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She does not teach any of the material in the lecture and expects you to clearly read the textbook before class in order to master the info. The lecture is just her doing practice problems rather than explaining the concepts behind E/M.
She is the worst professor I have had and I recommend everyone to avoid her at all costs. She does not teach very well, repeatedly changes the syllabus without providing proper reasoning as to why she changed everything, is extremely disorganized, and never responds to emails. I feel bad, but it's the honest truth.
Dr. Saleh's class was very disappointing. She changed her syllabus often then did not take students questions about the changes. She rarely replies to emails and is slow to grade. Honestly, I just felt that Dr. Saleh has a lack of respect for her students and can be very rude at times. Avoid taking her as it won't be a pleasant experience.
I wish I could rate this professor a zero. The difficulty is the typical physics class. However, she is disrespectful towards her students. She refuses to answer student questions. Since I am in the semester when a pandemic is happening, you would think she would be more understanding. She keeps changing her mind and letting us know last minute.
Worst physics teacher by far at UTD, she does not know how to teach.
Dont take her has no idea how to teach and changes thing last minute
Don't take Dr. Saleh's class. She changed things so many times last minute and was inconsiderate to students and didn't reply to emails. We had a fire alarm in the middle of a test and she said we would be graded on what we completed of the exam. She didn't do that after students were angry but imagine the stress she caused. Don't take her
OH and one major thing that she just loved to do to mess with us is the only thing I can think of as to why she would do this. Is it kept changing her syllabus every other week and changing how things would be graded. I feel like she basically did this whenever we felt happy about our grade or even hopefully in her class.
Overall Professor Lamya Saleh does NOT care about her students and would care less if half of her class fails. This is sad since this is her first year here yet this is how she is planning on introducing herself to our UTD community. The lectures made no sense at all and she refused to answer any questions.
She is the WORST at answer your emails. She tells us that we can email her whenever we have a problem but she takes days or weeks to answer one email for one question and then turn around asking us why we didn't email her when we had a problem.
When classes went online you would think it would get better but NO it got so much worse. During lectures online half of the time we would have to tell her that we could not see anything and even then when we asked questions somehow she STILL manages NOT to ANSWER THEM. Even though they pop up right next to your screen in front of your face.
when it came down to us asking for help on what to help us study you would just say "oh if you understand the topics you will be fine ill pray for you guys" Condescending much? And when many of us asked about more details about the exam she would just say you are getting them to us soon. only then to give them to us the day before the exam.
Good lectures but with online classes she changed her grading, but before that it was final replaces ALL lower exams. All exams have bonus questions and textbook can help but it's easier to learn from lectures. Exams are based off of lecture practice and some of the mastering physics hw. I liked her lectures but some people did not like her.
So whoever it's saying she is awesome? THEY ARE LYING Do not take her!!! If you do get ready to be super stressed out and have her change the way she grades almost every week. Her lectures are terrible half of the time she makes so many mistakes when writing down the problem. And when we correct her she gets mad at us for questioning her .
Dont take this class if u can avoid it
She expected us to be able to come out of this class knowing all the Physics concepts really well. However, she didn't even teach us properly. She would never reply to emails and whenever I would ask a question regarding the syllabus it would be completely ignored. In class she wouldn't even solve the problems, she would expect us to do it at hom
Im not gonna lie to you, her class is difficult and requires hard work and grit. However, this professor is considerate and truly wants to help her students succeed. If you want to take a class that will enhance your learning experience, this is the one to take
Actual quote from an email she sent: Questions or complaints regarding any instructions given previously through email or through these announcements WILL NOT BE ANSWERED. This was when she suddenly changed exam dates without giving much notice, and students were confused about the new exam format. She is not open to helping students. Avoid her.
She takes a long time to grade exams and changes grading policies frequently and drastically. Seems like she's spending too much time giving herself good reviews on here instead of grading exams because I don't know who would write those positive reviews, and this is coming from someone who did well in her class. I only did well from self-studying.
I didn't hate her but she wasn't my favorite. She was constantly rude in emails, and changing the syllabus. She expected us to teach ourselves essentially everything, and all the difficult concepts so we could do practice problems that didn't make sense in class. I worked hard and barely got a good grade in this class. Avoid if possible.
Dr. Saleh was a very interesting teacher at times this year. I think that this was her first year teaching this class at UTD, and it was a bit of a difficult transition. Meeting her in office hours showed me that she truly cared for her students, and was always respectful, however, this class is extremely difficult. I wish she could explain better
Check course evaluations on CourseBook for the real tea since no one can plant positive reviews there. Her class was not hard, but her condescending attitude is unacceptable. I tried visiting her "online office hours" as stated on the syllabus 3 times, but she did not show up. On the rare occasion that she replies to emails, expect a rude response.
