chem lab is very easy to manage if you stick to a routine: it's a lab for three (3) hours every work, then post-lab + pre-lab, and it's like that every week, so my advice is to just don't fall behind!

your grade is cumulative on lab work (which should not be a problem if you're doing everything), the midterm quiz (it was online, but he's very picky with significant figures, so DON'T fumble), a final in-person (which is cumulative), and the calibrated peer review to assess if you know how to perform a lab question :)

my biggest advice is to focus on the midterm quiz + final because those two are a big part of your grade!!! every lab always includes extra support from your TA :-)

Pang is a great chem lab professor! The pre/post-lab assignments aren't too heavy, and as long as you're taking chem 20B concurrently or you go to lectures/study a bit, you'll be fine. The midterm was an online test that counted for only 10% of the overall grade, and the final was pretty easy. Labs can be fun sometimes. Try your best to purchase your lab equipment, notebook, and manual from someone to avoid breaking your bank just for some class supplies.

Professor Pang is probably the best professor I've ever had at UCLA. He's the most caring, understanding, and engaging professor I've ever come across. His lectures are clear and are recorded, so going to them is optional. In terms of coursework, the pre-lab and post-lab reports can be tedious and dull; however, they should take at most 4-5 hours to complete each week. I took this class concurrently with 20B (with Barr of course lol), so it was nice seeing what we were learning being applied. In addition to lab reports, he has one online midterm quiz, one online writing assignment, and an in-person final exam. The midterm quiz wasn't too difficult if you've been paying attention in lecture and being diligent with your lab reports. The online writing assignment wasn't too difficult either since it was sectioned off into 3 sections with staggered deadlines. Overall, this was a fun class to take, and I would definitely retake it.

Grade Breakdown:
Pre-lab reports: 16%
Documentation of lab work: 30%
Lab performance: 8%
Online Writing Assignment: 5%
Midterm Quiz (Online): 9%
In-person final: 32%

Last notes:
-We were required to purchase a paper lab manual from the UCLA bookstore
-He gives numerous optional supplemental practice problems to assist with lab reports (they were also very helpful for the midterm and final)
-The grade breakdown is accurate only for Winter Quarter 2023 and may change based on the professor

The best Asian Dad energy. Take it with 20B if possible, and if you do the work you should get an A. Also you should share the lab manual with someone in a different lab so you don't have to pay as much -- it doesn't seem like you need it for anything besides during the lab and for homework

Excellent course, Pang is very kind and straight to the point. He is one of my fav professors. I'm also selling an XL lab coat that's flame resistant. Text **********!

The overall class is pretty easy in terms of what we learn in class. However, the lab reports really depend on your lab partner. A bad partner can kill your GPA even if the grading scheme is very friendly.

king energy. I mean tbh I barely interacted with him this since he just posted slides with audio, but I know he's a chiller. I mean the labs weren't the most fun thing in the world, but they were solidly easy enough. Just don't procrastinate THAT BAD and you'll be fine.

I think my one word of advice is to try to get an easy TA. You can't know for sure how difficult one is until it's too late, but sometimes it's easy enough to get a sense if they'll be a harsh grader.

Pang is an absolute legend. I have never encountered a professor or teacher that gives such clear instructions and expectations, and it's so refreshing. It never once felt like he was asking me a question that he didn't prepare me for which was very nice. At least online, lectures were in the form of a PowerPoint with voice recordings on each slide, and they were good and were very relevant to the homework and lab reports. Online labs are kinda boring, but they were never too annoying because of Pang's great instructions. The workload for this class felt a little high for a 3 unit class, with a week's work being an hour of lecture, about an hour on homework, around 3-4 hours on a lab report, and 1 hour on live zoom with a TA, but it wasn't anything crazy. The midterm and final were basically like long homework assignments. Would definitely recommend. If you can read and follow directions, you will get an A.

Honestly I learned more through his lectures than in my actual chem 20B class. If you plan ahead, this class will be easy. A regular week consists of 2 assignments. Some assignments are LONG, like 5-6 hours long. His assignments are easy just time consuming. The tests are fair and open book, I personally got a B and A on the two tests. Great prof and great class. Highly recommend.

Pang was excellent! There were a lot of assignments (weekly homework and weekly-ish labs) but they were all pretty straightforward. The lab reports could be time consuming but probably much less than if the class was in person, and they were pretty easy to do. The lectures made so much sense. They should've been review for whatever we learn(ed) in Chem 20B but honestly they taught me everything so much better.

Pang was also SUPER considerate that everything was weird right now, and even extended due dates when they fell on the day of 20B midterm. Super nice guy, good class, I would definitely recommend :)