Joseph Esdin
Department of Physiological Science
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4.3
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Easiness 3.9 / 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 4.0 / 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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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A+
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Jan. 18, 2024

Overall, I recommend taking this class, especially if you need the science GE with lab credit.
Content is generally interesting, Professor is great, very helpful, responds to emails quickly and is very understandable
Workload is super manageable and the exams and tests are easy to do well. I allocated some time to read through and understand the content for a while before taking it.
Lectures are recorded but you can only miss like 6 lectures as he uses iClicker to track lecture attendance and have points to it.
Biggest drawback is the requirement to purchase the coursereader (which is super useful for doing well) and the online platform for diet and nutrition tracking for your report (that is a substantial amount of points). Selling my coursereader for a very discounted price! Text me at ********** for it.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
Jan. 12, 2024

This class was great. It was actually awesome. The textbook was expensive, but you could learn everything you needed to know out of the textbook (aka, if you’re not in the mood, you dont have to go to class). All the quizzes (not too many) were take home, and the final was take home. Easy peasy. Prof. Edsin was great.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A-
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Dec. 31, 2023

definitely would take as an easy GE since there is very little work and the prof is very nice. plus, the midterm, final, and quizzes are all online. as long as you put in a decent amount of work, you should be able to get a pretty good grade.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
Dec. 29, 2023

Simple class. I got the course reader but only really used it to study for the exams. Not a stressful class. Project seems more complicated than what it really is.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
Dec. 24, 2023

The easiest GE for scientific inquiry! Professor Esdin has a great sense of humor and is very understanding of individual's special needs. The class grade is quizzes, tests, and a project. The project was super fun because we got to monitor what we ate for a week and analyze our health and diet. The quizzes and tests are really easy as long as you pay attention in lecture and read the Course Readers. It costs me $95 to buy the iProfile for the project and the course reader in Westwood :( , so try to find a cheaper alternative. Participation in lectures is required, but one time the Professor canceled a lecture for us because a lot of people haven't finished their projects LOL. Overall, this is a great class you should take, very practical and interesting.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A+
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Dec. 18, 2023

Professor Esdin was definitely my favorite professor this quarter! He's so so so forgiving and understanding of what students are going through and this is reflected in his quizzes and exams. The final is take-home and only consisted of around 35 multiple choice questions so you could use your lecture notes and textbook as resources during the exam. I would definitely recommend to take this class as a lab GE because the labs mainly consisted of presentations expanding on future lecture material and the lifestyle project, a fairly easy but incredibly tedious compilation of an assessment of your diet and fitness, what diseases you may be more prone to, and recommendations of how you can improve. I'd say that I learned a lot that can be applicable to my daily life from this course and it is clear that Professor Esdin cared about the health of students. He shared a lot about his personal life, made good analogies to explain material, and overall made the biology we covered a lot more enjoyable. Also, his lectures are Bruincasted so it's fine if you can't attend in-person lectures some days (there is iClicker for attendance but its pretty easy to do if you're outside of class). Also, Ingrid Cely is a great TA!! Very knowledgeable, has detailed slides, and wants to become a professor so she's very easy to ask questions to!

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: N/A
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Dec. 5, 2023

Solid GE course! Taught me a lot about diet, nutrition, and general health! selling physical coursereader for $20! email ************* if interested!

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A+
Nov. 22, 2023

great class and great teacher! easy ge

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: N/A
Nov. 14, 2023

Take this class! Easy GE, and overall a fun class. The only homework assignment is due at the end of the quarter which is a project. You use your own personal health data for this project and keep track of your diet and exercise for a week. Professor Esdin is a great professor, and is easy to follow along. The content is engaging and you do not need any background knowledge of physiology. My TA, Muhammad, is also really nice and there to help you. However, you are required to purchase a $100 textbook. I will be selling my textbook for much cheaper! Text me at **********.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
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Nov. 14, 2023

Great Professor, really engaging lectures, he is kinda funny in his own way. All the quizzes are online. A lot of busy work in the class. All around an easy GE that everyone should take. It teaches you basic nutrition and how and why you could/should improve your health. Would take again.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A+
Jan. 18, 2024