Just because its her first year teaching at UTD is not a valid excuse for her to be rude to us. I am not even judging her on her ability to teach, I am judging her on simple professionalism and common decency. She has had a whole semester to adjust and became ruder towards the end of the semester (during a pandemic). Run away while you can!
there are many professors who can't teach, but I have never encountered a professor who is as inconsiderate and disrespectful as she is. students actively try to seek out help like asking questions in lecture or email, but she straight ignores us. online class is horrible with her since there is no way of contacting her even with "live" lectures.
BAD BAD BAD!!! Watch out! You do not want to take this class if you value your sanity! I am shuddering thinking about what we have gone through. I feel nauseous and might actually pass out, so please avoid Saleh at all costs. Please!
She doesnt care about any of us. She will ignore you emails and if she does answer you. Get ready to feel bad for even asking. her tone of voice is nothing short of condescending. It's like she wanted her first year here to leave a bad impression upon students well guess what you did. Whatever you do DO NOT TAKE HER.
1. can't teach 2. makes tons of mistakes and refuses to admit them 3. gets mad at students for correcting her 4. condescending 5. ignores student concerns & doesn't reply to emails 6. changes grading criteria every week 7. unclear syllabus 8. changes exam formats without explanation 9. just plain rude 10. theres many other reasons to avoid her
A lot of comments about how she was rude/disrespectful. I personally didn't get that vibe, but the semester was a mess. The syallabus change was due to Corona, but she changed it again after for our benefit. Other than that the class itself was hard, and she didn't make it any easy. Take any other prof for phys.....
Her tests aren't difficult, as they were taken directly from the HW or review she posts. Before COVID she would give pop quizzes at the start of class to make sure you attended. She was terrible at communicating; no email responses, last minute changes to exams, and even put a +/- scale when submitting grades despite the syllabus not saying so.
Lamya Saleh is the worst professor I have ever encountered. She changed the syllabus a lot over the course of the semester without explanation and also ended up changing the class to a +/- system without telling us. Horrible at communication, grading exams, and sympathizing with students. There are better professors at UTD, take someone else.
Lectures were difficult to follow as she would often explain a topic hastily and then expect us to solve problems. She would give us a few minutes to solve it in the dark and then give us the solution sometimes without explanation. I understand that this can aid student's ability to solve it on our own but I felt that this was ineffective for me.
No partial credit, minimal and reluctant margin of error. If over half the class is missing a question then there may be another issue at hand. Definitely tries to weed out people struggling rather than help and only responds to emails she wants to.
Dr. Saleh is a great professor. She handled the switch to online well & was v clear in what she expected from her students. Physics can be tough, but she made it a lot easier for me. She presented the material in an understandable way. Tests were straightforward & her practice problems really helped. Very nice and sweet, and is a genuine professor.
I was terrified when I signed up for this class because of previous reviews, but it ended up being such a GREAT DECISION! There were so many opportunities to improve you grade and the exams were straightforward. If you do the homeworks and use all the resources she provides, you will get an A.
I wasn't a big fan of the group problems and this was fixed with them being a biweekly thing. This class was a little disorganized, but I will say Dr. Saleh is very knowledgeable about physics. I would say take her class if you're a premed like me and just need to take your Physics 2 credit and leave. The other prof's exams are a lot harder.
First off all I want to preface this by saying that if all you want is a easy A, this class is the one for you as the tests are the same as mastering physics. But for anyone else, this class is not the one for you. There is zero(0) incentive to attend lectures, the class is super disorganized, and the biweekly problems were a biweekly pain.
I guess she saw the previous reviews and really changed the format of the class, for online it became much more simpler and easier to complete and easier to pass. A lot of extra credit, you could earn up to 5 points extra on your final grade. Tests were simple and homework's easy 100's. I am not sure how it is in person, but online is great.
She's alright. She's not as bad as other reviews make her out to be but she ain't that great either. If you want an A take her class, I never went to her lectures, with the practice of her hw and extra credit quizzes is all you need for an A on her exams which were also easy. Wasnt a fan of her weekly group problems though so be aware of that.
You should take this prof for an easy A. The other phys 2 prof is much tougher. Dr. Saleh is not as bad as the others are saying. After speaking to some people who took the other prof I can say the amount of physics we know at the end is all the same. Why suffer for a lower grade?
Dr. Saleh is a good professor. Her lectures are easy to follow, and the test questions are very similar to the homework.
