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Gaston Pfluegl

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Easiness 3.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 3.4 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 4.1 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.0 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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April 1, 2013
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

LS23L Lab Manual (2nd E.) FOR SALE
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Oct. 2, 2018
Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: A

Selling new and used blue fire resistant lab coats size Large(new) $30 and XS(used) for $25, and goggles for $5. Message me at ********** if interested.

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April 4, 2018
Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: A

Selling lab manual (Fifth Edition)! Text **********

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April 3, 2018
Quarter: Winter 2018
Grade: N/A

Selling LS23L lab manual . Email me for more details. *************

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Oct. 23, 2023
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A

This class was the easiest class I have taken at UCLA. It is such a great class. The lectures are really boring, and sometimes the labs are too, but it's an easy grade. I found the writing assistants/TAs the most helpful. I thought that some of the directions are hard to understand, but there are online office hours that are helpful to go to.

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July 8, 2023
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A

Honestly, I have never been a fan of the lifescience department, especially with classes that go with the lifescience 7 series. There is always a ton of work, and a ton extra stuff you have to do that requires a lot of time commitment. However, compared to the last 3 quarters this class was extremely doable. Professor Pfluegl is so nice and his lectures are right to the point, with many centered around the writing assignments which is the bulk of the work in the class aside from the labs and the final exam. The final exam was probably the hardest part of this class, but because there are multiple parts and chances for revision it wasn't awful, just time consuming and sometimes tedious. The labs take a lot of time and you usually have to complete a lab worksheet as a group which I wasn't a fan of, but other than that the writing assignments are not as difficult or time consuming as I thought and are fairly easy to do well on if you follow the rubric exactly.

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June 29, 2023
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A+

This class is really easy, and if you're taking it, you probably have to. Dr. Pfleugl is great, so I recommend taking it with him. He's very understanding and offers a lot of support. The class is structured in a way that makes it difficult for you to fail as long as you try. I highly recommend the writing center for the writing assignments. One thing I will say is that this class took me much more time every week than I thought it would, which sucks since it's only three units. The grading is a bit unpredictable since the writing assignments are entirely peer-reviewed, but I did not personally have any issues. Overall, a solid class with a good professor and material that isn't mind-numbing.

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June 28, 2023
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A+

Overall, LS23L was a pretty easy class. All you really had to do was skim the lab manual before lab, do the pre lab, go to lab, take an in lab quiz, complete the lab, and complete the post lab after. However, all of these were only about 4 questions and very simple or straight from the lab manual. The only time-consuming part of the class was the 3 hour labs and the writing assignments which we had 3 of spread out through the quarter. For the writing assignments, as long as you follow the rubric exactly and complete all your peer reviews and finish the reflections, you are basically guaranteed full points even with a mediocre essay. You do have to do peer reviews after each writing assignments which can be time consuming. Other than that, everything you need is on BruinLearn and lecture attendance was not mandatory but I didn't find them very useful since they were recorded, were just reminders, and summaries from the lab manual. Everything you need is in the lab manual. The final was very doable and gives you a lot of room to make mistakes and make up points. He also structures the class where you can miss a certain amount of each assignment and not have your grade affected. Should be a guaranteed A!

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June 18, 2023
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A+

Overall, this class was quite easy. We never got the opportunity to meet Dr. Pfluegl in person since he would do Zoom meetings every week for lecture, but he seemed extremely sweet and approachable. Everything is posted on Canvas, and although the format and amount of assignments can seem a little overwhelming, it's very manageable and easy to understand once the first two weeks are done. Labs were also pretty easy and very guided, and my TA was very helpful if my group and I were ever confused.

The writing assignments are the only time when I'd say the workload is a little heavy, but the rubric is very clear and there are also writing office hours offered the week before it is due. We did not have a midterm, but we did have a final which was quite doable. Grading is very lenient as well, and similar to the 7 series in that you can miss an assignment in pretty much each category and still get full credit.

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June 29, 2022
Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A+

I really enjoyed this class especially with the labs being back in person this spring. This class often feels overwhelming at first because of all the tasks that are assigned however the work is very manageable and the work is not graded harshly, there are a lot of points available to earn. The final was straightforward and you got two attempts with the same questions (your score was averaged between the two). I recommend taking this course with Dr. Pfluegul!

