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What Students Say
“Avoid if you had any experience with electricity in high school”
PHYS208 - 2.0 rating“She is not only the worst teacher I have ever had at this University, but also unhelpful”
201 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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100%
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A-
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PHYS202
3.0
(1)PHYS144
2.1
(14)PHYS208
2.0
(1)PHYS201
1.4
(62)201
1.2
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PHYSICS201
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PHYSICS
5.0
PHYSC201
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CONCEPTS
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201
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Reviews (89)
Avoid if you had any experience with electricity in high school.
This class is unbelievably hard...toohard. She is not only the worst teacher I have ever had at this University, but also unhelpful. She never sees her role in any difficulty the students are having. DO NOT TAKE HER!!!!!
Do not take this professor. She is the worst ever. She is very unapproachable, confusing, unfair and down right mean! Homework is impossibe because she does not teach the material.
I have never left a negative comment on these sites before. I have always had great respect for my professors in the past. Dr. Williams is the most unreasonable and unfair professor that I have ever encountered.Avoid her!
Unkind and heartless professor
I hate this professor!
Really nice and helpful, can seem spacy at points. Physics still a tough subject and class can be a tad boring.
The only way you will pass is if you had AP physics in high school...this is not fair to the students who honestly want to learn, but are having difficulty. This is the most painful class at the univeristy. DO NOT TAKE HER!!!!
homework is so hard and unfair. senior year physics majors even have a hard time with what she asks. doesnt use the book. this class does not allow you to succeed and penalizes you for trying. horrible teacher!!!!!!!!!
Very unhelpful. We what she says on the homework and still get SO MANY points taken off. Unfair class...even those who do well admit that she is horrible and just remember physics from highschool.
This is the worst class I have ever taken at the university. My roommate's boyfriend is a senior physics mjor and spends half an hour trying to interpret her problems. This class is an embarassment tot he university. She is unfair and unhelpful.
this professor is unfair and harsh...impossible to do well
I am currently complaining to the Dean and Chair of the department. This is honestly the poorest excuse for a teacher that I have ever seen. I usually give the benefit of the doubt, but she is extremely stubborn and ignorant. At ALL costs, pleae avoid!!
holy crap this prof cannot teach...or atleast communicate....who was the moron in the physics department that wanted her hired?
she is the most confusing woman...she opens her mouth in lecture and everyone is scrambling to write stuff because they are so confused. do not take her! worst professor at this school....does not help you to succeed and punishes you when you try to:(
This is absolutely the worst teacher I have ever had in college...Maybe my entire life... Lectures are disorderly, TA's know more than she does...
Worst teacher I have ever had in my academic career. DO NOT take this professor! She can not teach and she does not know how to run a class room. This class has been the most frustrating experience of college. She should be fired!
ive never had such a bad teacher in my entire academic career.
DO NOT TAKE HER!! She is the worst professor at the University. She doesn't know how to explain anything about physics clearly. She should be fired!
Wow, she is bad. Why? Assumes we know way too much for an entry level course, grades harshly, a total flake when you ask her questions, flies through the lectures, just plain bad. Even my TA can't believe it! DO NOT TAKE HER.
By far the worst professor I have ever had. Has not taught me a thing in this class, only my TA has been helpful. Do no take her no matter what!
The worst professor at the university. It is ashame she uses up air that the rest of society can use. She is unclear, confusing, and doesn't listen to reason. Beward phys201 2004 spring prospects, she is a horrible teacher. You have been warned.
Wow - a teacher who expects you to think..is this the first time you've met one? Stop worrying about your MCAT's, open your brain and study a little instead of whining! thinking is not regurgitating - try it!
It is one thing to have a professor who makes you think, however, this professor offers students no opportunity to think because she can't even teach the class the basics of physics with out confusing herself and others. In addition, she is very unfair.
Disregard the whining below. She's not THAT bad. The people below were mostly worried about their MCATS and didn't want to be in the class in the first place. The fact that they actually had to put forth effort turned them off. Worse students ever.
Disregard the mindless analysis below. It isn't about the MCATs it is about being fair and actually teaching!
I think she's pretty good, but u do need to do the reading and work the problems. Lots of online support material for practice. Good help at office hours.
She is a horrible professor and is always confusing herself and her students during lecture. Homework is designed to lower your grade, and exams don't help either. The only way to do well, is to have a cool TA who gives you an A in Lab. She really sucks
easily worst teacher ive had ... in my life ... avoid at all costs
good thing i had physics before, not a good teacher, and hw just brings down your grade
I don't recommend taking physics with her unless you've had it already in high school. She's unclear in her explanations and takes too long explaining certain problems, which just wastes class time. She seems nice though, but just isn't a great teacher.
Although her class will be VERY easy if u have a physics backgroun, Dr. Williams is the most DIFFICULT person to work with. She always says she is open to ideas, but doesn't use ANY...also she honestly taught NOTHING to the class...NOT helpfull at ALL
horrible
Knows her stuff, but doesn't know how to get you to know. Nice lady, but my worst professor EVER! If not for physics in HS, I coulda failed. If you are stuck with her, get tutor. Very picky for test details. AVOID her! KNOW how to do HW probs WELL!
