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There are people on this earth that should, above all else, have nothing to do with mentoring or teaching. This man is one of them. Hands down the worst professor I have ever had. It pains me to pay for tuition and get a professor of such poor quality.

The most confusing professor I've ever had. He mumbles, writes on the board a million miles a minute, and is very difficult to follow. The material is not extremely difficult but he makes it impossible to understand.

AVOID THIS GUY. He makes a difficult subject insanely hard. Expect to fail his exams. TAKE THE COURSE IN ANOTHER SCHOOL. There is no alternative to this guy for the program here. Demands a lot of homework and will give quizes on a regular basis. Trust me, avoid him. You get graded on the homework

TERRIBLE! Makes an already difficult subject nearly impossible. The average C grade is in 40s-50s. Lectures were whirlwinds, tests were very difficult, after class time was grudging, moody and usually unhelpful.

Horrible professor, makes physics harder than it needs to be and his tests are near impossible, stay away from this professor if at all possible

Was not very clear,not really helpful

ATTENTION ALL UML SOPHOMORE EP STUDENTS: DO NOT TAKE PROFESSOR ARTHUR MITTLER FOR GENERAL PHYSICS I and II!!!! DO NOT COME INTO THAT CLASS THINKING YOU WILL GET AN A UNLESS YOU WANT TO DEVOTE EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF YOUR SOPHOMORE YEAR DOING PHYSICS!!! DO NOT I REPREAT DO NOT BE BRAVE... YOU WILL BE HEARTBROKEN IN THE END WITH A D or less!!!!

I've taken a few physics classes, and I never hated physics until I had this professor. Does not explain concepts clearly. Exams not exactly fair. Class averages always a 50... meaing that either every student he's had is stupid/doesn't try... or something else. Trust me, it's "something else". Thank God it's scaled.

do yourself a favor if u need to take Exploring the univrse do it on Monday wednesdays and fridays with stimets way easier i had Mitler my roommate had stimets the roomate never had t ogo to class except on friday to take the quiz. mitler gives you a test every thursday and you also need a prs clicker to answer in class questions

The worst professor I have ever had. He is about as clear as fog. Be prepared to use your book more than your notes, and be sure to go the Weds class. Those are the days he reviews for the quiz on.

Terrible. He's rude and doesnt know anything about the course. My friend and I(and pretty much everyone around us) cheated the whole year without him even having a clue. We knew all of the answers to the quizzes before hand. He is a terrible prof. Take stimets.

Nice guy, but bad at explaining anything. He says he "doesnt have to work a day in his life because he loves his job." I say, he doesnt work a day in a life because he doesnt DO his job.

I am doing well in this class. why? I've taken AP physics in HS. but am here to warn anyone taking physics in UML. you better have taken physics already. teaching0. every lecture. reads few slides. and thats it. if you've never taken physics. good luck. the guy doesn't teach anything. and recitation doesn't either.

Physics I at UML is seriously flawed. Getting in the 50's is considered a C. This department should really rework the course if scores are so low that the scaling needs to be so high. Worst lecture I've taken. Lecture is reading slides and recitation is 2-3 problems that don't teach you anything. Your grade relies on 4 exams with 3 questions each.

Exams are not difficult at all. This is a fairly easy class because of the curve. Also most of the questions on the test or some variation of the ones in the book. Physics isn't something you can read about and remember definitions. It's about practicing and learning the concepts with problem solving. Mittler is a really nice guy but he can't teach

Mittler seems like a nice guy but the class is seriously an independent study. You attend the lectures where Mittler struggles to read off slides word for word, that are directly from the book, exams are similar to problems worked in the book but the TA's who grade them are bad with partial credit, and the homework doesn't show up on exams

Activity sheets, quizzes, and homework have nothing to do with exams. Previous exams are completely different. TA is useless. Professor's review sessions are also useless. This is a self study course... no teaching required. If you have the physics foundation from high school, you will pass. If not, you will be lost in a constant loop of confusion.

Easily the worst teacher I have had in my life. He can't even read correctly off his own slides in lecture. his voice is so monotone you will want to die in class. You will be stuck with him if you take Physics 1 for lecture, but do NOT take him for recitation. The whole set up for physics is broken at UML, and Mittler is the main reason for it.

I will start on the positive note and say that he is a good Prof. The reason being is that he tries to make his lectures fun in a sort of way. But the bad thing is that the homework that he gives are tough and do not help at all on the exams. It is good if you are a physics major because you can reach you're self better then he could. Recommend not

Worst professor/teacher I have ever encountered. Avoid at all costs, if you expect to learn anything from him, think again. You would be better off teaching the entire course to yourself on your own time and just showing up for tests and quizzes. He considers a 50% on his tests acceptable, what a joke. If student feedback mattered, he'd be gone.

You go in class and he reads off from the power point that you can do yourself. Minimal explanation and moves on. Go to lecture class for clicker question points. Self study class... if you need a professor to teach you physics, I recommend taking physics from a different institution and transfer the credit...

