The class was actually very interesting and relevant to daily life; lectures are very engaging, and lab sessions are often like health checkup sessions. The textbook is very helpful, although overpriced - all test questions come from the textbook so I would definitely recommend reading it thoroughly before the test! Only qualm I have is with the final report. I invested a lot of time and effort to ensure all my results and recommendations were accurate and genuine (many people use inaccurate data so as to write less for the recommendation section). I had my TA check my first draft and she glanced through it quickly, saying it was fine. When I received my final report, I was shocked to have gotten a B- for it while everybody else around me got an A, and this brought my final grade from an A to an A-. What happened was, firstly, I had printed one wrong page (I printed the Basic View of my nutritional levels instead of the Complete View, which was a matter of simple selection on the nutrition software), which was entirely my fault of course, but I thought my TA could have spotted it when I approached her with my first draft. This did not bother me that much, but what really bothered me was the fact that the 2 last pages of my final report was missing. I figured this must be my own human error, or possibly an accident where the pages fell off while being transported to and fro. As we had to submit both a physical and digital copy on CCLE, I emailed my TA to kindly refer to my digital copy for the last two pages, as I figured the digital copy was possibly to prevent mistakes like these. Unfortunately, she said she was not able to do so, and it was my personal responsibility to ensure my report was complete before its submission. Even though I raised the possibility of it being an accident where my pages got torn off. I raised this matter to Professor Esdin, who rejected my request as well. It just angered me that the digital copy we submitted was actually of no use of reference to the teaching staff at all, and really made me ponder over why we had to submit it in the first place (non-submission of the digital copy would result in an immediate 0 on the final paper, despite the physical copy being submitted). Would really advise those taking this class to really ensure that their final report is complete before submitting it, and note that the teaching staff would be reluctant to change your grades once they are final.

Quite a bit of work, though it is a GE. Professor Esdin is extremely passionate about the material and lectures extremely well, though there's quite a bit of busy work and the exams are almost entirely memorization. Not a very fun class to study for.

Writing for LS 7C, which I took in Spring 2018. He is not listed as an instructor so I post it here in LS 2. Esdin is a good professor but he is not exceptional. He has a mild accent but he is understandable. He structures his course like LS 7B, so you should be pretty familiar with how things will turn out. His tests are pretty hard, and despite what he claims, the tests are structured differently than other LS7 exams. They have many more true/false and "less than/equal to/greater than" questions and very few multiple choice questions. The average is usually 80 to 85%. He doesn't curve.
However, at the end of the year, he adds (to a maximum of 100% of that category's points, of course) 1 assignment's worth of points to each grading category (supposedly because you're allowed to miss 1 assignment of each category. That's not mentioned in the syllabus though.), which ultimately amounts to a mind-boggling amount of free points given.

Overall, pretty decent professor.

Edit (4/15/2019): LS7C is now a class taught by Esdin on Bruinwalk. I've edited this review to be in the proper class (was formerly in LS2)

Text me for the course reader and class notes: (40$ only) 818-510-2546
The class is pretty manageable. There are two quizzes, a project, lab activities, and two exams. Esdin was a great lecturer and I feel like the course overall was pretty straightforward. I took it over summer, so I guess we covered fewer chapters and the class was a bit more laid back. Take it with Esdin if you can.

Professor Esdin is such a great professor. He always makes sure his students understand the material. His course reader is extremely useful, especially if you want to ace the class and it's also straight to the point. In addition, the course itself is interesting and in my experience, if you keep up with the reading you'll do well on the exam. In terms of assignments, there are quizzes for each chapter, a workbook you must complete and submit for credit at the end of the quarter, one midterm and one final, and a final project that's fairly simple if you don't procrastinate. Overall, the material you learn from this class applies to every day life and what you learn truly means something. I would definitely take this class again. (I'm selling the course reader with all the chapter readings-- there are slightly few highlighted portions marked but these are helpful when studying for the quizzes, midterm, and final--$15, if you'd like to purchase, email me at anna2018rr@gmail.com).

This class is amazing, but it should be noted that it is specifically reserved for people registered for the TEACH program at UCLA. I highly recommend this class and the program--you learn so much interesting stuff that applies to your daily life, and actually made me interested in pursuing a public health minor! Dr. Esdin is an excellent professor as well. The class itself is pretty easy, nothing is too hard. You can tell by that grade distribution :)

Super easy ge! I made a B+, but I cannot stress how little information I knew the whole time. I straight up never came to class, and just showed up to discussion. It was awesome. If you want my workbook and my login to the software you need for your project, I'm selling everything... text me: 832-283-8348

The course was alright. Lectures were interesting but not very easy to follow. I did learn a lot about my healthy lifestyle which is something I feel everyone should learn more about!

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This is a review for LS7C since he does not have a page for that on Bruinwalk yet.

Honestly this class is fine. If you are reading this review I am assuming you have already taken LS7A and 7B and know how this whole thing goes. Just as the classes before, you have Launchpad questions, weekly practice exam problems, discussion worksheets, etc.

I definitely wouldn't call this class "easy," there is quite a bit of information to learn, especially if you have little or no background with physiology and all the organ systems. However, I believe if you make sure to do all the assignments, DO ANY EXTRA CREDIT HE OFFERS, and put in a decent amount of studying before the exams, you can get an A.

When studying for the exams, make sure to understand every single clicker question if you can. Make sure to especially review that information and any information he tells you in the review sessions. As with the other 7 series classes, the majority of the midterm will be showing you a diagram, then 5+ questions that are true/false, less/more/no change, etc. So make sure to understand every single diagram shown in the in-class powerpoints.

Do not sweat over memorizing every single piece of information in the Launchpad textbook. There is too much information in there. Just worry about what Esdin wants you to know.

If you put in some work I think you will be successful :)

Chances are, you are in taking this class, you are in the TEACH program. This class is much different from Public Health 160A, with it being student driven lectures rather than Dr. Esdin standing at a podium and lecturing. Each week there are topics, and you are in a group and presenting the topic to the class. 30 minute presentation, 15 minutes for questions afterward by your peers and Dr. Esdin. Your grade is based off your presentation, your participation at site, and the final.

The Final isn't too bad. It varies from quarter to quarter. The class itself is great, just make sure you are incredibly thorough in your presentation so Dr. Esdin won't grill you too hard!