Professor: Dan Montello
Department: Geography
College: University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: GEOGRAPHY5
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Montello can be very cocky, but he is funny and cares about his students. Going to lecture was very helpful. The class itself was not hard, just a lot of information. The first midterm was much easier than the second, so make sure to study for the second one a lot. Learning all the countries was not hard at all, so don't be discouraged.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: GEOG5
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Montello is the kind of professor who can go on a lot of tangents without hurting the course. He is proud of his knowledge but doesn't belittle students. If you are not a lecture person you will have trouble with this class, but he is extremely accessible outside of class, goes over commonly missed questions, and provides (dense) study guides.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: GEO5
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This class was the worst. You have to memorize all the countries and if you dont go to class youll do terrible. The test material was all stuff he said in two seconds during lecture. The lectures are extremely boring and the material lacks the ability to make it up. Attendance is not mandatory but mandatory if you want to pass
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: GEOG5
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This class wasn't that bad if you go to lecture or know someone who goes and takes good notes. He gives you an outline of the notes so it's easy to follow along. That being said, this class is very boring but had the potential to be very interesting. You can get up to 3% extra credit for participating in experiments. Don't bother with the book.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: GEO5
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
DO NOT TAKE THIS!!! I'm a bio major, was in bio and psych and this was my hardest class. unpredictable, lectures are so heavy and he tests you on stuff he talked around for 10 seconds in class. cool subject, but soo hard. hopefully i can pull an A-
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: GEO5
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Pretty abnormal guy. The tests were on seemingly random material and uses unorthodox methods.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: GEO150
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Hard class. Nice guy when you get to know him, but is very intelligent and makes students feel small. Dry information.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: GEO150
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Nice professor, always willing to help. Give study guide a week before the exam.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: GEOGRAPHY5
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
No power points, extremely difficult to follow, nice guy but challenging class.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: GEOG5
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Lots of studying and dedication if you want to get a good grade. DON'T MISS CLASS. Everything he says in class is on the midterm and final. Highly recommend to take notes on your laptop because he can sometimes go too fast.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: GEOG5
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The class was somewhat of a challenge. I never cracked open the book and still got a decent grade in the class. Go to lecture, take notes on a laptop and form study groups to knock out the midterm review.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: GEOG5
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Learned so much about geog! Enjoyed the lecture a lot!! I was also proud of myself for memorizing all the countries.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: GEOGRAPHY5
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I really liked Montello because he was always open to answering questions and took an actual interest in your life during office hours. There are 2 midterms and a 2 part final (multiple choice and country exam). Go to the lectures, take notes on your laptop because information can come one after another, and just study consistently.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: GEOGRAPHY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great professor, entertaining and funny lectures make the content enjoyable. It isn't easy, and he definitely is arrogant about his vast knowledge of geography, but I don't blame him. He is really helpful and open to students, overall a great guy.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: GEOG117
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dan Montello is one of the best teachers you are going to have at UCSB. Yes he is hard, but he isn't the kind of teacher who simply reads off of a powerpoint. The tests are entirely off lecture. Just go to class and type your notes.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: GEOG117
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Don't take this class. It is very hard and he lectures with an outline. He also talks very fast so its almost impossible to write down anything he says. The book is terribly boring too. This class shouldn't be offered anymore.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: GEOG5
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Extremely boring lecturer - I honestly tried to learn in class but would end up falling asleep. Lots of material to memorize. Not sure if just my TA, but she didn't know what she was talking about half the time and graded assignments unnecessarily hard - would get the same grade if I put a lot of effort into them or not much.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: GEOG5
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
One reviewer said "Dan Montello is quite possibly the greatest man on earth". I agree with this (geographic) statement. He can be arrogant, but is also very cool. This broad course covered a variety of interesting topics. Take good notes and supplement them with reading, know the study guides. I look at the world differently because of this class!
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: GEOG5
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Never used the book->the reading is the exact same as the lectures, so dont waste your time doing both. The subject is very boring and includes many, many different subjects from UV rays to migration. However, Prof Montello is super funny and really cool and understanding in office hours.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: GEOG5
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class was so interesting and really made you think. 2 midterms,5 hwk assignments, final+country exam. Go to class, PAY ATTENTION, read, and most importantly if your dont understand something visit his office hours. That is when he is most helpful. The country exam is easy points rewarded to the smart students who actually study ahead of time.
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