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{{Outdated}}[[Category:ClassesGuides]][[Category:Academics]]I know, I know, we all came to Williams to take four to six challenging and rewarding classes every semester. Then we found how much we liked working for the [[Record|newspaper]] or playing a sport or singing [[a capella]] or doing [[Cap and Bells|plays]]. Anyway, sometimes you need an easy fourth course. Let's make a list of guts. '''Please comment only on the size of the workload, and not on the quality of teaching.''' If there's not universal consensus that a course was easy, it would be relevant to mention whether you've had previous coursework in the subject, or if you're just a genius. If you want opinions about the quality of particular professors, please visit [http://wso.williams.edu/Factrak Factrak]. Not to be confused with [[Hard Classes]].

==Easy This is one of the easier writing intensive classes (, if you can do math)=='re looking to get that requirement filled and vehemently dislike writing. It's also a pretty interesting class, especially if you're interested in logic. Estimated weekly workload: 2 hours a week outside of class

For some Some sections: there are daily homework assignmentseasier than others, but you can actually complete them ''during the this class that it's due''. You'll probably have time to finish the next day's assignmentassigns weekly or bi-weekly problem sets, a couple of small writing assignments, too. There were no projects or papers; just a mid-term midterm exam, and a final exam.

:Estimated weekly workload: 0-2 3 hours :Mandatory attendance? No, but show up as much as possible

Not easy with Ralph BradburdSara LaLumia (but INCREDIBLY rewarding)! ===Phys 100===Depends on the professor...if you took physics in high school, this shouldn't be much harder. (this is no longer true. don't be fooled) Physics 100 has now been completely overhauled. If you take the class with Prof. Jones be prepared to do a lot of work with relativity with only a brief review of Newtonian Mechanics.

:Estimated weekly workload: 0-2 hours :Mandatory attendence? yes, since it's a small class :Extra credit? No

Don't take with Betty Daniel. Sporadic problem sets that can be done at the last minute. Attendance is not necessary as the entire lecture (at least in one prof's section) is contained within a powerpoint presentation available through blackboard - print this out, don't take any notes. Readings from the course packet are assigned but not necessary. Exams are easy, especially if you've taken 110 before.

:Estimated weekly workload: 0-2 hours :Mandatory attendance? No

Note: This is just my personal experience, but econ Econ 120 with Betty Daniel involves weekly problem sets, 2 papers, a presentation and debate on one of the papers, and two really hard tests and a final exam. Just to give you a good idea of how hard the tests are, the first one had a curve of over 20 points.

:Estimated weekly workload: 0-3 hours  The person who wrote this has got to be joking ===LING 156=== Perhaps the easiest class you will ever take at Williams. Unfortunately, that also means it is the class you will learn the least in. Some have lovingly referred to this class as the "Tara Sanchez Anecdote Hour (and fifteen minutes)." Powerpoint presentations and personal stories galore! The first midterm had a median of 97, and the final was not very different. It also had the heading from the previous school the visiting professor taught at, and included questions on material not covered in that class (but probably covered where the test originated). Easy A. You would have to try fairly hard to not get a B+. Another plus is that several foreign language TA's take the course, leading to very interesting conversations that usually revolve around, "How was your weekend this weekend?". An example of a question that showed up on the final: Which of the following is not true::A. Statement X:B. Statement not X:C. Some random stuff:D. All of the above are false (Statement X is just some generic statement, I don't remember the exact question. The answer must be either A or B, as any of the other choices is a logical fallacy, regardless of what statement X is, and from the choice of X, it is very obvious whether X is true or not. That is about half the test):Estimated workload - 20 minutes a week.

===Psych PSYC 101===

:Estimated weekly workload: 0-3 hours :Mandatory attendence? no :Extra credit? Yes! 

:Estimated weekly workload: 1-3 hours (problem sets)

Well-illustrated powerpoint lectures, an often fun and incredibly easy lab for two hours ever other week, pretty much no homework (though looking at your textbook doesn't actually hurt), and a field trip in the spring! This was one of the easiest and most entertaining classes I've taken here.   Estimated weekly workload: 0There is a simple and easy one-3 hours Mandatory attendance? I don't remember, but it's actually worth goingquestion quiz at the beginning of every class for the first part of the semester.

Has, in the past, been fairly easy provided you find philosophical discussion interesting. There are typically two sections, of which I only have experience with Professor White's version. Involves significant and frequent reading, but only page-long response papers twice a week, only one of wich was graded, while the other was reviewed by a TA. White is very tough in grading papers, but at least you get to add notes to yours during the class discussions, which can help save a paper that is totally off topic. Class participation is important; do not

....'''''vastly''''' depends on the prof which you have. Cruz, Gerrard, White, Dudley, Mladenvoic and probably others, have all taught this course. Each prof injects their own special flavor into 102. This class is "easy" in being light on the workload, ''depending on the professor'', but sometimes piecing together a coherent philosophical argument can be quite a bear, if it's not your thing. One might go so far as to say that this is an easy class for philosophy majors, but if you're a Div1 Div I or Div3 Div III major looking for an easy and mindless Div2 Div II to fill your distribution requirement, this is not your best bet. Actually, PHIL 102 is really only an easy class if you are one of those non-major dabbling types who thinks you're just going to talk about "The Matrix" every day. In this case, you will pose a signifcant threat to your classmates' will to live. I wouldn't call PHIL 102 easy...most professors assign 1-2 short papers a week, and that's a fair amount of writing. The content isn't too hard, but you have to spend at least a few hours a week on the material. Don't take it if you're looking for an easy Div II/Writing Intensive to fulfill requirements. It's not *very* hard, but I would certainly never classify it as an easy class. Anyone who thinks this is an "easy" class is probably not thinking about the material very deeply.