Professor Saleh is so kind and helpful. She always asks for feedback on how she is doing and wants to change whatever is not working out. This class was online so that presented its challenges but she still wanted to connect with students and give us opportunities to collaborate. Online school burnout is real but she is helpful and not judgmental
Taken completely online so your experience might be different. Lectures themselves aren't enough to ace the tests, but I used them as a foundation to understand concepts then expanded it through mastering physics. Extracredit is pretty easy, but the free response not so. A is obtainable if you take the time to understand concepts and practice alot.
Very easy class. Is organized and well-structured. Lecture recordings are concise and to-the-point which I appreciate; makes learning easier.
She is very nice and responds to emails so quickly. I dont know why her rating is so low, she is a really good professor. Honestly, if you do the mastering physics homeworks and understand them, you will do good on the tests and get a good grade in the class.
take her everyone. shes a good professor. the other professor is extremely difficult, so I am not sure why people are giving her low ratings
Learned a lot from this class, and very helpful for the MCAT! Her requirements were very clear and as long as you attended class and did the homework, you should get a good grade.
all the physics profs are bad. please do yourself a favor and choose Dr. Saleh and alleviate your suffering by just 1%
Saw both sides of her class since I took it when Covid-19 hit. Her lectures and especially examples helped a lot. Reading the textbook was necessary for her quizzes in person, but when I went online I only used the textbook when I needed extra help with a subject. Great professor, super understanding.
Dr Saleh is amazing! I honestly I am shocked looking at the past reviews because that was not what I experienced at all. She is very receptive of feedback and made adjustments accordingly. Class is interesting and tests are not hard if you do the mastering assignments. I would 100% recommend!
I took this class in the spring semester of 2020. It was in-person until COVID made it online. Professor Saleh is definitely one of the better physics teacher. She gives great examples and time to work it out before she helps you. There was also some pop-quizzes in person too. She is very caring and is always ready to help her students.
She is a great and understanding professor to take College Physics II class. Although the topics can be a little hard, she makes sure everybody understands them. If anybody has a question, she stops the lecture to answer the question.
Professor Saleh is such a helpful professor when it comes to her students. Whether it was the need to go to officer hours or clarification during class, she really helps you understand the material through many resources she provides. She is dedicated to helping her students succeed within class and even beyond it. Such an amazing professor!
Attendance not a grade, but she has short in-person quizzes. Textbook not needed (mastering physics is), but her lectures are based off it. PHYS EM is a weird concept, so missing class where she does a great job explaining the subject is not a good idea if you plan to just read the textbook. Exams based on hw, ppt, and review. Her research is cool!
She is very well equipped to teach this class. Though at times understanding was difficult, if you asked a question she'd answer till you understood. Really, physics is just hard
I was quite pleased with the lectures. This professor has a great way of explaining things that is easy to understand. The homework is tough, but not unreasonably so. It makes the tests look easy. If you complete it you shouldn't have an issue. My lectures were recorded because of covid. I hope this continues as that was a great resource to review
It's a tough class, but she definitely wants to see her students succeed. She's available outside of class and the classwork is fair.
Out of all the physics professors i have taken, she was amazing. I had to retake physics and she actually made me understand the material. she is so kind and accessible and nice and teaches logically. take her!
If you want a professor who test a majority of the time on conceptual content on not on math in a physics class shes for you. Her lectures drag on and she doesn't see a problem with lower then average exam scores, blaming the students inability to 'dedicate time to her course'
This course is such a waste of time. Not only do they not use actual wording you would see in a physics course they make you waste your time with busy work assignments. There is no oversight from the professors over the TAs so you can get really good or really bad ones and they will do nothing to help or correct this.
The only reason beware of pop quizzes is up there is because shes so disorganized her quizzes are never on the date she has in her syllabus. Her lectures drag on and her slides are useless. I know everyone says the other professor is more difficult but from what I can hear he can teach atleast.
Dont take her. She is the only physics professor who doesn't curve and grades harshly. Not worth your time or energy.
She really isn't kind to her students and grades to harsh for a freshmen level course.
She is terrible, not only does she not explain things well but she grades way to harshly for a 1000 course.
This is a 1000 level course, she knows she messed up as now shes giving out more extra credit since she doesn't curve and more then half her class failed the first exam. You can't blame every student just because the material isn't intuitive and your test only cover concepts and not math in a physics course
Do the homework, go to lectures, you're fine. Tests are like the homework, and there are heavy curves. She also gives lots of extra credit opportunities to bring up your grade. She's really approachable and takes the time to explain concepts clearly if you ask.
