Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
Fall 2026
GIS and Spatial Analysis
GEOG 579 teaches principles and algorithms for spatial analysis in GIS, covering methods like interpolation, overlay, and network analysis.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Jeffrey Hatzel
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Historical reviews of Axing Zhu: Students must read the instructor's self-authored online textbook to understand class content, and quizzes with broken English phrasing are reported as difficult and confusing.
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Prerequisites
Course mapGEOG/CIV ENGR/ENVIR ST 377 or graduate/professional standing
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
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- Any of
- CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for A-Xing Zhu describe significant challenges with his communication, citing broken English in lectures and textbooks that hinders understanding. While some students found his passion for GIS and caring nature positive, others reported the content as boring and difficult to follow without self-study.
A-XING ZHU is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JEFFREY HATZEL is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 070 | Online Only | 2 / 30 | 0 |
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Student experience
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Historical reviews for A-Xing Zhu describe a passionate but difficult instructor whose broken English and rambling lectures hinder understanding, though one student found him caring and effective if the material is grasped.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.57 GPA, 62.8% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Axing Zhu: Students must read the instructor's self-authored online textbook to understand class content, and quizzes with broken English phrasing are reported as difficult and confusing.
Historical reviews of Axing Zhu: Some students found the lectures difficult to follow and had to teach themselves, while others appreciated the instructor's passion and care despite communication barriers.
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GIS and Spatial Analysis
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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