We stan Dr. Pham, the sweetest professor I've ever had! Extremely accommodating exam windows (open 36 hours), ample practice materials (he uploaded exams from every quarter/year as old as 2004 when this course was still LS4! although you'd be better off practicing from later exams after 2016 bc the material and exam format aligns better) and SO MUCH extra credit PER exam (yes, not just once, but per exam!!)!

class is taught like the typical flipped classroom in the LS7 series where you watch pre-lecture videos and do reef clickers during lecture time (graded on participation, not accuracy). even if you hated 7B (like I did lol), give genetics another chance because the material here is a lot more straightforward and Pham does a wonderful job of explaining the material. he always reminds us that we're all here to learn and help each other, and always takes his time to go through each concept thoroughly to ensure no one is left behind :") no one ever tells u "no question is a dumb question" once u get to higher education but Dr. Pham always says that and it's really reassuring even if it's a simple gesture haha

courseload felt pretty light imo: we had pre-lecture videos per week along with a pre-lecture quiz (~13 total because he added more so that we can drop more scores, ended up only counting your 7 highest scores, weekly quizzes (9 total, 2 lowest dropped), weekly discussion worksheets (no submission necessary, just attend discussion for participation credit), two midterms and a final.

MT1 avg ~91% (gave us 5 pts extra credit opportunity though post-exam quiz), MT2 avg ~81% (initially 6 pts ec quiz, but then created an additional 5pt ec quiz just bc we asked for more during lecture) and final (idk the avg but 10 pts ec quiz). MT1 and 2 was 40 questions in 2 hours, and the final was 50 questions in 3 hours. I felt pressed for time during MT2 but generally the material was easy to understand as long as you put in the effort to do the weekly discussion worksheets and practice exams (practice exams were especially handy for the final, so make sure you take advantage of the plethora of old exams he releases and study ahead of time)!

if I could take this course again, I would, simply just to have Dr. Pham as a professor again. he's really nice, you won't regret taking the class with him! :D

This class was one of the easiest classes I took at UCLA! The exams in this class are doable, and professor Pham gives lots of extra credit opportunities which is very helpful. The lectures were some times confusing, but as long as you go to the discussions, and understand how to do the problems you can easily get A.

ill preface with: dr. pham, if you read this, you are AS good, if not more!, of a person as your brother!

dr. pham was thorough, respectful, and an exceptionally kind professor. he would make time to answer ALL of our questions, send in extra recordings of slides he couldn't get to, and hold extra office hours just to help us out. although he's bound by LS7 series standardization, i really did enjoy my time in his class.

attending lecture is required. launchpad is hell. the ls7b labs are tedious and long for no reason at all. i felt like i was completing a 2nd grade worksheet.

this class was graded on a points scale out of 782 points.
midterm one: 120 points, 8 points extra credit
midterm two: 120 points, 8 points extra credit
discussion: 135 points (15 points each section worksheet, you can lose up to 15 points and get 100%)
iclicker: 72 points (4 points each lecture, you can miss 2 lectures and get 100%)
launchpad: 45 points (5 points each week, can lose 5 points and get 100%)
pcrq from launchpad: 45 points (same as above)
peq from launchpad: 45 points (same as above)

there were 32 points of extra credit.

He is very enthusiastic about teaching this class and is very helpful when answering questions. Overall I really enjoyed having him as my professor for this class!

Professor Pham is soooo amazing. I love him so much. He makes the cutest jokes and feels comfortable to talk to his students about his life and he makes little silly comments that break down the formal walls between students and professors. He is an amazing professor and will answer literally every single question asked. His exams are insanely easy. I almost wish the class was a bit more challenging than it was, considering the first five weeks was just review from LS7B. But as a professor, Pham is the way to go.

Dr. Pham is very nice and does a good job covering the material! He always sent us emails reminding us of assignment due dates (which saved me multiple times). the labs for 7b kind of suck and are long and annoying, but that isn't Dr. Pham's fault since he isn't really in charge of course design.
He does a good job covering the material, but he ran out of time for slides every week. We kind of got stuck in this awful cycle: He'd run out of time, so he'd post a recording of the remaining slides. But then in class next week, he'd go over those slides anyways in class. But honestly, I prefer that to him rushing through slides, since he always explained the clickers and concepts well.
(and Gabi is an awesome TA)

The material covered is very interesting, but the pacing and the flipped classroom model is very tough with no A-levels/AP background in biology. I would highly recommended trying to get Maloy he is very composed and engaging as a lecturer I would sometimes do the Pham clicker questions then attend Maloy's lecture and found it clearer. Pham is a very nice person but not the clearest teacher even if he insists you stop him to ask questions that obviouslt doesn't quite fit the format of a 400 person lecture. Overall the lecture is porbably the least important part of this class, try not to fall behind on launchpad (easier said) and attend discussions and you should be fine regardless of who you get.

I got an A+ in this class, so what else is there to say? Hung Pham is the goat. Take Genetics with him!

I felt like this was a lot of review from AP Bio, and there is so much LaunchPad work. You do learn a lot of material, and the pace is pretty quick. That said, if you're reading this you probably have to take LS7A, and the curriculum is all the same for every class. Professor Pham is nice and helpful, and he sends out reminders when assignments are due which has saved me a couple times. His explanations of clicker questions are crucial for the exams. I liked this class, but it probably doesn't matter too much which professor you get.

Dr. Pham is a fantastic professor who cares deeply about his students and their success. His lectures are engaging and complete with cute anecdotes about his wife, and he is more than accommodating when the need arises. Whenever students have questions during lectures, Dr. Pham will answer the question in depth or invite others in the class to try to help, but makes sure that the student who asked the question understood before moving on. He offers many extra credit opportunities to boost your grade, and the group portions of the exams are very helpful. The tests are heavily concept-based, but with the lectures, discussion sections and launchpad assignments, students are usually very prepared. I enjoyed the class with Dr. Pham and highly encourage others to take LS7A with him.