Courey is absolutely the best human being and professor ever! I am so thankful for being able to take his 14B class as this is his first time teaching it. He is genuinely a kind person who wants ALL his students to succeed and provides a lot of opportunities to do that. His lectures are super engaging with lots of clicker questions that he came up with and he posts his slides (unlike the terrible lavelle) and his exams aren't too difficult or deadly because he gives you all the resources you need to study! His office hours are extremely helpful!!
Once again, I'm super lucky to have Courey as my 14B professor! He's really awesome and I would take as many chem classes with him as possible! He's an awesome professor and person and really helpful. There isn't too much work for this class, just stay on top of things!
Best chem class yet- he made chem enjoyable!! 20/10 would recommend!

I love professor Courey! He is just an amazing person and a caring person. He gives a lot of extra credit so do them all. His exams are all from the slides and his problem sets. He does not post the answers to the problem sets, so you have to ask him during office hours (which are extremely helpful for this class since some of the questions from the problem sets will be on the exam so make sure you have the right answers). Discussion sections are also important as the worksheets help prepare for the exam (answers for those are not also posted so go). There are journal paper discussions (2 of them) and attendance is mandatory (you get points for going). His exams also contain questions from the journal articles so make sure you understand them. He is just awesome and will make you love the class. If you ever get the chance, you should take him.

Professor Courey is incredible. If given the chance do not pass up taking 153B with him. He gives you everything you need to succeed. Very available through office hours and will often send reminders out to make sure people stay on track.

I didn't think the material of this class was particularly interesting past the first midterm (really liked the DNA topology section) and the material for the final was definitely a struggle to get through because I found it very boring. That said, the finals are perfectly and doable if you go through the lectures and do the practice tests. Our average for the 1st midterm was kind of low at a 66% but midterm 2's average was probably much higher. I scored in the A range for both midterms by just doing the practice tests, going through the lectures, and doing some problem set questions here and there.

To get the A (which is tougher than you think because there are no curves in this class) you really have to nail the quizzes and homework because that's 20% of your grade that you can easily, easily miss by being lazy on the homework and quizzes. You do get to drop 2 quizzes though so that's a nice bonus. Also I strongly recommend doing all of the cold call discussions because you will often be able to squeak by without saying anything so it is easy participation points.

Overall, Professor Courey is an amazing professor. Take 153B with him.

Dr. Courey was such a sweet professor. He reminded me of an uncle-type figure you'd see at a family reunion who would sneak candy to you behind your mom's back, or something like that. The workload is rough, though. I'm not a biochemistry major (I'm a physiological science student that took a core class for an elective, silly me), but I thought the information came really hard and fast and it was difficult to keep up, especially when I had to deal with my other classes too. That being said, Courey presents the material very clearly, so I didn't feel too behind compared to the other people in the class and ended up finishing the quarter with an A.

Make sure you do the extra credit poetry assignment, and definitely find a study buddy early on in the course. I think I would've done much worse had I not found a solid friend to stick with me through the tough times before the midterms and final.

If you like DNA replication and the central dogma of molecular biology, this class is for you! :-)

I feel so blessed for having him as a professor. He has all it takes to be an excellent professor or even a father (not completely sure about the latter, just feeling like saying it). He delivers lectures flawlessly with his casual laugh and jokes. His tests are fair, straight forward, and less brain-damaging than Tienson's 153A. If he mentions a certain problem from the problem set, do it cuz it'll be the midterm!

I am currently taking him right now. He is yet another fantastic professor. He knows his shit WELL. He has a great sense of humor and the midterms are fair. There are no trick questions or anything. His office hours are VERY helpful too.

3 midterms 1 final (3rd midterm is given at the same time as the final)

2 homework assignments
2 articles

Courey is such a cool professor. He really knows the material and is very good about answering all your questions. He also has a cute personality--really jokey but soft-spoken.

The tests are pretty fair. He tells you exactly what you should know on the lecture slides.

Just take him.

Professor Courey is one of the best professors I have ever had at UCLA, and as a Biochemistry major, his class made me believe that I chose the right field of study. I was initially a bit worried about the workload and time commitment of this class, and although there definitely is a lot of material, Professor Courey makes it super clear and adds fun videos and even poems to engage students. It's so obvious that he cares deeply about student learning and is genuinely passionate about the material he teaches. Additionally, his class dives into past research innovations and how they helped shape our current understanding of biochemistry, which was really cool to hear. I have zero complaints about this class and would 100% take another class taught by him.

The others that posture this class as easy are either prodigies or liars. Great professor tests and problem sets are hard. The professor bases his work in research and teaches to reflect that. If you are not in his class for the love of Biochemistry then don't do it. If it is just for a passing grade don't do it.