Don't even bother taking this guy unless you already know everything about physics. He only teaches the people who don't need to be taught. 70% drop rate people, and not because he's tough, it's because he's a horrible teacher.

This is a very difficult instructor. The tests are hard and the lecture is useless. avoid this man

He's real bad. Hes a nice teacher, but his tests are so random. His lecture consists of solving and his tests are all on concepts. The highest score was a 69. Bad teacher, stay away.

Worse Professor I have ever had. Does not explain well and often repeats himself in an annoying manner. (EX: For the test you will need a blue book, blue book, blue book, and a pen, pen, pen) About a fourth of our class received a 0 on the first test. Accent is bad Everytime he said "resistor" for the first month I thought he was saying "rooster"

His English is hard to understand. I got an A in his class, so I'm not bitter about getting a bad grade. I just didn't like him. He doesn't care about his students. I have about as much respect for him as he did for me.

He sucks.... 4questions on midterm. If you took ap physics in high school and passed it you don't even have to come to the class. Not until the last few weeks when the book actually covers the part. Heavy accent, tries to humor ppl but not even funny. You need textbook to study on your own. Change to other prof before it's too late

AVOID! this teacher will get you lost unless you pay really close attention. two midterm one final and doesn't go over hwk. WORST PART is his accent&pronunciation. USELESS. don't know why he is still hired.

DONT TAKE CHUANG. Very difficult and hard to understand. very strict on exams and grading. Gives assigned seating during exams. doesn't cover homework. Does give extra credit but its (1/3 of a point) for every time you answer a question in his class; max 2%, which is very unorganized. Does not curve or help. Ineffective lectures. DONT TAKE CHUANG

Avoid this teacher. The midterms and final questions have no correlation with the lecture. No formula sheet is given either. His lectures are unorganized and doesn't help at all with the homework or tests. He talks about the concepts but never applies it. Office hours are unhelpful. This teacher alone completely ruined my interest in physics.

Had this professor in Fall '12. He doesn't help at all. Tells students to email another professor when students ask question. Exams don't relate to what he assigns to study. Rushes through each lecture. Never goes over homework. Has super heavy accent. AVOID THIS PROFESSOR AT ALL COSTS!!

Terrible class, definitely wouldn't recommend. Avoid this professor. Lectures, including examples, are straight from the textbook. He does not know how to teach effectively or to explain concepts clearly. Has a fairly thick accent and talks very fast so it is sometimes hard to understand. The way he repeats things also gets very annoying.

The epitome of bad professors. Avoid taking this class at all costs. He does not lecture. He would rather have students come up and try to figure the problem out, and when a student is unsuccessful he threatens them by stating that he will call their parents. His accent is horrible and unclear. Do not take this guy.

AVOID this professor. Very hard to understand (due to his very thick accent), tells you to "learn the concept" yet you're barely grasping the concept when he already moved on 3 sections, bases his "teaching" on asking students how to solve problem, and does not go over homework. Seems like a cool guy, but not a good professor at all.

This guy is the cause of all my stress this semester. Horrible teacher. It is difficult to get good grades on tests because they are usually only 3 questions, so one question alone is weighed very heavily on your grade. avoid him

This guy is a complete joke, he expects everyone to understand the concepts first try and then moves on. i had ap physics so the first 2 tests were A+ but the final is insane. the class structure is terrible, he makes students teach and the tests are 3 questions each. he doesnt go over hw and test questions dont relate to hw. !!!!!!!!AVOID!!!!!!!!

Horrible class that I ever had in CSULB. HWs don't have any correlation with exams, and professor is not helping his students to understand concepts that he really wants. Hard accent will make you trouble to understand. Exam is extremely hard because there is no study material to solve them. If you are not master of physics, don't take with him.

AVOID!!!!!!!!! I took physics in high school with a rather good teacher so I knew most of the stuff, I still managed to get confused with everything. This is literally the worst teacher ever, if you have to take physics wait till next semester but seriously do not take this guy!

If you can learn by reading on your own, taking notes, and doing your own examples, then he'll be just fine. But otherwise, he's useless in class. But the class is very easy. He curves it something ridiculous. I dont recommend him, but if you get hime it is survivable.

What you need to know: concepts! 15 questions on each exam (2-3 calculation problems, the rest concepts) plus 1 problem solving (he tells you what it's going to be so practice it). This professor is USELESS for teaching. I recommend buying chegg for the hw questions and getting a real tutor (not the free ones). That's what I did and I got an A.

