Awesome teacher, lectures are actually interesting.

He is a really good physics teacher n really helpful.. willing to help u out during office hour. If u r taking 1301, take him cuz hes the easiest professor n also very entertaining.. 1st exam was easy, but the 2nd was kindda tricky. if u know ur stuffs u should be fine

Very energetic and funny teacher. Sometimes his explanations of more in-depth topics aren't very clear. He confused me once and awhile with using different equations for different situations, instead of always starting from the same core equations. Some of the slides were pretty worthless, but I don't think he made them. I'd recommend him.

Just an excellent professor, very interesting class~

Very funny guy with lots of jokes. He has a lot of spazy moments that make him hilarious just to watch. He's very good at repeating important topics in different lectures. He also warns you what exactly will be on the test. I went to his office and he was very helpful, when asked specific questions.

funny bloke, learn how to study for his quizzes and its a breeze

Very funny man as already mentioned. Will take time to answer questions, help guide/mentor. Best of all, he listens to students! His lectures are fast paced - helps to have the .ppt before you get to lecture and take notes on them instead. His demos are great, he's lively... channeling Robin Williams WITHOUT any vulgarity or crudeness.

Wonderful man. Absolutely hilarious. Lectures are fun and interesting. Concepts were a bit difficult to grasp, however. Might want to get help from him or your TA's. Good explanations. Final exam was a little ridiculous, though. Had a question or two I'd never seen before. Was tricky.

excellent professor. uses many demos and such to explain the material. funny guy. do the assigned problems and quizzes/tests are a breeze.

Good Professor, Easy Class, about the only hard part is the Lab Reports but that will mostly depend on the TA's. He has good communication with his TA's and they know what's going on. Has CLEAR easy note taking on the board. Uses lots of Models and does a good job of explaining them. oh and he broke the sink! It was a ton of fun!!!! Definitely a wi

Prof. Haines was extremely funny. His slides were bad, but as stated I don't think he made them. The class is very fast paced, and sometimes I felt better off just teaching myself. It helps to read beforehand. Haines is very approachable and overall a pretty good prof.

Prof Haines really has fun in class. He makes the class fun and interesting. The exams are challenging, but you will do very well if you practice the problems.

funny guys keeps class enjoyable. good teacher. tests are hard.

A good professor....has a clear understanding of physics and tests are not too bad. finals are kinda tricky.

Physics II is a terrible course. Paul Haines made it tolerable; I couldn't imagine having to go through it with one of the other clowns as my professor. Haines' tests were miles better than the others (you knew exactly what was expected and how to get full credit), and his lectures, though a bit unorganized, were clear and easy to follow.

Haines can make any subject interesting, and he is a very approachable and helpful professor. He clearly loves physics and cares about his students and has more zeal than any teacher I have ever seen! Physics 1302 was hard and pretty bad, yes, but Haines made it interesting. If you can (although you can't) choose this professor, do!!!

I like his teaching and experiments in class. His lecture is always interesting. I would definitely recommend this professor.

Great professor! More enthusiasm of any professor I've had so far. Haines really cares about his students and is open to talking to you about anything without being condescending. Highly recommend!

Haines is a great professor, he makes attending lectures fun and he makes them informative. Though, the tests are hard and sometimes hard to interpret from the examples he provides. overall a fun course, just be prepared to work.

Awesome physics teacher, one of the best at the U of MN. Test are difficult but his lectures are great, worth while and entertaining.

Paul Haines somehow was able to make a night physics class interesting. He does a good job of both entertaining and teaching at the same time. More often than not, lectures would end with some cool demonstration and everyone would clap after. Tests are not extremely easy but very fair overall.

Professor Haines was my favorite professor in my first semester at the University. I actually liked going to class. The tests were kind of hard, one in particular, but with being able to drop a test it works out alright. My interest in physics increased from having Professor Haines.

He was a great professor! He made class interesting and was very helpful. Even though he teaches the night physics class, it's well worth it.

He is my favorite professor so far! So funny and just amazing :)

Awesome professor. Never wanted to skip a lecture. Finals were ridiculous, but it's a common exam so he can hardly be blamed. "Okay, aaaalright."

Great professor! He's funny and I can tell he wants to be there teaching. The textbook is awful, but he does a good job of clarifying what you read on the book. Pay attention in lecture because an in-class problem will definitely be on the exam!

He made the material interesting and he made it easy to pay attention with his good humor. He is the best professor that I have ever had. As long as you read the book, the tests are fine.

