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He's seriously afraid of his students. He is very unclear. For lectures 150 people showed up the first day but 2nd week only 10 people would go to lectures. Everything he taught in class was useless for the quizzes and final. Terrible teacher.
can't understand a word he says. lectures on basic stuff that doesn't help on quizzes. doesn't curve. overall...most horrible phsyics teacher on campus...you can tell by the 20 ppl out of 200 who comes to lecture...
Lectures were good. Quizes weren't that bad. Although class wasn't curved the quizes were so simple you didn't need a curve. Overall I reccomment this teacher.
Good teacher, simple quizes. Physics sucks in general, but I wouldn't mind having professor Groisman again.
easy quizzes, terrible teacher-- attendance was close to 10% by 3rd week
Absolutely abrasive and terrible: that was my experience with the odious class...to hell with his quizzes...and his conceptually motivated questions; which in my opinion, were incoherently and fatuously stated.
Prof. Groisman turns an interesting survey of physics into a dull experience. He is incoherent and his quizzes are very ambiguously worded. It is near impossible to obtain a decent score if you think too much into the quiz questions no matter how much you study. No curve in class either!
just to reaffirm the past statements...terrible teacher...quizzes are not worded well...just a bad experience in general. I passed though... thank god. physics at UCSD in general is just crap so good luck...
just guy definitely knows what he's teaching, but he has trouble doing it without putting everyone to sleep. fortunately, his quizes are multiple choice, and he provides you the formulas needed, so they're very easy. basically, he just wants to know the concepts.
Ok, first of all: everyone who complains about this professor is bitter. Groisman may speak in a monotonous voice, but he is VERY clear and explains concepts well. If you try in this class you will do well, simply put. If you don't, then you will be bitter like the rest.
I don't actually think the lectures are that bad in here, they are actually pretty helpful combined with the book. The problem is the quizes, half of which are essentially trick/semantic questions, and often contain problems not really covered by the homework or lecture. That + no curve = AVOID!
Current student: He's monotonic. I dont attend lect. anymore. TA, Randall Kelley is great! Use him to prepare yourself for weekly quizzes (drop 2). Quizzes: 5 intuitive, 2 problem-solving. He has fallen behind on the syllabus; so past 2 Qs have had little to study. I understand, he's curving my class. Note: Use TA Randy to get you thru any Phys!
His lectures are quite good despite what other poeple say. Its true that people don't show up after the 5th week or so, but its their loss! His quizes (and final) can be tricky however they are very thorough; they cover all of the material from the book quite well. He is also a very nice person who sincerely wants you to do well in his class.
The quizzes are filled with trick questions, but if you understand the concept or have a TA that's willing to walk you through the quiz concepts, then it's cake. Math questions are easy. Homework doesn't help too much, but it can help. The most important thing to know is the generally physics concepts. His lectures aren't that great, but acceptable
tries to be funny. sometimes successful, oftentimes not. Quizzes = very conceptual, but with good TA (randall kelly) helps out a lot. Gets very agitated sometimes and cut off a student answering his question in class before. if you can find another professor take that one, but if groisman's the only one, he's ohkay too.
tricky + multiple choice is just dreadfull. the material is pretty easy. but he made is super hard by putting concepts that NEVER appeared in the book. dont understand y do u want to be tricky for such an easy class to lower ppl's grade. the TA helped a lot on the quizzes but the final is just ridiculous, u'll find urself cussing during th test
He's so hard to understand. Has a thick accent. He won't post his powerpoints online in hopes ppl will come to class more, but also goes through them too fast so you can't copy them down. Too much work for a 2 unit course.
Lectures are unimportant, just listen to your TA and read the lab manual.
For a 2 unit class, this class is extrremely time consuming as well as frusrating. The professor seems to want everyone to fail by not giving out high scores (whether or not you deserve it). The TAs are cool though.
This professor is kind of just lame. He got upset at our TA for our section's average being too high, so our TA had to start grading us harder.
Clear in the discussion, but the material was difficult. The TA, Ben Heldt, was extremely helpful; much easier to learn from him. The prof made it uncomfortable to ask Q's. Quizzes were really hard (avg. was 37-50%), but he does grade on a curve :). For the material, I'd say he was a good instructor.