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LIFESCI 4A
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
April 1, 2013

LS23L Lab Manual (2nd E.) FOR SALE
Some writing/hilighting

I'll let you bargain for a deal (:

*************

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LIFESCI 23L
Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: A
Oct. 2, 2018

Selling new and used blue fire resistant lab coats size Large(new) $30 and XS(used) for $25, and goggles for $5. Message me at ********** if interested.

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LIFESCI 23L
Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: A
April 4, 2018

Selling lab manual (Fifth Edition)! Text **********

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LIFESCI 23L
Quarter: Winter 2018
Grade: N/A
April 3, 2018

Selling LS23L lab manual . Email me for more details. *************

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LIFESCI 23L
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
Oct. 23, 2023

This class was the easiest class I have taken at UCLA. It is such a great class. The lectures are really boring, and sometimes the labs are too, but it's an easy grade. I found the writing assistants/TAs the most helpful. I thought that some of the directions are hard to understand, but there are online office hours that are helpful to go to.

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LIFESCI 23L
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
July 8, 2023

Honestly, I have never been a fan of the lifescience department, especially with classes that go with the lifescience 7 series. There is always a ton of work, and a ton extra stuff you have to do that requires a lot of time commitment. However, compared to the last 3 quarters this class was extremely doable. Professor Pfluegl is so nice and his lectures are right to the point, with many centered around the writing assignments which is the bulk of the work in the class aside from the labs and the final exam. The final exam was probably the hardest part of this class, but because there are multiple parts and chances for revision it wasn't awful, just time consuming and sometimes tedious. The labs take a lot of time and you usually have to complete a lab worksheet as a group which I wasn't a fan of, but other than that the writing assignments are not as difficult or time consuming as I thought and are fairly easy to do well on if you follow the rubric exactly.

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LIFESCI 23L
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A+
June 29, 2023

This class is really easy, and if you're taking it, you probably have to. Dr. Pfleugl is great, so I recommend taking it with him. He's very understanding and offers a lot of support. The class is structured in a way that makes it difficult for you to fail as long as you try. I highly recommend the writing center for the writing assignments. One thing I will say is that this class took me much more time every week than I thought it would, which sucks since it's only three units. The grading is a bit unpredictable since the writing assignments are entirely peer-reviewed, but I did not personally have any issues. Overall, a solid class with a good professor and material that isn't mind-numbing.

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LIFESCI 23L
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A+
June 28, 2023

Overall, LS23L was a pretty easy class. All you really had to do was skim the lab manual before lab, do the pre lab, go to lab, take an in lab quiz, complete the lab, and complete the post lab after. However, all of these were only about 4 questions and very simple or straight from the lab manual. The only time-consuming part of the class was the 3 hour labs and the writing assignments which we had 3 of spread out through the quarter. For the writing assignments, as long as you follow the rubric exactly and complete all your peer reviews and finish the reflections, you are basically guaranteed full points even with a mediocre essay. You do have to do peer reviews after each writing assignments which can be time consuming. Other than that, everything you need is on BruinLearn and lecture attendance was not mandatory but I didn't find them very useful since they were recorded, were just reminders, and summaries from the lab manual. Everything you need is in the lab manual. The final was very doable and gives you a lot of room to make mistakes and make up points. He also structures the class where you can miss a certain amount of each assignment and not have your grade affected. Should be a guaranteed A!

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LIFESCI 23L
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A+
June 18, 2023

Overall, this class was quite easy. We never got the opportunity to meet Dr. Pfluegl in person since he would do Zoom meetings every week for lecture, but he seemed extremely sweet and approachable. Everything is posted on Canvas, and although the format and amount of assignments can seem a little overwhelming, it's very manageable and easy to understand once the first two weeks are done. Labs were also pretty easy and very guided, and my TA was very helpful if my group and I were ever confused.

The writing assignments are the only time when I'd say the workload is a little heavy, but the rubric is very clear and there are also writing office hours offered the week before it is due. We did not have a midterm, but we did have a final which was quite doable. Grading is very lenient as well, and similar to the 7 series in that you can miss an assignment in pretty much each category and still get full credit.

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LIFESCI 23L
Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A+
June 29, 2022

I really enjoyed this class especially with the labs being back in person this spring. This class often feels overwhelming at first because of all the tasks that are assigned however the work is very manageable and the work is not graded harshly, there are a lot of points available to earn. The final was straightforward and you got two attempts with the same questions (your score was averaged between the two). I recommend taking this course with Dr. Pfluegul!

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