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Jay Phelan

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Easiness 3.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 3.2 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 4.5 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.4 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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Sept. 2, 2015
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

LIFE SCIENCE 15 BOOK FOR SALE
$90 OBO willing to negotiate

Comes with Mean Genes, graded midterm, graded quizzes, weekly questions plus answers, and study guides for midterm and final

Text me:**********

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LIFESCI 15
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Sept. 28, 2020
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A

I AM SELLING THE TEXTBOOK ""What is Life, 4th Edition" PDF VERSION FOR $5. Text me at ********** with your zelle info and email. You only need this textbook so you can do well in this class. This is a great class and is interesting.

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June 16, 2020
Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A-

I took this class my first quarter at UCLA and it was a fun class! Prof. Phelan is a great professor and he keeps lectures interesting. I actually looked forward to attending lecture and I hardly missed because he was funny and engaging. However, his lectures were on BruinCast so that was helpful if I had to miss. I also watched his lectures on double speed while studying for the midterm and final & I found this to be a helpful review. For both exams, he held review sessions where he went over everything that would be on the exams. There are weekly quizzes in discussion but if you do the reading and prepare, you should be fine since he gives you the quiz questions a week in advance (there are about 7 questions each week and 1 is chosen for the quiz).

I am selling the paperback textbook for this course "What Is Life? A Guide to Biology-- 4th Edition" for $90. It is in fairly new condition (no writing/highlighting) and I am willing to ship it to you (included in the price). I prefer physical textbooks rather than pdfs and I bought the book brand new for $160 so I think this is a reasonable price (plus free shipping) but I am willing to negotiate. Text me at ********** if you are interested :)

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March 22, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A

THIS CLASS IS DA BOMB BUDDY, Phelan is such a lad. His lectures are engaging, and although the tests might be somewhat challenging, I am certain that you are going to love this class as a whole.

I am selling the required textbook (electronic version), What is Life? 4th edition with physiology by Phelan himself! It will be $10.

I am also selling the iBooks version of Mean Genes (also a required book, also by Phelan) for $4. This book is important to do well on the FRQ portion of the exams.

Text me at ********** if you are interested.

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April 3, 2017
Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: B+

His class is a class where you learn a lot of different things ranging from reciprocal altruism to how caffeine affects the chemicals in your brain to the scientific method. His quizzes are easily doable, his tests are not -- STUDY. Also, do not make the mistake I made on the midterm -- do NOT write on the back (it will not be graded, cost me an A). Last but not least, go to class...some of the material he talks about in class that is not in the textbooks is in his exams.

I am selling the What is Life w Physiology 3rd ed Loose Leaf, midterm and review session notes, class notes and problem sets/handouts for $55. Email me at *************

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Dec. 16, 2017
Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: N/A

Selling Mean Genes for 10$ and problem set for 5$.

Email; *************

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Sept. 14, 2017
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: P

Selling "What is Life" textbook & "Mean Genes." Good condition!
Email me: *************

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July 5, 2017
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A-

Best Professor I've had thus far!! Wish I could take another class with Professor Phelan! Very engaging lectures!! Selling What Is Life for $35!! Email me at *************

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Sept. 14, 2016
Quarter: Winter 2015
Grade: A-

Professor Phelan is cool, and makes the materials (that would otherwise be boring) very interesting and logical!

I am also SELLING Text Books + Weekly Question packets! Text **********

Happy to answer any questions.

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June 19, 2016
Quarter: Spring 2016
Grade: A+

Selling textbooks: Mean Genes ($7) and What is Life ($15). What is Life is not the required edition but the difference is minimal. Text me at ********** if interested.

Definitely go to office hours! Dr. Phelan is super interesting and willing to engage with students, and my only regret with this class is not going more often.

The class itself is really interesting, but the tests can be pretty hard since a large part is free response. Lecture slides aren't posted online, so going to lecture is pretty necessary, but they're super interesting and straightforward so taking notes is pretty easy. Just review those notes and be familiar with that and you'll be fine for the midterm/final.