Terrible prof, going to class is useless. Quizzes are really hard, and the grading sketch, cuz he never posts the curve. Very nice guy if you email him, but explanations are incomprehensible. Final is not too bad, but don't take him if you don't have to.
Nice guy, but not a great teacher. Going to lecture is the most important thing because all he does is give quizs that are entirely based off of the lectures. If you only read the book and skip lecture, you will miss out on some of the necessary information that he goes over. Hint: Take your time on the quizs, read and think about each question
He's RIDICULOUS! His tests aren't representative of the material AT ALL, and with each successive test comes the new worst day of your life. He gives you a "formula sheet," which is COMPLETELY useless, and you end up knowing how to do half of one problem out of four. If you ask a question, he puts you down and makes you feel like a complete idiot.
He is boring and lectures are useless and monotonous. Time is better spent at home reading the textbook and figuring out the problems by yourself. The curve is relatively easy.
Reads off slides, calculations are on slides, doesn't post slides ahead of time so you could actually use them in lecture like normal classes. Quizzes: inconsistent and not representative of material. ONLY take him if you have NO OTHER CHOICE. TA's are great, solve the problems, go to problem sessions and hope for the best.
Just like what everyone else has said, it's all the truth - he's simply a nice guy with no real interest for teaching... and it shows, on his face, every day during lecture. He reads off slides that are summarizations of the book, gives some examples, and then curve is not generous. GO TO TA'S HELP SECTION TO DO WELL - that's it!
Really like this guy. Teaches from slides made from the textbook which is ok. Puts jokes and comics in the slides to try to keep the class interested. Put quizzes at the end of the week which gives you time to study. Quizzes aren't very hard as long as you read the section and do your homework! The TA June is good too.
I don't know what the others are talking about. This guy is legit! He is super clear and, if you've ever asked him a question, he really cares and will make sure that you perfectly understand what you are confused about. He explains concepts very nicely and his lectures are engaging. Best Physics experience at UCSD. He's extremely smart too!
He lectures straight from his power points. Leaves all practice problems for the TA to do. The physics professors I had in community college were much better. Overall this professor seems nice, but has a thick accent and his lectures are very boring.
Lectures through Powerpoint slides and elaborates sufficiently from it. Thick accent and a bit monotonous so it's a bit hard to pay attention in lecture. Quizzes were pretty fair, especially when you have done problems from the book. All of his conceptual questions (3 of 8 on each quiz) consists of choosing a false statement out of the 5 given.
Teaches from powerpoints, lectures not interesting. Quizzes not too bad if you do all the practice problems. Curve was decent.
Fantastic professor! He went over the material very slow and clearly. His quizzes essentially came directly from the lectures and were relatively easy. He's not a particularly exciting person but he really did a great job teaching the class and it was rather pleasant overall. I don't know why people never showed up to class but that's their loss!
Best Physics prof at UCSD! He's really helpful and really cares that you understand all of the material. His powerpoints are really clear, and I think the grading system is really fair (66% from best 6 out of 8 quizzes) Quizzes are really similar to practice and the conceptual questions are directly from lecture. He's really entertaining I think.
Good professor. Provided previous years' quizzes/final to study from and everything is from his lecture pwpnts, which are very clear and very helpful. Not the most exciting professor and his sense of humor is..different. Goes over concepts as a slower pace, which I liked, because I could follow along in class. OH and hw are helpful. not bad at all
Terrible at teaching. Less than 1/4 of the class showed up to lectures after a few weeks since all he does is talk while going through lecture slides. Easily replaced with reading the book. Best way to study is to do the practice quizzes he assigns and it's still hard. DONT TAKE HIM
Class was fair, his powerpoints are really helpful and clear. Quizzes are a little hard but study problems from the book and go over the lecture notes and you should be fine.
The professor who possesses no responsibility about his teaching,announcement of quiz will only be published one day before quiz or even no announcement. But the quiz is stupid ,which is composed by 11-12 multichoice.
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. I usually go to all my classes but going to his lecture is pointless. He reads off the slide and goes way to fast to take notes. The slides are not posted before hand so you can't even follow at your own pace. Quizzes are way to difficult for the 1 series.
