Pang is NOT that bad, go to his office hours at least once and you'll realize what I mean. He really cares about making sure you understand the material.

Contrary to what most people think, Dr. Pang is actually a really nice guy. The ONLY two complaints that I have about him are that his final was a bit hard (but not horrible so stop whining) and he's a bit hard to understand, but he makes up very well for that during office hours. He is ALWAYS available and ALWAYS more than willing to help. He even gives you answers to some questions on labs when you ask! He has review sheets for his tests, which do help alot. And really, he is a nice guy and cares about his students and their learning. I threw away one of my solutions on accident once during a lab and he didn't take off any points and still gave me an A in the class! I don't think many other professors will do that. And now it's the next quarter one summer after I took the class and he said "how'd you like your grade?" to me when I saw him on campus. Even though he's nice... YOU STILL HAVE TO STUDY! don't get me wrong now...

Oh please... Pang isn't that bad. He is not evil. This is UCLA, so any south campus major should be getting used to the HK accent. A lot of the grade rests on your TA, who grades your pre/post-labs, which are the bulk of the grade. Considering that most people copy labs and don't actually do the work themselves, it is no wonder that they fail the midterm and final.

Any lab class at this university requires tedious calculations and writing long procedures. Pang's class is no exception. People probably think 14BL is so hard because it's the first lab class they've taken at a university. Get used to it, kiddos.

After putting up with countless teachers who didn't care about the worthless classes they teach in high school, it is very discouraging to find the same situation in college with Johnny Pang and his Labs. This man just doesn't give a damn, and it shows. I got an A in the class and I didn't learn a thing, except how to pipet 5ml aliquots of mystery substances for reasons which remain beyond me. This disorganized class leaves you with an anxious feeling all quarter long; if you're not anxious about your grade like most of the uptight premeds you're going to be taking this class with, then you'll be anxious about the fact that in a college course you could be learning so little. However, it's an unfortunate necessity, so I'll give you my best advice for the exams as someone who's been there: DON'T STUDY! The exams are conceptual, and you learned the concepts in 14A. Studying only causes undue stress and confusion, as is evidenced by the countless people lamenting Pang's heartless destruction of their GPA. Other than that, just grin and bear it, it's guaranteed to be an uncomfortable ride.