I couldn’t have asked for a better intro class to UCLA. This was my first quarter at UCLA, and Prof Young’s class was lit. He recommends a textbook but it’s not all that useful. Just pay attention to the lectures and big topics and you’ll do just fine!

This class was a mess for me. If you're a North Campus major trying to fill a GE THIS CLASS WILL NOT DO IT FOR YOU. The people who seemed to do well in the class were all stem majors- most with backgrounds in this stuff. I have never gotten a B before taking this class and desperately wish I switched it to pass/no pass. I went to every lecture and tried to take good notes but most of his slides were just pictures of space and he rambled on about physics- which btw he talks about a lot of math during lecture but none of it is on the final. I wish he was more concise and his slides were better.

If you need a GE and want an easy class to fulfill it, then this is the class for you. Like seriously PLZ take it if you can, especially with this professor. He is super nice and interesting, and obviously cares about what he is teaching. Overall it is a weekly quiz and then a midterm and final. Discussion participation is also mandatory, but I was always out of discussions in like 15 minutes (they were very interesting too). His exams are a compilation of his quizzes, and it is all online (NOT Respondus). I'll say it once again PLEASE take this class if you can!

This was such a great GE to take for the physical science requirement! I would highly recommend. There was an online Canvas quiz (really easy) every week, and the midterm and final were also very straightforward and covered some of his quiz content. He's a sweet, passionate professor, and the TAs were amazing as well. Discussion section is mandatory, but you get full points just for showing up every week (Abraham was the goat, take him if you can for discussion). Definitely take this with Young!

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The easiest science GE ever! I feel like it's impossible to not get an A in this class, weekly, quizzes, the midterm, and final exam are all online, multiple choice. I will say I did not have a great TA, but it was only based on if you showed up and completed the worksheet, not based on participation or correct answers. Professor Young is super sweet and you can tell he loves what he does!

I can't express how much I recommend taking this class with professor Young especially if you need a physical science GE. The class was extremely manageable with the workload only consisting of 1 quiz each week, 1 midterm, and 1 final which were all fairly easy. Professor Young is a phenomenal teacher and I definitely recommend.

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His tests are VERY detailed oriented. It is neccessary to attend lecture because his slides have little to no wording, only pictures.

If you're looking for an easy but interesting GE, this class is the way to go. Homework was 1 online quiz per week, around 6-8 questions. The midterm and final (taken online) were straightforward; many of the questions are repeats from past HW quizzes. Professor Young is passionate about what he teaches, very helpful with questions, and makes the course content that much more intriguing. That being said, lectures aren't mandatory to attend and you can find recordings of his lectures on bruinlearn.

I would strongly recommend this class to everyone. I think the content is somewhat interesting and the professor is very passionate and knowledgable in what he teaches. The quizzes, midterms and finals were all online. The only thing required in this class is the discussion that you go and do some practice papers, which are very chill. The lectures are not mandatory. Overall, I would say it is an easy GE and I recommend taking the class!

All I can say is TAKE THIS CLASS! I picked it to fulfill a physical science GE and it was a great decision. His grading summary is as follows: Quizzes - 30% Discussion and participation - 20% Midterm - 25% Final 25%. There is an online textbook and optional readings before each class, but he states that it is not required, it is just there if you want extra help or knowledge. (I didn't do any of the readings and I still got an A)

Every single quiz and exam was online and multiple choice through Canvas with no additional app that requires you to record you or lock your browser. The quizzes were weekly. He would open them sometime during the weekend and closed it on Tuesday which is when he held lecture. The quizzes were always less than 10 questions. When it came to the midterm and final he would allow it to be open all day so you had until 11:59pm to complete it. For the midterm it was 42 multiple choice questions and the time limit was one hour and 20 minutes. Most of the questions were from the previous quizzes. The final exam was 67 multiple choice questions with a three hour time limit. Again, most of the questions were from the quizzes and midterm.

Going to discussions is apart of your participation grade. My TA (Wenyi Sun) allowed us only one day to miss, otherwise you would need a doctors note or valid reason on why you were missing discussion. The way she counted attendance was completing a worksheet, graded on completion not correctness, and you would have until the end of discussion to turn it in or you could turn it in to her box before the next week when you will meet again.

The lectures itself were kind of boring sometimes, but there were some interesting lectures like when he talked about the moon or specific planets. He is a funny guy and very chill. He cracks jokes here and there and is very approachable. He used slides and would try to post them before each class, but sometimes did it after. The first lecture was pretty discouraging because he started off talking a lot about physics, distance, and things of that nature, but if you stick with it a lot of the lectures have to do with basic facts, space missions, scientists, definitions, etc. He doesn't expect you to remember any formulas that he introduces.

Overall, I highly recommend this class and this professor for an easy A.