I took Professor Pham for 7C this summer session and I'm glad he was our Professor for such a complicated class. He would explain the diagrams and not proceed until everyone felt comfortable enough to do, which I found to be extremely helpful because for a limited summer class, you are overwhelmed with so much information. For future students, please pay attention to the diagrams shown in lecture slides. Clickers seemed easy, but the wording on exams were confusing and I remember reading that the average was around a C- for the first midterm and not much improvement on the second midterm. I don't think I would place much of the blame on Professor Pham because he really did more than we could've asked for. Attend PSS sessions because the diagrams from the worksheets are almost copy and paste onto the exams. Discussions were ok, but I didn't really find the material to translate onto the exams so if you feel stuck during section, just reach out to your pod or TA. I found only the last couple discussion sections to show material that was useful for the final (feedback loops as well from the endocrine system). Overall, my experience with the Life Sci series at UCLA was not the best due to the exams. I liked Professor Pham and would recommend him if he is available for you in either 7A or 7C, as I had him for both and he prepared me enough to pass both courses. I just think the sequence is stressful and if you are not required to take these classes, don't and find something easier that will make your life better.

Awesome professor. 7C was definitely not an easy class but Pham made it honestly really enjoyable for me. Going to his office hours was really helpful since sometimes things in class weren't the most clear, and I did notice that lectures sometimes felt a bit rushed. Pham was always super nice and willing to explain things; taking this class with him is something I'd easily recommend to anyone

I thought that Dr. Pham was easy to understand even with his accent. He makes ample time for students to ask questions as he goes through the slides, which I really appreciated. He's a funny, thorough lecturer, and he's really kind and approachable. You can tell that he really loves his teaching and biology. The tests in 7C, specifically midterm 1, are known to have pretty ambiguous wording that can make you lose points on content you understand due to misunderstanding the semantics of the question, but that's just how it is, and all the professors give the same test. Regardless, it gets better as the quarter goes on! The content overall is fascinating, and Dr. Pham does an awesome job teaching it. All lectures are recorded.

Hung is such a sweet guy so I feel bad saying this, but there is a bit of difficulty created by his accent and I usually have no trouble understanding accents (I do have an auditory processing disorder but it's never been this hard for me before). That being said, he is so kind and willing to help and always enthusiastic. My only critique is that he got fairly behind in the material by the end and had to breeze through quite a bit on the last day. As a whole, I would still recommend taking him, especially if he teaches with Khankan again. I would DEFINITELY take him over Pires or Kane.