Esdin is a fantastic teacher. He is clear and concise when he teaches, and the coursework follows suit. I don't think this is an "easy A" class, you have to know your content quite well to score highly on the exams. Overall, great course with interesting and intriguing content that taught me quite a bit!

Dr. Esdin was a joy to have as a teacher! His class was both enjoyable and informational! His office ours were very helpful and I recommend going if you have any questions. I highly recommend attending lecture and reading/annotating the coursereader!!! The lectures are very worth-while and I can confidently say that I have learned a lot about the importance of physcial activity and diet through this physcholigcal science lens and apply it to my everyday life. The project is very manageable! I would highly recommend this class and Dr. Esdin and would definitely take another class with him again!!

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One of the easier GE's. Engaging and is super insightful regarding the importance of exercise and breaks down the macros: Carbs, Lipids(Fats), and Proteins. Huge tip - STUDY THE COURSE, READER! Most of what will be on your weekly quizzes and especially the final and midterm will come straight from the course reader which many of us did not know at first. Make flashcards for it, highlight, study it, and KNOW IT! The course reader will not be gone over in class but makes a large number of test questions. If you study the course reader, you will be totally fine!

I loved this class with Esdin. I recommend it for anyone who is not a STEM major and want a more interesting science GE. The workload was super manageable and the labs were quite fun. The big project for the class was very easy and you have 9 weeks to complete it. The exams covered content that he mentioned in lecture, and the readings were optional but quite helpful. TAKE THIS CLASS

As a non stem major I felt that this was a very easy class if you are willing to put in the work. The content is very interesting even though it does focus on the more technical aspects of diet and exercise. The project was tedious but extremely easy and examples of parts of the project are provided and you can use those to just fill in your answers. One big plus of the class is that the labs are only every other week so there are only 5 labs that you need to attend in total. There are a few lab quizzes that only test on the content that is covered in the lab sections.

I just wanted to say that I loved this class. Dr. Esdin's lectures were not only easy to understand but interesting. He was also a very nice and helpful teacher. I recommend attending his office hours every now and then when you have a question or need to reach him in regards to the iClicker app.

From what I can recall, the midterm and final exam [100 points each], the lab quizzes (5) [15 points], the lecture quizzes (3)[15 points], the project [100 points] and your attendance in both the lectures (participation is graded through the iClicker subscription- you answer about 3 questions per lecture) and the labs (these are mandatory) make up your grade.

There was really no homework assigned but we were expected to study for quizzes given every other week at the beginning of our lab section. The labs were fairly easy. The midterm and final were not too difficult either, just don't leave the reading until the last minute.

Although there is a lot of material to cover, you are bound to pass the class if you attend the lectures, read the chapters right after class and answer the questions at the end of the chapters for review. I also HIGHLY recommend going to office hours with your TA. They will save you if you have any questions or are confused on a topic covered on either the labs or lectures. If it seems like your TA is not very helpful, I recommend reaching out to another TA.

I cannot express how much I loved this class.
Professor Esdin is without a doubt the BEST professor I've ever had the pleasure of studying under, in regards to your typical STEM classes. I ended the quarter with a B but the professor wasn't to blame at all - I was working part time and he was very understanding of my situation. I felt like I learned so much in this class, and if there was anything I didn't understand, he took his time to explain it the best he could. And honestly, he made everything complex seem very simple.

Plus he talks to his students, which is always a great thing.

I highly recommend taking this class with him!

Professor Esdin and 7C were tough. Professor Esdin was funny in lectures at time, but being in a large lecture hall made it difficult to hear him at times. His lecture slides were not all descriptive so you have to pay more attention to what he says than what is on the PowerPoint slides. iClicker questions were important for participation credit as well as really helpful for the midterms and final material. Discussion sections were also graded heavily on accuracy with both independent and group worksheets working with your assigned pod groups. There are two midterms (wk 1-3 content and wk 4-6 content) and one final (focused on wk7-10 content, but covers a few content of previous weeks). I personally found the second midterm to be a lot easier than the first midterm, but both were relatively difficult. DEFINATELY, become familiar with the diagrams covered in lecture/discussion because 99% of the questions on the exams are linked to diagrams. His grading system is based on points (total of 680 points) which the points come from midterm scores, final exam scores, discussion worksheets, Achieve readings, PCRQ, PCQ, and iClicker. The reading on Achieve can be a bit long and a bit time-consuming, but the questions that follow do provide some help.

Most of the people who have gotten As recently took this course during COVID. IF YOU ARE NOT A GOOD MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST TAKER, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. The project was tedious but easy, but the midterm and final were difficult. It's not like they were super time-consuming, but I kept messing up on the multiple choice and got a C+ on the midterm and a C on the final. I changed my grade from a letter grade to pass/no pass halfway through the quarter. The lectures are mandatory, but they almost feel useless when you have the course reader. The exams are almost all based on the course reader, but it is redundant and terribly written. I hated this class. I will say my grade still would have been a B if I had not changed it. He does given a decent amount of credit for attendance and other things so that helps boost the grade. My conclusion is that this class is easy to pass, but not necessarily an easy A. Had I known, I would not take it.