For those who want to take the CPA, professor Lu will prepare you for it in this class better than anyone else can. You just need to be willing to put in the effort. This class is not easy, and you will have to study quite a bit, but if you've come this far, you're pretty much set on being an accounting minor and getting your CPA, so no reason to not study anyways. If you don't want to get a CPA, I wouldn't recommend you take this class. Go to lecture, make good study habits and study every day, even if just a bit. You won't memorize everything if you don't. I may not have done well in this class, but the blame lies solely on me, which is why I'm more than happy to give it a good rating.

Before coming into class, brush up on your accounting basics from 1A and 1B, you'll need it for the accounting fundamentals quiz (which is very easy if you know 1A 1B material well).

Beyond the class, Professor Lu is a great mentor and always prioritizes his students. He wants his students to succeed, and also wants to stay in touch after the class. Take Professor Lu, you won't regret it.

This class requires consistent studying to keep up with the workload, but it’s a great course to prepare you for the CPA exam. Professor Lu is engaging during lectures and makes the material more interesting. He is very clear about expectations and what material you need to study for exams. There’s plenty of practice material provided, and he’s always available to help students who put in the effort. While it’s definitely not an easy elective, it’s extremely valuable for anyone pursuing a career in public accounting. If you stay on top of the work and follow his guidance, you’ll likely do well in the course.

Professor Lu is truly invested in his students' success in his class and into their careers. With that being said, he is not one to give out easy A's. The class averages on exams were generally around 80-85%, so definitely manageable if you keep up with lectures and do the optional assigned textbook problems. There was never any unexpected material on exams, so I found them to be fair. What separates Professor Lu from other teachers is his emphasis on career opportunities and willingness to be a networking resource and inform his students via his YouTube channel. Overall I highly recommend Professor Lu, but keep in mind Intermediate Accounting is naturally challenging.

Professor Lu was the best accounting teacher I have had at UCLA. He is always very helpful and available for questions, and his hand typed notes are the best. His exams are a time crunch, but if you go to lecture and do the practice problems you will do fine. His exams also prepare you for the CPA exam, and make you memorize and learn all the material so you have less studying to do later for the CPA tests. Professor Lu also really cares for all his students. I wish he taught more classes at UCLA so I could take them.

He is one of the best accounting professors in UCLA. He tries a lot to clarify problems and answer questions from the students. Exams were straight forward if you know how to solve homework and in-class problems.

Professor Lu gave us all the notes for his class, which was nice of him. Online lectures are given via Zoom, and he doesn't post them online afterwards, but attendance isn't mandatory, and if you only study off of the notes, you technically could do fine.
You have to buy the online textbook to take the midterm and final, which was annoying.

The grades were 10% quiz (taken early week 1 to test your knowledge), 40% midterm, 50% final. Like all accounting classes, you'll probably have to work hard and study a lot no matter what, so, I mean, it could be worse.

Professor Lu was by far the most accommodating professor I had during COVID-19 and amidst the protests. One thing I wish he did was record the lectures because he often teaches early morning classes, but attendance is not mandatory and if you study his notes thoroughly, then you will be perfectly prepared. Attending lectures is nice though because he will use real-life examples, tell stories, and essentially makes the material more digestible. This class and 120b are typically really difficult, but during the pandemic, we used Connect for our tests and that made it easier. Connect test are pretty straight forward with no trick questions. Professor Lu also made the midterm and final open book, open notes because the Anderson School had not gotten funding yet for Proctorus. I am not sure if that will be the same for later quarters, but the open book definitely made it less stressful. You definitely have to know all the material well, but open book allowed me to go back into my notes and verify answers.
Overall, I really enjoyed Professor Lu. When I did go to lecture, I really enjoyed myself and he is really good at breaking down concepts in his notes

4% Accounting Fundamentals Quiz (taken at the beginning of the quarter)
40% Midterm
56% Final

Professor Lu is one of the best professors I have ever taken at UCLA. He clearly cares about his students a lot, and he provides notes he spent hours typing himself that cover the whole class. You don't need the textbook and the textbook is useless, his notes are more than enough. He also gives tips on what would be tested on the CPA exam, as well tips for recruiting and funny anecdotes that explain accounting concepts.

I took this class online so the exams were taken through the Connect system, which is easier than the normal exams he gives out. The exams were also open notes open book for me since Anderson hasn't approved the proctoring software Professor Lu wanted to use yet, but that might change in the future.

I can't recommend Professor Lu enough, and make sure to save the notes for the CPA exam!

There is a lot of information to learn, but Professor Lu makes an effort to help his students. You can tell he actually enjoys teaching and wants to see everyone succeed.

Professor Lu is a great professor. He plans out the lectures really well and makes them very engaging. The many examples that Professor Lu would use to explain the accounting concepts are really helpful, and his notes are all very clear. The notes are also an especially useful tool when it comes to studying for the CPA, so that's really nice to have. Professor Lu would also give really helpful tips about taking the CPA and advice about saving and personal finance during his office hours.