Andrea Burton
Department of Life Sciences
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Easiness 2.7 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.7 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
April 3, 2024

Burton gives me the vibes of a really down-to-earth, humble teacher who cares about what she teaches, which is why I chose to take LS7B after she acted as kind of like a professor assistant to Maloy in LS7A. And after taking a full class from her, I've discovered-- she is. I appreciate the random mating dance and animal videos that she includes in her presentations, they're a good break away from all the biology stuff.
I think the biggest flaw with this class would be that she moves on too fast from tricky problems or slides sometimes, leaving the class in the dust in regard to how we should be understanding the topic. I mean, she'll ask "Any questions?" but nobody's gonna raise their hand because 1. Don't wanna look dumb and 2. Sometimes, we're so confused we have questions about the whole thing and then back to #1. However, it's not too big of a deal because you can easily get it resolved after class or in office hours.
This class also unfortunately does not have a lot of practice problems to do in preparation for the test. Like in LS7A, the textbook does not matter much-- practicing problem sets from past exams (use your resources and connections) matters A LOT. We don't get to see what exactly we did wrong on tests, but since there are similar problem sets on the individual phase as in the group phase, we are at least told which problems in the individual correspond to what set in the group phase. I would also recommend going to problem-solving sessions, since they really test your knowledge on some of the core concepts.

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
April 3, 2024

DAWGGG LS 7B was actual flaming dogshat. Burton would explain concepts in office hours in a lowkey roundabout way that was sometimes incorrect... like one of the TAs straight up said Burton's explanation was wrong and she provided a way more clear explanation (Andrea Simonian most goated TA ever!! she held super long review sessions during the midterm weeks <3)

ALSOO we don't get our midterms back so we have no idea what we got wrong. and even if you memorized the question and asked Burton about it, she wouldn't explain the question or correct answer. she'd just be like "ha ha....uh i can't answer that...yeah..."

i legit only survived because a club i'm in has test banks LMFAOOOO

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: N/A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
March 14, 2024

Burton is a really good professor who clearly explains topics in class. If you pay attention during lecture, you won't really need to read the book thanks to her comprehensive teaching style. Lecture attendance is mandatory and iclicker questions count for 10% of the grade. Her lectures are recorded and slides posted.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
April 3, 2024

Burton gives me the vibes of a really down-to-earth, humble teacher who cares about what she teaches, which is why I chose to take LS7B after she acted as kind of like a professor assistant to Maloy in LS7A. And after taking a full class from her, I've discovered-- she is. I appreciate the random mating dance and animal videos that she includes in her presentations, they're a good break away from all the biology stuff.
I think the biggest flaw with this class would be that she moves on too fast from tricky problems or slides sometimes, leaving the class in the dust in regard to how we should be understanding the topic. I mean, she'll ask "Any questions?" but nobody's gonna raise their hand because 1. Don't wanna look dumb and 2. Sometimes, we're so confused we have questions about the whole thing and then back to #1. However, it's not too big of a deal because you can easily get it resolved after class or in office hours.
This class also unfortunately does not have a lot of practice problems to do in preparation for the test. Like in LS7A, the textbook does not matter much-- practicing problem sets from past exams (use your resources and connections) matters A LOT. We don't get to see what exactly we did wrong on tests, but since there are similar problem sets on the individual phase as in the group phase, we are at least told which problems in the individual correspond to what set in the group phase. I would also recommend going to problem-solving sessions, since they really test your knowledge on some of the core concepts.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
April 3, 2024

DAWGGG LS 7B was actual flaming dogshat. Burton would explain concepts in office hours in a lowkey roundabout way that was sometimes incorrect... like one of the TAs straight up said Burton's explanation was wrong and she provided a way more clear explanation (Andrea Simonian most goated TA ever!! she held super long review sessions during the midterm weeks <3)

ALSOO we don't get our midterms back so we have no idea what we got wrong. and even if you memorized the question and asked Burton about it, she wouldn't explain the question or correct answer. she'd just be like "ha ha....uh i can't answer that...yeah..."

i legit only survived because a club i'm in has test banks LMFAOOOO

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: N/A
March 14, 2024

Burton is a really good professor who clearly explains topics in class. If you pay attention during lecture, you won't really need to read the book thanks to her comprehensive teaching style. Lecture attendance is mandatory and iclicker questions count for 10% of the grade. Her lectures are recorded and slides posted.

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Overall Rating
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Easiness 2.7 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.7 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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