Although this class was only three units, it felt like the workload was more than the workload for my 5 unit classes. The labs covered were VERY interesting and I thoroughly enjoyed them even though the class was completely online and it was quite useless to do the labs virtually because it defeats the purpose. I would've enjoyed the content more if I actually had time to understand it There were a lot of pre-class videos and papers to read (lab manuals were sometimes 20+ pages). The labs/discussions were interesting and there was a worksheet for each week. The lectures are recorded and were very repetitive at times.

Now, the real nightmare: the peer review system. The three writing assignments weren't too hard to complete and I finished each in less than a day but the peer review system took A LOT of time. You were assigned 6 other papers to read and review against many criteria and this took me more time to complete than the actual papers. You were also graded on how accurately you graded other people's papers which seems quite unfair given that we all grade differently.

The content wasn't hard and it was actually interesting but there was just A LOT of things to do each week: Pre-lab videos and readings, virtual labs, virtual lab quiz, pre-lab quiz, lab worksheet, lab group slide, post-lab quiz, 3 writing assignments in the quarter and 6 peer reviews for each writing assignment + a group video project and final.

This part did NOT make sense. Around week 10, there was a 2000 word final writing assignment due + the 6 peer reviews that came with it, a final group video project in lab and a final. It felt like there were 3 finals because of the workload.

This class was one of the easiest class I've taken at UCLA. You actually need to try to fail this class. The work he gives us was pretty easy, but for a 3 unit class, it definitely felt like a lot.

The labs were meh. Not really interesting, but you can just cruise through them. I never went to his lectures and was fine for this class. He spent half the time of the lecture talking about COVID trends and our mood for the day lmao.

The essays are just busywork but so easy to do well on. He gives the exact rubric that we all peer-review with each other, and your grade for the essay is basically if you did the things on the rubric. (Ex. Did they put a concise title? If yes, give them full points in this category).

The final was relatively easy. As long as you pay a little attention to what's going on in lab, you will be fine for the finals. Honestly, this class doesn't really prepare you that well for any kind of Life Science research you may pursue in the future, but it's an easy A.

Easiest class I've taken here, except for the time there was a gas leak in the building and only our lab didn't evacuate and i got a bad headache- not cool man. Labs were long but easy, final was super easy I maybe studied 30 mins.

it was a good class overall, much easier compared to the LS7 series. it consists of 3 lab reports, 3 peer review sessions, pre/post-lab quizzes that are easy, lab sessions where you work with your group, and a short final. the final was so easy compared to the LS7 series finals, honestly a breath of fresh air. the labs are straightforward and the TAs are helpful. i was very lazy with the work for the class but the grading is very forgiving so even I got a B. honestly take this class and don't be intimidated by the first lecture or first class, it sounds like a lot more work than it really is.

Easy A, asynchronous lectures, easy in-person labs!! TAs and LAs were amazing too! The only thing super annoying about this class is the amount of writing we had to do. There was always some type of writing due each week (peer reviews, parts of essays, rating feedback, etc.). It was usually pretty easy, but could be time-consuming, repetitive, very boring, and felt like busy work. Very easy to get an A as long as you completed all of the work -- nothing ever had to be perfect because of the amount of buffer points!!

pretty chill class. If you do all the pre and post lab work (not hard) and try on the writing assignments you will get an A. the final kinda sucked (weird questions and not enough time) but the labs were fun and enjoyable and the LAs give lots of help.

Honestly surprised by the amount of people who say the labs are boring, I found them to be interesting, informative, and thoughtfully set up. The professor is a very sweet guy and you can tell he put a lot of work into creating these labs for his students. The workload is very manageable and I think you'll learn skills that would be important for other classes/work in the field.

It's honestly a very easy class. They give so much buffer. The labs are quite fun! Unfortunately quite a few of our labs got moved online... but I did like the ones that we got to do in person. Pfluegl is very chill, although I feel bad for him when he sees how 50%+ of the class is either very confused and/or not paying attention and choosing random answers. He's the only prof that teaches 23L (or 7L as they say; the NeW nAmE) so you won't get to choose regardless haha. Just put in some effort, be nice to your peers, don't write trashy papers that make your peers' lives a million times harder, and have fun!

They were alright. Zoom lectures were a good review of the lab manual people were supposed to be reading. Pfluegl appeared distraught that half the students weren't paying attention, as indicated in people picking whatever they thought seemed decent in the Clickers, but otherwise questions should have been easy.

I did exceptionally bad on Clickers, but I still got an A due to generous grading. I also barely passed my individual exam threshold for a raw A, but all's right in the end.

I actually enjoyed the lab aspect of this class. Assuming you borrow a lab coat, a lot of the procedures taught, particularly the DNA stuff and structure of lab papers, are applicable to research settings and paired well when learning 7C material, though they don't have to be taken at the same time. My TA was wonderful and my LAs went around clarifying confusing concepts on the worksheets, which meant most of us painlessly earned all the points for our work. Good class, little work outside of it. Just don't forget to submit post-lab quizzes and do your paper according to the Perceptive guidelines and it's a breeze.

Pfluegl was okay, his lectures (on Zoom, but attendance was mandatory via iClicker) were pretty boring. Lectures just went over what the next week's lab was going to be, like the concepts and procedure. The labs were a nice intro to different lab techniques and they were overall pretty easy, especially if you read the lab manual ahead of time and understand what you're doing. There are 3 easy writing assignments throughout the quarter to get used to how to write a scientific paper; the first 2 are only half (first one is the first half of a typical scientific paper, second is the second half of a typical paper) to get used to each section, and then the 3rd puts them together. The final has a group phase and an individual phase, both of which were very easy.