This class is easy in terms of workload. You have lecture quizzes you need to take on the same day (3 points each). I got full points the whole quarter except in week 10, as I was slacking and ended up missing a lecture. But in the end, he gives you a week's lecture worth of free points. My advice: TAKE GOOD NOTES. Even if you're confused, just write down word for word so you can look back on it. What's tricky: the wording of his questions (coming from someone who scored perfect scores on all his lecture & lab quizzes). I ended up getting 88/100 on both the final and midterm, which isn't terrible but I was quite struggling during the exam because the wording.

Also, I did not buy the course reader. You do need the iProfile for the project, but I paid someone $10 to use their account (you can make multiple profiles on the same account). So don't waste your money!

Esdin taught the third and fourth modules of PHYSCI 111A, which spanned weeks 7-10. Weeks 7-8 are motor circuits (lower and upper motor neurons; interneurons; cerebellum; basal ganglia) and weeks 9-10 are auditory & visual systems. I had him Winter 2022; all lectures were still on Zoom due to COVID-19, but discussions were in person.

I had Esdin for LS 7C too and so sort of had an idea of what to expect. This year he taught lectures at a slower, calmer pace than previous years, and as a result we had to skip a lot of topics that were supposed to be taught (I didn't really mind it, after all less content taught meant less content to study for the final).
Overall Esdin is a really nice and caring teacher. He wants to challenge us as students, but I think he also felt bad because our instructors for the first two modules of PhySci weren't the greatest and he sensed everyone was really tired. He made a ton of modifications to make our life easier, including keeping the all quizzes for his module online and open-note even though discussions had gone back to in-person, and his final was all T/F questions that were mostly extremely straightforward. He asked a lot of questions about experimental designs, so take good notes on the main experiments he presents in class.

Discussions are mostly the same across all modules. There will be two quizzes and two critiques in his part of class. I wrote down some tips for writing critiques in my review for Ketema Paul, who taught module I of PHYSCI 111A, if you need guidance on how to write them.

This class had a fairly light work load, 3 lectures to watch a week with 3 point lecture quizzes, lecture tests, lab tests, a final project, and the midterm and final. I took notes on everything the professor said but even when studying off the notes and course reader, his test questions were vague and poorly worded. They also were timed so it felt rushed. The lecture quizzes were easy points as long as you watched the lecture. Overall, this class was a lot of memorizing, and the tests were difficult but Professor Esdin is really nice, and his lectures were interesting. I’m selling the course reader, IProfile, and the notes for this class.
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this class was online for the entire quarter which was convenient for lectures because they were posted synchronously. you would need to watch them and take a lecture quiz (for participation) by 10pm that same day.
this wasn't an entirely difficult class, and the labs were basic knowledge for the most part. labs were every other week and attendance was mandatory. esdin was an engaging prof and very compassionate, but didn't hold office hours so you would need to turn to your ta.
if you took anatomy at any point this is pretty much that with more emphasis on diet and the cardiovascular system.
the lifestyle assessment project was so easy but it's just lengthy. managed to do it all in one night but there was literally no point in that except being a procrastinator. you just gotta overwrite almost everything and be very redundant in your report to show the ta you are putting a lot of effort into the lab.

I took this class as an easy A and I can confidently say that the only reason I passed with an A was because the tests were online. The lecture material is a bit droning, but you have to pay attention for the lecture quizzes due each day (these are not graded for completion but rather for accuracy which sucks). The midterm and final were extremely difficult, and again, if I would have taken them in person then I do not think any amount of studying could have gotten me an A. The project was kind of easy but just a lot of work and very tedious. The prof and my TA (Ingrid Cely) were really great at responding to questions or concerns you might have, but other than that, I would not classify this as an easy A.

Esdin is an amazing professor and I'd recommend him to anyone. I absolutely enjoyed this class so much that it didn't bother me waking up early to go to his 8 a.m.
I know what you're thinking... "8 a.m.?!" It sounds bad, I know. However, he is worth it! Esdin is great and apart from the subject being super engaging so are his lectures.
If you've taken 7 A and B then you know how this class is structured. It's pretty much just composed of points. He was right because this is definitely the most interesting from the 7 series.
I 100% recommend Esdin to any 7C seeking student.

Course Taken: LS2

This class was great! Professor Esdin is such a great lecturer. I really recommend taking his LS2 class. It definitely is not a walk in the park as the tests require great understanding and application of the course material, but definitely doable. I recommend going to his office hours; he really cares for all of his students.

It was a great class overall. great GE class to take selling the course reader. pratically new, justslightly used with a few markings. contact me pinkting1002@msn.com

Professor Esdin is smart, clear, and just sweet. This class is easy, the perfect thing for my first quarter at UCLA. Going to lecture is helpful, you know what he puts emphasis on for the tests and he clarifies what can be sometimes confusing science jargon in the course reader. Get started on the project as soon as it is assigned, go to lecture, read the course reader (with a highlighter! so helpful), and you will be fine. Plus, you actually learn information relevant to your daily life! And Esdin tells funny stories in class, especially the diabetes one :) Take it and find out!

LS 2
I took LS 2 with Esdin in Summer 2014. Mostly, his lectures and slides are clear. However, his exam is very poorly worded and confusing. Once I found that the exam key must be wrong, he refused to regrade.