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Jay Phelan
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Course Taken: Life Science 15 AMAZING PROFESSOR!!!! Professor Phelan is passionate about what he teaches and his personality makes the material enjoyable and easy to understand. He not only teaches, but relates it to the real world and how we might encounter it. If you get the opportunity to take his class DO IT!!! (will not regret) P.S Tests are challenging, regardless it's still worth taking the class
Course Taken: Life Science 15 AMAZING PROFESSOR!!!! Professor Phelan is passionate about what he teaches and his personality makes the material enjoyable and easy to understand. He not only teaches, but relates it to the real world and how we might encounter it. If you get the opportunity to take his class DO IT!!! (will not regret) P.S Tests are challenging, regardless it's still worth taking the class
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Actual course taken: LS2 Professor Phelan is, without a doubt, one of the best professors here at UCLA. Though his exams are difficult(to do well(above the average), you need to know how to apply concepts instead of blatant regurgitation), his personality and great lecturing make up for it. His lecturing style is really refreshing and you'll never fall asleep as he applies the lecture material to interesting everyday life events. You can tell he really wants you to learn and really get something out of this class and UCLA. As for how is class is structured... His class has no powerpoint slides, so you have to write down everything he has in class, which can be a pain sometimes since there's a lot of information. However, he does this because by writing down information, it helps you retain it better. He podcasts his lectures, which is very helpful if you missed anything or need to miss class. He has 2 midterms, 1 cumulative final. He can be very detail oriented(i.e the glycolysis and electron transport chain). His take-home messages are a bit broad, so be sure to learn how to apply those concepts, instead of just knowing the outside layer. He also uses the book, which you NEED to read because there are details in there that you need to know. This is a class that mixes both lecture and the book so be ready to study your ass off! Jay Phelan is one of the most down to Earth professors there is. He really relates to his students and talks about his old days at UCLA where even he struggled with school. He knows what it was like to be on academic probation and is willing to talk to and counsel any struggling students. He is a film buff and watches movies 24/7. Instead of being an intimidating professor, he's a guy that you feel comfortable talking to like a good friend. At his last lecture, he gave a little spiel/speech that left a lasting impression on me. He wants you to grow as a student AND as a person. Instead of just focusing on your science/premed courses and other courses that are required, he recommends taking a class that you're just interested in, such as CS, history of rock and roll, etc. By doing this, you expand your horizons and will grow as a PERSON instead of being just a fine tuned premed. In addition, he welcomes his old students to come back to office hours just to talk or if they have an issues with school. Bottom line: Professor Phelan is AMAZING. You could not ask for a better LS professor. DEFINITELY TAKE HIM!!!
Actual course taken: LS2 Professor Phelan is, without a doubt, one of the best professors here at UCLA. Though his exams are difficult(to do well(above the average), you need to know how to apply concepts instead of blatant regurgitation), his personality and great lecturing make up for it. His lecturing style is really refreshing and you'll never fall asleep as he applies the lecture material to interesting everyday life events. You can tell he really wants you to learn and really get something out of this class and UCLA. As for how is class is structured... His class has no powerpoint slides, so you have to write down everything he has in class, which can be a pain sometimes since there's a lot of information. However, he does this because by writing down information, it helps you retain it better. He podcasts his lectures, which is very helpful if you missed anything or need to miss class. He has 2 midterms, 1 cumulative final. He can be very detail oriented(i.e the glycolysis and electron transport chain). His take-home messages are a bit broad, so be sure to learn how to apply those concepts, instead of just knowing the outside layer. He also uses the book, which you NEED to read because there are details in there that you need to know. This is a class that mixes both lecture and the book so be ready to study your ass off! Jay Phelan is one of the most down to Earth professors there is. He really relates to his students and talks about his old days at UCLA where even he struggled with school. He knows what it was like to be on academic probation and is willing to talk to and counsel any struggling students. He is a film buff and watches movies 24/7. Instead of being an intimidating professor, he's a guy that you feel comfortable talking to like a good friend. At his last lecture, he gave a little spiel/speech that left a lasting impression on me. He wants you to grow as a student AND as a person. Instead of just focusing on your science/premed courses and other courses that are required, he recommends taking a class that you're just interested in, such as CS, history of rock and roll, etc. By doing this, you expand your horizons and will grow as a PERSON instead of being just a fine tuned premed. In addition, he welcomes his old students to come back to office hours just to talk or if they have an issues with school. Bottom line: Professor Phelan is AMAZING. You could not ask for a better LS professor. DEFINITELY TAKE HIM!!!
