Joseph Esdin
Department of Physiological Science
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4.3
Overall Rating
Based on 348 Users
Easiness 4.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.2 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.9 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.1 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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  • Uses Slides
  • Needs Textbook
  • Would Take Again
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81.4%
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68.0%
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43.0%
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50.0%
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63.2%
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72.9%
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57.0%
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77.7%
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77.2%
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77.1%
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88.9%
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59.3%
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92.9%
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75.8%
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52.9%
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39.6%
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45.7%
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51.9%
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24.6%
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44.7%
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52.2%
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50.1%
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52.6%
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43.7%
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51.1%
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43.2%
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35.2%
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50.1%
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31.6%
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28.9%
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25.9%
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44.0%
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18.6%
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19.0%
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17.3%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: B+
May 25, 2021

Professor Esdin not only wants you to do well in his class but his main goal is for you to get something really valuable from this class, and that is a healthy lifestyle. Personally, after taking his class, I became more careful about what I ate and started to work out more. I did take this class during COVID so I did not get to experience the fun in person lectures. The lectures for this class were not live, they were recorded and were simply him going over slides with bullet points and giving brief overviews of each topic. I would have liked if he added his camera in every single one of his recordings to keep students more engaged.

IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT is a lifestyle project where you have to record every single meal you consume and all the physical activity you do for an entire week. You are not graded on your health, just on your actual analysis on what you eat and exercise.

For this project YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE iprofile platform, which is a software used to track what you eat and your exercise. I bought this for about 30 dollars on amazon but I am willing to hand it down to someone for HALF PRICE! :) 100% you will need this so feel free to contact me **********2

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
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April 1, 2021

Workload: Lectures are about 3 hours of work per week, and discussion sections are 2 hours of work every 2 weeks, the entire project will take about 4-5 hours. So, the workload is really light. Tests are not very hard, they're just multiple choice exams that you can easily ace if you just remember some vocabulary and terms from the lectures.

Course reader is pretty useless, would not recommend getting it, instead you should just get an iprofile account from someone else since all you need to do with iprofile is to record some data and save some PDFs from the website.

Love the class! The content is interesting and it's not tough at all. You get to learn about your health and how to make healthy choices, and it's one of the classes where you really learn something that can improve your life. Plus, it's got to be one of the lower effort GEs out there. If you need a Life Science GE class, definitely hit up Phy Sci 5.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: B+
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March 30, 2021

Selling course reader for cheap price is negotiable. ********** don’t spend $100 online .
Never saw the professors face he only uploaded lectures of a PowerPoint & his voice. The quizzes were pretty easy just use your notes .
Project was easy START EARLY.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A
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March 24, 2021

One of the most useful/applicable-to-life classes you'll take at UCLA. Professor Esdin was super flexible in helping students even amidst the pandemic and made accommodations to make our lives a bit easier. The final project can be a little tedious/daunting, but the TAs prepare you well for it.

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Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: N/A
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March 17, 2021

selling my course reader! It is very lightly used. email @************* if you're interested.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: NR
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March 5, 2021

Doctor Esdin is very knowledgeable on the subject. He posts his lectures on time for us to watch at any time during that day. He also has participation quizzes for each lecture to make sure we are understanding the concepts which are very helpful when it comes to exams. His exam and quizzes can be a bit tricky with the wording but you just have to pay very close attention to all details presented in the lecture. I learned a lot from this course and it is due to Doctor Esdin's way of explaining concepts which made it very easy to follow along. Overall a great professor!

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
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Feb. 19, 2021

this class was alright just a regular health science vibe. easy project and quizzes, I found it really helpful to read the course reader! if you want to buy my course reader for CHEAP text me: ********** its the same one each quarter

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A
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Feb. 6, 2021

Definitely recommend taking this class! It was super interesting and Edsin is a great speaker. I took this class virtually and everything was asynchronous- 3 lectures a week for 50 minutes each then a short 2-3 question quiz after to make sure that you watched the lecture. The only work in this class besides the lectures is a lifestyle project where you assess your activity and nutrition for a week. This class was low-stress, easy, interesting, and not a lot of work. The midterm and final were both 20-25 multiple choice questions and were pretty easy. It would have been much more interesting in-person but I still learned a lot.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A
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Feb. 2, 2021

Dr. Esdin is a great guy, he cares a lot about his students and what he teaches and is great at explaining things well during lecture and being engaging.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A
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Jan. 11, 2021

Professor Edin was a great teacher. He taught his lectures with clarity and was always there to help and answer questions for the students. If you need easy Science GE, this is the class. Especially for north campus majors.