His lectures are clear and straightforward. Electricity&magnetism is difficult in general, but the professor was good at explaining things. Do all the homework and review the lectures before each quiz, and you can do well. Generous curve: 80 and above is an A. 50 and above is passing. Not a huge fan of physics but this was doable.
Horrible lectures, most people don't go. Decent slides, but none were helpful for the tests or final. Did the homework repeatedly, but found the tests tricky. The final was a NIGHTMARE, and was allowed a cheat sheet but can't use equation sheet he provides!! BEWARE
He's not too bad if you do the homework and read the slides. Conceptual questions on quizzes were sometimes worded weirdly (and I think unfairly), but the calculations were pretty straightforward. Final was a beast (avg was 12/22). I never went to class except for the quizzes/final and ended up with ~76% and an A-, so there was a nice curve.
The class is hard but doable. Going to lecture is useless since the professor is hard to understand and doesn't really explain things effectively. The problem-solving portion of the quizzes were straightforward, but the conceptual portion was difficult. The final was ridiculously hard with a low average. I would not recommend him.
Avoid his class!! He is so confusing that you will realize how clear the textbook is after taking his classes. The average of his quizzes is only 50%.Please avoid him!
WORST PROFESSOR I'VE HAD AT UCSD. i have never had a professor who is so rude in lecture. he does NOTHING to help his students learn. Doesn't even bother posting solutions to the quiz, just posts multiple choice letter answers not even bothering to show any work for the solutions. his lecture slides he posts online are incomplete and useless
Professor Groisman bored me to tears when I could understand him. I literally went to class purely for clicker points and was on my phone the whole time. The textbook over complicates things and don't do the homework problems-just do the sample exams. Thank god I took physics in high school because I learned nothing in this class.
This was the worst lab ever! He made the quizzes way too hard. Sometimes the labs were ahead of lecture and questions were harder than lecture questions. Ruined the 1-series labs!
I did well on the prefab, lab conclusion, and participation but screwed up on the quizzes. The quizzes were tough! GOOD LUCK!
Not hard class at all. His lectures are very easy to follow, podcasted and gives clicker points (5%). Three quizzes instead of midterms, he picks the best two out of three. And for those who complains about LABS, it's NOT his fault at all! There's another person responsible for all the labs and the class itself is separate from the labs
He gave very fair quizzes based on the Easy and Medium homework problems. Do the suggested homework problems until you can get them easily and you'll do fine. He gave short breaks during the lectures which were nice. Final was a little harder than the quizzes due to the sheer amount of content covered in the class. Lectures were clear and helpful
Lectures were unengaging and boring, and quizzes were very hard. I wouldn't have gone to lecture if there weren't clicker points, because reading the book or searching up things online proved to be more helpful. If anything, his lectures just confused me on topics I already knew. As long as you do the homework (easy&med) you should be fine.
DO THE HOMEWORK. Groisman cares about his students; he welcomes questions and will help you understand concepts. But in the end, you need to put in the work to get an A.
Best Physics Professor at UCSD! Quizzes are very straight forward and lectures make sense. This class is easily doable even even if you did not do well in Physics 1A due to this awesome professor!
Amazing Professor! I feel like he really prepares you for 1C. Quizzes require some preparation but are doable. He also reviews some of the previous concepts learned in 1A before building on top of them to make sure no one falls behind. Would recommend.
really liked him and his grading scale (85% is an A). 4 quiz. lowest one dropped. online hw and final. wouldnt really go to lecture if not for clickers. just study his slides and you ll ace quizzes. he tests really fair questions that are mostly conceptual or with minimal math. beware of dad jokes
Hard to understand his words and he doesnt make the materials very clear.
Hard to understand his words and he doesn't make the materials very clear.
Extremely rude and disregarding towards the students. Awful accent and incoherent lectures make passing quizzes more difficult than with any other physics professor I had.
The guy is smart (look at his research), but I don't think he really cares about teaching. He lacks the ability to explain material to a student who is encountering it for the first time. I ended up just buying the textbook and teaching myself. The grading is nice because if you average well on the quizzes then the final doesn't really matter.
