This is a review for LS 7C, which has the same content as LS 2. Much of what can be said of Dr. Esdin is said in the review posted below. He is a good professor who knows what he is talking about, but his exams are super hard, despite being only T/F or Increase/Decrease/No change sort of questions. You have to understand the material at a conceptual level (if I increase this, how will it affect this mechanism)? Make sure you don't lose points to launchpad activities or clickers, because you want to maximize the amount of points you would lose on exams. Discussion worksheets are also a must for review, because similar questions pop up on the exam.

Overall, Dr. Esdin was very accommodating with the transition to remote learning. LS7C is so much more interesting and genuinely applicable than LS7B and I definitely enjoyed learning about the content so much more. We covered topics like body systems, cell communication, CRISPR, etc.

Although LaunchPad as usual is annoying, I found it to be much less of a chore compared to 7B. The last few weeks were mainly video lectures (which you honestly don't need to watch because they don't relate to what's covered in the actual lecture). Since classes were entirely online for this quarter, we still had 2 midterms, each of them with a FRQ portion and a MCQ portion. All are open-note. I feel that they made the MCQ portion easier than you would expect for typical LS7C exams, but the FRQ portion could be challenging (the answer key is very specific and the TAs could grade hard). Discussions are mandatory as usual and submitted on GradeScope.

For studying, I would definitely recommend going to CLC sessions – the LAs are all incredibly helpful! Take advantage of your LA's knowledge in discussion section as well, they're often more willing to guide you through the answers :) Also take advantage of CampusWire, it's a great resource and other students' explanations are always really helpful!

Took this online because of corona. Easy to understand and interesting to learn. Lots of stuff to turn in, but not time consuming. Dr. Esdin was also super nice about the virus and the protests and ended up giving everyone 100% on the final. Even without that though it is an easy class that can be super impactful on your life. Would recommend to anyone

I took this class as a GE because I heard it was easy. Esdin is honestly a great professor, based solely on the fact that he was incredibly understanding of everything going on with Covid-19 and BLM. It is great to see a professor who actually cares about the well being of his students. I did really bad on the midterm so I decided to take the class as a P/NP, since I was already set on getting A's in my other classes and I didn't want my GPA to lower. Since Esdin was so accommodating to the events that are going on in world, I ended up passing the class with an A-. I do recommend taking the class because it teaches you so much about nutrition and living a healthy lifestyle.

I took this class online bc covid19 and the overall experience was pretty good, although I thought it would be easier bc of what previous reviews have said. Nevertheless, this class exposed students with lots of useful information on diet and exercise, something that I would carry on and remember for life. The class consists of lecture quizzes, lab quizzes, lecture participation assignments, lab assignments, lab participation, diet and fitness project, and a midterm and final. He posts prerecorded lectures, but labs are in real time. Midterm was slightly difficult because of 5 short answer questions, but final was 80/80 for everyone because he was accommodating due to BLM. For the exam you really need to study every single detail in the course reader because the exam is super in detail. Anyway, I totally recommend this as a GE; it's not hard to get an A, just do all the required work and study hard for tests!

Professor Esdin was the highlight of this class. His straightforward, engaging lectures made the material so much more interesting. He does a great job of answering questions in lecture, and I would highly recommend going to his office hours.

My remote learning experience with Professor Esdin was great. This quarter, we were given full points for the final. I absolutely hated how I performed during 7A and 7B, but 7C was so much more interesting and useful. And I did well!

Launchpad was unavoidable. However, it seemed like the workload shrank in comparison to 7B and 7C. Also, we had to complete Lecture Participation quizzes each time a lecture was held. They were due the same night they were posted. We were only allowed to miss 4 points, which was equal to 2 quizzes. If you have an issue with timezone differences, make sure you are on top of it.

There were 3 extra credit opportunities: LA survey, mid-quarter survey, and GradeScope.

My only complaint this quarter was the structure of the first exam, but I do not blame the professor. I thought the time allotted was inadequate. The format was not the best in that there were time-consuming parts that were not the actual questions of the exam. If Professor Esdin were to teach 7C another quarter, I would ask him to ensure that the exam is fair before releasing it.

If you want to do well, you honestly should switch to taking notes on your laptop. Download the PDF and annotate directly as you watch his lectures... Pen and paper notes are ineffective in the LS7 series! This is because all of the content is saturated in the slides themselves. You can also go back later and add in clicker question slides to make your notes more complete.

Disclaimer- this was the first online quarter
I took the class because it has great reviews on here but not bc i was actually interested in the topic. Since this class does come with a lab, we used a site called LT which provides information and has us answer questions about the procedure and info. Also, we had lecture attendance quizes bases on the lecture of the day which included 3-4 straight forward question. We had lecture quizes which were 4-6 questions based on a collection of lectures once we finished that concept. And we had lab quizes which were quizes based on information from the labs. So there were definitely A LOT of quizes which I find really unnecessary. There was one midterm that was kinda hard but that's bc I didn't study. Everyone got 100% on the final due to the professor's ability to empathize with his students during tough times ( the overwhelming mu*der of George Floyd). All in all, looking pass the unnecessary amount of quizes, this was a solid class.

great guy (:

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This has been my favorite class by far. 10/10 recommend. The information I learned in this class was very useful and it helped me begin a healthier lifestyle. Overall it is an easy GE to take and it will boost your GPA as long as you dedicate some time to memorization. Professor Esdin is a great lecturer and explains the material clearly.