Nice, forgiving proffesor with a love for the subject and ambition to inspire love for the subject

ehh his class is okay. I sit in multiple lectures to soak in everything. I like Heger's class the best. Haines lectures are really qaulitative that he forgets to touch up on the math and implementation. theres only very few problems you can do with methods learned in class. It makes exams more wordplay than actual physics.

Makes lectures bearable. Midterms are usually the same as a homework assignment, makes the physics understandable even if it isn't interesting.

Awesome professor. Very entertaining and fun lectures. His tests are moderately difficult, unless you pay attention. One of my favorite people in the world.

Excellent professor-easily the best I've encountered in the physics department. Very enthusiastic and friendly. He makes a great effort to present the subject clearly and make sure every student gets any help they need.

Dr.Haines is a fun guy who is extremely enthusiastic. I wouldn't call his quizzes easy, but for being in the physics department, he tends to be a lot less tough. Extremely helpful; even in a section of 300 students, he will directly respond to e-mails within a few hours.

This guy is great. Quizzes are hard, but he doesn't write them and he makes them much easier than the other professors. Plus he's hilarious. Definitely take his class.

Such a great professor. A physics professor with a personality! Hes very easygoing and HILARIOUS, yet such a great teacher at the same time. Always very clear and explanatory. Very approachable. I'd recommend him to everyone. Plus, his quizzes generally include problems taken right off of the homework!

He is such a great physics professor, funny and clear! Go to the lectures and do your homework and your set. If you have to take physics make sure you get Paul Haines!

Prof. Haines is very funny! Interesting! Easy-going! and great at explaining Physics topics!! Would Recommend! For any Class!

Haines is awesome. He is the only person that can make the night section of Physics interesting. He is really funny and has a knack for making really tough concepts not seem so bad. I highly recommend him.

Haines is kind of a goofy mix of Leonard from "big bang theory" and Big Bird. Seriously, the man is an educational puppet show. It makes lecture pretty fun. He's helpful and obviously enjoys teaching basic physics.

Easy, funny, and fun

This was one of my favorite classes I've taken. He makes lectures entertaining and does demonstrations during class to understand the material better. He does clicker questions but usually signals which answer is the right one if you pay attention. I loved this class!

We had a lot of web assign homework this week and then web assign had problem after problem. I emailed Professor Haines and he personally kept me posted on what was going on with them. I could not be more impressed.

Paul is a swell guy. His lectures are entertaining, engaging, and informative.The exams themselves are quite challenging imo and sometimes didn't always seem fair. For example 5 mc worth 5 pts each no partial credit. Thus making a qtr of your exam grade be from 5 mc questions. Personally didn't like this system as it hurt me more than helped me.

Haines was great. He's quite funny and keeps your interest during lectures. I had a hard time with the material, but it wasn't because of how he lectured and presented it. He's insane, in a good way, and I'd recommend him to anyone taking physics.

Really nice guy, really funny and great with answering questions. Homework was difficult and time consuming but he provides several resources to help you figure it out. Test material is taken from the homework most of the time

Paul Haines is a wonderful professor. I came to the University of Minnesota with basically no prior knowledge of Physics 1 material, yet hard work and his teaching changed all of that. His quizzes are very similar to the lecture material. All of my peers wished they had him. He is also very approachable (helpful to attend his office hours)

Paul is a wonderful professor. I am terrible with physics but his lectures are fun and he makes them interesting. He's always willing to help. I would not recommend taking physics at 8am unless you want to skip half of the classes. Also Paul is a hilarious guy. I highly recommend him.

He is awesome :)

He is a very smart professor who loves his work and brought that enthusiasm to every 8am class. The class itself was very difficult, but he would try to help you if you spoke with him.

Professor Haines knows his stuff. While many professors are either put-you-to-sleep boring, and others are entertaining but never teach anything, Paul Haines is able to do both. The man is incredibly witty, and his lectures are always enjoyable.

Best lecturer I've ever had.. One thing.. Get ready for a lot of calculus and difficult exams

Was very interested in the students understanding the material. Was always happy to answer questions, either after lecture or during office hours. He was very enthusiastic about the material, which made lectures a lot more enjoyable.

Unclear about where your grade is at throughout the semester; passionate about physics but sometimes skips steps in the middle of in class examples; uses lecture slides that are posted after lecture; approachable in office hours; said the class wouldn't be curved but it was (heavily); uses iClicker for daily lecture participation

Professor Haines really got my attention on the first day. He made physics fun to understand and he explained material well, however you must have physics background knowledge. He really shows that he really enjoys what he teaches and cracks jokes, but this is a hard course and you need to attend lecture and read the book thoroughly to understand.

