Piece of cake. He was a bore to listen to but when I had him, he dropped the lowest grade, which was my midterm! That was a tremendous help. I would recommend him, but make sure your well-rested before you go to class.

Nice guy, easy class, fell asleep every day. Go to lectures and you're golden for the class.

Good teacher, speaks clearly, fairly easy class but it is very boring. If you take good lecture notes and study, you'll get an A.

awesome guy with a sweet accent. seems like an authentic geographer. fairly easy exams as long as you read the book. TA is a wackjob tho

Good class, nice guy. Must read though.

funny british accent

Funny British ascent. MUST read the notes and study guide. Never direct questions from the notes or the study guide. Always an analysis. Talks a lot, MONOTONE...may fall assleep....

nice guy. tests for 100 and 102 classes are easy & straightforward - between 40 and 60 multiple choice questions. a little quirky when you speak to him personally, but very helpful. he's also the undergrad advisor for the geography department.

GRRR!!! sexy accent! want to touch to hieny

Class was straight forward. What's covered in class is on the tests. Easy class to get an A in as long as you put in SOME effort. Important to go to class, covers things that aren't in the study guide. Besides that, he's a nice, soft spoken guy.

Nice guy, easy class,lectures are extremely boring though and you have to show up because he tests on some material solely from notes. Bring a pillow.

Go to class....take the notes..whatever is in red is likely on the test....study purely from the study guide...his TA is so stupid...all he does is say turn off ur babies...have all your cell fones on and see what happenes....to wrap it up...easy A!

Very easy, if you go to class. Very boring. Same material covered for extended periods.

his class is easy and he doesnt make u buy a book. no homework. just go to lecture.. 4 mutiple choice tests, drops lowest grade on the 2 quizzes. tests are a lil tricky.

He is a very nice teacher. Interesting class, not bad with notes. Takes your 2 highest grades out of 4 tests. Just go to class and study your notes and you'll be fine. :)

Interesting class, has a cool British accent, need to go to lectures, but easy class overall. Very helpful if have questions. Cute/funny how his asst. always sed "Don't forget to turn off your babies!" aka cellphones. GREAT class for pharmacy ma

Professor Balm was highly knowledgable in his field. He was always open to questions and concerns.

He's an awesome guy, class is pretty easy, you just need to study a little bit and you'd get atleast a "B", if you study for like 2-3 hours you should get an A he also very interesting and shows good videos!!

Easy going, easy exams with good attendance,very helpful and shy ;)very good gradings

One of the best professors out there

very nice guy and tests are very fair and easy if you go to class. is hot..in a older british guy sort of way :)

no books to read, no real notes to take cuz he already gives u the notes from bookstore; take some notes, come to class at least 3/4 of the time and you will get a B or better; no way to get a C, impossible! Only con is he is not as approachable; u email him a ques and he tells u ONLY ASK post-class

Great teacher, I was never interested in the subject until I took his class. Tests are straight forward from what was covered in lectures. Likes to throw in questions only the people who came to class will know so be aware. Uses powerpoint lecture visuals as questions in his exams.

Be sure to take this class in the Spring. During the fall this course warrants you to get up for first period classes. Easy A!

Nice guy, very smart but his british accent makes you want to go to sleep. Material was very easy, straight out of the "book" which was actually just a packet. Go to class cause he throws some extra stuff in from time to time.

Attend lecture-there is always at least five question at each exam that is based on lecutre material(videos and pictures)or at least have someone who takes ridiculously detailed notes. Easy multiple choice non-culm exams. No Book. Has a strange peeve on disruptive people/cellphones-did stop lecture.

British people are always more informed for some reason. This guy is easily the smartest professor of his field that I've ever known.

Nice guy, lets you know when certain material will be on the exam if you got to class. Supports lessons with movies occasionally. Enjoyed his class.

he was a very nice teacher. You need to go to lecture because most of the stuff he says is on the test. If you need help, he's there for you. He curves so thats great. After 30 min. of class u do get the urge to fall asleep.Go to lecture and take good notes and your fine. You'll at least get a B.