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LIFESCI 15
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Sept. 2, 2015

LIFE SCIENCE 15 BOOK FOR SALE
$90 OBO willing to negotiate

Comes with Mean Genes, graded midterm, graded quizzes, weekly questions plus answers, and study guides for midterm and final

Text me:**********

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
LIFESCI 15
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
Sept. 28, 2020

I AM SELLING THE TEXTBOOK ""What is Life, 4th Edition" PDF VERSION FOR $5. Text me at ********** with your zelle info and email. You only need this textbook so you can do well in this class. This is a great class and is interesting.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
LIFESCI 15
Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A-
June 16, 2020

I took this class my first quarter at UCLA and it was a fun class! Prof. Phelan is a great professor and he keeps lectures interesting. I actually looked forward to attending lecture and I hardly missed because he was funny and engaging. However, his lectures were on BruinCast so that was helpful if I had to miss. I also watched his lectures on double speed while studying for the midterm and final & I found this to be a helpful review. For both exams, he held review sessions where he went over everything that would be on the exams. There are weekly quizzes in discussion but if you do the reading and prepare, you should be fine since he gives you the quiz questions a week in advance (there are about 7 questions each week and 1 is chosen for the quiz).

I am selling the paperback textbook for this course "What Is Life? A Guide to Biology-- 4th Edition" for $90. It is in fairly new condition (no writing/highlighting) and I am willing to ship it to you (included in the price). I prefer physical textbooks rather than pdfs and I bought the book brand new for $160 so I think this is a reasonable price (plus free shipping) but I am willing to negotiate. Text me at ********** if you are interested :)

Helpful?

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LIFESCI 15
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 22, 2020

THIS CLASS IS DA BOMB BUDDY, Phelan is such a lad. His lectures are engaging, and although the tests might be somewhat challenging, I am certain that you are going to love this class as a whole.

I am selling the required textbook (electronic version), What is Life? 4th edition with physiology by Phelan himself! It will be $10.

I am also selling the iBooks version of Mean Genes (also a required book, also by Phelan) for $4. This book is important to do well on the FRQ portion of the exams.

Text me at ********** if you are interested.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
LIFESCI 15
Quarter: Winter 2017
Grade: B+
April 3, 2017

His class is a class where you learn a lot of different things ranging from reciprocal altruism to how caffeine affects the chemicals in your brain to the scientific method. His quizzes are easily doable, his tests are not -- STUDY. Also, do not make the mistake I made on the midterm -- do NOT write on the back (it will not be graded, cost me an A). Last but not least, go to class...some of the material he talks about in class that is not in the textbooks is in his exams.

I am selling the What is Life w Physiology 3rd ed Loose Leaf, midterm and review session notes, class notes and problem sets/handouts for $55. Email me at *************

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
LIFESCI 15
Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: N/A
Dec. 16, 2017

Selling Mean Genes for 10$ and problem set for 5$.

Email; *************

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LIFESCI 15
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: P
Sept. 14, 2017

Selling "What is Life" textbook & "Mean Genes." Good condition!
Email me: *************

Helpful?

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LIFESCI 15
Quarter: Spring 2017
Grade: A-
July 5, 2017

Best Professor I've had thus far!! Wish I could take another class with Professor Phelan! Very engaging lectures!! Selling What Is Life for $35!! Email me at *************

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
LIFESCI 15
Quarter: Winter 2015
Grade: A-
Sept. 14, 2016

Professor Phelan is cool, and makes the materials (that would otherwise be boring) very interesting and logical!

I am also SELLING Text Books + Weekly Question packets! Text **********

Happy to answer any questions.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
LIFESCI 15
Quarter: Spring 2016
Grade: A+
June 19, 2016

Selling textbooks: Mean Genes ($7) and What is Life ($15). What is Life is not the required edition but the difference is minimal. Text me at ********** if interested.

Definitely go to office hours! Dr. Phelan is super interesting and willing to engage with students, and my only regret with this class is not going more often.

The class itself is really interesting, but the tests can be pretty hard since a large part is free response. Lecture slides aren't posted online, so going to lecture is pretty necessary, but they're super interesting and straightforward so taking notes is pretty easy. Just review those notes and be familiar with that and you'll be fine for the midterm/final.

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
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