Esdin is ridiculously passionate about this topic. This class was extremely valuable and definitely a life-changer.

**As someone who is super North Campus (meaning I fail at all things math and science), I must say there's almost no math (if anything, it's basic 6th grade stuff) and the science is VERY basic... He'll always say, "I know this is a GE class, so I'll make this very simple for you," which is pretty damn considerate of him!

He always says "Take home message" in lecture, meaning, literally, the message you'll take home and incorporate to your lifestyle. I've made some serious changes to my diet and am already feeling better!

Definitely recommend this class if you're looking for a relatively simple science GE, though be forewarned that this is a class that will take a bit of memorization.
I studied the night before the midterm for about 6 hours and got in the top 5%, so it's really not that bad!

Esdin was a great professor for PhySci 5. Interesting and a good lecturer. He always says "take home message", and my friends and I tallied how many times a lecture he said it. Record is 17. Go to lecture or have a friend who goes to lecture because he reveals questions that will be on the final as an incentive to go to lecture and they won't be on the podcast. The BIG fitness project that everybody stresses about really isn't that hard and easily doable in one night. I would certainly say take Esdin if you can.

Easiest class I've taken in college. Just try not to forget turning in his online quizzes (which are actually worth a bit). Good thing hes pretty lenient with the deadlines.

I'm also selling the PhySci 5 course reader, and could probably figure out a way to transfer my (still active) iProfile account to you. Please email me at mzmawo@hotmail.com if you're interested.

This is by no means an easy A. As a complete North Campus major, this still required work. Comparatively, less - but not a surefire A, if that's what you're looking for.

However, Esdin is a great professor. He's interesting and funny, which proved helpful for those 8am lectures during Fall 2011 quarter. Listening on podcast is available but just not the same as being in lecture.
His exams have tricky questions, and people generally get a B+ on the midterm and the final. That's the average. You'll have to study hard for the midterm and the final, but the project is relatively straightforward and can be finished rather quickly.

Overall, it's a great class, but don't be hoping for an incredibly easy A. That won't happen, but at least with Esdin, taking a South Campus class won't be absolute hell if you like-minded North Campus majors.

sell the course reader and study guide for $20.Text 310-993-0750

physci 5 was a really easy class, fairly interesting, and not much workload. there's a big project but it's more repetitive and time-consuming than it is difficult. if you follow the directions, it's an easy a. the exams can be a little difficult because they include a lot of specific questions, but they're all basically from the course reader so if you read through that, you should do well. overall, a very easy a.

Esdin is a great lecturer and makes this class definitely worth taking. If you put effort in it's easy to get an A. Make sure you go to class though, especially on Fridays. He has "Hint Fridays" in which he'll tell you a code that you will have to answer on the midterm and final. I recommend actually reading the recommended reading, it provided an excellent base for much of the class.

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Physiological Science 5 (Phy Sci 5)
Issues in Human Physiology Diet and Exercise

Winter 2015

$40

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Esdin is a really really great professor. Physci 5 is a fun GE and an interesting course. The class starts out with the digestive system, then goes on to the digestion of proteins, carbs and lipids, then to diabetes, cancer, a healthy heart and exercise. It taught me a lot about what things are happening to my body according to what I eat. My grandfather has diabetes type 2 so it was very informative knowing what caused the disease and what he can do and what he should eat so the disease does not worsen.

The class has lectures every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. They are 50 minute lectures. Then, you also have discussion which meets every other week.

TIPS:
1. Attend lectures, especially the friday ones. Esdin is a great professor because he explains concepts in detail and makes analogies to everyday things so all his students can understand. On fridays, he gives out questions that will be on the midterm or the final.
2. Do not procrastinate on the project. For me personally, the project really really helped boost my grade. It's easy. Just do a little a day and you'll be finished before you know it.
3. Go to the lecture before your second quiz! At the end of that friday lecture, instead of giving out a quiz or final question, he tells you to write down your name and ID number and you'll get a perfect on the quiz. The other people that didn't attend lecture will have to take it.

Point breakdown:
-2 quizzes that are 12 pts each
-dicussion attendance 20 pts
-a project that is 100 pts
-midterm that is 150 pts
-final that is 150 pts
=total of 444 pts.

The project is very easy, but it is tedious and takes a while to do. The first part consists of listing all the foods you've eaten for 7 days and all your activities for 7 days and entering it into iprofile. The second part consists of you performing different types of exercises to determine your fitness level. You then take the information you gathered from those two parts and write out what the information you have tells you and how you can change your lifestyle so you can avoid lifestyle diseases. I split up the work and did the project in the span of a week, just doing half a page a day. My discussion portion came out to be six pages.

To be honest, this class was a bit of a struggle for me. I have not taken a course similar to this at all during high school and the closest is bio, which I took freshman year of hs, so I basically came into this class with little to almost no knowledge about the body and diseases while a lot of other people had taken anatomy in hs. I am also a north campus major and this was just a GE that I picked out because it sounded interesting and had pretty good reviews. I failed the midterm with a 87.8/150 (yep), got perfect on attendance and the quizzes and the project and got a 125.5/150 on the final. The midterm and final is curved, so I ended the class with a B+. I studied really hard the last week before my final.

I am selling the course reader along with the iprofile. Text to 8168738151 if you are interested. I can also give you my project so you can use it as a guide.