Great guy. Had him as leader for a Physics 1401V discussion group. He really knew his stuff and was active in making sure everyone understood the material.

Great guy, had for 1401V and 1402V discussions. Very engaging, especially when he discusses applications of the material in class to the real world.

I was in Martin Greven's Physics class and did not learn anything until Paul Haine's took over. He made the class not awful. I no longer dreaded going to West Bank to attend my least favorite class. He is a savior.

Paul Haines is an amazing lecturer. He adds details that were left out by his predecessor (Martin Greven). He was very funny and did not teach straight from the textbook; instead, he supplements the textbook with interesting information and humor. If the class was taught by him the whole semester, I would have a greater understanding of physics.

Paul Haines is a great professor. He readily available to help during office hours and replies promptly to emails. During lecture he makes a lot of jokes, goes over example problems, and explains really well. The tests aren't too different from the homework, so if you understand the homework and the clicker questions, you should be fine.

His lectures are engaging and fun to listen to. He explains the problems that he does in class super well and you can tell he is very passionate about what he is teaching. He always cracks jokes during lecture and you can tell he wants his students to succeed in his class.

A real gem of a professor. Physics will never be the same after Paul "Makin' Gainz" Haines.

There is an incredible blend of humor and instruction in his lectures. Expect to come out of Physics with Paul "Bringin' the Pain" Haines far more knowledgable than before.

The first day of class, he stood up on a desk just to show us how things drop from a height of 2 meters. I think my decision to take his class again in Spring was made the same day. Totally worth waking up at 8 am. He explains concepts very well and adds plenty of humor to keep me awake. I'd probably gain from attending his office hours.

Attendance was mandatory, as there were graded clicker questions every lecture. Unless you find a good friend to take your clicker, you'll want to be at lecture. Even so, I wouldn't recommend skipping lecture, because he does a wonderful job of explaining the concepts and keeping you interested. He made an 8 a.m. lecture across campus enjoyable.

Paul Haines was a great teacher (the Best for CSE PHYS1301). However, his tests are also the hardest of the 1301 profs. Don't expect it to be easy. He was hilarious in morning lectures. I wish I could have him again.

8am lectures were tolerable because of Professor Haines, yet the first 2 days of learning a topic will be easy and you will understand it, but then day 3 will make no sense. He spent a lot of time on the easy concepts, rather than how to apply it, which was really frustrating. His examples were sometimes unclear. Overall, he was a funny guy.

He was not as thorough as I would have liked in lectures.

Hardest class ever taken. Advertised as intro but previous high school knowledge is expected. SUPER test heavy and graders are TOUGH. Calc isn't used much (3 times). CH1-15 in Mazur (skipped 12&14). Paul really tried to make Physics enjoyable but I was SO frustrated w/ the course that I couldn't really appreciate the lectures/learning.

Haines is hands down the best professor I've ever had. Physics 2 is much tougher than Physics 1, so you actually need to read the textbook to succeed. However, Haines makes the lectures EXTREMELY entertaining and his notes are always posted online. He is very willing to answer questions after class and makes the concepts easy to learn.

Paul Haines made my physics experience manageable. I took him for both PHYS 1301W & 1302W, and in both classes he was able to make me excited to learn about physics even if the topics were extremely difficult. While the course material was awful, Haines was such a funny guy in lecture, making the class less painful. He is always is willing to help!

Decent professor. He explains concepts in an understandable way.

Professor Haines is the best professor I've had so far. Took PHYS1301W with him and decided to take the 1302W with him too. As a physics major I got to know him and he's an amazing guy, always willing to help students with question or even research opportunities with other professors. Has very good explanations and he's aso a really funny guy.

I will fight anyone who talks smack about Paul Haines.

Great Professor, very accessible outside lecture. Genuinely cares about how you are doing in the course.

Haines is an incredibly competent & kind man. I took PHYS1201W with Wynveen and PHYS1202W with Haines, & they both are amazing professors, but I preferred Haines. He posts his notes & draws helpful diagrams. The material stinks but it's not his fault; he really does make learning physics bearable. His exams were tough but fair, with no tricks.

His office hours were so useful. It was always a group of students and even if you didn't have a specific question, you could always listen. He was very good about connecting the concepts in class and although his tests were hard, they were fair. He really cared and was really fun to listen to. I hate physics and but I had fun in this class.

His office hours were so useful. It was always a group of students and even if you didn't have a specific question, you could always listen. He was very good about connecting the concepts in class and although his tests were hard, they were fair. He really cared and was really fun to listen to. I hate physics and but I had fun in this class!