I don't think I have actually had a worse professor here at UCSD. I just don't think he knows how to explain it to people who are not skilled at the material before coming to class.
This man just seems to read through the slides and explain formulas by just reading it. Doesn't explain why anything happens and never writes anything down. Just watching a man read.
I don't think I could stay awake during his class. Showed up just for clicker points but really don't bother going to lectures unless you are tryna kill time. Talks to the class like we are learning abc's but the tests arnt bad at all.
i spend more time studying for his quizzes than for my other phys midterms
Taken during Zoom University. The quizzes are very similar to the homework. Most students do well. the problem sessions led by TAs are beneficial, and he's straight to the point in his lectures. Super accommodating on deadlines. The issue is that the curve isn't too great so you're kinda screwed if you don't perform well on the quizzes.
He is honestly a mediocre professor for physics. His lectures confuse me so I end up just learning a lot of the material off of kudu because I get lost in his prerecorded lectures. His set up for his lectures is also confusing. His quizzes however are not hard. just make sure to practice each problems on kudu and understand them and you'll be good!
I didn't particularly like his lectures or lecture notes. His slides have both too many words and not enough words at the same time. Note that I took this class remotely, it was difficult to glean the relevant information out of his lectures and slides, but his class wasn't difficult and he was really nice
Phys 1B wasn't too bad. Found his lectures boring. If you do the optional homework problems in the textbook, you'll ace the quizzes the questions are basically the same.
YOOO, this class was hard. His lectures were difficult to keep up with cos they were multiple 15 min videos to go through just for that week. If you don't know anything about physics, uhh good luck!
This class is a lot of work, don't get me wrong. But, the exams were representative of the material in this class. The quizzes were based on the homework and there is an opportunity to skip the final if you want, which meant the final can only help your grade. His lectures weren't the most helpful, but reading the textbook was.
Prof Groisman is pretty nice and helpful and is always willing to help you out if you ask for it. His lectures are boring and not too helpful in my opinion and the final was brutal, but overall it's a pretty fair class. definitely be prepared to do a lot of studying, the concepts are not easy to grasp.
Too be honest this class was very easy. I sailed through the biweekly quizzes and thanks to his excellent course structure, I didn't even have to take the final. An A is 85% so about half of the entire class got an A. Lectures are monotonous at times but example problems are good practice if u like a challenge.
Are weekly HW assignments, 5 quizzes(10 blocks total), and the final (5 blocks total). 10 quiz blocks + 5 final blocks 15 blocks, 10 of which will count towards your grade (meaning you won't have to take the final if you did well enough on the 10 quiz blocks). Lectures are boring but I think prof explains the material well. Quiz averages were low
Good at teaching the content, but I felt like the quizzes were rushed and did not like the "block" design of his exams. It can be very discouraging to see the scores being auto generated for each block mid-exam, making you feel less motivated if you had bad scores.
The way he teaches his content is confusing, just reading off the slides you have to learn how to do everything yourself through kudu. Has a bad attitude, and everyone is surprised at how low their grade is and hes not replying to anyone
A was 85%, gave extra credit opportunities. Quizzes and final was representative of class material and difficulty, responds to emails and is active on discord. Very understanding.
This is his first time teaching 1A and back to in-person format - he sucks at teaching and explaining. The quiz does not match what he taught in class nor represent homework lol. Although he is a good person that replies on discord fast, still, too much homework and low quiz average are intense... avoid his in-person class fr
Probably the worst professor that I have had in my time at UCSD. His lectures are terrible if you are actually trying to learn because all he does is read from the slides word for word. He does not actually explain concepts, he just reads from the slide, so if you are confused, his lectures won't help. Expect to be teaching yourself in this class.
AWFUL Professor. He is just reads off the slides without explaining concepts. There is so much HW and the quizzes are not reflective of the practice quizzes or the HW. Even the tutoring center hates him due to the unfairness of the HW and tests. Avoid at all costs. I believe the majority of the class is failing
Rushes through content to the point where you learn absolutely nothing. Thank god for multiple choice formats on quizzes and the final because luck was on my side.
