This class is NOT difficult as long as you do your own work, think about the responses you put on tests, and take interest in the subject. Sure you might be thinking when am I ever going to use a pipet and why does this matter? What is accuracy or precision, if a get an A on the lab it doesn't matter right? NO. Take interest, read the lab manual, listen in lecture, go over his midterm and final study guides, as questions, and first and foremost this is lab. This isn't something you can look up in the book and copy a graph onto a test, its analytical and thinking is required. Pang is one of my favorite professors, yes he might not be easy, but this isn't kindergarden its UCLA and if you made it here, you should be able to pipet, do basic algebra, and do your own work.
I didn't know anyone who could give me their old lab book, nor did I want it and As a result I got an A because everytime I struggled with something I HAD to ask.
Do it, This class is very doable for those who are willing to take it seriously.

Professor is decent. He is helpful; the class isn't too difficult. The labs are the problem. If you have a sucky TA get ready to fail no matter how hard you work. Don't take Belinda--she sucks. I don't know what her deal is, she'll tell you not to worry and the labs don't count that much. And than you'll get screwed. 14BL sucks, but you can't blame the professor much. Get old labs--though they didn't help in my case. I still got marked off, though my answers were correct. Midterm and final come directly from lab questions--so do them. Try to do what you can to get a good TA. Belinda blows--pray you don't get her.

Pang is no doubt one of the worst professors you will ever have at UCLA as a science major. He is incredibly ineffective during lecture, partially due to his accent, partially due to his lack of organization, partially due to his inability to explain anything fully. He makes going to lecture important by requiring us to write down notes on the packets he gives us, which I think is a good idea. But nothing he says is in order with the packet, and nothing in the packet is ever fully explained. He is so old-fashioned and strict. He allows no leeway in switching labs for one week if there's any kind of conflict. It seems as though he really doesn't care at all about students and their needs. The one and only thing I give him credit for is that he doesn't fail students but gives them C's, because he knows how devastating a C is to med school on its own. Other than that, he's a jerk who doesn't care about students and likes to make them feel stupid and insignificant. The lab write-ups and procedures are understandable, and it's very relieving to know that he makes his tests worth very little in the overall class picture. But then again he makes it almost impossible to get an A with his tricky tests. I got points off for questions that I answered as completely as I could but he doesn't give partial credit even if you're missing one key word. The final was a fair, online multiple choice test and I was a little more pleased with how that went, because the questions seemed quite fair. But his class is pretty much one of those classes you have to just endure and get through, hoping you get a decent grade. Good luck.

Wasn't that bad. His midterm and final are hard, no doubt about it. I remember people were crazy panicing after the final, some were screaming in misery after they were done with the exam. I remember hearing the rumor that he even though he says he does not curve the class, that he actually does since otherwise nobody would get an A. After seeing that I got an A on myUCLA, I can testify that this is probably indeed the case. HE CURVES. I don't think there is anyway I got an A without a curve (even though it might be possible since for some reason he never posted my grade for the final, so I have no idea how I did). Midterm avg was 63%, I got 72%. So whatever, I'm happy and I don't hate Pang because I got my A. The lab reports are painstakingly annoying to do, and it will feel torturous. Number one rule...
GET SOMEBODY'S OLD LAB REPORTS!
It will make your life SO MUCH EASIER. I had my friend's, and basically everybody I knew in the class had somebody's old reports. It's funny, they are basically like an unofficial textbook. Doesn't matter what you have to do to get some old lab reports, JUST GET THEM! Hopefully for you reading this, the labs stay the same and the lab book isnt updated because the labs are the same every quarter and you can basically just copy your friend's. Of course...as you copy, you MUST understand what the heck is going on so you will be able to do fine on the exams because Pang asks many things from the lab reports. This is exactly why the exams are hard, because he can ask basically any random thing and you won't remember or he will word it in a weird way. Just try to make sure you know the material the best as you can, look at lecture notes, do the study guide (even though people say it doesnt help, I thought it did and yes even though it is true that questions aren't exactly like the study guide, it still gets you on the right tract). All in all, I disliked the class because labs were 3 hours of stress and misery (my lab TA was lazy and never helped anybody), lab reports were torturous and tedious to do, and exams were somewhat difficult. However... I got my A and I'm happy so whatever. For this reason alone, I do not dislike Pang and I think he is alright. Don't try to avoid him (you probably wont be able to anyway) and plus, he isnt bad.
NO MATTER WHO YOU HAVE, THIS CLASS WILL NOT BE FUN!

I was honestly kind of terrified for this class, but it turned out to really not be too awful. Some tips:

-Sign up for the lab section with a friend if at all possible. If your TA allows you to chose your own lab partner you will be totally set and it will make your life a lot easier and group lab write ups more bearable.

-Get old labs!! This will actually SAVE YOUR LIFE.

-Put some time into the CPR assignments because they are easy points. Also, don't be rude and score people super low when they don't deserve it because if your grading is of YOU will actually end up losing points, not them.

-Cross your fingers for a good TA. This isn't really a tip, but having an awesome TA is kinda key. My TA was beyond great. She wasn't at all nit-picky about grading labs and was very helpful during lab. Also, try and befriend your TA a bit, so if you have something go wrong in a lab (like I did) they will be more than happy to help you!

-When it comes to the midterm and final for this class, you really do need to study. They are a huge pain in the butt if you are taking 14BL like a year after taking 14A and 14B. I personally found the midterm a lot harder than the final. Then again, I tend to do well on and like multiple choice tests.

It's a lot of work for a 3 unit class, but oh well, welcome to South Campus. If you are a life science major it's pretty much unavoidable, so even if you don't enjoy it you're gonna just have to suck it up.

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OK, Pang is NOT THAT BAD. Everyone needs to chill out! And besides that, its all about who your ta is anyway. Your labs are what make up the bulk of your points anyway, so if you're ta isn't nit-picky and actually helps explaining stuff during lab, you're pretty much set. Also, his final was just like the midterm (format-wise), except easier.
Just hope for a good ta and a good lab partner cause that can either make it our break it. Also, pay attention in lectures!! I know it sucks that they are at 8am and thats probably what screwed me over, but if you take LOTS of notes, it will literally be the same stuff on the midterms/finals. He really emphasizes the concepts and he is super helpful during office hours before the exams.