patient and respects students. He is willing to spend 1 whole hour to discuss your problem during the office time. Even though there are lots of homeworks, you can easily get the idea from his slides, which is very clear. No textbook, everything is from the slide. Hydrology.

Professor Legates is a pretty chill professor so you won't have to lose your mind worrying about getting a good grade in this class. He keeps the lectures entertaining by cracking some jokes and will be real with you about the issues in class. Doesn't assign that much work and the tests are pretty easy.

Dr. Legates is an amazing professor. He never lets his personal beliefs on climate change affect his teaching and is very unbaised and respectful. He is very responsive and is always eager to take time to explain things that we don't understand. He is funny and often cracks some dated jokes mid class. Very knowledgeable about statistics.

He's engaging.