I don't know why people say this class is an easy A because you actually do need to put in the work. This class is flipped where he has you watch lecture videos before lecture. Weekly the class consisted of watching pre-class lecture videos (1hr-1 1/2 hours long), taking a pre-class lecture quiz, a weekly quiz that was based on discussion worksheets. Sometimes there were two lecture video topics a week so it'd be slightly overwhelming since assignments doubled for that week but it was doable. I felt like my discussion section wasn't that helpful but I heard there were a few good TAs. It starts off really easy but as the quarter goes on the topics start becoming harder. Lecture was mainly him doing clicker questions based off of what was talked about in the lecture video also attendance is mandatory. I will admit the midterms/final was hard but the good think is he offers EC after the exams 5pts minimum at least. Overall, he was really sweet, had tons of OHs, and drops some assignments.

Because the class is majority busy work, it's pretty easy to get an A if you're with the right people and get all your homework in on time. Dr Pham himself is a super nice guy but I can't say I found his lectures very engaging. The slides lacked lots of necessary information and many of the exam questions were just testing whether or not you could decipher tricky wording, not how well you understood the content. You will probably lose some points with sneaky wording and application-based questions that were never discussed in class. Even with all that though, it is pretty easy to make up points to secure at least a 93. Dr Pham wasn't the most engaging and was pretty hard to follow at times, but he is a really nice guy and is passionate about the material.