Gaston M Pfluegl
Department of Life Sciences
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4.3
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Easiness 4.5 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.3 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.8 / 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: Spring 2020
Grade: A
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June 11, 2020

Good class. Very interesting material and the teaching team was very helpful. Remote learning for this class very clear. There were clearly listed bullet points of lab and writing requirements for each week on CCLE. This made each week's work very easy to follow. Although there were some labs that were complicated, the use of the discussion forum as well as the teaching staff made it good. The professor himself is a great person!

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A+
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June 3, 2020

I absolutely ADORE Professor Pflugel! This man is the human embodiment of sunshine. He is so sweet and understanding, his lectures are so clear, informative, and entertaining. I can't say enough good things about him.
As for the class itself - it was a lot of work. With COVID and having to do remote learning, it was an interesting class. We used Labster to conduct online labs, and honestly it was fantastic. Everything was super informative, and I genuinely learned a lot in this class.
10/10 would 100% reccommend and take again!

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A+
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June 3, 2020

Dr. Pfluegl is very accomodating and cares about his students. He and the TAs have been responsive to feedback.

All of the assigned worksheets have been manageable. Most students will usually ask questions on the discussion forum for help and Dr. Pfluegl tends to go over how to complete the assignments during lecture. The three writing assignments were also very simple to write. We were given one week to write the paper, another week to assess each other, and a third week to write a reflection. Overall, I would say the workload for this class is not too heavy.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
Jan. 6, 2020

This was a great class if you’re interested in the material. It was also quite easy bc all answers and good study material for quizzes were available if you looked for them!
I’m also selling the newest edition (6th I think) of the lab manual for $20. If interested, text me at **********

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Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: A+
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June 25, 2019

This class should be an easy A with the adjustments that Dr. Pfluegl has made. For one, he drops the lowest grade in all sections of the class (pre-lab, in-lab, post-lab quizzes, as well as lab worksheets.) Secondly, the lab worksheets are relatively easy and do not really require prior knowledge of the material. As long as you follow the lab manual, you should be good to go. Moreover, pre-lab, in-lab and post-lab quizzes can be found online.
A big component of the class is the CPR assignments. There are 3 CPR assignments on the labs done in class. One of them calls for students to write the first half of a research paper, the second one has to do with the second half while the third one is a full research paper. A big part of CPR assignments is peer review. Even with an average text grade, a perfect peer review grade can really bring up the assignment score. The professor does offer extra credit that increases text rating by 5 points (out of 10). So, if you get anything above a 5 as a text rating, your score can be boosted up to full points.
The final exam is pretty easy and you can score well just by reading through the lab manual once or twice before taking the exam.

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Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: N/A
March 22, 2019

Is anyone selling their lab manual 6th edition? Email me at *************

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
March 22, 2019

This class was super easy. I think it was one of the easiest lab classes I've taken because I had a super chill TA. Email me if you want to buy the lab manual "Introduction to Laboratory and Scientific Methodology" Edition 5 for $20! I used it while others were using the edition 6 lab manual. They're the same content, so don't worry about it being outdated. Email: *************

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A-
March 14, 2019

LS23L was not difficult, but the PCR is NOT a fair system and really takes a toll on your overall grade. The labs aren't very interesting, but they are easy to complete and you don't need to do a lot of prep for them. If you are taking this class, it's probably a requirement, so it won't take up a lot of your time or be super difficult, but just be weary of the PCR assignments and focus on those.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A-
Jan. 7, 2019

easy class, learned a lot

selling basically brand new 5th edition lab manual for $5
this edition was used during f17-s18 and has been overtaken by the 6t edition. but honestly i got through f18 with it because they are so similar

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 27, 2018

I took this class Fall 2018 and ended up with an easy A.
The CPR assignments are truly annoying. I did not do well on them overall (6/10, 7/10, 9.5/10), so I thought my grade would suffer. There is so much pre/during/post lab stuff that is easy to get 100’s on that it didn’t make any kind of difference for the final grade — don’t stress.

They say they recommend you take this class while you take LS7C, but I disagree. Take it later. The bs from this class might confuse you.

I didn’t find the videos/“lectures” helpful so i didn’t watch them. Just skim that day’s lab in the lab book before lab.

This final was easy multiple choice (I just skimmed the lab manual and looked at the online quizlets).