Physics is extremely scaled, so it's not unlikely to fail the exams and still pass the class. That being said, the material is not well taught by Mittler, nor the additional recitation professor. This seems to be more of a structure problem, because there are consistently low exam scores for the last few years. Try your best, it's hard to fail.

One of the worst teachers I've ever had, his lectures are boring, confusing, and pointless. Also the lab report that he wrote, which is required for the lab portion of the class, is reflective of his teaching abilities: poor.

This class should not be taken at Umass lowell because the professor grades very unfairly because the tests are too hard. Also, if class evaluation counted Arthur Mittler would have been fired a long time ago. He thinks he is teaching but he really isn't.

This is a mandatory class for my major, and many other, the fact that he teaches the main lecture is a disgrace to this university. He is an awful teacher that is more focused on his tangent thoughts then the actual lecture he is supposed to be teaching. He is yet another example of a teacher that got tenure and stopped caring if anyone learns.

The final reviews provided to study only have answers so if get it wrong, to bad he is to lazy to do his job and show work. I learned more by studying for the final using Khan Academy(KA) in two days then I have learned all year from him. If this is a required class I recommend KA to you and MIttler so you can both learn the material of Physics 1

Horrible. Lectures were useless besides the clicker questions, and his recitation was even worse. Quizzes and exams were nearly impossible only way to pass is to look up the quizzes when you get them on Chegg. Overcomplicated the subject so much. Dont ever take him.

Please for the love of all things good, DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASS WITH THIS MAN! I have never had to rely on online resources and other professors to get through a class before this one. Not only are his lectures almost useless, but they often left me more confused before I started the class...

I don't think I learned a single thing from this man if you get stuck in his class its hard to fail but I'm sorry for your loss

Doesn't explain things well at all, boring lectures. The homework provides no help at all. Use your online resources because he won't teach you any physics. Teaches the class as though you already know the material. If (when) you do bad, there's a very large scale.

Absolutely terrible professor. Avoid him at all costs even if it means taking a summer class, you'll thank yourself. He doesn't teach you how to do his problems that will shows up on the exams so his lectures are only good for the clicker points. Previous exams he put on blackboard are your best shot for doing well on exams.

im so sorry for whoever else has to go through this

cannot teach well.

If you care for your sanity please avoid this professor at all costs. A friend of mine reached out to him for help, and all he said was: "I have better things to do with my time". Unless you are really hard working and love physics DO NOT TAKE Professor Mittler.

"One of the best professor I've ever had. He is really kind and cares about his students", is a review that this professor will never get. He is a terrible professor and the only reason he hasnt gotten fired is because he is on tenure.

Do you hate your self and everyone around you? If so, this class is made for you. His exams are really hard, and his lectures are basically pointless. Avoid his for your own sanity. P.S. He sometimes has problems with simple adding/subtracting numbers. Enjoy

He was the WOAT. The ABSOLUTE WORST of all time.

First professor I have had that made me feel like I've learned barely anything. He goes over material and problems as if he is solving for himself. Unclear about upcoming quizzes, saying it is "on stuff we did before" which caused me to do poorly on them. Would not recommend for recitation or lecture, unless you're a masochist.

I had professor Mittler for Physics I recitation. All he does is do practice problems while not addressing the class until finishing and does not explain what he is doing and how to do it. I had never taken physics before this and asked a question at the beginning of the semester and was told I should have learned it before because it was easy.

Professor Mittler is a nice person, however, he can NOT teach. He often mumbles at the board when proceeding with complex problems that he seemingly thinks you understand, labeling everything as "trivial." Be sure to ask questions because he will explain a topic in a way that will make you not understand. You'll be better off learning from youtube.

I've never met him, so the only reason I'm writing this is because I assume he writes all the lab handouts. None of the equations are ever explained, the wording is brief and vague, and more. Sometimes it took me days just to figure out what value to use for the variable "a" when you find like 10 different ones in the lab for that single equation.

If you just want to pass physics, sign up for literally any other professor. He makes his quizzes more difficult than other sections and will take points off your participation if you don't get a perfect score on what are essentially pop quizzes. He's passionate about the subject, but rambles and doesn't clearly explain how he got to some steps.

The lab instructions are vague and hard to understand. Sometimes even the TA doesn't understand what you have to put in your lab report. It's not coherent, the grading is not the same between sections, and it's just a lot of work for 1 credit. The one saving grace is that the average of your lab section is curved to 85% in case you have a bad TA

Arthur gives you homework before he teaches it to you in the lesson. Inadequate teaching style. Doesn't seem to have an understanding of his lessons or material.

Doesn't care about explaining anything just writes stuff on the board

Never posts on blackboard, so any upcoming quizzes are a complete mystery until you get to class. Exam problems aren't similar to the homework problems, and the homework is randomly posted, as he rarely sends a notice when it's posted.