Balm is the man. If you go to class you will do fine. Easy exams with huge curves, drops lowest "quiz" grade (out of 2). Most people are there to get an easy A, so if you try a little you can be at the top of the curve. Bring a crossword becuase it can be boring, but HOT ACCENT. I <3 R. Balm!

class is so easy, dude is british, but it can be boring at times. improve ur crossworld puzzle skills here

great professor. knowledgeable & his enthuiasm is so great it makes you want to listen. accent is nice as well! notes come as a handbook - you just have to fill in. shows great pictures explain. tests are straight foward & pretty easy if you study. i'd take him again for something else for sure.

awesome guy..you buy the notes instead of a textbook and them you fill in the extra lecture stuff...easy A...boost your GPA

ROGER BALM i hope u read this cuz ur the man...........roger-balmfanclub.net

Easy-no textbook, just buy the study guide-reading it alone guarantees you an B. Curves gernerously. Material isn't hard to understand at all. Does have an extreme tiff with anything that bothers him in lecture: Cell phones, Livingston Lecture Hall crap, noisy students outside (stopped lecture a couple of times to deal with some students outside).

I took two of his class. This is good for who has interest in Earth not for ones who wants easy A. Lots of memorizing. Other friends said it was easy but not for me. Specially when I had no interested in Earth. Cheap textbook but DO NOT TAKE this couses unless you have good memory skill.

With his great British accent, this professor seems to be a down to earth person who would be happy to help any student with any problem.

Roger Balm, what can i say about him. For start, he is a wonderful man, honestly. His quizzes and exams are simple. If you go to class and listen to him and read your study guide (even if it is night before) you can pass this class. His study guide is a gift because they are his notes. And what he shows on his powerpoint are extra info.Good luck!

He is the nicest man ever. I never studied, and bombed the first exam. To compensate, i sucked up-big time...got him to know my name (it was a huge lecture class), and talked to him after class a few times. Presto, got an A. Don't hate me, hate the system...but feel free to use my trick ;)

Not only does he have a hot accent, the class is actually interesting and easy. Yes, you do have to study and go to class, but the exams are not bad. I am not a geo major and i really enjoyed his class, if i can i will take another with him

Roger Balm is HOT! His accent made me wanna go to class! Study lecture guide for 3-4 hours before exam, memorize dates and legislations, take simple notes in class. A or at least B + is guaranteed.

class will put you to sleep everytime without a doubt. it is boring bt easy

class is boring, balm is boring and it does truly put u to sleep. trick questions on exams. videos shown in class that you shouldnt miss. B or B+ is guaranteed as long as u read his notes. easy but very boring. bring a cup of coffee with you.

AWESOME guy.

Professor Balm is one of the best in the Geography department. Lower level classes can be dull he is not and if you go to his office hours he is a realy nice even cool guy.

Professor Balm is a great professor. He's extremely friendly, knowledgeable and clear. It's true that his tests are a little tricky sometimes but he is very fair. Easy to get a B, Hard to get an A.

As long as you read your notes and attend lectures, you're passing with at a B.He's a great teacher. He has a british accent and he even drops your lowest quiz grade!

THE CLASS IS BORING, DONT NEED TO GO TO CLASS AT ALL. JUST GET THE $20 STUDY GUIDE AND KNOW YOU STUFF AND TAKE THE TESTS. 1 QUIZ, 1 MIDTERM, 1 FINAL.

This class is SOOO Boring...never went to class except on test/quiz days. I failed 1 exam and 1 quiz and got the quiz grade dropped...Pulled a C on the final and still got a C in the course...Balm's accent is sexy too.

Class is a little slow & boring; did fall asleep a couple times. Easy to pass this class, reading class notes required to get an A.

Loved his classes, took them all. So simple, no textbook, just his printed notes.

Lectures are boring!!! Having no textbook is awesome, just print the notes posted off sakai and you should do no worse than get a B in this course. Also awesome that no exam is cumulative and he drops the lowest quiz score so if you can an A on the first quiz you can take a month off the class and not take the next quiz. Take Balm he is awesome!!!!

Professor Balm is an excellent teacher. His lectures are interesting and he presents the material with enthusiam. He welcomes any questions you have on the material. There's no textbook, just some readings to print-out, and if you read, take notes, and pay attention to his lectures, you'll definitely pass with a B or B+.

Balm is a great teacher. I had him for Global Environment and the lectures were boring; but it wasn't his fault because the material is extremely dry. I also had him for Geo 100 and that class is way better.

Class is so boring...makes you buy his inexpensive binder textbook which is required to pass the course. Material is relatively easy, but tests can be difficult

this is a very easy class as long as you go to class, take notes, and read the material. All i did was go to class and took notes, all i did to study for the exam was to read the chapter and my notes. This took me two hours tops and i aced every test. Take this if you are willing to go to clas.

