Enthusiastic and helpful professor. He will answer the questions. However, I don't like the flipped classroom. You have to tons of reading of the textbook after class, and during the class, you are supposed to know everything and should start to solve problems. Not funny. Also, this professor can really zheng huo, meaning he creates various assignments for you to finish and submit. Learning pod, discussion worksheet, iclicker question (if you are at a different time zone, you need to do the makeup questions), Launchpad assignments. Launchpad quizzes... Just too many things. Easy to miss one or two (it's ok to miss only one or two tho).
I should also say you should definitely not try to choose LS7A to fulfill your GE requirement if you did not take AP Bio or AP Chem or something like that.

Launchpad SUCKS! They really need to get rid of the system because I, like a lot of students who don't benefit from the study methods forced on us by launchpad, end up having to redo the material again on my own time. Did pretty terribly on a midterm and the final as well but somehow the curve managed to save me. The TAs are really helpful and so are the problem solving sessions. If you want to succeed in this class, master how to answer these questions and not the content itself. Its a twisted system but that's what it is.

I scheduled a meeting with him in Week 9. I forgot to go, and I haven't talked to him since.

Dr. Maloy is hands down the best professor I've had . He is really approachable and his office hours are very helpful, He really tries to get to know his students.
The work itself is very doable. My recommendation would be to go to all of the review and office hours he has.
The tests are true/false questions. Not too bad but one word can change the whole answer so read thoroughly.
The class is based on points so try to compile as many as you can to be ready for the midterms and final. I personally did horrible on my midterms and final but because I went to class, did the hw and went to the labs I passed the class. What I'm saying is that if you fail one midterm you still have many more other things to fall back on. It'll be okay.
Study as you go and if you get confused for something ask that same week or you will fall behind.
My grade had nothing to do with Maloy, it was all me. He is a great professor.

This class most definitely was not a breeze. Every week we had several assignments due and readings. The tests were also unnecessarily difficult and it did not matter how much you studied. It did not in any shape or form test knowledge rather it was more about how well you take tests and critical thinking skills. This was most probably why the class was difficult as the tests are unpredictable and every time you come out of the exam you have no idea how well you did. My words of advice is to just try your best and hope things turn out your way. Overall though Dr. Maloy was a great professor and he hosted several office hours/q&a sessions to help prepare for exams.

I had Professor Maloy for 2 classes and in both courses, he clearly showed interest in helping students learn beyond the material. He held office hours where lecture content was not allowed to be brought up, it was strictly for asking him questions about careers, his experience, etc. Besides his thoughtfulness, he is also a great professor! The tests were fair and the workload was manageable.

I would definitely recommend his class and this professor! I found him to be a clear, concise lecturer and I really appreciated the many review sessions he held before midterms and finals. I would really, really advise people taking his class to take advantage of all the office hours and CLC sessions, both of which are super useful (way more useful than Launchpad) in understanding the material and preparing for the exams. Dr. Maloy offers a lot of these, so if I could go back and do this class all over again, I would probably go to more office hours!

However, like many other students, I found Launchpad and the whole idea of the flipped classroom to be pretty annoying, and oftentimes the material in Launchpad doesn't really correlate with what's being taught in lectures. Launchpad has a lot of extra information you don't really need, and although I took notes on Launchpad at first, it's not super helpful. I would recommend just skimming through Launchpad and only taking a few notes on the most important concepts or on the quizzes.

If you're taking this class with another professors other than Dr. Maloy, make sure to check out the other professor's reviews as well! I took the class with Dr. Lin and Dr. Maloy teaching together, and although I love Dr. Lin as a person, his teaching wasn't the most clear and I had to basically learn all of the second midterm's material on my own.

tl;dr Launchpad isn't important, take advantage of office hours/extra credit, and make sure to check out the second professor's reviews!

Maloy is a great professor! His lectures are engaging, informative, and helpful to review when preparing for his midterms and final. Moreover, he provides a lot of assistance during his office hours. For Maloy's exams, you don't need to memorize anything, just be able to apply the knowledge you've learned in class; you'll be asked many critical thinking type questions. Be prepared, as the LS 7 series courses are inverted classes with your grade based on a point system. Inverted means that you'll learn most of your material on your own through LaunchPad (which make up a significant amount of the points in the class), only coming to class to reinforce what you've read/learned. The points refer to how many points each part of the course is worth out of a total. Make sure to snag the easy points like LaunchPad and discussion participation. Be sure to manage your time and ask Maloy questions throughout the quarter.

I loved this class! The content was super interesting, challenging and I feel like I have learnt a lot from it. Dr. Maloy is an amazing professor. He cares so much about his students it’s crazy. He explains things so well and sparks a great interest in the subject. He also holds a lot of review sessions and office hours, which are super helpful.

While I did enjoy this class, I do have to acknowledge that LS 7A as a class has a lot of issues. To begin with, Launchpad is a horrible resource. While the idea of a flipped classroom is great, Launchpad is just not the resource for it. It gives you so much unnecessary information and is a waste of time. Secondly, I had half the class with Dr. Lin who I learnt nothing from. Thirdly, the exams for this class is quite tough and it can be difficult to know how to prepare for. Of course, you can succeed if you put a good amount of effort and work smart.

Overall, despite certain issues I highly recommend taking LS 7A with Maloy. You can succeed in this class if you focus on the lecture slides, clicker questions and go for office hours and review sessions.

Also shout out to my TA Jensen. This guy was the real MVP of the class. He helped us so much and was honestly even better than Maloy. He is the only reason I survived the Lin period.

Professor Maloy is definitely the best professor to take LS 7A with. He gives engaging lectures and knows the content like the back of his hand. The problem with the 7 series is that it’s in a flipped class style. So you’ll be taking online quizzes and doing homework before every lecture. Lecture is mostly participation and clicker questions. The exams are all true and false, MC and can be a bit difficult. I got a B- and then a B+ on the first and second midterm, respectively and then a straight B on the final and still managed to get an A (the reason is because Launchpad gives you a huge boost). Take this class with Dr. Maloy!