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: B+
May 25, 2021

Professor Esdin not only wants you to do well in his class but his main goal is for you to get something really valuable from this class, and that is a healthy lifestyle. Personally, after taking his class, I became more careful about what I ate and started to work out more. I did take this class during COVID so I did not get to experience the fun in person lectures. The lectures for this class were not live, they were recorded and were simply him going over slides with bullet points and giving brief overviews of each topic. I would have liked if he added his camera in every single one of his recordings to keep students more engaged.

IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT is a lifestyle project where you have to record every single meal you consume and all the physical activity you do for an entire week. You are not graded on your health, just on your actual analysis on what you eat and exercise.

For this project YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE iprofile platform, which is a software used to track what you eat and your exercise. I bought this for about 30 dollars on amazon but I am willing to hand it down to someone for HALF PRICE! :) 100% you will need this so feel free to contact me **********2

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
April 1, 2021

Workload: Lectures are about 3 hours of work per week, and discussion sections are 2 hours of work every 2 weeks, the entire project will take about 4-5 hours. So, the workload is really light. Tests are not very hard, they're just multiple choice exams that you can easily ace if you just remember some vocabulary and terms from the lectures.

Course reader is pretty useless, would not recommend getting it, instead you should just get an iprofile account from someone else since all you need to do with iprofile is to record some data and save some PDFs from the website.

Love the class! The content is interesting and it's not tough at all. You get to learn about your health and how to make healthy choices, and it's one of the classes where you really learn something that can improve your life. Plus, it's got to be one of the lower effort GEs out there. If you need a Life Science GE class, definitely hit up Phy Sci 5.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: B+
March 30, 2021

Selling course reader for cheap price is negotiable. ********** don’t spend $100 online .
Never saw the professors face he only uploaded lectures of a PowerPoint & his voice. The quizzes were pretty easy just use your notes .
Project was easy START EARLY.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A
March 24, 2021

One of the most useful/applicable-to-life classes you'll take at UCLA. Professor Esdin was super flexible in helping students even amidst the pandemic and made accommodations to make our lives a bit easier. The final project can be a little tedious/daunting, but the TAs prepare you well for it.

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Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: N/A
March 17, 2021

selling my course reader! It is very lightly used. email @************* if you're interested.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: NR
March 5, 2021

Doctor Esdin is very knowledgeable on the subject. He posts his lectures on time for us to watch at any time during that day. He also has participation quizzes for each lecture to make sure we are understanding the concepts which are very helpful when it comes to exams. His exam and quizzes can be a bit tricky with the wording but you just have to pay very close attention to all details presented in the lecture. I learned a lot from this course and it is due to Doctor Esdin's way of explaining concepts which made it very easy to follow along. Overall a great professor!

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
Feb. 19, 2021

this class was alright just a regular health science vibe. easy project and quizzes, I found it really helpful to read the course reader! if you want to buy my course reader for CHEAP text me: ********** its the same one each quarter

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A
Feb. 6, 2021

Definitely recommend taking this class! It was super interesting and Edsin is a great speaker. I took this class virtually and everything was asynchronous- 3 lectures a week for 50 minutes each then a short 2-3 question quiz after to make sure that you watched the lecture. The only work in this class besides the lectures is a lifestyle project where you assess your activity and nutrition for a week. This class was low-stress, easy, interesting, and not a lot of work. The midterm and final were both 20-25 multiple choice questions and were pretty easy. It would have been much more interesting in-person but I still learned a lot.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A
Feb. 2, 2021

Dr. Esdin is a great guy, he cares a lot about his students and what he teaches and is great at explaining things well during lecture and being engaging.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A
Jan. 11, 2021

Professor Edin was a great teacher. He taught his lectures with clarity and was always there to help and answer questions for the students. If you need easy Science GE, this is the class. Especially for north campus majors.

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12 of 31
4.3
Overall Rating
Based on 348 Users
Easiness 4.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.2 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.9 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.1 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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