My TA (Alonso) was great. This class is heavily TA dependent, I would assume, since they are the ones with you in the lab.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
June 11, 2020

Good class. Very interesting material and the teaching team was very helpful. Remote learning for this class very clear. There were clearly listed bullet points of lab and writing requirements for each week on CCLE. This made each week's work very easy to follow. Although there were some labs that were complicated, the use of the discussion forum as well as the teaching staff made it good. The professor himself is a great person!

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A+
June 3, 2020

I absolutely ADORE Professor Pflugel! This man is the human embodiment of sunshine. He is so sweet and understanding, his lectures are so clear, informative, and entertaining. I can't say enough good things about him.
As for the class itself - it was a lot of work. With COVID and having to do remote learning, it was an interesting class. We used Labster to conduct online labs, and honestly it was fantastic. Everything was super informative, and I genuinely learned a lot in this class.
10/10 would 100% reccommend and take again!

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A+
June 3, 2020

Dr. Pfluegl is very accomodating and cares about his students. He and the TAs have been responsive to feedback.

All of the assigned worksheets have been manageable. Most students will usually ask questions on the discussion forum for help and Dr. Pfluegl tends to go over how to complete the assignments during lecture. The three writing assignments were also very simple to write. We were given one week to write the paper, another week to assess each other, and a third week to write a reflection. Overall, I would say the workload for this class is not too heavy.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
Jan. 6, 2020

This was a great class if you’re interested in the material. It was also quite easy bc all answers and good study material for quizzes were available if you looked for them!
I’m also selling the newest edition (6th I think) of the lab manual for $20. If interested, text me at **********

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: A+
June 25, 2019

This class should be an easy A with the adjustments that Dr. Pfluegl has made. For one, he drops the lowest grade in all sections of the class (pre-lab, in-lab, post-lab quizzes, as well as lab worksheets.) Secondly, the lab worksheets are relatively easy and do not really require prior knowledge of the material. As long as you follow the lab manual, you should be good to go. Moreover, pre-lab, in-lab and post-lab quizzes can be found online.
A big component of the class is the CPR assignments. There are 3 CPR assignments on the labs done in class. One of them calls for students to write the first half of a research paper, the second one has to do with the second half while the third one is a full research paper. A big part of CPR assignments is peer review. Even with an average text grade, a perfect peer review grade can really bring up the assignment score. The professor does offer extra credit that increases text rating by 5 points (out of 10). So, if you get anything above a 5 as a text rating, your score can be boosted up to full points.
The final exam is pretty easy and you can score well just by reading through the lab manual once or twice before taking the exam.

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Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: N/A
March 22, 2019

Is anyone selling their lab manual 6th edition? Email me at *************

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
March 22, 2019

This class was super easy. I think it was one of the easiest lab classes I've taken because I had a super chill TA. Email me if you want to buy the lab manual "Introduction to Laboratory and Scientific Methodology" Edition 5 for $20! I used it while others were using the edition 6 lab manual. They're the same content, so don't worry about it being outdated. Email: *************

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A-
March 14, 2019

LS23L was not difficult, but the PCR is NOT a fair system and really takes a toll on your overall grade. The labs aren't very interesting, but they are easy to complete and you don't need to do a lot of prep for them. If you are taking this class, it's probably a requirement, so it won't take up a lot of your time or be super difficult, but just be weary of the PCR assignments and focus on those.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A-
Jan. 7, 2019

easy class, learned a lot

selling basically brand new 5th edition lab manual for $5
this edition was used during f17-s18 and has been overtaken by the 6t edition. but honestly i got through f18 with it because they are so similar

text **********

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A
Dec. 27, 2018

I took this class Fall 2018 and ended up with an easy A.
The CPR assignments are truly annoying. I did not do well on them overall (6/10, 7/10, 9.5/10), so I thought my grade would suffer. There is so much pre/during/post lab stuff that is easy to get 100’s on that it didn’t make any kind of difference for the final grade — don’t stress.

They say they recommend you take this class while you take LS7C, but I disagree. Take it later. The bs from this class might confuse you.

I didn’t find the videos/“lectures” helpful so i didn’t watch them. Just skim that day’s lab in the lab book before lab.

This final was easy multiple choice (I just skimmed the lab manual and looked at the online quizlets).

My TA (Alonso) was great. This class is heavily TA dependent, I would assume, since they are the ones with you in the lab.

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8 of 10
4.3
Overall Rating
Based on 138 Users
Easiness 4.5 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.3 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.8 / 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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