While his lectures are monotone and just slides, his grading criteria is really lenient. An 85 counts as an A and an 80 for an A-. His quizzes are also the bulk of the grade (54%) so if you do good on the quizzes, the final becomes much more tolerable. His quizzes are just MCQs that follow the HW. (Same with the final). IClickers also count for EC.
avoid bro at all costs, all he does is read lecture slides WORD FOR WORD. he does "walk throughs" of exaple problems but its on the slide in bullet points (instead of writing it out/explaining). the subject itself is alr hard,, the professor just makes it harder!!
85 is an A. Lecture heavy but got a better grade on quizzes after not paying attention during LE than when I did. Uses iClickers so LE is mandatory. Quizzes are weighted heavier than final. Lots of HW but is reflective of quizzes.
Prof Groisman was an ok teacher. His slides were not the most interesting, but they were very closely related to the exams and got the job done. I wouldn't say that this was the most interesting class, but I did feel that it was fair. Participation is required (Iclickers), but it is graded like extra credit. The quizzes are all multiple-choice.
The grading policy is nice but exhausting: midterms (54% total, lowest dropped, mostly hw and lecture q's ) & final 26%- you can mess up a couple of times but you're taking a midterm almost every other week. The lectures are a little hard to follow, but he is good at explaining, so you just have to really pay attention during the lecture.
I did not take AP physics but did so well. First lecture I thought I was going to fail, but after getting used to his lecture style I learned so much, but you have to keep up. Quizzes and final are based on slides and homework. He is also so nice and caring and SMART!!! I love professors who have easier exams than material covered.
4 quizzes and 1 final. He pulls quiz questions directly from lecture and hw. Some final questions were from past quizzes. He uses iClickers, but for a chance at up to 5% extra credit. Weekly hw assignments. He talks in run on sentences so it's hard to understand him. Cheat sheets are allowed on every exam: handwritten, one side, and no pictures
The lecture slides are significantly more difficult than the material, and if you spend even a little bit of time outside of class reviewing them you'll be more than fine. Very quiz heavy, but you can drop the lowest quiz, and the quizzes are easy enough for a child to do.
I had him for 1A and 1B and got A's in both classes. Class consists of 4 quizzes and final that include 8-10 multiple choice questions, most of which are taken directly from lecture or the homework. Uses iclickers in lecture, but are only for extra credit. His lectures are easy to follow through and he's pretty nice, funny, and very knowledgeable
A is an 85 and gives up to 5% extra credit from iclickers. 3/4s of that 5% is just from answering the iclicker questions. Go to lectures,do iclickers, do the homework, and go through the slides to make your cheat sheet for the quizzes and the class is pretty easy to get an A in.
Prof Groisman is very nice and I think that the class is well-taught and fair. The 8 question multiple choice quizzes in 50min are brutal (there is no time to think about anything) but one bad quiz does not ruin your grade. Do not expect to be able to make up a quiz no matter your situation or the amount of notice you give. Lowest quiz is dropped.
Do not listen to what anyone else says. This man is a treasure and you will take him for granted if you don't realize how amazing his teaching is. His course consists of lectures that maybe aren't the best for everyone's learning style, but he teaches everything you need to know with a lot of clarity. He wants you to succeed.
I think he genuinely wants students to succeed and uses homework questions or similar problems on quizzes, which is really fair. Clicker questions count as extra credit, which is also amazing. 4 QUIZZES + FINAL
Homework questions are multiple-choice with limited attempts. The lectures often move pretty fast, so I would recommend taking a glimpse of the slides that day before going to class. Quizzes are pretty fair, and one gets dropped. Course is curved heavily.
IT'S PHYSICS SO HAVE TO STUDY OKAY? BUT LISTEN HE IS SO FAIR + HE GIVES EXTRA CREDIT
He is easily one of the best professors in UCSD. I suck at physics, like seriously suck. But, he made it really easy for me to understand, especially if you attend lectures and office hours (+ extra credit for attending class). He is so sweet too in lectures, his jokes are so adorable, I wish people laughed at them more and appreciate him.
Slides were organized, grading was generous, exams were fair. I think if you did 2hrs a week of proper studying you'd be fine. Mostly just do the hw and learn which equations to use. Single side cheatsheet allowed for exams and equation sheet is provided. 85% for an A, and up to 5% extra credit from attendance.