The tests are extremely hard and nothing like the homework, lectures, or test review. Most people fail the exams, but she does curve the exams (sometimes only 2 points). The homework is easy, as are the quizzes, which make up 40% of your grade.
homework and quizzes and lectures are okay, she takes the time to explain concepts however her tests are extremely hard and nothing like the lectures, the questions are really difficult and even when she curves no one gets the same amount of curve curved one of our tests and student get 2.5 points while the others got 6 take someone else trust me
I think all the people saying she's not great are rating her unfairly and don't pay attention. She curves tests heavily and cares a lot that her students succeed. She gives so many opportunities for extra credit to let that happen. The course may be a bit difficult at times but she's great at explaining things and helping. Her lectures were great.
She is a sweet professor and spends a lot of time covering lecture concepts. However, the exams were extremely difficult and nothing like the lectures/reviews/homeworks. The lowest of the three midterms is dropped, and the curves did not help very much. Tests are mandatorily taken at the testing center, the final was online though.
Disorganized; quizzes only available for 24 hrs/due dates changed/assignments not available when listed or expected. Would reopen assignments/give extra credit--should be organized to begin with. Exams are extremely difficult, even when material is studied for days. Curves not helpful/differed among students. Policies not concrete/seemed unfair.
Grading is very unclear and testing felt very unfair. Reviews rarely reflected the material on the exam and we were given a week and two days from the last midterm to the final. would have been doable if we used the date in galaxy, two weeks after. Overall she is a very caring instructor, only frustrating about it was exams.
taught myself the materials bc going to her lectures did not help as she only talked abt concepts but skims over how to "work out" problems and expects you to be Albert Einstein during exams. Exams were different than problems in HW. HW is 40% of the grade so that saved me. Exams are 15% (2/3). Final is 20% and quizzes are 10%. lol good luck
She seems very caring and demonstrates mastery of the subject. I did not find her lectures helpful, but her slides were. Her exams were not difficult, but the average scores demonstrated otherwise (
Out of my 3 years, as a UTDallas student, I have never had a science professor that was this caring for their students. These reviews do not do justice to Dr. Saleh. She is the best physics professor I have ever had. Sure her tests are difficult, but that is how almost all science courses are here. She truly wants to see you succeed.
Horrible course, taken many upper-level science courses, and yet this course by far had the worst averages on exams and a horrible grade scale to match. Her lectures are no help and her homework is nothing like the exams. Do not take her.
The exams will be hard, not impossible, it will be hard to get an A in the class. The best approach would be to attend each class, go home to go through the textbook, and while the class is going, going through each problem in the back of the textbook with all of the concepts memorized. She is very caring, however, this will not be an easy A at all
Just don't take her course. Honestly from what I heard the other professor is so much easier and her test are nothing like her homeworks.
I'll be straight forward, you will work hard in the class but believe me the hard work does not go unrewarded. She gives multiple instances of extra credit in the homework and the all the exams and some quizzes. In order to get an A in the class use the end of chapter questions in the textbook, some of them were directly taken from there!!!
Do not take this professor, 3 exams and 1 final are in the testing center. The exam time is not enough.
disabled access to homeworks and reveiws day before final
The lectures didn't prove to be very helpful, as she spent way too much time during class deriving formulas rather than explaining concepts and doing practice problems. The 4 exams were very tough, but the weekly homework was helpful. She cares about her students, but I ended up having to learn most of the material on my own.
She is literally just a fine professor. Very average. Not unreasonably hard but nothing special either. Homework is much harder than the exams. You'll do fine if you show up to lectures and put in effort.
Hit or miss professor. You need to buy Pearson which is the usual. Four exams, the lowest of the first three gets dropped. Each exam is graded half on MC(some fill in the blanks) and half on FRQ. First exam is relatively easy(got a 100) but each exam after gets a huge difficulty spike(capacitors, wires, waves, etc.) Her biggest issue are lectures.
Dr. Saleh is a good prof. Do the mastering early, skim the etextbook and take notes, class is flipped so ur gonna have to learn a lot of the concepts yourself. Her lectures reinforce concepts but can be boring. This course is hard anywhere but Saleh gives a ton of extra credit, frequent exams more than other profs but she drops one. Not a hard A+.
Great professor. She made sure everyone had a chance to succeed and made sure that the exams weren't too hard. The homework and lectures were extremely helpful for exams.
lot of extra credit and a bit of curve and homework,quiz are worth 50% of your grade. Do your hw (actually solve it instead of searching answers) you will be able to get easy A on all exams some of the questions are just straight up copy of hw. lot of in class problems she solves in class are just on exams as well.