Overall, I recommend taking this class, especially if you need the science GE with lab credit.
Content is generally interesting, Professor is great, very helpful, responds to emails quickly and is very understandable
Workload is super manageable and the exams and tests are easy to do well. I allocated some time to read through and understand the content for a while before taking it.
Lectures are recorded but you can only miss like 6 lectures as he uses iClicker to track lecture attendance and have points to it.
Biggest drawback is the requirement to purchase the coursereader (which is super useful for doing well) and the online platform for diet and nutrition tracking for your report (that is a substantial amount of points). Selling my coursereader for a very discounted price! Text me at ********** for it.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
Jan. 12, 2024

This class was great. It was actually awesome. The textbook was expensive, but you could learn everything you needed to know out of the textbook (aka, if you’re not in the mood, you dont have to go to class). All the quizzes (not too many) were take home, and the final was take home. Easy peasy. Prof. Edsin was great.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A-
Dec. 31, 2023

definitely would take as an easy GE since there is very little work and the prof is very nice. plus, the midterm, final, and quizzes are all online. as long as you put in a decent amount of work, you should be able to get a pretty good grade.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
Dec. 29, 2023

Simple class. I got the course reader but only really used it to study for the exams. Not a stressful class. Project seems more complicated than what it really is.

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
Dec. 24, 2023

The easiest GE for scientific inquiry! Professor Esdin has a great sense of humor and is very understanding of individual's special needs. The class grade is quizzes, tests, and a project. The project was super fun because we got to monitor what we ate for a week and analyze our health and diet. The quizzes and tests are really easy as long as you pay attention in lecture and read the Course Readers. It costs me $95 to buy the iProfile for the project and the course reader in Westwood :( , so try to find a cheaper alternative. Participation in lectures is required, but one time the Professor canceled a lecture for us because a lot of people haven't finished their projects LOL. Overall, this is a great class you should take, very practical and interesting.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A+
Dec. 18, 2023

Professor Esdin was definitely my favorite professor this quarter! He's so so so forgiving and understanding of what students are going through and this is reflected in his quizzes and exams. The final is take-home and only consisted of around 35 multiple choice questions so you could use your lecture notes and textbook as resources during the exam. I would definitely recommend to take this class as a lab GE because the labs mainly consisted of presentations expanding on future lecture material and the lifestyle project, a fairly easy but incredibly tedious compilation of an assessment of your diet and fitness, what diseases you may be more prone to, and recommendations of how you can improve. I'd say that I learned a lot that can be applicable to my daily life from this course and it is clear that Professor Esdin cared about the health of students. He shared a lot about his personal life, made good analogies to explain material, and overall made the biology we covered a lot more enjoyable. Also, his lectures are Bruincasted so it's fine if you can't attend in-person lectures some days (there is iClicker for attendance but its pretty easy to do if you're outside of class). Also, Ingrid Cely is a great TA!! Very knowledgeable, has detailed slides, and wants to become a professor so she's very easy to ask questions to!

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: N/A
Dec. 5, 2023

Solid GE course! Taught me a lot about diet, nutrition, and general health! selling physical coursereader for $20! email ************* if interested!

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A+
Nov. 22, 2023

great class and great teacher! easy ge

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Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: N/A
Nov. 14, 2023

Take this class! Easy GE, and overall a fun class. The only homework assignment is due at the end of the quarter which is a project. You use your own personal health data for this project and keep track of your diet and exercise for a week. Professor Esdin is a great professor, and is easy to follow along. The content is engaging and you do not need any background knowledge of physiology. My TA, Muhammad, is also really nice and there to help you. However, you are required to purchase a $100 textbook. I will be selling my textbook for much cheaper! Text me at **********.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Fall 2023
Grade: A
Nov. 14, 2023

Great Professor, really engaging lectures, he is kinda funny in his own way. All the quizzes are online. A lot of busy work in the class. All around an easy GE that everyone should take. It teaches you basic nutrition and how and why you could/should improve your health. Would take again.

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4.3
Overall Rating
Based on 368 Users
Easiness 3.9 / 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 4.0 / 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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