Jay Phelan
Department of Life Sciences
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4.6
Overall Rating
Based on 335 Users
Easiness 3.3 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.6 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.6 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Engaging Lectures
  • Often Funny
  • Gives Extra Credit
  • Would Take Again
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30.6%
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28.0%
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26.9%
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26.4%
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26.7%
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27.6%
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26.7%
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31.9%
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33.7%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Nov. 19, 2010

Professor Phelan is a professor that I would recommend to ALL students thinking about taking life science. His lectures are very interesting and humorous at the same time. He explains things VERY clearly and makes lectures so fun that I actually WANT to attend lectures. I haven't missed any one of his lectures! I look forward to going to his lectures. The class itself (life science 15)is not too difficult. On my first midterm there wasn't a question that I didn't know, and he curves the grades generously! In discussions, the TA (his name was Asif) that I had was really lenient and not at all strict. We had quizzes every discussion but the quizzes were VERY easy. On lectures before the discussions, we were given a problem set packet with about 5 to 7 questions and any one of those questions was going to be the question of the quiz. So as long as you know the answer for all the of questions, you'll ace the quiz. And plus Asif went over all of the answers to the questions during discussion before the quiz so literally you can't not pass. Overall this class was really helpful and pretty easy to pass if you do the reading which isn't much, just one chapter after each lecture.

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Dec. 23, 2009

I TOOK HIM FOR LIFE SCIENCE 15. (SO IGNORE THE MCDB 89, I JUST HAD TO PICK ONE AND LS15 WASNT ON THERE)
EVERYONE LOVES HIM. HIS PERSONALITY IS BOMB! BUT NO THAT MIDTERM OR FINAL. THERE ARE ALOTTA SHORT ANSWERS SO DON'T JUST TRY TO MEMORIZE STUFF. KNOW CONCEPTS AND THEN THE MULTIPLE CHOICE SHUD COME EASILY. I DID MEDIOCRE IN HIS CLASS (C+) BUT I'M SURE THATS A MISTAKE SO HE'LL BE SEEING ME NEXT YEAR :) BUT YEA HE'S EASY BUT HIS FINAL IS HARD. BUT IF YOU ACE THE FINAL YOU AUTOMATICALLY GET AN A N THE CLASS REGARDLESS OF OTHER GRADES

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Dec. 22, 2009

- Life Science 15 -
Best professor at UCLA.
He is so enthusiastic about the material and really knows how to teach it.
His book "Mean Genes" is great! Not only do you learn about science and fulfill a requirement, but his teachings are applied to REAL LIFE. He is amazing and taught me so much. Loved it.
The textbook was great too ("What is Life?"), but it's identical to lectures so I'd recommend you go to lectures and listen rather than read.
Very easy class and highly enjoyable.
HIGHLY recommended teacher! :)

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Nov. 19, 2010

Professor Phelan is a professor that I would recommend to ALL students thinking about taking life science. His lectures are very interesting and humorous at the same time. He explains things VERY clearly and makes lectures so fun that I actually WANT to attend lectures. I haven't missed any one of his lectures! I look forward to going to his lectures. The class itself (life science 15)is not too difficult. On my first midterm there wasn't a question that I didn't know, and he curves the grades generously! In discussions, the TA (his name was Asif) that I had was really lenient and not at all strict. We had quizzes every discussion but the quizzes were VERY easy. On lectures before the discussions, we were given a problem set packet with about 5 to 7 questions and any one of those questions was going to be the question of the quiz. So as long as you know the answer for all the of questions, you'll ace the quiz. And plus Asif went over all of the answers to the questions during discussion before the quiz so literally you can't not pass. Overall this class was really helpful and pretty easy to pass if you do the reading which isn't much, just one chapter after each lecture.

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Dec. 23, 2009

I TOOK HIM FOR LIFE SCIENCE 15. (SO IGNORE THE MCDB 89, I JUST HAD TO PICK ONE AND LS15 WASNT ON THERE)
EVERYONE LOVES HIM. HIS PERSONALITY IS BOMB! BUT NO THAT MIDTERM OR FINAL. THERE ARE ALOTTA SHORT ANSWERS SO DON'T JUST TRY TO MEMORIZE STUFF. KNOW CONCEPTS AND THEN THE MULTIPLE CHOICE SHUD COME EASILY. I DID MEDIOCRE IN HIS CLASS (C+) BUT I'M SURE THATS A MISTAKE SO HE'LL BE SEEING ME NEXT YEAR :) BUT YEA HE'S EASY BUT HIS FINAL IS HARD. BUT IF YOU ACE THE FINAL YOU AUTOMATICALLY GET AN A N THE CLASS REGARDLESS OF OTHER GRADES

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Dec. 22, 2009

- Life Science 15 -
Best professor at UCLA.
He is so enthusiastic about the material and really knows how to teach it.
His book "Mean Genes" is great! Not only do you learn about science and fulfill a requirement, but his teachings are applied to REAL LIFE. He is amazing and taught me so much. Loved it.
The textbook was great too ("What is Life?"), but it's identical to lectures so I'd recommend you go to lectures and listen rather than read.
Very easy class and highly enjoyable.
HIGHLY recommended teacher! :)

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4.6
Overall Rating
Based on 335 Users
Easiness 3.3 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.6 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.6 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Engaging Lectures
    (186)
  • Often Funny
    (174)
  • Gives Extra Credit
    (168)
  • Would Take Again
    (162)
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