This professor explains lectures assuming they do not know anything coming in, this helped me a lot. She puts in all the effort from her side to make sure everyone understands things well, definitely go to office hours if you need help. She gives a lot of extra credit, take every opportunity!
Lamya is the worst physics professor to take at UTD. She literally has nothing on her slides and she expects us to know all the physics. She has the exam as half FRQ and MC. Literally the average people got on the FRQ was 2-3/9. She is just disorganized and I regret taking her.
If you can take any other professor for this class, please do so. Because she just expects us to know all the material and she wants us to know the material. Her slides are really useless with no material on them with lack of explanations. If you like studying on your own for the class then take her.
Dr. Saleh was great. She takes makes sure that her students understand the course material through the lecture. If you plan on taking her, please attend her lectures and the office hours. The lectures will prepare you very well for the exam and the office hours will help you with any questions.
Dr. Saleh was an amazing professor who genuinely cared about her students' learning. Even though attendance wasn't mandatory, I always attended lecture because the problems covered in the exams are a copy of the ones we solved together in class. Dr. Saleh gives extra credit on the quizzes and exams, so you can easily pass the class with an A+.
Professor Saleh was great and really helped me throughout the course. I am not good at physics but I learned a lot in her lectures and through the homeworks. This class is not workload heavy and highly recommended.
Saleh is not the professor, she is so disorganized and we never know what grades are calculated in our final grade. There are no curve at all but a little extra credit which doesn't helps the grade at all. Take the other professor, he is better and curves way more. She also never responds to the email with only 40 students being in her class.
Dr. Saleh is an amazing professor. Despite struggling in physics 1, I found her class to be much easier. Attending lectures helps a lot as she works through various practice problems which help prepare us for exams. Dr. Saleh is the best prof in the physics department.
*TRANSPARENT* Bad experience if you rely on extra credit and curves. But those are not needed if you simply *pay attention in class & go over the lectures/practice the in-class problems* to do well on the exams. Pro tip: DO NOT focus on Mastering Physics homework. Prof. is VERY merciful and caring to her students. Her pace is perfectly steady.
She is great at lecturing and explaining physics concepts. There are 3 mid terms, and the lowest is dropped, but there is still a final. Sometimes she crams the master physics, but the tests are much easier than the homework. You will do well if you pay attention in every lecture, even if some of the master problems are tough.
Dr.Saleh is a bit soft spoken, and the mic sometimes doesn't help, but sitting in the front can be a fix for that. her teaching style is good, but sometimes it can get confusing to what she is saying. that's why i would highly recommend going to the SI sessions for this class. if u willing to study, u can take her. she good (not enough characters)
She is good at lecturing and explaining physics concepts. There are 3 exams, with the lowest being dropped and a final exam. If you are willing to attend lectures and do the homework, you will easily receive a passing grade. The exams are much easier compared to the homework as well. I recommend enrolling in her courses.
She posts slides, but they are very barebone so coming to class is important, but lectures are long/boring. 40% of the grade was mastering physics and there will be one due each week. They aren't hard to get through. She'll also post a eLearning quiz each week as well, also not hard. You're able to drop one exam, not final exam, which is great.
Not a bad professor, but she does not post her in class examples and notes that are far more helpful than the slides. Slides are basically useless and she goes way too fast in lectures. If she just posted lecture notes and examples she did in class, it would have made things so much easier. Emailed her once to do this and she never did.
The homework problems on Pearson only caused me to procrastinate more, they were so time consuming. The lectures are mandatory, does not post in class problem solutions. She does go really fast with working out useful problems but takes a really long time deriving equations we don't need to know. Exams are straightforward, but expect surprises.
I took the lab and college physics 2 people now take a separate lab apart from 2126 called PHYS 1102. The difficulty lies in your TA. Labs were honestly kind of difficult to understand. Homework and prelabs were not as annoying as the lab for physics 1 but material for the lab was a headache to deal with. Hope you get a good group/easy TA. W Aya!
Extra credit, exams were not great but gave partial credit. As usual, a mountain of mastering assignments to stress you out and be more of a nuisance than helpful. Does not answer some emails. No curve is shocking even with extra credit. Lectures are more or less useless in regard to exam prep.
Wants students to engage in class, aka constantly asking questions, helps with problems in class so I would recommend you show up. Her tests were definitely easier than others from what I heard, would recommend her above others.
