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Annie clearly has no background knowledge about what she's teaching, cannot answer in-depth questions about the content, and doesn't care about helping students or seeing them succeed. Truly astounding that she even got hired to teach at UW.Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Baur has interesting lectures and is willing to help. She is willing to help you understand concepts in office hours which her counterpart is not. Her lectures are engaging but she talks very fast.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Bauer did a careful job making the points clear. I enjoyed the class and her lecturesRate My Professors ↗
Professor Bauer and Zoet co-taught my class, and there was a big difference between the two. Annies lectures were hard to understand and very much more difficult to process and take notes on. I would not recommend to take her class, it is not as is advertised as an "easy science for non science major" Bauer made it so much harder than it should beRate My Professors ↗
I went into the course thinking I would enjoy a class on national parks, but it ended up being overall stressful because of all the different topics that are covered in such a short time period. It heavily relies on memorization, but the exams were luckily MC. Two professors taught this class and I preferred Prof. Zoet, but that's just my opinion!Rate My Professors ↗
There were two professors for this class, and I preferred Bauer a bit more. Knew what she was talking about and answered every question that was asked in lecture. Interesting lectures. I did take Geosci100, which definitely helped me, class would've been harder if I didn't have the basics down already. Exams more difficult than they should be.Rate My Professors ↗
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Examines the origin and evolution of life using astronomy, biology, and geology, covering the search for extraterrestrial life and life's history in the solar system.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 2.89 GPA, 30.3% A/AB (n=66 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.17 GPA, 44.4% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.06 GPA, 39.5% A/AB (n=43 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Directed Study is an advanced mentored research project arranged with a faculty or academic staff member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleSupervised research course where students exhibit broad understanding of chemical principles, conduct independent research, and collaborate with investigators.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Geological Field Investigation covers the study and application of principles and methods for geologic mapping and Earth history reconstruction.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.64 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.75 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleSenior Honors Thesis is individual mentored study for seniors completing theses for Honors in the Major, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Mentored individual research and study for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced Topics in Geology covers special topics in Geoscience, focusing on evaluating research, assessing scientific information, and communicating results to peers.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Research course in GEOSCI supervised by individual faculty members, requiring graduate or professional standing.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | ASTRON/GEOSCI 160 | Life in the Universe |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | CHEM 990 | Research |
| Spring 2027 | GEOSCI 457 | Geological Field Investigation |
| Spring 2027 | GEOSCI 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | GEOSCI 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | GEOSCI 875 | Advanced Topics in Geology |
| Spring 2027 | GEOSCI 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 980 | Seminar: Review of Current Research |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | GEOSCI 109 | Three Billion Years Beneath Your Feet: Geology of the National Parks |
| Fall 2026 | GEOSCI 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | GEOSCI 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | GEOSCI 875 | Advanced Topics in Geology |
| Fall 2026 | GEOSCI 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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