I never wore my seatbelt while driving to school because I wanted to die before making it to this class. It is the absolute WORST. The exams are IMPOSSIBLE to pass because they require you to answer everything word for word. If you slightly misspell something you get points off. I got points off for forgetting to add an adjective before my answer.
I didn't listen to the reviews here and thought I would pass by studying hard but it is indeed as bad as everyone says it is. Save yourselves and your mental health.

Didn't expect something like this at UCLA. I've taken many hard classes at UCLA including CHEM153A, CHEM153B, CHEM153L, MIMG101, and MIMG102, and gotten A's, but I've never taken a class like this. The material is so god awfully taught and the professor does not teach ANYTHING RELEVANT. He is the most useless slide reader with little artistic ability yet he chooses to painstakingly draw out pictures that can be found directly on his slides. Some stuff in his lecture slides are WRONG and it pisses me off to have to remember and learn something his way or else I will lose points on the exam for that. He will mark you down if you do not say EVERY SINGLE GOD DAMN point in his answer key, some of which are obscure and are not taught during his lecture but are in the slides that he skips over. What's worse is that there is little space for learning anything long-term in his class. You will forget everything aside from the fact that you regurgitated all of the load of crud he feeds to you. In the summer when everything is more condensed, you have little room for error in your grades. There is one midterm (~45% of your grade), one final (~45%), and extra irrelevant assignments (~10%) so you must be very careful when you take this class. I know most of you need it as a pre-req for professional school so I will warn you about the pain you will feel from this class. Not only do you have 450+ slides (80% are filled with 100+ words) to remember, you will have to regurgitate almost all of it, word for word, and he will unforgivably mark you down if you miss even the slightest word. It was a huge pain studying for this class and it was a huge pain dealing and talking with this professor. Yesterday during the final review, he stood in the front of the class with back leaning on the table anchored by his elbow and said, "so I've made you come all the way here for a Q&A session." When a girl asked a clarification question about cross-bridging for the sliding-filament theory, this dude had the audacity to say, "oh, this was in the slides. You should check it" instead of just ANSWERING THE QUESTION. You do know how many times he said "check the slides" during the Q&A. After 20 minutes, everyone just left. It boggles my mind why this guy is teaching at UCLA. This was a scam. I paid $1,500 for tuition and $1500 for rent only to get shammed by a useless professor who made me and at least 10 other people who I talked to go through this painful, ineffective, and incompetent course for the past 6 weeks. You will receive no value from this class other than a letter grade and a check off of your pre-requisites, I promise you that.

On a side note, PHYSCI 13 (anatomy) was night and day compared to this class. Rana Khankan is lit, but she may seem like she talks too fast in the beginning. Take her for your anatomy pre-requisite, but DO NOT TAKE COOPER for your physiology pre-requisite if you can avoid it. I recommend taking it at Santa Monica College or your local community college. That way you will not only be saving money but you will actually be putting your money and time to good use.

Took LS 2 with Cooper and Fain
(SELLING LS 2 TB - *************)

Honestly, although the class TRULY sucked. Cooper was the better of the two professors.

He's a pretty fast paced yet fair professor. His powerpoints are way better than Fain's. His test questions are impossible.

Basically, study your ass off. Take notes on his powerpoints, go back to the book and go over everyyyyyyyything and study study study. If you're lucky you might get an A.

I mean he's a nice guy, but not my cup of tea.

Ditto the person below me, save yourself $$$ and take it with another professor or at a community college.

Unbelievably unclear lecturer, does not answer student questions, does not explain iclicker questions, does not know how to explain advanced 7c concepts beyond what is presented on the slides. I am actually unconfident that Cooper himself would be able to pass one of the midterms or the final for this class based on how visibly confused he was when trying to answer the much easier iclicker questions.

Cooper needs to be retired into an easier profession because he is doing an extreme disservice to his students. I took this class with Esdin as well, who is a great professor and much better. I wish my tuition payment for this class went towards the quality of education I got with Esdin rather than the hot mess of Cooper

Cooper is such a sweet man, like genuinely, but this class was hands down the worst class Iv'e taken in the 7 series. The material is technically straight forward, and I was prepared for the typical tricky 7 series questions, but Cooper did such a bad job of explaining important aspects on different homeostatic process, main ideas, and changes to processes. By the time we got to the midterm the questions were significantly harder than the concepts and clickers that were went over in class. Im all down for taking personal responsibility but Cooper did an awful job at preparing us for the exams

Dr. Cooper is a succinct but very dry lecturer. He likes to draw his own diagrams, which can be very helpful for this class.

I had him for Life Science 2.

Professor Cooper is a great professor. I took him when he was co-teaching with Professor Simmons.

He is very straightforward and explains the concepts well. He tests off his slides and the notes and diagrams from lecture, so make sure to go to lecture. So, know all of these like the back of your hand. The textbook isn't 100% required for his class, but was a GOOD source to read to clarify some difficult concepts.

I thought his test questions were fair. He doesn't try to trick you, but rather to see if you understand the main ideas of the material. During lecture, he does give hints of possible test questions, so another good reason to go.

As a professor, he is definitely friendly and approachable. He cares for his student's learning. According to a friend who went to his office hours, he is willing to explain concepts step by step from the very beginning, which is definitely helpful. I know some in other reviews say his accent is incomprehensible, but I thought it was completely understandable. It really wasn't a problem. He does talk softly though, so I can see why some people fall asleep in class.

Overall, I definitely recommend Cooper!

I would agree with other reviews and say that this is one of the most work heavy PhySci classes there is. It is no exaggeration when they say that the lab reports each week can take anywhere from 5 to 12 hours to complete depending on how fast you work. That being said, they are your only assignment outside of attending the four hour lab once a week. Cooper and Ali are super helpful if you attend their office hours, so I would recommend doing this. Also make sure you pick a good group, as they will determine how well the experiment goes in class. Your grade is determined by 9 50 point lab assignments, only 3 or 4 of which you will get feedback on before final grades come out. There is no final. While it may not be the easiest class, it definitely was rewarding submitting the lab assignment every week.

Professor Cooper was probably the driest and most boring lecturer I've ever had at UCLA. I cannot even describe how difficult it was to stay awake in his class. He is also extremely technologically challenged and would often accidentally show us the answers to the clicker questions and sub out the detailed graphics Professor Khankhan added with his own scraggly diagrams that made absolutely no sense. Do yourself a favor and try and get Khankhan or Esdin.