Easy A, but Pfluegl had been really mean to me. I tried asking him some questions outside the scope of this class (out of pure curiosity and interest in class materials); instead of providing me insights, he passive-aggressively judged my effort by nitpicking all the "incorrect" concepts I included in my email, completely ignoring my initial intentions.

If you have extra time, watch the "mandatory" videos. If not, you'd still be fine if you don't watch them. The workload was too much anyway.

Overall, I think that Dr. Pfluegl is the most understanding and accommodating professor on campus. While a lot of the work was busy work, and the pre- and post-lab quizzes could be pain, I enjoyed this class. The syllabus and what is expected of you is very overwhelming at first, but I would say give it till week 3 and things start to fall into a routine. The papers may seem like a lot, but if you participate in lab, you should be good. The Labster can be a little tiresome, but it does help coming to the final. The final was a group final, but it was not too hard. Overall, I would say prepare to spend a decent amount of time on this class, but if you have any issues, contact the professor and you often will be able to work something out.

Super easy class. I was a bit worried because I was taking it before 7C but it's no problem at all. Having previous knowledge from the 7 series is helpful but what you need to know will be reviewed in class and you really only need to know the basics. The assignments were a bit overwhelming at first because there were prelabs, postlabs, lab worksheets, Labster (online lab simulation), and writing assignments. But once you get used to it, the workload is pretty light (I would usually just finish all the work for the week in one day and not touch 23L for the rest of the week). There are 3 writing assignments (2 are half a lab report and the third is a full report) that are graded by your peers. It's not too hard if you reference the sample texts and follow the rubric. You have the option of doing a reflection at the end which will give you
a big 5 pt boost. Our final was pretty easy, 40 multiple choice questions based mainly on lab manual information. We also got to retake the final with our lab group and have that grade averaged with our individual one. Pfluegl is super nice and will send you personal emails updating you on your progress throughout the quarter. Overall, an easy A with some tedious work.

I took this during COVID-19, so it is a bit of a different situation than traditional years. The class was overall easy to obtain an A in as much of the grade is group work and discussion assignments. The final was very manageable and was comprised of an individual and group section. The workload did seem a bit much for a 3 unit lab as it was primarily seeming to be busy work. A large part of our grade were 3 writing assignments which were peer graded. Though some peers graded more harshly than others, overall the grade balanced out and wasn't too bad.

Professor Pfluegl clearly put a great amount of time into the class. He would send weekly personalized emails detailing your grade and explanation as to why your grade was what it was. He also would have lab tours during the hour lecture, which was interesting to see since we are not on campus.

Overall if you do all the work, it is not a difficult class and relatively easy to do well in.

Lots of busy work. If you're here, you most likely have to take this class, so this is irrelevant. Pfuegal is kinda shitty: I had a severe medical event that landed me in the hospital, and he still penalized me for tardy work. But he sends you semi-weekly grade updates, which is great. Anyway. This class kinda sucks! But it's an easy A, you'll be fine.

Super well structured class. I wished I took this class in person. The scientific papers were time consuming but learned a lot. The group assignments were the worst but depending on the group you were assigned. I think the professor was very kind to students and recommend him always.

Class is chill, but not bad overall. Selling my 3 A graded CPR assignments + 6 practice exams with answers for $5. Text me at **********

This class was honestly so easy. The online labs were kind of a joke and you could do them as many times as possible so you get full credit. To do well on the writing assignments, just follow the rubric. You will also be asked to peer review prior to writing your own, and if you use the "good" example as a guide, you will get almost a 100. I never understood why my classmates didn't follow the rubric. The final was super easy as well.

Overall, Dr. Pfleugl is incredibly organized. The class was taken online and the site was very easy to navigate because of all the adjustments he made – there was color-coded tabs, a check-box to ensure that all assignments for the week were completed, and lots of videos and links to resources just in case you weren't able to attend lab section. Although everything was pretty fast-paced because this was a summer session class (we did two labs per week online), the workload was definitely manageable. We also have 3 CPR assignments: 1 for writing the first half of a scientific paper, 1 for writing the second half, and 1 for writing a full paper. There are options for getting points back on the CPR through a reflection. I admit that I didn't attend all the lectures, but I don't think they are crucial for success -- he mainly goes over the assignments for the week and gives you a bit of a background on the labs.

This class and Professor Pfleugl are amazing! It is probably the EASIEST class I have taken so far at UCLA and it is interesting too! The homework is easy it just takes some time, mainly online lab websites and Labster (a lab simulation video game). We wrote three lab write ups and they are totally doable, just give yourself two days if you can so you can compare it to the rubric before you submit. He also gave everyone 100% for the final due to covid-19 and the protests!