I was surprised to see so much negativity on here, as I learned a lot from Professor Saleh in this course. The course does get into some difficult material, especially near the end with the analysis of quantum mechanical behavior. However, we practiced in lecture and she explained very well. The homework is a bit long, but nothing impossible.
She's a solid professor, but honestly, going to her lectures seems unnecessary. She puts all her slides online, so if you just go through them without procrastinating, getting an A is pretty easy.
Pretty great professor, the lectures aren't super integral to the course as all of the slides are online, but still helpful to go and watch her do application problems. Quite a few extra credit opportunities, answers emails in good time. Enjoyed this class.
Tbh you don't need to go to class besides the class before the exam where she does practice problems. Very easy considering its physics and although you are required to buy pearson subscription, it works rly well as study material. All i ever did for this class was do the homework, redo the homework, and watch random yt vids and ended up with an A+
Good professor who just has to take care of a lot of students. Tutoring was necessary for me and consistent practice is a must for most students.
Professor was always kind and helped anybody with a question thoroughly. She never went to fast and explained everything perfectly with some humor on the side.
Most caring professor ever. Gives extra credit on quizzes, assignments, and exams. She teaches very well.
Honestly I found her lectures useless for the test but some people like them, but as long as you understand the HW and review the test are pretty easy compared to other profs. She gives 4 tests but drops the lowest and gives weekly online quizzes. Also the HW is 30% of the grade so that's good. And she gives a lot of extra credit.
Professor Saleh was great. Complete your assignments, attend lectures, and study for tests, and you'll be fine. While not everyone found the lectures helpful, I found that they covered crucial formulas and concepts. She's accessible during office hours and is a genuinely caring person.
Saleh was an "okay" professor. If you do homework, do the quizzes, and go to lectures you would pass the class. I say pass and not get an A because if not for extra credit and a ridiculous curve, I would not have gotten A+. I failed half of my tests and learned nothing about physics. Notes suck, tests weird, class boring. DO NOT TAKE PHYSICS AT UTD
easiest A+ of my life. lectures were important and informative. homework was more challenging than the tests. insane curve at the end. teacher obviously cared abt the class. inherently tough class but she made it bearable. very nice professor & great person.
Loved her so much! Offered 8 points of extra credit that would be added to the overall grade and dropped the lowest test grade. Test questions were very similar to problems/content covered in class so attend lectures and practice. 4 tests, weekly quizzes, and HW made up your grade.
Shes a great professor who has a straightforward class model.
Dr. Saleh is the kindest professor I have taken. She genuinely cares so much about her students and always has such a positive attitude, but I would say physics is just a hard subject to teach and learn. If you plan to take physics at UTD I recommend her, but try to take it off campus if you can.
Very solid in every aspect. If you need extra help she is more than willing to spend time with you. There's nothing you really need to watch out for and its difficult to say that about other physics professors. No complaints
Her class model makes it very hard not to get at least an A-. There are 8 points of extra credit on your final grade and the homework is weighted very heavily (40%). She is also pretty decent at lecturing, but I stopped showing up at around the 7-week mark and was still able to maintain an A+.
She's a sweet person, but her lectures suck b/c they're "flipped" so u have to teach urself outside of class b/c her lectures are 90% practice probs. Her distribution is amazing so you'll get the grade u need, but if you want to really learn, maybe take someone else. Grades:OnlineQuizzes=15%,WeeklyHomework=40%,4Exams,lowest dropped=45%,ExtraCred=6%
Her grade distribution is only decent because she adds several extra credit points to the final grades. She rarely responds to emails. Lectures are very boring and she often focuses on theory/proofs instead of practical examples that mirror exam questions. There are no exam reviews in class. Mastering was time consuming and unrelated to the exams.
I didn't show up for lectures, and if you're self-studying, focus on the slides. However some examples don't have an answer key, but the professor goes over them in class. Exams are all free-response, no curve, but extra credit opportunities will help bump up your grade. Better than other phys professors, I'd say. I'm just bad at physics, lol.
Professor Saleh made this inherently tough class bearable. Her lectures were engaging and she provided ample extra credit opportunities. With the help of tools like Unstuck ai, along with attending class and diligently completing assignments, I was able to earn a solid A in the course.
Very welcoming, respectful, and caring professor. She thoroughly explained the material before exams. Her exams were fair and covered the topics mentioned. The homeworks and assignments were online, pressure-free, and helpful. That being said, the nature of the material is not the easiest but Dr. Saleh made this process much easier.
I took her for Physics 1 and 2. It's such a difficult topic in itself and with the limited time she's given, she tries her best to explain and do problems. She often does problems without thoroughly explaining what steps she's taking and it's easy to get lost. Her exams are often based on examples she goes over in class so try your best to attend.
