The cluster was interesting but I got an A- because of the final paper. My advice would be to use office hours religiously, it greatly helps. The workload for this class is very manageable if you stay on top of your assignments and the scoring of the participation grade is based on weekly labs which you will be guided through by your TA.

The material focuses on biology and chemistry, and it is somewhat easier than CLUSTER 70A yet still hard. That said, if you follow instructions, you can get the grade without learning; this class is very obviously designed just to knock off GEs. The lecture and discussion are two separate classes. There remains a quiz (online, half multiple-choice and half free-response) every other week, and they are hard. Everything else is in discussion and again graded primarily on completion.

Cool and easy cluster, definitely recommended if you need to get your science GEs out the way

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This is a great class for freshman looking for a way to get rid of all their science GEs. First quarter is a little harder and more work, but the rest are super easy. It's also so clutch that it gets rid of your Writing II prereq as well.

TL/DR: Decent class. I preferred Friscia for the lecturers and he is pretty funny. Class is very similar to Cluster 70A. For more on the grade breakdown and experience I had with it, see my link (didn't want to clog this site) https://docs.google.com/document/d/15vILblHwWrnV7KnB-sOFzTRnQE2QPA7nmHxj4gdNKBU/edit?usp=sharing

Friscia is intrinsically an evil human being with wicked intentions. His goal is not to teach you. His goal is to morally degrade you and make it clear that your existence in this world is a burden to society and that you're nothing but a disgraceful presence to mankind. He wants his students to fail. He feels HAPPY when his students SUFFER. He hates it when his students succeed. It makes him ANGRY!!! It ENRAGES him that you are a happy human being. If you ask him for help or address confusion about a quiz, he will provide you with the most inhumane, vile, degenerate, morally corrupt answer known to man. He is truly an evil and sinful human being. If you have a functioning brain and a will to live in this world and contribute in some way to society, you wouldn't want ANYTHING to do with this guy.

Friscia is intrinsically an evil human being with wicked intentions. His goal is not to teach you. His goal is to morally degrade you and make it clear that your existence in this world is a burden to society and that you're nothing but a disgraceful presence to mankind. He wants his students to fail. He feels HAPPY when his students SUFFER. He hates it when his students succeed. It makes him ANGRY!!! It ENRAGES him that you are a happy human being. If you ask him for help or address confusion about a quiz, he will provide you with the most inhumane, vile, degenerate, morally corrupt answer known to man. He is truly an evil and sinful human being. If you have a functioning brain and a will to live in this world and contribute in some way to society, you wouldn't want ANYTHING to do with this guy.

Professor Friscia is actually the best. His lectures are clear, interesting, and educational. Everything about his class is so well structured, I cannot stress enough how much I encourage you to take this cluster as an incoming freshman. We have had some great field trips to Nevada and the La Brea Tar Pits, and I have gotten a few good friends from this class as well. Tony is so helpful and it is clear he cares about his students learning. At times the class can be a lot of work, but generally it is really spread out and manageable. TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU ARE A FRESHMAN STUDENT IN A HUMANITIES MAJOR.

The professor who did teach most of this course is Pertigura. It tough to understand especially if you don't understand the basics. Quizzes will be hard if you don't understand so go to office hours. You can still pass the class no matter what if you get like a C average for the quiz. Just participate and do work in your labs and focus on your final paper to get a grade higher than a B.