Professor Young was very nice and it was a very interesting class. He does talk a lot and goes way more in-depth than what you need to know; however, This class did not require a lot of time. You get homework once a week that you can sometimes finish during the class. I only studied for this class right before midterms and finals. The midterm was easier (got a 95) while the final was more difficult (got an 88). I am mad about not getting an A, but what can you do. Overall, I would say this class is easier but on a UCLA level. I still went to every lecture, took notes, and studied a lot for the tests.

This class was a mess for me. If you're a North Campus major trying to fill a GE THIS CLASS WILL NOT DO IT FOR YOU. The people who seemed to do well in the class were all stem majors- most with backgrounds in this stuff. I have never gotten a B before taking this class and desperately wish I switched it to pass/no pass. I went to every lecture and tried to take good notes but most of his slides were just pictures of space and he rambled on about physics- which btw he talks about a lot of math during lecture but none of it is on the final. I wish he was more concise and his slides were better.

Super easy and enjoyable class. Tests are all online, which is also very nice. I definitely recommend taking this to help balance easy and hard classes for the quarter. Discussions are pretty interesting, and the only part that has attendance. I recommend taking some notes on the lecture slides, and definitely during discussion to prep for exams!

All of the tests and quizzes were online; easiest GE ever and I didn't go to lecture ever.

Easiest class at UCLA. Online final and midterm. No homework. Discussion participation is just a worksheet that takes 10 minutes to do.

Professor Young is really engaging. He is hilarious and you can tell he really loves his job. Despite the material being rather difficult he breaks it down really well in his lectures.

Skipping is not advised. When I attended he did not record lectures and his slides had very few notes on them so they are difficult to understand without him lecturing from them. The quizzes, midterms, and final are all online timed multiple choice question. Listening to his EXACT words are incredibly beneficial to understanding course material and getting questions right on the quizzes, otherwise you're completely lost.

I did not touch the textbook at all going to lecture is key. The workload is incredibly manageable with quizzes being weekly(ish) 10 multiple choice questions. He offered Extra Credit for attending EPS SCI department events like Solar Wednesday and Moon night, however extra credit is only applicable to the discussion part of your grade. In my discussion it you got full points for just attending. You can normally leave discussion earlier if you finish the worksheets early. I found the best way to study in this class to be studying old quizzes.

If you need a GE and want an easy class to fulfill it, then this is the class for you. Like seriously PLZ take it if you can, especially with this professor. He is super nice and interesting, and obviously cares about what he is teaching. Overall it is a weekly quiz and then a midterm and final. Discussion participation is also mandatory, but I was always out of discussions in like 15 minutes (they were very interesting too). His exams are a compilation of his quizzes, and it is all online (NOT Respondus). I'll say it once again PLEASE take this class if you can!

This was such a great GE to take for the physical science requirement! I would highly recommend. There was an online Canvas quiz (really easy) every week, and the midterm and final were also very straightforward and covered some of his quiz content. He's a sweet, passionate professor, and the TAs were amazing as well. Discussion section is mandatory, but you get full points just for showing up every week (Abraham was the goat, take him if you can for discussion). Definitely take this with Young!

TAKE THIS CLASS!!!
The easiest science GE ever! I feel like it's impossible to not get an A in this class, weekly, quizzes, the midterm, and final exam are all online, multiple choice. I will say I did not have a great TA, but it was only based on if you showed up and completed the worksheet, not based on participation or correct answers. Professor Young is super sweet and you can tell he loves what he does!

I can't express how much I recommend taking this class with professor Young especially if you need a physical science GE. The class was extremely manageable with the workload only consisting of 1 quiz each week, 1 midterm, and 1 final which were all fairly easy. Professor Young is a phenomenal teacher and I definitely recommend.