Professor
Randa Reslan
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Spring 2024 - Professor Randa Reslan is the best choice for taking 14A with. Her lecture was thrice a week MWF, but attendance isn't mandatory and I'd honestly recommend just rewatching the lectures back at 2x speed. We had "weekly" problem sets on Achieve that kept getting extended that were anywhere from 8-20+ problems that were based on the textbook and lectures. The grading scheme is as follows. 10% Homework 5% discussion section worksheets (you just show up for attendance) 35% midterm exam 50% final exam There was a bonus LA survey that added 0.5% to your final grade. For the exams, I would recommend going back through the problem sets and making sure that you understand each problem and how to get the correct solution. She records decently long review sessions (two 2 hour review sessions for the midterm and four 2 hour review sessions for the final) and also uploads practice exams that are similar to the actual tests. She is a very accommodating and nice professor (during the midterm, because of the unrest going on on campus, she decided to curve the midterm). Reslan added 6 bonus points on the final (126/120). She truly cares about her students and is an amazing professor, and I would never have taken 14A with anyone else.
Spring 2024 - Professor Randa Reslan is the best choice for taking 14A with. Her lecture was thrice a week MWF, but attendance isn't mandatory and I'd honestly recommend just rewatching the lectures back at 2x speed. We had "weekly" problem sets on Achieve that kept getting extended that were anywhere from 8-20+ problems that were based on the textbook and lectures. The grading scheme is as follows. 10% Homework 5% discussion section worksheets (you just show up for attendance) 35% midterm exam 50% final exam There was a bonus LA survey that added 0.5% to your final grade. For the exams, I would recommend going back through the problem sets and making sure that you understand each problem and how to get the correct solution. She records decently long review sessions (two 2 hour review sessions for the midterm and four 2 hour review sessions for the final) and also uploads practice exams that are similar to the actual tests. She is a very accommodating and nice professor (during the midterm, because of the unrest going on on campus, she decided to curve the midterm). Reslan added 6 bonus points on the final (126/120). She truly cares about her students and is an amazing professor, and I would never have taken 14A with anyone else.
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Spring 2024 - This was overall a good introductory chem course. As someone who had never taken chem before, I came in afraid but left feeling confident. Reslan gives very fair tests that closely resemble the practice she gives. However, her lectures are atrocious, the worst lecturer I have had at UCLA. However if you put in the work and go to TA and professor office hours that completely makes up for the lack of good lecture.
Spring 2024 - This was overall a good introductory chem course. As someone who had never taken chem before, I came in afraid but left feeling confident. Reslan gives very fair tests that closely resemble the practice she gives. However, her lectures are atrocious, the worst lecturer I have had at UCLA. However if you put in the work and go to TA and professor office hours that completely makes up for the lack of good lecture.
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Fall 2023 - I love Professor Reslan. She is just a good human being. If you need help and you ask for help, she will be there to provide what you need! Not the clearest lectures...but if you show up and TRY, you will be fine. Attended all of her office hours and her TA's office hours. Take initiative...don't be lazy...she is kind and will help you through it!
Fall 2023 - I love Professor Reslan. She is just a good human being. If you need help and you ask for help, she will be there to provide what you need! Not the clearest lectures...but if you show up and TRY, you will be fine. Attended all of her office hours and her TA's office hours. Take initiative...don't be lazy...she is kind and will help you through it!