Balm is the best!! Class is one of those where it's easy to get a B but harder to get an A, but it's possible with studying. A lot of concepts from class are tested, so go to class.

Not a very interesting class Many times i felt like i would die before it was over out of boredom but VERY EASY and he's a very likeable teacher Jot down the notes from class that are typed in red,study the text and your notes day of/before the tests and you'll ace it Great class to fulfill requirement because little work outside of class is needed

this class is ridiculously easy. just study the day before exams and it's no big deal. if you want an A go to lecture because he mentions a few things in class that he will put on exams. but if you're lazy like me and you're fine with a B, don't go to class at all and just study his online notes. i went to 4 lectures all semester.

ive had Balm for 3 classes, all were really ran the same. NICEST professor. sometimes the most boring but w/e hes an awesome guy. IF you dont go to class once, and study for exams, expect a c+ in his class. If u go to class and pay attention expect an easy A. DONT HAVE TO BUY A TEXTBOOK. he writes his own short "book" and u download it. free.

This is a very easy class and you don't even really need to go to the lectures. The lectures can be quite boring but if you read the reading packets your guaranteed at least an A or a B. He only puts a few questions from notes taken in class on the tests but none that would be fatal if missed. He also drops the lowest grade which is a plus.

This British hotty teaches an easy semester. The B's come easy, but you'll have to put in some effort for the A. Overall, one of my favorite professors. He also has a cool English accent.

The only thing i hated about this class was the times. The last thing I want to do at 8:10am is hear this dudes lecture. But the exams were common sense. He was nice. I recommend it if you're trying to fill a science requirement. The girl TA's were hot. But, one of the lowest points in my life was listening to his lecture on a podcast (shakes head)

Don't believe the easy A comments, only 15% of the class gets and B+ is hard too. There is a huge B curve though so it should be an easy B. Studied for this class a lot and still didn't get an A because the exams are tricky. Interesting material and great guy, even an awesome teacher, but the exams are pretty hard.

This professor is awesome. Really cool english accent and a very nice guy. Easy material and exams are straight forward. Easy B, just work a little harder for A. Recommend this class for anyone who is even slightly interested in subject. :)

Good teacher, interesting class, easy A if you study, and a sweet British accent.

First three exams are fairly easy. The final is tough as hell, that is your warning.

The class it self was boring but all you had to do was read the book inorder to get a B on his exams. He did give out notes on slides, but i never went to class and still got a B over all.

i had him for earth systems. it was tougher than i thought, but if you read consistently and go to lecture and pay attention, you can get an A. nice accent. pretty boring material though

Took space, place, location. read the book he writes over and over. not just definitions. definetly got harder over the years. harder then his ratings. took this as an easy A for global awareness i think but I am getting a B. getting a good TA is important. studyy nd not that bad. questions are trickky

Nice professor who really enjoys what he teaches. Great curves!! Got an A. RECITATION IS SO POINTLESS but u have to go if u want to do well on exam since there 10 questions from it.

Three exams (Lowest gets dropped) and a final. Textbook was handouts about 70 pages in length. if you honestly read the material thoroughly before the exams you could pull off an A or B+. Easy class is you actually put a little bit of effort.

it's easy to get an A you just can't mess up on any exam. One B and you're finished. just go to every lecture, take notes, read the book a few times, understand what he's saying, and you'll be fine. But yeah, the curve isn't the best, since everyone can do well and you can still get a B. Lookelsewhere ifyou're want an easy A

He drops your lowest test grade. Very easy to get a B+. The material is very easy to memorize. I used to read it the night before and review 2 hours before the exam. This is an easy class to fulfill the SAS requirements. Never went to lecture still got an A

Hes a pretty chill guy...class isnt too hard and he curves pretty good.

Global Environment is NOT an easy A class. (And no, I'm not someone who is complaining because I got a bad grade or because I'm lazy). I went to almost every class and generally paid attention, took notes, reviewed the guide he gives, and got a b+. Exams are somewhat tricky.

Interesting topics, yet he is somewhat boring to listen to especially at 8AM. movies in recitations are interesting, but it is hard to get an a. make sure to study the book VERY thoroughly because the questions are tricky and a lot of all of the above choices.

Great person! Really sophisticated guy. You should be able to read thourougly and analyze the material from the text and figure what would be on the exams. His lectures can be very boring, i only went once a week. But the text he wrote is where you'll find everything. He's extremely smart and has no patience for nuisance that goes on in class.