Physics isn't too hard. The grade weighting is pretty balanced between homework and tests. The homework isn't hard if you pay attention to lecture, and he drops the lowest homework and quiz score. Grading is overall pretty generous. He's seems like a nice dude.
I seriously struggled at the beginning of the quarter but the more I worked with the homework and the practice problems all by myself and did not use chat the easier and the better I understood the class. Also rewatch the lectures if you have trouble understanding what he is saying but I personally never had a problem.
I was worried going into this class having never taken physics in high school but learned a lot at the end of the course and ended with a great grade! Professor & TA are very accessible outside of class and quizzes/final mimicked the homework/lecture slide questions. iClicker participation in lecture is used for extra credit.
Lectures cover everything you need to know, & the homework corresponds well to quiz questions. Make the most of your quiz cheat sheets, and keep them to make one for the final. Go to class for iClicker extra credit. Quizzes were only out of 8, but one was dropped
He wasn't that bad but I didn't enjoy his lecture style. Personally, the kudu textbook was more informative than his lectures but he wasn't a bad professor overall. I wouldn't call him hard but also wouldn't call him easy.
The class was graded on homework, quizzes and a final. Quizzes themselves weren't too bad but the professor did not do a good job in his lectures to prepare us. Lectures were not coherent to me and he was very hard to follow. I felt like I taught myself this class. He also was a bit rude when answering questions.
Quizzes were often difficult and asked things that were not covered in lecture. Lectures were fast paced and gave no time for understanding. Not to mention the professor had a thick, hard to understand accent. Just pass on him because this class should not be as hard as he makes it.
quizzes are 8 multiple choice questions... so if you get one wrong you're already down to a B. he's the worst
Ill admit, when I took Groisman for 1A, I did not like the class/quizzes at all. However, when I took him for 1B, my mind changed. His class is tough no doubt, but once you get used to the lecture style and quizzes, they become doable. The practice quizzes are easier than the quizzes, so dont be fooled. Best advice: do practice problems.
This class wasn't too bad, especially since an A was 85%. The 8-question multiple choice quizzes were manageable but annoying. Complete all assigned homework and extra practice, as many quiz questions came directly from them. Attending lecture is important, you can earn up to 5% extra credit for iClicker accuracy (3% guaranteed for attendance).
Prof Groisman is a very nice and caring teacher. Can tell that he cares a lot and is passionate about the material. I myself struggle a lot with math and going to his office hours helped clear a lot of things up for me. You get a cheat sheet for quizzes but I never used them because if you practice enough you should be able to recall them by heart.
Horrible professor. Reads off the slides and does not add any additional information to them. You can pass the class by never attending lecture. I leaned more from the homework than I did from his lectures. Would not recommend to take.
irritating how he lectures like we should already know the material. everything seems counterintuitive with no indepth explanation.
Not even done with the course yet, but confident to say he is unable to lecture properly and has no consideration for students genuinely trying to learn. He speaks to us as if we are all physics majors and have been studying physics for 10+ years. Will/would never take him again.
He's awesome and funny
He cares about the subject but his is ineffective. His slides are text heavy and overwhelming. He doesn't try to walk us through it well either, relying on talking about it rather than working through and explaining the problem itself. I wish it was more interactive. At least his quizzes are multiple choice and the homework is manageable.
He lectures as if we've already learned this content, explaining everything in a really complicated way. He barely does example problems in his lectures and mainly just talks about the content which makes no sense since all of the homework and quizzes are calculation based. Homework feels like I'm teaching myself. 5% ec for iClicker though
BRO SAVE YOURSELF. THE QUIZ IS NOTHING LIKE THE HW QUESTIONS. LECTURES ARE SO POINTLESS. PRAY AND PRAY TO EVERY GOD YOU CAN THINK OF
I have never written a review before but this class almost gave me an aneurysm. One of the worst and most unorganized classes i have ever taken… The quizzes are way more complex and different than the homework assignments. The lectures slides are insanely overwhelming and confusing to follow. (also pretty rude to the TAs)
Lectures were monotone and unhelpful, focusing on concepts instead of the problem solving needed for quizzes. Quizzes were harder than homework and used confusing wording. I had to self study and seek outside help. The instructor's passive-aggressive tone made it uncomfortable to ask for help.