Knows a lot, but can't get that across to you.. Horrible teacher..
why why WHY is she till teaching!! I cant believe shes not fired yet. please if a dean of the university is reading this, hire a new physics professor.
If you can avoid taking this professor, please do. The class average on the tests were like 46 and 38. She cannot teach and her tests are hard to decipher exactly what is needed.
I don't think I learned one thing this semester...praying for a curve
This is an intro course. (LOL) really! She was unclear in explanations,expected use SIG FIG, but in class examples, she just rounded to make the work easier. not a good idea if you don't understand SIG FIG. No after office hours. Exams ridiculously hard
WORST PHYSICS PROFFESOR EVER! She knows her stuff can not teach and won't even expt homework 1 minute late. I mdid better with final grade then i though but still almost thought i would fail defnly killed my gpa AVIOD AT ALL COSTS 207 WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY
AWFUL!!! should have been fired along time ago! DO NOT take physics with her you will just be frustrated and it will hurt your GPA!
DO-NOT-TAKE!!! Seriously.. if you are enrolled.. DROP. And if you are thinking, "It cant be that bad" IT IS! That is what I thought and now I am suffering. Seriously. Uses WebCT for homework, you have to scan EVERYTHING, and doesn't teach- so
It doesnt really matter because shes the only 201 teacher. She a horrible teacher and the class is self taught on WebCT. TA's dont speak english, as usual, and they know very little about actual physics. Avoid at all costs!!
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She is a terrible teacher. I did rahter well in the class simply because I took physics in high school. I felt like I lost knowledge by going to lecture. If you have any calculus background consider taking 207 instead.
HW must be turned in through WebCT which is a pain. You never see your homework...you just get a word document back saying you had an algebra error on question X. Her tests aren't easy but definitely not the end of the world. Not a very good teacher at all. Avoid if possible, but unlikely.
She sucks at life. Teaches and uses sample problems from High School then gives HW and exams like Grad School. I and a lot of other students went to the dean the second week of the semester she was SO BAD!!! Hated every second of the class. TA's are straight of the boat and so are the tutors!!!!
Worst teacher at UD, spends more time on her Afro than on Physics she sucks at life!!!!!! hope she gets fired
shes the devil. worst professor out there. even worse than ebert from the math dept. don't take her unless u have a death wish.
I hate this lady with a passion. HW is insanely difficult and can only be submitted through webct with all work shown so you need a scanner. and if you don't "go to smith they are WAITING FOR YOU!" her lectures are very boring and when she goes over the examples it is unclear what she is doing.
Is she fired yet? Easily the worst or second worst prof I had. Gives no answer as to why you lost credit. Grading is inconsistant and unfair at best. One week I turned in my HW only answered half the questions and still got a 77?!? And don't get me started on WebCT. Unneccesary and difficult.
Ridiculous for a physic 1 class...I got a B+, but would have probably aced any other professor's class. She is nice when you talk to her outside of class, but I'm still convinced she's the devil
Aunt Jemima with an attitude...very unapproachable, average on our final exam was a 40.
The worst professor I have ever had. She cannot teach the material. She gets mad at students for asking questions. Also very unapproachable for help with anything.
I tutored a girl for this class and I can tell you that this prof has no idea what she is doing. She doesn't know how to apply the kinematic equations. On one of her quizes she took an average velocity multiplied it by two, which made a horse run 33 m/sec(71 mph).
DO NOT take this teacher. She really needs to go. There is nothing more to be said.
This class was the worst class i have ever taken. She had no idea how to teach. The exams and quizzes were unbelievable. She should not be teaching. The averages for the two exams were 40 and 44.. that should be enough said
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Doesn't teach, doesn't teach an understanding of physics rather than just learning equations like she says. If you don't already know physics, you won't do well unless you learn on your own. Labs are boring and sometimes helpful. The tests require a complete understanding of all concepts. Takes the WoW outta physics, skip class it won't matter.
After taking her class I think I knew LESS about physics than before I took her class.
She honestly makes dying more interesting. Honestly.
If u have the unfortunate luck of getting this abomination of a professor RUN FOR THE HILLS as fast as u can because this babbling beast makes no sense. Thoughts of suicide ran through my mind while in this class. Her tests have absolutely nothing to do with the info she attempts to teach u through her horrific display of stuttering and nonsense.
Wow. No words can really describe the horror. How many times I have thought of stabbing my eye out with my pencil while in class I do not know. She cannot teach, she just stutters out nonsense . Quizzes are impossible. She is incapable of sitting or standing still and dances in the front of the room during quizzes. Ridiculous. Seriously.
