SUCH A FUN CLASS AND AN AMAZING PROFESSOR! Pham was the absolute sweetest and one of the best professors I've had here. He really cares about his students and answers every question we have. His exams are very easy if you do the past exams that he posts on CCLE, because the question types are very similar. The class gets harder in the second half of the quarter, but still doable if you don't get behind. The only negative thing I have to say about this class was that we were a little behind, so we weren't able to get through all the material which I was looking forward to. But this might have just been for this quarter! Definitely recommend taking with Pham!

Pham is one of the best professors I have had. He took his time explaining topics in lecture, and the pre-lecture videos were clear and concise. He is also super approachable and is always willing to answer questions. Discussion sections were really helpful, where we would go over that week's worksheet and concepts. Between the clicker questions from lecture, weekly worksheets, and previous exams that he posts, there were never any surprises on the exams. As long as you study the material that is given, you will get the grade you want. The weekly quizzes were also really helpful to know where you need to focus more time during studying. I cannot recommend this class enough.

Dr. Pham is a very sweet man who cares a lot about his students' success. His assessments are fair and they don't trick you at all, and he takes time to make sure that we go through the important clicker questions in class. He is not always a very clear lecturer because he goes off on tangents, which can make the class a little bit tedious, but he goes over all of the important material and tells you what will be on the exam and what you should study.

The exams themselves are not terrible if you study, but you must study! Practice the clicker questions and pay special attention to the practice online exams he gives out before, because they have very, very similar questions to the exam. You must understand how to do every single question on the practice online exams (including the theory behind it and how to do it if the numbers/question was changed slightly) and you will be fine!

Very low workload, and I enjoyed learning about genetics. I feel like I came out of this class with a much better understanding of and interest in the subject.

I got an A+ in this class, so what else is there to say? Hung Pham is the goat. Take Genetics with him!

Professor Pham is soooo amazing. I love him so much. He makes the cutest jokes and feels comfortable to talk to his students about his life and he makes little silly comments that break down the formal walls between students and professors. He is an amazing professor and will answer literally every single question asked. His exams are insanely easy. I almost wish the class was a bit more challenging than it was, considering the first five weeks was just review from LS7B. But as a professor, Pham is the way to go.

Pham is incredibly sweet and humble; you can tell he's truly dedicated to every students' learning. The tests in this class are almost exactly like the worksheets, and both midterms and the final are super easy if you do enough practice problems, which he gives plenty of in the form of old exams. It is a flipped class structure with the weekly videos and quizzes, but what you absolutely need to know will be covered in lecture in the form of clickers. There's very little factual information in comparison to the LS 7 series, and it's mostly simple math and applying some key concepts here and there. Probability is a big part of the math when you're dealing with genetic linkage and pedigrees, but don't worry if you didn't understand it in 7B, because I didn't either and still got very comfortable and solid with the concepts. Easy upper div, take it with Pham!

This class was one of the easiest classes I took at UCLA! The exams in this class are doable, and professor Pham gives lots of extra credit opportunities which is very helpful. The lectures were some times confusing, but as long as you go to the discussions, and understand how to do the problems you can easily get A.

We stan Dr. Pham, the sweetest professor I've ever had! Extremely accommodating exam windows (open 36 hours), ample practice materials (he uploaded exams from every quarter/year as old as 2004 when this course was still LS4! although you'd be better off practicing from later exams after 2016 bc the material and exam format aligns better) and SO MUCH extra credit PER exam (yes, not just once, but per exam!!)!

class is taught like the typical flipped classroom in the LS7 series where you watch pre-lecture videos and do reef clickers during lecture time (graded on participation, not accuracy). even if you hated 7B (like I did lol), give genetics another chance because the material here is a lot more straightforward and Pham does a wonderful job of explaining the material. he always reminds us that we're all here to learn and help each other, and always takes his time to go through each concept thoroughly to ensure no one is left behind :") no one ever tells u "no question is a dumb question" once u get to higher education but Dr. Pham always says that and it's really reassuring even if it's a simple gesture haha

courseload felt pretty light imo: we had pre-lecture videos per week along with a pre-lecture quiz (~13 total because he added more so that we can drop more scores, ended up only counting your 7 highest scores, weekly quizzes (9 total, 2 lowest dropped), weekly discussion worksheets (no submission necessary, just attend discussion for participation credit), two midterms and a final.

MT1 avg ~91% (gave us 5 pts extra credit opportunity though post-exam quiz), MT2 avg ~81% (initially 6 pts ec quiz, but then created an additional 5pt ec quiz just bc we asked for more during lecture) and final (idk the avg but 10 pts ec quiz). MT1 and 2 was 40 questions in 2 hours, and the final was 50 questions in 3 hours. I felt pressed for time during MT2 but generally the material was easy to understand as long as you put in the effort to do the weekly discussion worksheets and practice exams (practice exams were especially handy for the final, so make sure you take advantage of the plethora of old exams he releases and study ahead of time)!

if I could take this course again, I would, simply just to have Dr. Pham as a professor again. he's really nice, you won't regret taking the class with him! :D

This is a great and interesting class! Although the tests and weekly quizzes can be a bit challenging, Prof. Pham gives a ton of resources. There are many practice exams from past years for the midterms and final. Worksheets from weekly discussions as well as clickers pretty much give you exact models for exam questions. This class does require quite a bit of studying, but if you put in the effort it's easy to succeed.

I had an awesome study group that helped a lot in this class. Pham gives tons of old exams that are super similar to the actual exam so it’s easy to study. He knows the material very well and is a very nice and awesome person. His lectures are engaging and even inspiring at times. 2 weekly quizzes that aren’t too hard and then 3 tests throughout the quarter.