Very hard class. Exams are very different from what is taught in class. Rarely shows how to do problems that are asked in exam. Gives a few extra credit opportunities. Tries to explain concepts but sometimes goes very too deep into them resulting in having no time to show actual examples.
Overall easy class for it being physics. Homework is given every week, with quizzes being at home every weekend. Tests are similar to homework questions and the problems that are on the test review.
I liked the idea of doing practice problems in class, although it would be better if she gave more time on explaining the slides and take less time on practice problems instead of skimming through the lecture slides and taking a long time with the practice problems, since I fell way behind as I wasn't able to catch up on the slides.
awesome professor, makes the course simple
You honestly have to try to fail. A lot of extra credit (12.75 pts). The content itself was difficult as I never took physics before and her lectures weren't that great (hard to follow along) but the homework teaches you what you need to know. Tests are at testing center but are easy (4-6 questions 1hr).
Teaching style involves explaining concepts from slides and doing practice problems, but this causes the pacing to be erratic. If you prefer a professor who writes everything down as they go along, I would take someone else.
Had Prof. Saleh for spring '25 Mech. IMO best physics professor at UTD. One of the few professors at the university whom you can tell actually cares about students. Homework & exams aren't a pushover but are reasonable. Lectures are great & thorough
Dr. Saleh is a great physics professor, very caring and helpful. Although content is challenging, homework problems and in-class review problems will prepare you for well for exams. Online quizzes taken from home, 4 exams, lowest gets dropped. Also there are a TON of opportunities for extra credit so it's very easy to get an A.
If you want to learn physics rather than simply get through the course, Dr. Saleh is your best bet. On practice problem days, she answers questions in detail and makes sure students are engaging with the material and on task. It is important to note that while practice problems are posted online, the solutions/methodology is not.
Honestly, Idk where the bad ratings come from. She was a good professor and was always available for questions(sat with us for 20 minutes after class). She is lecture-heavy, but it's not bad. Just show up, semi-participate, and follow her notes and you're fine. She posts the slides but does the solutions by hand and does not post her paper notes.
She is a good teacher, very nice and joyful. There were times in class where it was hard to follow the lecture because she would go really fast. She teaches from slide decks and writes down notes on paper that she doesnt post. She has easy grades as well as a lot of extra credit opportunities. Her tests are short with questions from homework/slides
Pretty good professor. Her lectures were good and her exams were easy. If you have friends, I would strongly recommend take this course with them. If you also have prior physics knowledge you should be able to get an A pretty easily. No pop quizzes.
She provides a lot of extra credit throughout the course. She works very quickly through the lectures, however if I had put in the minimum effort by listening I'm sure I could've kept up. She worked through problems that gave a good understand of mechanical physics. She is slightly harder than other professors, but an A is easily feasible.
This class in general was difficult for me because physics is a hard subject. However Professor Saleh's class made it way easier. Weekly homework and quizzes as well as a bunch of extra credit opportunities. Exams were structured like the review she would give in class.Really passionate teacher who cares about her students. Recommend taking her!
She was the best physics lecturer I've ever had. Very kind and cares a lot about her students' success. A lot of online practice and extra credit. She wants everyone to learn and pass the class. I will be taking for future classes. Caution with 2303, while it doesn't have prereqs, I would recommend a calculus background. Don't skip and participate.
Dr. Saleh is an awesome instructor! She is very respectful and cares about her students. Clear lectures and helpful exam reviews. Easy weekly online quizzes include extra credit. Weekly homework assignments on Pearson and a total of 3 exams and a final. The lowest exam grade is dropped and exams are very representative of what is covered in class.
Really considerate, and if you have any questions or inquiries you can always ask her. Does not judge.
Subject and class sucked, she would jump around in ppts and would solve the problems half way and. I stopped showing up after the second exam since her class genuinely didn't help. The only redeeming factor is that the exam review problems are similar enough to help you pass the exams. Do the weekly quizzes and hws, free grade booster.
Helpful if you ask questions, but I thought her lectures were too fast to grasp anything. One exam is dropped except for the last one. Not really hard to get an A because there is a curve and at least 5 points of extra credit. I crammed the material the day before the exams, easy exams. As long as you get above 85 on your exams, easy A.
She said she was going to drop the lowest exam except the last one but she didnt. I would have ended up with an A+ if she dropped the lowest exam but instead I ended up with a B+. Do not take her. Grading is not clear at all.
