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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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CHEM 980 is a graduate-level seminar where students engage in research discussions facilitated by faculty within their research group.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
GEOSCI 109 explores the geologic story of US National Parks through physiography, tectonics, and fundamental geologic processes.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Annie Bauer is kind and available, but her lectures are often criticized as disjointed, fast-paced, and confusing. Reviewers found the course unexpectedly difficult for an introductory level, citing high stress and content delivery issues.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025GEOSCI 681 is a senior mentored study course for students completing theses for Honors in the Major.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
GEOSCI 691 is a mentored individual research course for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
GEOSCI 875 covers advanced and special topics in geology and geoscience for graduate students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026GEOSCI 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised independent study projects.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 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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