Gerard C. L. Wong
Department of Bioengineering
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3.0
Overall Rating
Based on 2 Users
Easiness 4.5 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.5 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
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27.8%
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62.8%
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41.9%
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20.9%
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36.2%
30.1%
24.1%
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12.1%
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44.1%
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42.1%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

44.0%
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35.3%
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33.3%
27.8%
22.2%
16.7%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

38.5%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
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Feb. 23, 2022

as the other reviews say, homework is given out in discussion (freebie), and the final presentation is also basically a freebie so long as your group does its work. Wong is nice and I love his research, but his lecturing is just,,, not engaging and he goes on tangents a lot.
the final (which he calls a midterm) is also very straightforward, just get those core concepts down and you're good to go. his notes are lowkey a mess and super difficult to read, so get them from a friend instead if you miss class.
I skipped lecture often because I did not find it engaging, and it did not make a difference in my performance at the end. final exam was basically the practice final.
TBH, this class is a free A.

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Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
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Dec. 23, 2021

This class is about polymers. Overall it was easy, but sort of boring.

Some of the topics we covered were mathematically modeling polymers as ideal and real objects, physical properties of polymers such as entropy and free energy, and behaviors in solutions.

Wong lectures like a mother humming a lullaby to a child, which is to say that I was tempted to fall asleep quite often. However, his fast pace kept me writing notes and prevented that from happening. About 90% of the lecture is deriving important results in polymer physics and explaining the simplifications/theories that were required to get to the result. At the end of each derivation is an equation that Wong will box for you, which means you should know it for the final. The remaining 10% of lecture is interesting stories that may or may not be related to polymers. Lectures were not recorded and his notes don’t capture all the detail, so go to every lecture.

The grading is split into three categories:
HW - 30%
Presentation - 30%
Midterml (Wong calls it a midterm, but its a final) - 40%

If you go to discussion, the HW’s are free. So go to discussion.
The Final is easy if you review the boxed equations and assumptions each week.
The Presentation is like any other group presentation, it's not that bad as long as the group is not that bad. Wong gives you a research paper to present on, so as long as everyone knows their stuff and can present cleanly, this is also free.

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
Feb. 23, 2022

as the other reviews say, homework is given out in discussion (freebie), and the final presentation is also basically a freebie so long as your group does its work. Wong is nice and I love his research, but his lecturing is just,,, not engaging and he goes on tangents a lot.
the final (which he calls a midterm) is also very straightforward, just get those core concepts down and you're good to go. his notes are lowkey a mess and super difficult to read, so get them from a friend instead if you miss class.
I skipped lecture often because I did not find it engaging, and it did not make a difference in my performance at the end. final exam was basically the practice final.
TBH, this class is a free A.

Helpful?

1 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
Dec. 23, 2021

This class is about polymers. Overall it was easy, but sort of boring.

Some of the topics we covered were mathematically modeling polymers as ideal and real objects, physical properties of polymers such as entropy and free energy, and behaviors in solutions.

Wong lectures like a mother humming a lullaby to a child, which is to say that I was tempted to fall asleep quite often. However, his fast pace kept me writing notes and prevented that from happening. About 90% of the lecture is deriving important results in polymer physics and explaining the simplifications/theories that were required to get to the result. At the end of each derivation is an equation that Wong will box for you, which means you should know it for the final. The remaining 10% of lecture is interesting stories that may or may not be related to polymers. Lectures were not recorded and his notes don’t capture all the detail, so go to every lecture.

The grading is split into three categories:
HW - 30%
Presentation - 30%
Midterml (Wong calls it a midterm, but its a final) - 40%

If you go to discussion, the HW’s are free. So go to discussion.
The Final is easy if you review the boxed equations and assumptions each week.
The Presentation is like any other group presentation, it's not that bad as long as the group is not that bad. Wong gives you a research paper to present on, so as long as everyone knows their stuff and can present cleanly, this is also free.

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3.0
Overall Rating
Based on 2 Users
Easiness 4.5 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.5 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.0 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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