Well organized lectures and nice slow pace. He'll get you with the details though because everyone in LS 2 is premed (exaggerating, but still true) and studies everything. Put in the time and you'll make the curve.

LS2

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Great professor! He is really engaging in his lectures and teaches a subject which I found extremely interesting. His lecture was at 9AM when I took him and I have to say, I only dozed off about 2-3 times in the entire span of his lectures for the quarter. That has something to be said. Keep in mind I doze off quite a bit in lectures but almost never in his early 3 times a day lecture.

LS 2:
I had Esdin for the second half of the quarter and I really like his teaching style. His exams are based off of lecture and notes alone, and he doesn't use the book, which is really nice because thats just less you have to study. That being said, be prepared to take very good notes. He's a great lecturer and goes over everything in detail so you really understand. I recommend recording his lectures because this class is not podcasted. Esdin is really helpful in office hours so really take advantage of that. He also holds review sessions before the midterm/final. The exams test you on your understanding of the material, not just pure memorization. However, it is not too difficult and I think his exams are really fair. He has multiple choice and short answer

Professor Esdin was a pleasure in class, and you really learn valuable life information. The class isn't too hard as long as you keep up with the work and study for the tests. I managed to get a good grade, and I even procrastinated until the last week to do my big project.
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I had Dr. Esdin for LS2, Fall 2009. Professor Esdin IS the best professor I had of the LS series. His lectures are interesting; he cares about his students; he doesn't go on random tangents, etc. etc. He is perhaps the best professor you can have for LS2. (My TA taught LS2 for 6 quarters and he can confirm this.) Just go to lecture and study the lectures notes (no textbook needed) and you'll be good. He likes to focus on small details to help create a curve and such - so make sure that you get the big picture first, then focus on the details. LS2 is an interesting subject, and Esdin makes it even more interesting - I think a lot of people switched to Physiological Science after taking this course.

Course Taken: LS 1
Professor Esdin is a brilliant man. He is very knowledgeable in his field and knows how to give engaging lectures. I was never bored once in his lectures. LS 1 is a very broad subject, but Esdin condensed the materials very well. Don't get your hopes up, this is still a lot of materials. Esdin is not one of those professors who simply reads off lecture slides. His lecture slides are well-condensed and straight forward, and he elaborates the materials further during lectures. Also, he sometimes have small movie clips in between, which are always interesting. His exam are somewhat challenging. He tests on his lecture slides, so that's all you really have to study from. But because of this, he can ask you ANYTHING on the slides, from a broad topic to one simple word that only appears once. This class is definitely doable if anyone is willing to put in the effort to memorize all the info.
Overall, Esdin makes LS 1 a much more interesting class than it appears to be. Definitely recommend him.

I took Dr. Esdin for LS2.

He is a great professor, the best I think in the LS department. While taking LS3, all I can think about is how much I miss his class. His class is straightforward and Dr. Esdin is very clear and understandable. He is super super super nice during Office Hours too. There is a lot of material and despite the fact he tries to condense it, there is still a lot of material. He only tests on his lectures slides and what he says in class so you don't need to buy the book which is super expensive. If you need to use the book, which you rarely do, you can go look at it in Powell library. Anyways, I recommend him to anyone taking LS1 or LS2. I'm actually waiting for him to teach LS1 so I can take it.

Selling physci 5 Winter 2014 edition course reader with required nutrition program disk for 60 dollars for both or 20 for disk and 40 for course reader.