<p>All you seasoned Bruins, what are some classes you recommend for freshman year. Additionally, what are some classes you recommend we dont take? Include horrible professors and ones you loved please....</p>
<p>i second the question</p>
<p>I am not sure whether Sproul is still teaching Econ 1 and 2, but try to avoid him.</p>
<p>Two hours of his lecture a day will put you in sleep for a long haul.</p>
<p>He is infamous for his very low, monotonic voice, a defining example of "lecturer".</p>
<p>i recommend taking a fiat lux or two. they're 1-unit seminars with some interesting topics, and classes are capped at 20 students so you get more interaction with the professor.</p>
<p>^ agree - fiat lux classes are great. Other than that, what subjects are you guys interested in? If you give us some ideas, I'm sure us current students could recommend the good lower division courses in each subject.</p>
<p>Don't take Physics 1B with Prof. Corbin, unless you like low grades and/or excessive problem sets...</p>
<p>thanks, flopsy. I had enough of that in AP Physics, while understanding absolutely nothing.</p>
<p>basic subjects...like math, english, history, and science..who are the "easy" professors, who are ones we should try to avoid?</p>
<p>For Biz Econ and Econ majors, the following are the must-take courses:</p>
<p>Econ 160 Money and Banking: As the title of the classes suggests, the class is not an economic class, but more like a finance course, discussing various components of "capital market" and the various tools of financial sectors to move the funds between investors and borrowers. You will learn a great deal of bonds market, stock market, finance, and decision making tools. A great class for those of you who want to work in finance sector after college.</p>
<p>Management 130A Basic Managerial Finance: This course is a must! Taught by a legendary professor named "Ted Anderson", the class is geared to teach students various tools of making the financial decision. The class is fun since the professor heavily relies on case studies and he discusses his personal experience of working in the finance sector. You will learn a great deal of Net Present Value (NPV) calculation, asset valuation, and value evaluation, which is DIRECTLY related to what you will do as a financial analyst for I Banks.</p>
<p>Management 130B Advanced Managerial Finance: Again taught by Ted Anderson. For your information, upon seeing this course on my resume, the executive vice president whom I interviewed for my first job was sold, prompting him to say "Oh, I see. You are already familiar with advanced finance materials. I LIKE that."</p>
<p>Enough said!:)</p>
<p>Econ 190 (?) International Trade: The class teaches about Euromarket, hedge fund, exchange rate, discount rate, and trade surplus and deficit between countries. A great course for those of you who plan to major International Economics.</p>
<p>Management 1A and 1B: Basic Accounting classes. Avoid the professor named "Ravetch" at all costs! I got A in my Management 1A course taught by a female professor. A quarter later, I got C+ in Management 1B course taught by Ravetch.</p>
<p>Enough said! :)</p>
<p>Statistiscs 50 Elementary Statistics: You will learn a great deal of mean, median, standard deviation stuff from this class. Excellent course that is intended to train you for the real world of finance related jobs.</p>
<p>Management 108 Business Law: This is an amazingly good class for those of you who want to get familiar with the legal ramifications of working in management position.</p>
<p>Econ 106F Finance: Enough said as the name of the course suggests! </p>
<p>Econ 122 International Finance: Ditto!</p>
<p>Econ 130 Public Finance: A course about public sector finance, bonds and treasuries.</p>
<p>and finally, Calculus 32A Calculus of Several Variables: For those of you who already passed the calculus with the AP Caluclus AB/BC exams, try to take this course despite the fact that you dont have to. Trust me on this, and take this course. Your interviewers will like the fact that you have gone far to hone your quantitative skill.</p>
<p>z2thay: Sorry to break the bad news to you. But at a research school like UCLA, there is no such thing as "easy" professors. They are all hard to some extent, and you should focus on choosing the classes that would give you the maximum satisfaction and motivation to study your hardest.</p>
<p>After all, this isnt and shouldnt be high school. You are not learning for grades. You are paying too much for that!</p>
<p>Guys, if you have an internet connection, hone your research skills. After all, that's what you will be doing for the most time after graduating from college! :)</p>
<p>Hey, DaRaverLA, is there a place where I can find the possible professors I might encounter if I do Pre BizEcon.</p>
<p>some classes i took this year as a freshman:</p>
<p>Earth and Space Science 7: Space Weather by Moldwin
- he's very understanding about non-science majors and their phobia for science, so he tries to make the class enjoyable and easy to understand. he gives out extra credit too. reading load is relatively light. </p>
<p>History 8A: Colonial Latin America by Terraciano
- funny professor... he gives out midterm and final study guides so you know what to expect from the test and essays. that made a big difference. </p>
<p>Psych 10: intro psych by Zaidel
- 8 short quizzes, not very tough if you do everything required (i.e. go to lecture and read). considered to be a "gpa booster" class. </p>
<p>Education 92F: undergraduate success by Barbee
- great class for incoming freshmen (taught in winter quarter). basically, it's about how to be successful as an undergraduate student. it's only 2 units, and class is pretty easy.</p>
<p>oh Psych 10 w/Zaidel - hell yeah, great GPA booster. Piece of cake. Unfortunately, its not a GE :(</p>
<p>Are the fiat lux seminars open to everyone or are they only for those in the Honors program?</p>
<p>Fiat Lux classes are actually designed for freshmen. After the first enrollment period, anyone can enroll in them, but the first priority goes to first-years.</p>
<p>"Are the fiat lux seminars open to everyone or are they only for those in the Honors program?"</p>
<p>they are open to all freshmen.</p>
<p>All right, thanks--I only saw it mentioned on the Honors website when I tried searching for it and got a little confused.</p>
<p>i hear psych classes are good to keep your GPA up</p>
<p>"I only saw it mentioned on the Honors website when I tried searching for it and got a little confused."</p>
<p>you get 1 unit of honors credit for taking a fiat lux. however, they are capped at a certain amount (not sure what it is), otherwise you'd just finish a bunch of honors units with easy pass/no pass fiat luxes haha.</p>