Honest Review: Don't listen to the students rating 1's. Groisman is a meh professor, not terrible. 5% Iclicker extra credit, curved grades makes the class much easier. Not to mention his quizzes, which are straightforward. I didn't learn much from his lectures, and he tends to have a blunt attitude. If you know the basic concepts, you'll be fine.
Groisman is monotone and his lecture slides are very disorganized. Much of the lectures had unnecessary information. That being said, the HW problems were very similar to the quizzes with questions that were structured the exact same just different numbers. Basically, lectures are useless just make sure you are familiar with the kudu questions.
His grading scale is very generous and a C is a 44% rn. Attendance with iclickers is extra credit. 1 quiz and 2 homeworks get dropped. Lectures aren't the easiest to understand but study the homeworks and you'll be fine. 1 sided cheat sheet on all quizzes + final. Overall he's a chill guy
Tbh wasnt too bad just that he sucked at explaining stuff youre going to have to learn most of the content through the homework and kudu optional readings. I learned most of the class on my own and just went to class bc of the EC iclickers. The quizzes are mostly based on the hw but just diff numbers, the final is based on the quizzes and HW too.
There's going to be a learning curve, especially if you've never taken a physics class. Like with most STEM classses, it's all self-study. Grading scale is very forgiving. Easy class to pass, but you really can't slack off if you want an A. Quizzes and finals based on HW problems. It's physics, the professor isn't amazing but also not terrible.
I personally didn't enjoy going to lecture that much and felt I didn't learn from those; however the 5% extra credit points were very nice; fair in terms of difficulty as homework and quizzes and final felt very similar; definitely hard if this is your first physics class; Kudu textbook might be more helpful to use.
The tests were pulled fairly from Homework problems, he isn't that good of a professor but his slides do have useful info. I really recommend doing the textbook readings as they really explain well. Just study hard and you will get an A easily, he gives iclicker points that can give 5% to your final grade, and 85 above is an A.
He's an okay professor. I ended up teaching myself most of the content through the textbook as well as homework problems. Homework problems are almost exactly like the quizzes/final, which are multiple choice. His lectures go way more into depth about theory and topics than you need for tests, which have almost no theory questions.
Taught myself the material outside of classes and mostly from SI sessions. Doesn't go through lectures thoroughly and most of the class doesn't pay attention. Has Iclickers but are used for extra credit up to 5%. 85% is an A 80% is an A-.
his teaching isnt the greatest, but hes kind. two lowest hw scores dropped, lowest quiz dropped, and final was 22 mcq. cheat sheet is allowed. 80/105 points is an A-. biweekly quizzes that are 8 questions. 5% extra credit w/ iclicker questions.
Very particular professor, he gets overstimulated often and is iffy on email responses. It's physics, not an easy class if it's your first time with the subject. iClickers that depend on answer accuracy with a cap of 5% extra credit, homework and tests make up the grade. One side, 8.5 x 11 in sheet with no diagrams allowed for 4 quizzes and final.
Class is structured as 4 quizzes, 1 dropped, final, and weekly homework assignments. Class was pretty easy the quizzes are just 8 MCQ. More than 30% of the class ended with an A, and more than 60% higher than a B-. Really chill and easy class compared to other physics professors.
Class is mainly based on 4 quizzes (1 is dropped) and final. Very generous curve (85%+ is an A). Quizzes and final is pretty much based on the HW, and iclicker from attendance gives 3-5% extra credit added to your final grade. Lectures were kind of boring but generally explained the content pretty well--should be fine if you did the HW well.
Lectures were hard to follow, but quiz questions were similar to the Kudu homework. 5% extra credit from iClicker questions & 85% is an A. Even though I got an A, I wouldn't be able to tell you about any of the concepts that were taught. I felt the course focused more on plugging numbers into formulas rather than learning the "why" behind concepts.
Good at explaining all the content, but ultimately intro physics isn't that interesting in the first place. Iclickers are for 5% extra credit, and there's one problem set due a week. 85% for an A, and you get a drop for one of the quizzes.
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