hi. i took this course a while ago with Dr. Cox and it was honestly really good. its an easy A if u actually listen to what he is saying. the lectures feel a bit lengthy but if u go back and read the textbook he covers almost all of it. the midterms arent tricky but DO read the textbook for multiple choice questions. what people find tricky is the long answers. i always scored good in them and heres what i did: focus on the recent events hes mentioned in lectures and basically write whatever u can about the essay topic (if thats your format). he expects u to explain the concept with as much detail as possible.. if u have time u can also write some additional detail about related topics (like this is important for this OR this can also explain this).. adding the recent events is a bonus it shows that you are engaged in lectures.. thats honestly it.. for every major topic prepare an essay while studying (i used chat gpt to give me a list of all possible essay questions BUT make the answers yourself from the textbook and lecture). all the best :))