Michael Cardiff taught passionate lectures, often using questions to involve the class. Students described exams as straightforward, with one reviewer noting the course featured a midterm and a final.
Introduction to groundwater flow modeling principles, emphasizing regional flow system analysis, conceptual understanding of governing equations, finite difference techniques, and USGS packaged models like MODFLOW.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2012: 3.57 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2014: 3.85 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).