Have to study or you won't pass. But I got a B without putting forth too much effort, just looking over my notes the night before. Never used the book at all. Likes to say piss a lot. Will kinda slow with his lectures, he stays on track and the class can be fun if you get him to tell you stories.
Tests consist of essay questions that oyu pick one of and write a page about.
To pass the tests, just study the keywords he writes on teh board and tells you about. While the essay questions are broad, if you study all the notes, you will have no problem cause most of the notes for that test go together, so you can write loads more than a page. I know people who just sat there and never studied and made A's on the test because they sat there and listened to what he has to say. Recommended to take. I have heard him make very questionable statements and call them true.