I couldn’t have asked for a better intro class to UCLA. This was my first quarter at UCLA, and Prof Young’s class was lit. He recommends a textbook but it’s not all that useful. Just pay attention to the lectures and big topics and you’ll do just fine!

It’s clear that professor young is very passionate about the material as he often presents pictures on slides instead of actual content. That being said, it’s important to go to lectures because you won’t understand the material well by looking at pictures on slides. Discussion sections are often not related to lectures, but very easy as TA guides you through hw/labs. There is one midterm and final, both are very easy and straightforward. I really appreciate how the prof adjusted for online and made the tests fewer questions than usual and gave us longer time. This is a good physical science ge and I recommend it to everyone.

Prof Young has a contagious enthusiasm for the course content that made a lot of us more engaged in the material. This was good because the material can get pretty dry sometimes, with the professor sometimes spending too much time (for my tastes) on charts and graphs listing out data when the concept underlying is really all we have to know. Still, the class was enjoyable and genuinely interesting a lot of the time, and quite easy as well. There is one weekly assignment that you'll mostly finish during discussion section. Beyond that, the only responsibilities you have is to study for a few hours before the midterm and final, both of which the professor prepares us for with sample questions. Note that there is a (free) textbook associated with the class, but reading it is not necessary for the tests. Also, don't be scared about any mathematical proofs or complicated physics stuff that might pop up, you won't need to do any complex math for the exams, only know basic things like what the equation is used for. All the lectures are recorded.
In short, Professor Young has a pleasant and enthusiastic attitude and is knowledgable about the course content. The course content is interesting at times and honestly pretty boring at others, but overall I would recommend the class as an easy GE.

Grade is based on midterm and final. Both tests have study guides that have 20ish identical questions. No critical thinking at all, just memorization. Professor Young seems really cool and loves teaching but his lectures got kind of boring since he would just nerd out and talk about irrelevant space stuff. Definitely an easy GE

Grades are made up of:
Homework: 10%
Discussion exercises: 05%
Midterm 40%
Final 45%

Professor Young is a super engaging lecturer. You don't need to read the textbook at all - just make sure to stay awake (which could be challenging at times when he turns the lights all the way down to show us space pictures) and take good notes. Before tests, make sure to check out quizlet, just search for the course number and you'll see a ton of resources to study for the test. On top of that, go over the notes and you should be fine.

Honestly the best professor ucla has to offer. His lectures are engaging, clear and he is nice enough to give a study guide for the midterm, which is exactly like the test. Same goes for the final. really great professor, an easy g.e. THE BEST

Professor Young was this cool grandpa who wore space ties. He put the slideshows up online, which was cool of him. Near the end of the quarter it got harder to pay attention in class because I was barely alive then, but in general his lectures were fairly interesting and easy to understand. The midterm and finals were all multiple choice and painfully easy, so if you want a chill GE about a fun and interesting topic, I definitely recommend! Lab sections were also easy, you filled out a packet and what you didn't finish was homework basically.

Professor was so engaging, you can tell that he really loves the subject and it translates into every lecture. The lectures were extremely interesting and clear!! The midterm and final were fair, make sure to review the study guide that he gives! Overall such a fun and amazing course, highly recommend.

This class was super easy and does not require very much effort. In the beginning, slides are filled with numbers and equations that seem intimidating, but none of them show up on exams and the professor clarifies that. Also, for the midterm, he gave us 32/41 of the questions beforehand, so we really only had to figure out 9 of the questions. The final included a lot of the midterm questions and was overall easy. Discussion can be annoying based on who your TA is. Overall pretty easy class and is a great GE for science.

Good things about this class:
- Definitely created to be an easy A. Just look at the curve.
- Has a study guide that is about 50-70% of the midterm and final (final less so).

Bad things:
- It was meant to be an easy A but I got a B because of the homework assignments. My TA graded them really harshly, and absent/late work is absolutely not tolerated.
- Also, because it's meant to be an easy A, there's hardly any curve.
- Professor Young uploads the slides to CCLE but they are mostly pictures and hard to understand without context. I strongly recommend going to class and taking thorough notes, or perhaps finding a friend to switch off.
- The final is much harder than the midterm. It's because the study guides for the midterm are a lot more thorough. To be honest, I can't really recommend how to study for the final because I got a B on it. What I can say is that it is simply not enough to study the guide or the slides.

Tips:
- The ocean floor is made of basalt.
- There are a lot of quizlets for this class. Especially regarding the final, memorize as much as you can. I think there was one quizlet in particular that looking back seemed to reflect the final really well.
- You don't need to know any math for the midterm or the final.
- I did not buy the book because the consensus on Bruinwalk was that it was not needed but seeing as I got a B, I can't exactly confirm that.
- Perhaps this is a little touchy to say, but for the sake of your grade, I truly recommend NOT getting a TA with a obviously foreign last name. I found it hard to understand the discussions, and getting help was often confusing. And really do put a lot of effort into homework assignments because, my God, they brought me down.

Overall:
- It definitely is meant to be an Easy A. Go to class, take good notes, study the guides and the quizlets, and you should be good to go.