Very much like a friendlier Professor Slughorn. Extremely knowledgeable about physics, and his humor is wonderful if you are fast enough to catch his quick jokes in-lecture. Not quite as clear relative to Aaron Wynveen, but as physics professors go he would make the dept. proud.

Paul Haines is a great professor. He made 8am lectures bearable by doing fun demos and cracking jokes. He sometimes offered extra credit to help bring the class average up. His tests were fair and he did a nice job of preparing us for them. Professor Haines genuinely cares about how those taking his class are doing. He's also hilarious. Take him.

Dope dude

Professor Haines is the best professor that I have had so far. His lectures are concise and clear, and he explains everything thoroughly and in a way that is easy to understand. His office hours are the absolute BEST! If you have any questions at all, he is willing to work through the problem with you until you get it right.

Professor Haines genuinely cares about his students and is willing to help during office hours or through email. His lectures could be too fast and were very conceptual, but his tests were not too bad. Physics is a hard subject but practice makes perfect. If he taught physics 2, I would definitely take him again (even if it's at 8 am)!

Hilarious and engaging professor who cares about his students. While the class is tough, his grading criteria is clearly outlined and exams are fair. Lectures are a bit fast paced but the in class clicker questions are very doable.

Professor Haines was perhaps one of the few professors with the ability to keep me awake during 8 AM lectures that I was enrolled in. The content of his lectures are typical of general physics, but he definitely finds way to add his enthusiasm on the subject to his lectures. You honestly cannot go wrong with this choice.

Its a tough class but there textbooks were useless for me. The lecture slides were helpful but in class we just derived equations,

Paul Haines was my favourite professor of that semester and a perfect example of a genuinely great professor. In addition to his phenomenal and funny lectures, Prof. Haines took every student in his class of around 35 on a lab tour in small groups.

What a man

Lectures are clear and funny, and he usually uses examples that show up later on tests. Tests are fair, though not particularly easy. He is very approachable, and genuinely cares about his students and wants them to succeed.

Good, fun professor! Always willing to help, and everyone liked him.

Paul Haines is a really good professor here at the U. If you have the chance to take him, do it! At the beginning of the semester, I was struggling a bit but I came into his office hours and he gave me a new study strategy that has benefited me ever since. He is very understanding and passionate about what he is teaching. Lectures are worth going.

Paul Haines always out here steppin' in glass.

Super fun professor, always made sure to avoid getting bogged down in heavy derivations and instead focused on the things we actually would be expected to know for the class. Took us on tours of the various labs around the U. Overall, strongly recommend taking classes with him!

Paul is a wonderful little fellow with a charming sense of humor. He genuinely cares about each of his students and wants them to succeed. However, his lectures fail to explain the content well- they're mostly just really specific, difficult examples. In physics, having the fundamentals down is key, so be prepared to learn them via youtube!

Haines was such a nice person and strives to help his students succeed. The class was very enjoyable. Haines clearly thrives off of in-person contact with students and had some technical troubles with online learning this semester, but this will not be an issue once classes are back in person. He also stresses the demonstrations of physics.

A very funny and caring professors, lectures are enjoyable though they're not so helpful for quizzes, but discussion makes up for that.

Professor Haines was great for PHYS 1301. He did a lot of great demonstrations in class and kept the class engaged even though it was at 8am. The class is hard, but you can do it!

Prof. Haines is a decent professor who tries to keep lectures engaging through demonstrations and humor. However, some lectures weren't very helpful for understanding. Also, while the grading criteria wasn't the clearest, it was overall pretty fair given the circumstances, and at times there wasn't much coordination between him and the TAs.

Haines is a great dude and his class was engaging. The quizzes were doable, and he provided practice quizzes and exams to help. My TA was horrible though, and due to it being online, it felt everything was a lot harder than it needed to be, especially with labs. Haines as a professor is really great! The class is just hard as hell.

Overall Haines a good professor. Beware, the class is fairly difficult, take your time to study. Tests and quizes are fair imo.

Haines is a solid choice for this course, even if you're like me and haven't taken a physics class before. He so obviously cares about his student's success and asks for feedback about test and lecture format often. He's also great in office hours! That being said, this isn't an easy class, and make sure you get a good TA for labs.

This class was just difficult in general. Professor Haines does try his best to explain the materials but bad performances are really just because the class is crazy hard. Overall, very understanding and lenient professor. The quizzes are super hard and are basically the homework but two-levels higher in terms of critical thinking.