BEST PROFESSOR EVER!!! Nah just kidding. Professor Chuango does not know how to teach and has a heavy accent. He does not explain anything and does not say how to solve the problems. Always read the book before the class. 2 Midterms which were ok, but the final was insane. He curves the final though. DO NOT TAKE UNLESS YOU WANT TO TEACH YOURSELF!

Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. His way of teaching is ineffective and his accent is very thick. Class is graded on iclickers, lab reports, webassign, 2 midterms, and a final. Don't depend on the curve too much.

I'm going to be real here. The material was hard and the only reason I excelled was because I took physics in high school. That being said, it is very passabble. If you're looking for a 4.0, maybe only take if you've already taken physics. If you just want to pass, however, it's not hard to stay above the curve in a lecture hall (Curve is HUGE).

The only reason to go to class is to get the iclicker points- other than that cover your ears while he lectures because I think the more I tried to listen to him, the worse I did on the exams. Just read the book to get the concepts. Plus, the curve is HUGE! Class average was around 50%. I got an A, F, and C on exams, but A in the class...

Worst professor I've ever taken. 2 midterms and 1 final, and they are all extremely hard. He doesn't know how to lecture, I just went to get the I-Clickah points. If you're not doing well he will call your parents.

Avoooiid Chuang! Please don't this to yourself! Professor Chuang is extremely confusing in his lectures, and his grading is pretty harsh. Thankfully I had taken PHYS in high school and knew almost everything.. The only reason why I slightly liked him is because of the curve, yeah he curves enormously.

He's so difficult and uses a fake asian accent to try to be funny. Doesn't know what he's doing...

Absolutely horrible. Has a very thick accent, tests are not easy and he does not care about helping his students at all. I regret taking this professor so much.

To pass exams, easy. Multi-part questions taken straight from the homework. Skip the lectures, grab a physics tutor, and do the homework a few times. Don't bother listening to a word out of his mouth. Chuang is the perfect embodiment of CSULB physics department -- inept, dishonest, and rude. If you ask a question in class, he will belittle you.

Probably the worst professor I've ever known. Very thick and difficult to understand accent. This guy requires you to pay for online homework, then the tests are straight from it, hence why he's easy. His lectures are just yelling to do problems, never explains anything. Asked him why I got a test problem wrong, cut my grade in half on that test.

The lecture is the biggest waste of time I have ever experienced in my life. If you want to learn dont even bother taking his course. He spends his lecture giving extra credit that goes .01% towards your grade and you can receive a maximum of 100 points... 1%. iClicker points are useless but mandatory, just makes it harder than it should be. NOPE

Grading on tests is unclear. Based completely on webassign homework. Lectures are almost useless, so read the book and practice webassign

Avoid! He will not curve this class. PLEASE DO NOT take this class with any of your CS courses, especially CECS 282. It will ruin the experience at CSULB! If you are taking PHYS 152, please try to take it before hitting 200 level courses or after 400 level courses!

TERRIBLE TEACHER! Belittles students who are genuinely trying to learn, makes inappropriate jokes in class, and does literally nothing to teach students. Best advice don't take! If your stuck with him study webassign and avoid going to class, it will make you dumber.

Lectures were the most useless I've ever experienced. Spends the entire class going over a single problem sometimes and very few students understand. I got a D but I could've got a better grade if I read the textbook and studied the Webassign more. Read the book and study the Webassign if you get stuck with him, but avoid him if possible.

Optional attendance and iClicker gone, so take advantage and save your brain cells from annihilation by avoiding his useless lectures, but turn in grn bk before test. Read from the textbook and study from the webassign hw; the tests will be based off the hw. Incoherently answers questions or doesn't answer them at all, pointing you to the textbook.

Worst professor I have had so far! His lectures are useless and the way he grades does not make sense. Get Chegg if you want to pass his class with a decent grade.

One of the worst professors I've ever met. Lectures were very stressful, as he constantly shouts at the class and rushes through material. Has an accent(non English)that makes it really hard to understand him at times. Repeatedly told the class "I will see you next year"implying that we would fail his class. Honestly learned from the textbook more.

Hes extremely rude. He mocks students when they ask questions, insisting you should have learned the content in high school. Quizzes are worth 25% of your grade but he wont tell you the dates. Tests are 50 multiple choice questions in 50 minutes! You will leave feeling discouraged and embarrassed to ask for help.

