Hung V Pham is such an amazing professor, I would really recommend him. He teaches Chemistry in a way people can actually understand and relate to real life.

This class is difficult, BUT Dr. Pham is easily one of the best professors I have ever had, and I am sure that will be the case throughout my entire college experience. If you approach the class in a way where you just do the minimum, maybe just showing up to lecture and doing BACON homework, then you will get the minimum benefit from the class. Obviously, sometimes that is how you have to approach the class, but if you have the chance to get to know this amazing professor, not only will your grade improve but you will be able to see just how dedicated and how seriously he wants his students to understand the concepts. He will have full on conversations about a topic that will go out of the scope of the class which is GREAT because with the way this series is structured and with how complex ochem is, knowing more will only help you in every way. Pham knows just about every answer to any question you may have and the best part of his explanations is that it isn't a high school answer where you just have to take the answer as it is because the teacher said it's true. He will give you the why and then everything about your knowledge of anything will just click. I don't know how he does it but that was my experience. If you are only focused on getting a good grade in a class, maybe you can do it on your own or in a study group, but if you actually want to just know more about chemistry or Pham's life because he has cool stories, then I would make an effort to go to office hours or the one-on-one sessions. Do what you can to get him as your teacher because UCLA students couldn't be luckier to have Pham grace us with his presence in a rigorous and intense 14 series, pre-med environment.

Pham is a great professor and offers a lot of extra credit and gives fair tests. Organic Chemistry is not as hard as everyone says it is though you have to put in work. Study hard and you can prob get a solid A.

Pham is great, definitely take 14C with him if you can. He's chill, funny, and makes lectures engaging. He explains concepts well and really emphasizes understanding the material. There's no homework except for BACON, which is just reading some real life applications of ochem and then taking a short 4 question multiple choice quiz online. Very doable, and he drops the lowest score out of 4 quizzes. Discussions aren't mandatory, and all the TAs post their slides/worksheets online. Tests were a bit tough but very fair, and he covers everything you need to know in class. He also offers a lot of extra credit opportunities on the tests and through in-class TopHat questions (basically clickers except on your phone). Pham is by far the best professor I've had 10/10 would recommend

Pham is a good lecturer and funny person, but extremely condescending when people ask questions. The tests are fairly hard. The material itself is pretty difficult to grasp at times, but once you understand the course's material, then you will probably excel, but you first have to figure what is going on in the class. No homework except for Bacon which is really easy if you do it with a classmate. He really doesn't emphasize what's going to be one the test and the way he answers questions about the test can be kind of weird, but just study everything.

Dr. Pham is chill, and he's also pretty funny. He's also really helpful and tries to make himself available to students as much as he can. I highly recommend him. Just be sure you can thoroughly apply the concepts taught in lecture. It's not an easy class, but Dr. Pham at least makes the ride a lot more fun.

Favorite professor & favorite class at UCLA so far! Dr. Pham is funny, captivating, and overall just a really clear, helpful, and fair teacher.

I came out of 14A and 14B with Lavelle, and I was so used to learning nothing in lecture, doing ALL of the homework, and then coming to tests that were totally unfair. Professor Pham, however, was so refreshing. The lectures were incredibly helpful and I spent the entire time paying my full attention and writing down EVERYTHING he said (especially the conceptual stuff he explains because this *will* help you understand everything better). He is so entertaining but he lectures QUICKLY, so don't zone out.

Biggest advice for this class: pay 200% of your attention during lecture, find old tests (the formatting is similar to old tests -- he makes the tests harder every quarter but they're still really fair), do TA worksheets (textbook is largely useless so this will be the best practice material), go to TA/Pham's office hours if you need explanations (he can go quickly in lecture but he will help clarify everything during OHs), and don't scare yourself (OChem has a bad reputation, but be confident that you can do this!!).

Dr. Pham made this class so enjoyable, because he's so interesting (ask him about his favorite musicals and/or his escape room in Irvine), passionate, genuinely cares about students' learning (don't ask him about grades and what'll be on the test... he hates when students do this lol), and this class is fair. Also, he offers SO much extra credit. I strongly recommend taking it with him! :)

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Pham is definitely one of my favorite professors. He is extremely knowledgeable and teaches really well. Lectures are engaging and you definitely learn lots of cool things everyday. To do well in this class, make sure you're always on top of the material and doing the TA's worksheets. Unless you have lots of time, I'll say that you should avoid textbook problems (often irrelevant and not that useful) and the review sessions (are run by LA's and aren't that useful unless you really want to ask the LA's questions). If you can, try to get a molecular modeling kit especially because you're allowed to use it during exams. Overall, I really enjoyed Pham's class and I would definitely recommend him!

Chem 14C is generally a hard class. From what my friends told me, Pham is the best teacher there is and from my experience with him, he has lived up to his reputation. Nonetheless, his tests are hard and at times he can assign work from the book (although not required) that confuses more than helps people. Overall a great professor

Professor Pham is a good lecturer who explains concepts well and his lectures are easy to follow. He posts the lecture slides and uploads the audio for each lecture so it's possible to review his materials before each exam. However, like one of the other reviews stated, while he is a funny professor, he can sound condescending at times and believes that you either have an innate talent for organic chemistry or you don't.

The class itself is difficult but that's no surprise. Homework is not required, but to be fair, the test materials don't mirror the homework questions. Rather, it is an opportunity to see if you the general gist behind how to solve the problems. The tests are fair, but my advice is to look up old tests if possible and do the TA worksheets. The class average my quarter was a 76%, but this is a "weeder" class, so just do your best and hope for the best. Good luck.