-WORKLOAD: for all of the LS7 series, you will need to buy Launchpad: online textbook where you will read the required material, take quizzes (can retake multiple times plus all of the answers are on quizlets), and take weekly practice exam questions (can only try once but most answers are on quizlet). Honestly, launchpad has so much information, takes forever, is not hard, it is just annoying but you have to do it. SO just know a lot of your time will be spent on easy launchpad.
-LECTURES: Maloy is a great lecturer, he knows what he is talking about and is not confusing at all. He also isn't boring, unlike other professors I've had. He is very sweet and kind. ATTENDANCE is REQUIRED. Clicker questions throughout the lecture is what counts as your participation grade so you have to be at lecture (can miss up to 2 classes, I believe, and still get full participation credit).
-EXTRA CREDIT: Maloy does offer some extra credit but it honestly isn't enough to help
-OVERALL: I highly recommend that you take his class, he is a great professor!!
-MY TIPS: study the clicker questions and practice exam questions, put a lot of emphasis on what he lectures in class, and ask questions on campus wire!

Looking back at LS7A with Maloy makes me miss having him as a professor. He is so clear and helpful during lectures and gives great examples/demonstrations. I highly recommend going to his exam review sessions because he basically formats them as a mini quiz session where he gives out questions off the top of his head and has us solve them for good practice. The workload of LS7A is honestly pretty light if you know what you need to work on the most to do well in class. Launchpad sucks and was honestly a waste of time when he'd go over all the stuff from it in lecture and it would be so much clearer. He always tells students to form study groups and to come up with your own exam questions and it really is the best way to study for the exams. I took AP Bio in high school and thought that just reviewing slides and clicker questions and memorizing them off the top of my head would let me do well on exams but it did not at all. The class is really about applying the concepts from lectures into a problem, so if you can create your own exam questions or modify the clicker questions to make new ones and then solve them, you're golden.

This class is HARD. Not gonna lie. But it's because, at least for me and a lot of people I know, it's a new way of learning and thinking. Every question on the test is application based, which is new for most of us. But I could feel myself learning and getting smarter. It's a really interesting class! Just hard sometimes. DO NOT get behind on Launchpad. It will fuck you in the ass.

I got an A minus because I failed a question set of like 8 questions on the final. If I had gotten those right I would've gotten an A. Little peeved at myself, but it's fine. Just work hard and you'll do fine.

Also, definitely take this class with Maloy.

This class was tough, but Maloy is an excellent lecturer and really tried his best to make lectures engaging and clear. His office hours are also very helpful, so attend as often as possible to get an advantage in the class. Tests are tough, but not impossible. Would take this class again with Maloy, but check the reviews for Dr. Lin, who co-teaches the class, before enrolling. I wouldn't recommend taking the class if he continues to teach it with Maloy.

695 points total
90 midterm 1
120 midterm 2
200 final
remaining points from launchpad/clicker/other that should be free points
few EC points

Good professor, good class. It is not too difficult if you have taken a Chem class like 14A or 20A or have taken AP Biology. Then a good chunk of it is review. The exams are fair, though they always have a few questions that are confusing due to wording. This class is not about memorizing, and more about problem solving.

Professor Maloy is definitely the best professor to take LS 7A with. He gives engaging lectures and knows the content like the back of his hand. The problem with the 7 series is that it’s in a flipped class style. So you’ll be taking online quizzes and doing homework before every lecture. Lecture is mostly participation and clicker questions. The exams are all true and false, MC and can be a bit difficult. I got a B- and then a B+ on the first and second midterm, respectively and then a straight B on the final and still managed to get an A (the reason is because Launchpad gives you a huge boost). Take this class with Dr. Maloy!

Professor Maloy is an excellent professor. His lectures were very clear and it was very easy to learn from hin. I would definitely reccomend attendinh as many of his office hours as possible. He helps prepare you for the midterms and gives you practice problems that are very similar to exam problems. This class stresses understanding concepts and applying them, rather than pure memorization, so don't bother wasting time memorizing steps or processes. The only thing I hated was using Launchpad (online textbook). The class is not an easy A, but with the right study strategies and effort, anyone could earn an A.

I loved this class! The content was super interesting, challenging and I feel like I have learnt a lot from it. Dr. Maloy is an amazing professor. He cares so much about his students it’s crazy. He explains things so well and sparks a great interest in the subject. He also holds a lot of review sessions and office hours, which are super helpful.

While I did enjoy this class, I do have to acknowledge that LS 7A as a class has a lot of issues. To begin with, Launchpad is a horrible resource. While the idea of a flipped classroom is great, Launchpad is just not the resource for it. It gives you so much unnecessary information and is a waste of time. Secondly, I had half the class with Dr. Lin who I learnt nothing from. Thirdly, the exams for this class is quite tough and it can be difficult to know how to prepare for. Of course, you can succeed if you put a good amount of effort and work smart.

Overall, despite certain issues I highly recommend taking LS 7A with Maloy. You can succeed in this class if you focus on the lecture slides, clicker questions and go for office hours and review sessions.

Also shout out to my TA Jensen. This guy was the real MVP of the class. He helped us so much and was honestly even better than Maloy. He is the only reason I survived the Lin period.

Maloy is a great professor! His lectures are engaging, informative, and helpful to review when preparing for his midterms and final. Moreover, he provides a lot of assistance during his office hours. For Maloy's exams, you don't need to memorize anything, just be able to apply the knowledge you've learned in class; you'll be asked many critical thinking type questions. Be prepared, as the LS 7 series courses are inverted classes with your grade based on a point system. Inverted means that you'll learn most of your material on your own through LaunchPad (which make up a significant amount of the points in the class), only coming to class to reinforce what you've read/learned. The points refer to how many points each part of the course is worth out of a total. Make sure to snag the easy points like LaunchPad and discussion participation. Be sure to manage your time and ask Maloy questions throughout the quarter.

I would definitely recommend his class and this professor! I found him to be a clear, concise lecturer and I really appreciated the many review sessions he held before midterms and finals. I would really, really advise people taking his class to take advantage of all the office hours and CLC sessions, both of which are super useful (way more useful than Launchpad) in understanding the material and preparing for the exams. Dr. Maloy offers a lot of these, so if I could go back and do this class all over again, I would probably go to more office hours!

However, like many other students, I found Launchpad and the whole idea of the flipped classroom to be pretty annoying, and oftentimes the material in Launchpad doesn't really correlate with what's being taught in lectures. Launchpad has a lot of extra information you don't really need, and although I took notes on Launchpad at first, it's not super helpful. I would recommend just skimming through Launchpad and only taking a few notes on the most important concepts or on the quizzes.

If you're taking this class with another professors other than Dr. Maloy, make sure to check out the other professor's reviews as well! I took the class with Dr. Lin and Dr. Maloy teaching together, and although I love Dr. Lin as a person, his teaching wasn't the most clear and I had to basically learn all of the second midterm's material on my own.

tl;dr Launchpad isn't important, take advantage of office hours/extra credit, and make sure to check out the second professor's reviews!