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Scott Chandler
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Fall 2021 - Chandler is a really nice guy, cracks many jokes, and overall quite entertaining to be around. His material is on electrophysiology, so a lot about ion channels and gradients and some applications of physics - he goes quite in-depth with this stuff because he likes to treat it as a puzzle, giving you piece by piece until the whole picture is created. So it really is hard to understand what you need to know for the exam, so I recommend grasping the big ideas. He likes to advertise his reader as like the holy grail for this class - I didn't find it too helpful, but it's the best study/review resource you've got, so use it! His exam is 9 short answers in an hour-ish so you better know your stuff and be able to convey it in a concise manner. The mean was an 82. Grading Scheme (out of 400): 300 points - 100 for each module's exam 80 points - 10 points for each of 9 quizzes, lowest dropped 10 points - two clinical correlations (summaries of a presentation) 5 points - seminar attendance + summary 5 points - discussion participation
Fall 2021 - Chandler is a really nice guy, cracks many jokes, and overall quite entertaining to be around. His material is on electrophysiology, so a lot about ion channels and gradients and some applications of physics - he goes quite in-depth with this stuff because he likes to treat it as a puzzle, giving you piece by piece until the whole picture is created. So it really is hard to understand what you need to know for the exam, so I recommend grasping the big ideas. He likes to advertise his reader as like the holy grail for this class - I didn't find it too helpful, but it's the best study/review resource you've got, so use it! His exam is 9 short answers in an hour-ish so you better know your stuff and be able to convey it in a concise manner. The mean was an 82. Grading Scheme (out of 400): 300 points - 100 for each module's exam 80 points - 10 points for each of 9 quizzes, lowest dropped 10 points - two clinical correlations (summaries of a presentation) 5 points - seminar attendance + summary 5 points - discussion participation
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For 101 series: Selling Cellular Physiology of Nerve and Muscle 3rd Edition by Gary G. Matthews for $25. Cellular Physiology of Nerve and Muscle 4th Edition by Gary G. Matthews for $35. Neuroscience (Fifth Edition) by Purves, Augustine, Fitzpatrick, Hall, Etc. Neuroanatomy: An atlas of structures, sections, and systems by Duane E. Haines for $65. None of the books have been used Text or call: **********
For 101 series: Selling Cellular Physiology of Nerve and Muscle 3rd Edition by Gary G. Matthews for $25. Cellular Physiology of Nerve and Muscle 4th Edition by Gary G. Matthews for $35. Neuroscience (Fifth Edition) by Purves, Augustine, Fitzpatrick, Hall, Etc. Neuroanatomy: An atlas of structures, sections, and systems by Duane E. Haines for $65. None of the books have been used Text or call: **********
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I took Dr. Chandler for Neuroscience 101A. Dr. Chandler is by far my favorite professor at UCLA. His lectures are interesting (though the information itself can often times be a bit dry). He always has the class cracking up throughout his lecture, which sort of forces you to stay awake and listen. He cares so much about student learning, something that is often left out with UCLA professors. One tip: definitely go to office hours. Going to his OH were one of the best ways I spent my time this quarter, as he explained concepts more thoroughly and was sure to re-emphasize a topic until everyone knew what he was saying.
I took Dr. Chandler for Neuroscience 101A. Dr. Chandler is by far my favorite professor at UCLA. His lectures are interesting (though the information itself can often times be a bit dry). He always has the class cracking up throughout his lecture, which sort of forces you to stay awake and listen. He cares so much about student learning, something that is often left out with UCLA professors. One tip: definitely go to office hours. Going to his OH were one of the best ways I spent my time this quarter, as he explained concepts more thoroughly and was sure to re-emphasize a topic until everyone knew what he was saying.
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Winter 2024 - Professor Chandler really likes to challenge his students to think critically, which is very helpful for our learning. He has a very eccentric, "tough love" way of teaching and interacting with students, but I've grown to appreciate it. This is a very difficult class to succeed in on your own, so going to his office hours and having a study group were essential to my success, as he predicted that it would be. My interest in the course content was pretty low coming in, but Chandler somehow made CPGs exciting to learn about and to think about on my own. Also his grading was very generous and I appreciated that. My only real critique has to do with Chandler's lecture slides. While it was nice to have all the slides needed for a section at once, it would have been helpful had he updated the slides and rearranged them before the class began, or at least before each lecture. Sometimes it was hard to follow along without having his same slide. And then there's his drawings. Having taken NEUROSC m101A with him, I already knew how to read his cell diagrams, but I do think that are probably visually clearer ways to present a lot of the course's information. The shorthand is useful to emulate though when I am working on my own. All in all, Chandler has become one of my favorite professors of my whole undergraduate experience this quarter. He may not be able to pronounce half the class's names, but he's very sweet and has a good sense of humor haha. Thanks for everything, Dr. Chandler!
Winter 2024 - Professor Chandler really likes to challenge his students to think critically, which is very helpful for our learning. He has a very eccentric, "tough love" way of teaching and interacting with students, but I've grown to appreciate it. This is a very difficult class to succeed in on your own, so going to his office hours and having a study group were essential to my success, as he predicted that it would be. My interest in the course content was pretty low coming in, but Chandler somehow made CPGs exciting to learn about and to think about on my own. Also his grading was very generous and I appreciated that. My only real critique has to do with Chandler's lecture slides. While it was nice to have all the slides needed for a section at once, it would have been helpful had he updated the slides and rearranged them before the class began, or at least before each lecture. Sometimes it was hard to follow along without having his same slide. And then there's his drawings. Having taken NEUROSC m101A with him, I already knew how to read his cell diagrams, but I do think that are probably visually clearer ways to present a lot of the course's information. The shorthand is useful to emulate though when I am working on my own. All in all, Chandler has become one of my favorite professors of my whole undergraduate experience this quarter. He may not be able to pronounce half the class's names, but he's very sweet and has a good sense of humor haha. Thanks for everything, Dr. Chandler!
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