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I had Phelan for LS 15, and it was SUCH an enjoyable class! I'm not a science person so I was dreading it, but it doesn't focus on any of the nitty gritty stuff other science classes tend to highlight. Instead, his class is entirely relevant to how we live and I feel like I have a newfound appreciation for science! He is an incredible and entertaining lecturer who frequently makes the class laugh. His lectures are on BruinCast, so coming to class is completely unncessary. The exams are ridiculously straightforward, and the weekly quizzes are the same as the problem sets. Overall, I HIGHLY recommend this class!
I had Phelan for LS 15, and it was SUCH an enjoyable class! I'm not a science person so I was dreading it, but it doesn't focus on any of the nitty gritty stuff other science classes tend to highlight. Instead, his class is entirely relevant to how we live and I feel like I have a newfound appreciation for science! He is an incredible and entertaining lecturer who frequently makes the class laugh. His lectures are on BruinCast, so coming to class is completely unncessary. The exams are ridiculously straightforward, and the weekly quizzes are the same as the problem sets. Overall, I HIGHLY recommend this class!
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LS 15*** Seriously one of the best teachers I have ever had. His lectures are fun and interesting. The whole class is so applicable to real life. The material gets pretty difficult but he does end up curving his tests by a lot. That being saidI don't think you'd be able to do well without studying or going to lecture. If you're not a science person, I really recommend taking this for an life science GE.
LS 15*** Seriously one of the best teachers I have ever had. His lectures are fun and interesting. The whole class is so applicable to real life. The material gets pretty difficult but he does end up curving his tests by a lot. That being saidI don't think you'd be able to do well without studying or going to lecture. If you're not a science person, I really recommend taking this for an life science GE.
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Had him for LS15. My favorite professor I've had at UCLA. He was genuinely concerned that each of his students walked away from his class with something, no matter what it was. His tests were actually fairly difficult, but he curved generously, and if you go to his midterm and final reviews, then he pretty much gives you all the questions he asks on the tests. The discussion sections were interesting, and required a surprising amount of effort to do the debate and the project, but so long as you did put in the effort (and went to the discussions), your discussion grade will be good. Great class, taught by an even greater professor.
Had him for LS15. My favorite professor I've had at UCLA. He was genuinely concerned that each of his students walked away from his class with something, no matter what it was. His tests were actually fairly difficult, but he curved generously, and if you go to his midterm and final reviews, then he pretty much gives you all the questions he asks on the tests. The discussion sections were interesting, and required a surprising amount of effort to do the debate and the project, but so long as you did put in the effort (and went to the discussions), your discussion grade will be good. Great class, taught by an even greater professor.
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I took LS 15 with him. He is AWESOME. In our class he ended up giving away about 80 dollars in less than five minutes. Great guy, makes learning fun. I also thought he was kinda cute. He also came to UCLA so he knew what our lives were all about living over here. Great guy wish I could have him for every quarter.
I took LS 15 with him. He is AWESOME. In our class he ended up giving away about 80 dollars in less than five minutes. Great guy, makes learning fun. I also thought he was kinda cute. He also came to UCLA so he knew what our lives were all about living over here. Great guy wish I could have him for every quarter.
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To the person about 4 reviews below me...you are quite possibly the stupidest person i have ever met in my life..i hate it when dumb douchebag fags like you say shit: 'For people who don't pay attention in lecture...don't be pre-med!' are u fucking serious? seriously? as if there is one model premed that we must all be and you are that model! get a life dude, u probably find learning ls2 shit more enjoyable than sex...which is weird
To the person about 4 reviews below me...you are quite possibly the stupidest person i have ever met in my life..i hate it when dumb douchebag fags like you say shit: 'For people who don't pay attention in lecture...don't be pre-med!' are u fucking serious? seriously? as if there is one model premed that we must all be and you are that model! get a life dude, u probably find learning ls2 shit more enjoyable than sex...which is weird
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