**7C RANT WARNING: Professor Esdin was an amazing teacher. I would recommend him over the other 7C professors for sure. Always funny and engaging, great knowledgeable and personable man, very clearly explaining the slides, and understanding of students and willing to help ---- when possible. I say when possible because this class f-ing sucks and sometimes he himself had no idea what the hell was going on - I'll explain later in my rant. This rant is about 7C, not Esdin.

I have never been able to say that my blood pressure raises by 40 mmHg just by thinking back to my experience of a class, until this class. Jesus Christ please be prepared for the worst class of your life. Whoever created the curriculum for 7C deserves a life sentence in prison because I have never felt such a LACK of guidance and clarity in a class.

For starters, a usual 7 series lab discussion is a time for learning and explanation of the subjects being taught in lecture. For some reason, 7C does not allow TAs or LAs to give you the answers to like anything, especially what's going on in lab discussion. BRUHHHHH. HOW TF AM I SUPPOSED TO LEARN????

Next, be aware of the tests. I somehow did well, way above average actually, which for the first midterm was rumored to be in the 40s. Still, they made me want to kill myself and whoever wrote them. I kid you not, every single question was so unclear that they were testing your ability to fucking read the test writer's mind at this point. They could all be interpreted to make sense for each answer choice, which mind you was pretty much either true or false 90% of the time. Yeah....

No knowledge based testing, purely your ability to reason through a logical hellhole with those double-double-double-negative phrased questions they love to ask.

About Esdin having no idea what he is talking about sometimes: One time students asked him about a wacky ass problem solving session question that was one of these logical mind-reading stupidity ones, and he literally could not figure it out for himself. I mean WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE DOING HERE if the professor can't even understand the curriculum?? Poor guy, who is very intelligent mind you, has no clue what is going on because of the idiots that made this series.

They had to curve the class because everyone did so terribly. This quarter they decided to make the tests webcam and then in person, and boy they must have known they fucked up. When they initially made the class online before and switched it this quarter, I'm sure they thought everyone was going to be frolicking in a meadow or something, because they did not adjust for the unspoken of "collaboration" that was going on under the rug beforehand, and everyone did so poorly. Don't get me wrong, this speaks to the incompetence of many students as well, and was a necessary step to take. But the class is so bad, that it was taken too far.

So yeah, take Esdin because he is the guy who will take the singular straw off your back so that it doesn't break with all the rest of the horrible shit in this class (reference to straw that broke the camel's back). But be prepared.... *ominous music*

Super chill professor that is really passionate about the subject. Requires iclicker, but the location isn't tracked so I would do it from my dorm. I got an A because the project and assignments are pretty easy and not too demanding, but you do need to go to lab/discussion

I really enjoyed this class! We started off learning about the importance of exercise, then moved into vitamins, followed by the cardiovascular system (he dove pretty deep into the heart muscles and tubes). One of the bigger sections focused on carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

The class is definitely memorization-heavy, and having a solid base at the start of each section will help a lot. I’m not great at science classes like chemistry and biology, but this class felt different—it’s more practical and focused on diet and exercise, which I loved. That said, it might be more challenging or less interesting for someone who’s not into that.

In terms of grading, there’s a midterm and a non-cumulative final, each worth 22% of your grade. You’ll also have two online lecture quizzes, three lab quizzes, and an overall project worth 22%. Attendance in both lecture and lab is mandatory. The final was online for us, which was nice.

If you stay on top of your studying throughout the quarter, an A is totally doable! One tip: even though I didn’t want to buy the professor’s book, I ended up needing it because he includes things in the exams that aren’t covered in lecture.

The required work, such as exams, was far more difficult than what was taught in class. The instructors barely explained anything and instead relied heavily on iClicker questions without actually teaching the concepts. What’s even worse is that if a student couldn’t score above 75% on the iClicker questions during the lecture (when the concepts were being introduced for the first time), they would lose attendance points.

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