Saleh was a good professor but not the best. Class was just easy and her grading criteria was very easy, 3 exams one dropped and a final. Offered a lot extra credit, no excuse to not atleast get a A
She was pretty good. All the questions were quite similar to her reviews, and if you go to class most of the time, you will do well.
The test would often have problems based on lecture problems, so attend lecture. Saleh is not the best at teaching but she does a good job at communicating a large amount of info in such a limited amount of time. Supplemental learning is highly recommended (YT videos, PLTL, etc.).
I personally had no prior knowledge of physics before taking this class, so I was very overwhelmed and struggled to keep up with her lectures because they were fast paced. However, her office hours were always open to students who needed help. She also offered a lot of extra credit, providing practice problems related to the exam as well.
She started off giving in class quizzes but switched out of it when people started failing. I took her for 2325 and she was so much easier. She switches up for 2326 and the tests are very long, but she gives ample extra credit.
Very tough professor. If you want to do hybrid paper and online exams with 13 frq's in under 1 hour, then feel free to take her. Her lectures are really tough to understand, and she takes 1 month to grade exams with months of response time.
Great professor. You need help? Go to office hours. Exams are a little hard but nothing new, it's all things she's done in class and has similar practice problems in lecture slides. Gives a good amount of extra credit. And she CARES, so reach out to her. If you do hw and quizzes you'll easily pass. “Easy” A if you put more effort for tests.
Tests with little to no time to take and way lower averages than previous semesters.
DO NOT TAKE IF YOU WANT TO PASS
Nice proff, 2325 was much easier so lectures felt fine. Lecturing in general is not great but with minimal effort (extra credit etc) you can get a pretty guarantee A.
She was alright. Gives a lot of extra credit, but the 2325 was better.
Great person but harsh exams
She gives lots of extra credit on the quizzes and homeworks. Put in some effort on the tests, and you'll be fine. However, class structure was unorganized (had problems knowing which folder to look for quizzes, quizzes/homeworks closing and reopening). Didn't really learn much but easy A if you put in some work.
SHE IS CRAZY. DONT GET FOOLED BY THE GOOD RATINGS. only passed bc swallowing my tears while studying. if you enjoy surprises, you'll def enjoy her exams.
This was my second course with Dr. Saleh. She was amazing for phys 2325. However for 2326, lectures were not engaging, large amount of content that had to be covered over a short amount of time due to scheduling issue, not many examples covered in class, No exam review. I would still recommend the course, it is still easy A if you try.
Wonderful professor, horrible subject :0. Go to class for practice, but outside study is necessary.
Lamya is a great person. She's caring and seems like she genuinely cares. My issue was that the exams are MUCH harder than anything given in class or homework. You never know what to expect. There are plenty of extra credit opportunities so even with getting C's and B's on exams I'm set for an A (project has still yet to be graded though)
You should expect to teach yourself a lot of the material, and this holds true regardless of professor in this subject. Her lectures were decent, but not a substitute for outside learning. Exams could be challenging, but studying made them fairly easy. Lots of extra credit, attendance optional but recommended. Do many practice problems.
Unless you are willing to live, breathe, and think physics in order to get an A, don't take this professor. The exams are a living nightmare unless this class is your full priority and if you have any life outside of academics, you will not pass.
RUN! Take any other instructor. She was great for 2325, but 2326 was a complete disaster.
Exams are horrible but study lecture examples and find examples from the textbook with the given topics for the exam. Her questions are sometimes similar them. Her quizzes are take home. She gives a lot of extra credit on quizzes, homework, and in class if you answer questions. To help our grade she made the finals 60% project and 40% exam.
Other professors in the physics department curve their exams, Lamya does not. Premed killer - avoid by all means.
lots of extra credit but it barely helped my grade in the end. for midterms study the problems does in class.. they're the closest to what you'll find on midterms.
This class was hell, I'm just glad it over with. PLEASE take anyone else, her exams were insane and lectures did not help. She constantly went too fast and overcomplicated steps while solving the problems. Didn't skip a single lecture but still had to self study a ton. Last two exams were okay, but no curve.
She was amazing for 2325. but the quality degraded significantly this semester. Lectures were often paced too quickly, and she did a lot of extra steps for questions. Minimal extra credit given this semester, and value of some extra credit (on hw) was reduced significantly. Study outside of class, certain YT channels help more than lectures.
Overall, the professor and class were pretty solid. She gives lots of extra credit throughout the semester. Her grading on exams is also pretty lenient considering it's physics, therefore exams aren't too bad. Lectures are kinda fast paced and require outside studying, but then again a lot of classes are like that. Study well and you'll do fine.
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