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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.

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.

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.

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Easy GE that is very interesting! Workload is very manageable and grading is more than fair, as long as you do the work you will be fine. Grades are based on attendance, 3 open note lab quizzes, 2 open note lecture quizzes, midterm, project, and final. The course reader is essential for the midterm and final. If you can, get Nora as a TA, she is so chill! Selling the course reader (with highlighting) text me if interested 412-328-6229.

Honestly, this class is really good if you're just interested in altering your lifestyle for the sake of your health. Although I didn't score an A, it's a good class to have to balance with other difficult courses you might be taking for your major. Most of the work for this class is really straightforward and easy (the project is super easy just a bit tedious, workbook is easy basically completion). You just need to follow the course reader to really learn the material. The only problem with this class is that the tests are kind of difficult, as he tends to focus on details that you might dismiss as irrelevant, so just pay close attention. I didn't score amazing on the midterm and the final (around average on both) and still managed to score a B+, but it was definitely a useful class. Even if you're not doing amazing, it really does teach you a lot that can actually be applied to your lifestyle and health.

This class wasn't THAT bad. Like some of the other reviews on here, I agree that this class was not a walk in the park. But I have to admit that I didn't try that hard in this class and I still got an A. The only hard parts of the class are the exams. Everyone gets 100% on the workbook as long as they do all of it, 100% on the lifestyle project if they can follow simple directions, 100% on lab participation credit by doing the quizzes (they don't grade on accuracy), 100% on lecture attendance as long as you have a friend who can sign you in on days where you cannot go. I honestly didn't find lecture that helpful but I went most of the time just to sign in. To do well on the exams, you pretty much have to memorize the course reader. Another review said this but I'll repeat it because it was true for me too: to get an A in the class, you need to get at least 80% on the exams. The only points I lost in the class were on the midterm and final; I got an 83% and 86%, respectively. At the end, my grade came out to be like 92.8% but I received an A so there was probably a curve. Not a hard class, but the grunt work is a little annoying. Still, if I had to redo college I would still take this as a GE because it's one of the easier ones.

This class wasn't THAT bad. Like some of the other reviews on here, I agree that this class was not a walk in the park. But I have to admit that I didn't try that hard in this class and I still got an A. The only hard parts of the class are the exams. Everyone gets 100% on the workbook as long as they do all of it, 100% on the lifestyle project if they can follow simple directions, 100% on lab participation credit by doing the quizzes (they don't grade on accuracy), 100% on lecture attendance as long as you have a friend who can sign you in on days where you cannot go. I honestly didn't find lecture that helpful but I went most of the time just to sign in. To do well on the exams, you pretty much have to memorize the course reader. Another review said this but I'll repeat it because it was true for me too: to get an A in the class, you need to get at least 80% on the exams. The only points I lost in the class were on the midterm and final; I got an 83% and 86%, respectively. At the end, my grade came out to be like 92.8% but I received an A so there was probably a curve. Not a hard class, but the grunt work is a little annoying. Still, if I had to redo college I would still take this as a GE because it's one of the easier ones.

If you just need a GE this is a good one to take! It's relatively easy, but he does take attendance so its important to show up to lecture. The midterm and final are slightly challenging but if you study you'll do fine. I really liked him as a lecturer, and the homework was easy enough and came right out of the course reader. The discussions were super easy and only a few times a quarter, and there is only one final project at the end of the quarter, but its really not difficult (everyone I know got 100% or close to it)

PHYSCI 5 is a relatively manageable GE, just that it can be rather tedious in that there are quite a few reports to do and places that you can lose points in. Professor Esdin is a clear and concise lecturer, and most of the material he covers is in the textbook, so make sure to study the textbook closely for the midterm and final because he will also test some of the numbers that come out. He also takes attendance, so make sure to go for lecture or lose a sizeable part of your attendance grade. Ensure you do all the nitty-gritty work or risk losing points in unnecessary areas.