Professor Esdin is such a cutie! Very funny and sweet guy who's very clear in his lectures and explanations. I especially like it when he peppers in his personal anecdotes. One time he said he used whole milk in his coffee, not skim or soy and a girl in the front row gasped. It was hilarious. Professor Esdin posts Midterm and Final Review slides online before the exams and they're SO helpful. That's all u need on the exam and I just study using flashcards. This class is so memorable and useful I still think about the things I learned in class even during the holidays. It also made me more conscious about my health and encourages me to take action on my body. LOVE this class and LOVE the professor. As long as you put in some work, you'll do great :)

The quizzes and tests for this class is pretty much ALL MEMORIZATION from the course reader, so if you're good with memorization then you'll do great on them. There's a project that seems really intimidating at first, but is actually pretty easy, only a bit time-consuming and tedious. Start as early as you can! The lecture content is actually super interesting and very applicable to life, and I really, really liked it. Esdin is a nice professor and definitely one of the better profs I've had at UCLA so far. If you need a straightforward and interesting class that will likely boost your GPA, this is it.

Prof Esdin is the best. The class is designed to be easy, and there is very little work required.
Your grade consists of the following:
- Attendance to lectures and labs
- 2 online lecture quizzes
- 2 lab quizzes (which you can use notes you take during lab)
- 1 lab presentation (full points are given for completion)
- 1 project (which is easy and can be done in a day or 2 at most)
- 1 workbook (due at the end of the quarter covering 8 chapters of the course reader)
- The midterm (50 multiple choice on a computer)
- The final (40 multiple choice on a computer)
- Teacher evaluations

The midterm and the final are the only places where you can get lots points off, but these are both fairly simple multiple choice tests. Esdin gives answers to these during lecture (2 answers to the midterm and 1 answer to the final, so make sure to attend lecture or have a friend in lecture). All the information needed is located in the course reader so lectures aren’t necessarily needed although you probably want the answers for the midterm and final. Esdin’s lectures are fairly interesting but a tad repetitive as he goes slowly to ensure comprehension. Take this class if you can because the information is applicable to your life and it is easy

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I took this class Fall quarter of my Freshman year. This is a great class to satisfy a GE and learn about your body in the process. I took the class because my roommate convinced me to take it with her and ended up loving the subject. The readings are very easy to follow, as are lectures. Labs meet only every other week which is amazing.
As long as you go to lecture everything will be good.
There is no real homework, only a workbook to finish by the end of Week 10.
We had two quizzes, a multiple choice mid term, and two lab quizzes on the material we just learned.
The only assignment is Fitness Assessment.

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class overall was okay, the final project was fairly simple even though it seems like a lot of work its not too bad- the midterm and final were pretty much all memorization from the course reader so read the text and study it hard.

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Class was light on workload and easy to manage. You learn a lot but it's not particularly intensive, and Professor Esdin is lenient and student-friendly. Don't skip discussions. Go to lectures before the midterm and final especially to get a review of what will be tested.

This class is the best class I have ever taken, at UCLA or elsewhere, despite it being an 8AM and me being a CS major. I would *highly* recommend. The information you learn is quite practical. Unless you hate bio, just take the class!

I love Dr. Esdin , he's such a kind professor and also explains things so well. This class wasn't the easiest GE, as there's a lot of material, and the midterm and final were based on the course reader that you had to technically memorize. But the big project definitely boosts your grade; everyone gets an A on it. Also, the final wasn't cumulative, which was nice. Overall, this class was really interesting, and the material was pretty relevant to our lives!

Lectures were engaging and entertaining. Even though it was just 50 minutes, you really feel like you learned a good chunk. The tests were easy to pass since majority of the questions came straight from the course reader. You have a project that worth a good portion of your grade but is incredibly easy to complete. Part of the project is done with your TA so there really is not an excuse not to do/complete the project. Overall, this class is an easy G.E. but incredibly fun and informative. It's easy to receive an A+ but the only reason I got my grade is because I was incredibly lazy (being a freshman and all)