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LUCAS ZOET

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Raw average: 4.08/5 from 13 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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GEOSCI 109
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Zoet is one of the clearest instructors I've had at UW. His lectures are well organized and full of real-world examples that make the material easy to connect with. The quiz and exam questions were taken straight from the lecture slides, which were provided.
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GEOSCI 109
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Does not care about his students. If you are preforming badly and attend office hours he will not help you. Enjoys seeing his students do poorly. The exam questions are worded difficultly and use terms like "all EXCEPT". Slides are frustrating to understand. No notes or assignments throughout the week but exams are extremely difficult.
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GEOSCI 109
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Interesting class and Dr. Zoet did a good job delivering the material. The quizzes had some fairly random questions but you get three tries to complete them so it's pretty easy to get all the points. Sometimes his lectures move quite slow.
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GEOSCI 109
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Interesting class and Dr. Zoet delivers the material clearly. If you attend class the exams are fairly easy
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GEOSCI 109
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
He was a great lecturer, and made the material easier to understand. The class is rather tough, so be prepared, especially when Annie Baur is co-teaching. Lukes lectures were much more class friendly and was more open to questions and in general a good lecturer
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GEOSCI 109
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Great professor and an interesting class. Lots of things were covered but easy if you go to class.
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Classes with LUCAS ZOET

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Spring 2026ATMOCN/BOTANY/ENVIRST/GEOG/GEOSCI/ZOOLOGY 980Earth System Science Seminar
Spring 2026GEOSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2026GEOSCI 990Research
Spring 2026GEOSCI 999Advanced Independent Reading
Fall 2025GEOSCI 109Three Billion Years Beneath Your Feet: Geology of the National Parks
Fall 2025GEOSCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2025GEOSCI 920Seminar in Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Fall 2025GEOSCI 990Research
Spring 2025GEOG/GEOSCI 420Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Spring 2025GEOSCI 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2025GEOSCI 990Research
Fall 2024GEOSCI 109Three Billion Years Beneath Your Feet: Geology of the National Parks
Fall 2024GEOSCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2024GEOSCI 720Glaciology
Fall 2024GEOSCI 920Seminar in Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Fall 2024GEOSCI 990Research
Spring 2024GEOG/GEOSCI 320Geomorphology
Spring 2024GEOSCI 990Research
Fall 2023GEOSCI 109Three Billion Years Beneath Your Feet: Geology of the National Parks
Fall 2023GEOSCI 990Research
Spring 2023GEOG/GEOSCI 420Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Spring 2023GEOSCI 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2023GEOSCI 875Advanced Topics in Geology
Spring 2023GEOSCI 990Research
Fall 2022GEOSCI 109Three Billion Years Beneath Your Feet: Geology of the National Parks
Fall 2022GEOSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2022GEOSCI 720Glaciology
Fall 2022GEOSCI 920Seminar in Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Fall 2022GEOSCI 990Research
Spring 2022GEOSCI 990Research
Fall 2021GEOSCI 920Seminar in Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Fall 2021GEOSCI 990Research
Fall 2020GEOSCI 109Three Billion Years Beneath Your Feet: Geology of the National Parks
Fall 2020GEOSCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2020GEOSCI 990Research
Spring 2020GEOG/GEOSCI 320Geomorphology
Spring 2020GEOSCI 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2020GEOSCI 875Advanced Topics in Geology
Spring 2020GEOSCI 990Research
Fall 2019GEOSCI 109Three Billion Years Beneath Your Feet: Geology of the National Parks
Fall 2019GEOSCI 720Glaciology
Fall 2019GEOSCI 920Seminar in Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Fall 2019GEOSCI 990Research
Spring 2019GEOG/GEOSCI 420Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Spring 2019GEOSCI 990Research
Spring 2019GLE 699Independent Study
Spring 2019GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2018GEOSCI 109Three Billion Years Beneath Your Feet: Geology of the National Parks
Fall 2018GEOSCI 920Seminar in Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Fall 2018GEOSCI 990Research
Fall 2018GEOSCI/GLE 537Quantitative Methods for Geoscience
Fall 2018GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2018GEOSCI 990Research
Spring 2018GLE 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2017GEOSCI 990Research
Spring 2017GEOG/GEOSCI 320Geomorphology
Spring 2017GEOG/GEOSCI 420Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Spring 2017GEOSCI 990Research
Fall 2016GEOSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2016GEOSCI 875Advanced Topics in Geology
Fall 2016GEOSCI 920Seminar in Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Fall 2016GEOSCI 990Research
Spring 2016GEOG/GEOSCI 420Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Spring 2016GEOSCI 920Seminar in Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Spring 2016GEOSCI 990Research
Fall 2015GEOSCI 875Advanced Topics in Geology
Fall 2015GEOSCI 990Research

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