Reviews of professor Lawrence Malinconico

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. M made the lectures very engaging and went over exam material well. Labs were fun, multiple field trips made the course more hands-on. A lot of memorizing required, much of the exam material is based on case studies describing past geologic events. Dr. M is always helpful and is very accessible outside of class. Definitely a great course!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Nice person but classes are incredibly difficult. I took 3 classes with him and they were the most challenging courses as an upperclassman. 322 is doable with a good challenge. 317 is the class that will make you want to drop out of college. Good skills can be learned from these courses though.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Only had him for FYS, but was a great experience. Not much homework because it was a more science based class, but a few papers. Made lectures interesting by drawing understandable diagrams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Doc M is awesome! His lectures go over most of the exam material and are pretty engaging. It is important, however, to go through the textbook before an exam to review case studies and such (book information is honestly the hardest part of the exams). Gives helpful review sheets that outline the exam. Really great guy, would definitely him again.