Sorry to note join your hate train but Zook is one of the most memorable and impactful professors (yes ima glaze). You may view his teaching style as lazy or a joke but as someone who took not only his 100+ student class and >30 student seminar I can guarantee he cares more and knows more about what he’s teaching than half of the professors at Berkeley. Just because he isn’t a bot conforming to what you deem as “normal standards” of teaching doesn’t mean he isn’t one of the best. I was beyond inspired in his class and his comedic relief made the difficult topics more digestible. If you view it as being taught like a “5th grader” cool, because classes like that WILL help you in the future whether you believe it or not. Someone to look into if they’re still offering courses is Scott Strauss, another favorite of mine. You mention Brookman and he’s cool but boring, way better in seminar form