DONT TAKE HERE! she never answeres your questions and if you ask her again she gets annoyed and ignores you. if you have no choice but to take her, get ready to teach yourself the course..
absolutely horrible. avg on 2nd exam is 48, and she doesn't curve. TAs can be a **** about lab grades, which screws you over more. get help outside of class, and drill lots and LOTS of problems before exams .. teaching yourself is the only way to do well in this class. many A students FAIL this class, and i'm not exaggerating.
Hahahaha... yeah so about that class. Def the best class ever. Minus what I just said. She seems like a nice lady, but then she starts teaching and testing and its like wtf is goin on. Very confusing, hard, and doesnt respond to emails. Its amusing to watch her in class tho
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I know you read this Barb, so just stop and think for a sec. Are exam averages in the 40s normal? Or maybe there is the slight chance of you doing something wrong? Keep in mind this is not the only course we have to take in the semester. Dont pretend you care about students and that you want them to understand the material! Just stay at NASA fullti
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I beleive Ms. Williams came from the moon. Seriously.. The highest grade I got in her class was a 78 on the first quiz and it went down from there. I got a 32 on the final. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TAKE HER. You think Austronomy is about stars? Your in for a treat. You have 1 out of 10 chance of getting an answer right on every quiz and test.
WORST-TEACHER-EVER. I really know my**** in physics, and I got a B+. Most people will fail because you can't learn from this lady. Her exams are a rediculously confusing form of multiple choice that are designed to trick you mathematically rather than test your knowledge of physics. The lab sessions are hell too. Avoid this one at all costs.
Horrible teacher with horrible and ridiculously confusing exams. My 400-level BIO classes were easier to understand than this class. DO NOT TAKE HER! I don't know why she still works at UD. I hope the Physic's Department reads the class evaluation forms that the fall semester students wrote. I don't care if she worked for NASA, she's terrible!
Worst professor ever. I took more or less this same class in High school, easily got an A in that. However, this class is a different story. Our class average was around a 55. The only reason it was that high is because labs count for about 10% of your grade. The way she explains things actually made me forget what I learned in High School.
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Horrible teacher. very unclear and exams are really hard. I would suggest taking this class during summer or winter session, because it is taught by a TA, and is sooo much easier, trust me.
on the first day of this class i thought that it would be intresting. Now after taking it i will never ever take a science class ever again this lady does for science what star jones for men. please do not take this class if you are depressed because you will surly kill ur self and fail on top of it. .......kinni is the mvp
This professor was terrible! Killed my interest in the subject with stupid quizzes and exams - 10 questions w/ up to 10 options on quizzes and 25 questions w/ as many options on exams. She couldn't explain the material and generally made no sense. I'd discourage anyone from taking a class w/ her no matter how interesting the subject seems.
nicest woman ever. her class is hard & kinda boring but she is sooo nice.
She is the worst teacher ever!! DONT TAKE THIS CLASS!!! you think that it is easy at first but her exams will destory you!! 14 out of 16 people failed every single one of her exams!!
Everyone has said this teacher sucked. The exams were hard, but not to the point of "destroying" you. She also took time out to explain specific things to me when I asked in addition to explaining most of the material quite clearly. All you have to do is the reading and pay attention. I just think that the students suck.
The subject is amazing, the book is great, but attending class will be the death of you (i.e., boring, unnecessary). The most annoying thing is she treats the class like it is at the elementary level - forced group activities in a workbook, constant participation. She is nice and good at explanations though.
Avoid...
I thought this class might be interesting because I'm not much of a science person, but it turned out to be the worst class all semester. Her exams had an average of about 45%. She had no clue what she was saying to us and got mad when we didn't understand either. Just don't take her class if you don't want to fail.
This prof has to be one of the dumbest humans alive. If you can deal with listening to a babbling exasperated idiot, take this class. She does not prepare adequately for exams, and assigns work that differs from what is being covered in class. There is no organization or coherence in her class structure, and treats you as an elementary student.
AVOID! She talks to the class as if you are 10, lectures are different from the material in the book so the book is no help, assignments are more complex than the lectures, and exams are even more complex than the assignments. The exams were so bad a 60% was curved to a C. She is no help to talk to outside of class either whatsoever.
typo sorry the 60% was curved to an A
Had to withdraw. First exam - average was 40%. Boring lectures. Just bad. Lots of reading and assignments.
She knows the material but she doesn't know how to actually teach it to you, she simply presents it and then expects you to know every minor detail and be able to directly follow her without a thorough explanation. Her exams don't test the material they just test whether or not you think like her, knowing the material doesnt help. Dont take.
She is a terrible teacher. She speaks to you like you are a child and she still rarely makes any sense. Her demonstrations are completely useless and her tests are very hard. She does these stupid online reviews of the class of a mandatory online assignment and grades them very hard. Most people dropped the class, I should have. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
Class Info
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.71 avg changeRatings by Course
PHYS202
3.0
(1)PHYS144
2.1
(14)PHYS208
2.0
(1)PHYS201
1.4
(62)201
1.2
(6)Difficulty by Course
PHYSICS201
5.0
PHYSICS
5.0
PHYSC201
5.0
CONCEPTS
5.0
201
4.8