Seems like a kind person but an absolutely horrible teacher. Be ready to either learn the material by yourself or through others. Overall Grade is heavily impacted by the Pop quizzes. Literally the first day of class he asked us (without any teaching) what Newton's Principles were. Goodluck

Chuang does not care for your grade if I'm being honest. There's really no excuses if you're taking his class, it's either you pass or fail. Attendance is mandatory because of his pop quizzes. The way he teaches is by reading off the powerpoint & expects everyone to know the answer. He waits for someone to say the right answer for every question.

The professor has to be the worst teacher/professor I've had. He cannot teach well and does not explain things correctly. He assumes all his students have prior knowledge so he doesn't go in-depth with the concepts. Even if you ask him to! Whatever you do, AVOID THIS PROFESSOR IF YOU WANT TO PASS PHYSICS!

Avoid at all costs! You WILL be teaching yourself. He has good intentions but does not do a great job at explaing things AT ALL. Lecture powerpoints are all over the place and he explains as if u already have a background in the material. Said on the first say that on avg 50% fail the course. Huge gap between A students and F students. DO NOT TAKE!

Lectures are not helpful and he often uses different coefficients than in the book or on other websites. Book will be your best friend, hard pass from me.

Impossible to get in any contact with besides office hours for 30 mins a week. Emails will not be responded to as a heads up. Randomly assigns quizzes and lectures will not be helpful. Stick to the book if you want to pass.

Just finished taking his final. Syllabus said it covered chapters 7-11. He said that the final would cover chapter's 7-11. The final covered everything throughout the semester. This class shouldn't be hard but it is because Professor Chuang has poor teaching abilities. If you have the choice, avoid him. If not, read the book and get help.

Attended lectures only for attendance and pop quizzes. Prof seems caring and kind but cannot teach. His jokes sometimes could be seen as a mockery of the students haha. Both midterms were only 5%, quizzes were 25%, and the final was 20% (which tanked my grade down a letter). We had WebAssigns to complete every week and had quizzes almost every week

Professor Chuang is an extremely difficult professor. He makes it very clear he is willing to fail you. Do not expect his lectures to be helpful a mastery of the hw is the only way to pass the tests which are almost all of you're grade. This professor should be AVOIDED! DO NOT TAKE!

He made you feel discouraged if you asked a question in class. Lectures weren't clear. Every class period I felt like running through a brick wall. Your best bet is to watch YouTube videos and go to tutoring from someone else. Avoid him if you can if not good luck.

save yourself

Horrible teacher. Probably here for research because he has no teaching ability. Constantly misunderstands students', makes students pay $70 for Wileyplus because he's too lazy to write and grade material, reads off the slideshows instead of actually teaching, no note cards for tests despite insisting Physics is not about memorisation. DO NOT TAKE!

Pretty awful instructor. Haven't finished the class so far but it's been the worst class I've had at Long Beach and it's 100% due to the professor. The lectures are completely worthless for the material that he puts on the exams. Pay very little attention to the lectures, and focus on working through the textbook and homework. TEACH YOURSELF

This professor is extremely lazy. Don't take him he does not explain in depth anything. Reads off slides and does not even know how to help with the homework. A student asked something about the homework and he says to email another teacher. Unacceptable that CSULB would hire this professor. What were they thinking?

Probably one of the worst professors I've had period. Quite difficult to learn in his class as his explanations get too complex and confusing. Exams are difficult as they are multiple-choice 50 questions+ types of exams. Seems like a great guy but his class was difficult. Asking questions is a hit or miss with him.

just started 2 weeks ago. hasn't taught anything. still trying to decide if i need to drop him. physics is my major so i need to understand the material. thick accent. sweet guy. shouldn't be allowed to teach as he shows no experience in getting students to understand anything.

He does not teach whatsoever. Lectures are pointless, he sits in his chair and waits for students to teach themselves rather than do the teaching. Exams are exactly the WebAssign, so find a friend who has a better professor to help you with the homework. I may have gotten an okay grade but I have not learned one thing in this class whatsoever.

TERRIBLE! Do not take this man. He is old with no knowledge of the subject. Makes the TA do everything. No curves and no cheat sheet. He makes this class feel like a level 400 class and expects you to know everything already. He has so many complaints from every student. IDK how he is still teaching at his age with his lack of knowledge.