Engaging lecturer with lots of demonstrations and worked examples. The course can get difficult especially without strong physics or calculus background but it is manageable. Responsive via email. Clearly cares about his students and makes sure it is possible to succeed. I'd recommend starting homework early.

Great physics professor and extremely funny. I took his night class, which is probably why he went through material very fast. He focused more on the algebra part of physics and less calculus, which conflicts with other professors and the textbook, so be mindful of that. Very helpful if you need to ask a follow-up question after lecture.

If you take his night class, be ready to fall asleep half the time. For real though, I slept through half the lectures and pulled a B out of my rear end so that just goes to show how nice the curve is. When I was awake though, the guy is pretty funny and clearly wants students to do well.

He is literally what everyone has said in their rating, such a passionate physics person. The tests are difficult and his lectures are heavy but his office hours are so convenient and helpful plus he responds very fast to emails! His curves I heard are very nice too. Although the final grading is a bit unclear.

Always had demos and was the most engaging professor I've had. The class is kind of hard by nature but this professor is amazing.

One of the better physics professors I have had. He tries to make lectures entertaining, but spent most of the time deriving equations we are given rather than doing examples. Wasn't clear how many points things were but it didn't really matter with the curve. Quizzes were just like the practice ones so if you understand those you should be fine.

I took this class out of a whim to just fulfill some lib-eds but man am I so happy I took this class. Professor Haines is such a bright light, he always brings a smile to everyone's face every single day in lectures. He is very clearly passionate about his job and it was a true joy being in his class. Take his class!

Physics is going to be challenging no matter who you take it with. Prof. Haines' lectures were very engaging, and his explanations of things were pretty clear. The lab and discussion components of this class are boring but easy. Do not skip lectures. Familiarize yourself with the formulas. Practice quizzes and homework are good quiz preparation.

This man is hands down the funniest professor and best lecturer I have ever had. He engages the class well (I am in the 8 am section) and makes me look forward to physics everyday. He is very helpful during office hours, and kind. He is understanding, and overall a very kind and intelligent person. I wish I had him for every class. I love this man.

Haines is very caring and keeps students interested, though lectures are overcomplicated and don't translate well to the quizzes, though this has been my experience with every physics prof. so far. he gives interesting and enjoyable demonstrations, though again, it doesn't translate well to quizzes. Self-study is a must, the curve is very large.

Haines is an amazing professor! I took an 8am with him and he still brought so much energy to class and is hilarious. When you talk to him he actually cares about you. Every lecture he involves students in his demonstrations which is awesome. He responds to email quickly and his notes goes over a lot of the content. I would recommend!

He explains the material pretty well and is very willing to help if you have questions. The class overall is pretty challenging, but he still does a good job of explaining the confusing material. I had it at 8am 3 days a week, so that aspect sucked, and the lab is disorganized, not at the fault of him. He is also funny and tries to lighten the mood

Professor Haines is actually a really good professor, it's just the rigor and amount of material in the class is so overwhelming if you fall behind. Stay caught up and start prepping for the quizzes a week and a half out (giving each chapter about 3-4 days). Class was so hard for me, inshallah it will be better for you guys!

I am not using hyperbole when I say Paul Haines is my favorite professor I have ever had in college, and one of the best teachers I have ever had period. He is absolutely hilarious and made 8am lectures completely worth it. If you are taking 1302W you need to take him. I still think about some of his quotes to this day.

NO ONE CAN MATCH HIM! He's very kind and he was like a close friend to me more than just a professor. His explanation is very easy to follow and he has so many interesting stories to tell. He had an enthusiasm for physics that I haven't ever seen in any other professor. Even though the problems were waaaaay difficult, he made them very interesting!

Professor Haines had palpable enthusiasm for his subject, and that made his class all the more enjoyable. He did an excellent job of explaining the microscopic and at times non-intuitive physics of electromagnetism in an accessible and engaging way. Make sure to attend lectures because in class questions are used and graded on correctness.

Professor Haines has amazing lectures! He makes them entertaining and it is 100% worth taking his section, even though classes were early. However, the class is difficult, and the quizzes are rough. There is a huge curve, but it is still not easy to get an A in this class.

Imo there's been unnecessary "bandwagoning" against Dr Haines (due to grading) which should be directed to the Physics department instead. Dr Haines is very caring and helpful if you reach out about something and will go the extra mile to help you get the grade. Ppl need to recognize that he wants everyone to do well but cant hand out A's for free

Paul Haines is a highly competent lecturer, especially compared to other 1302 professors. His lecture notes are easy to follow, and he is very responsive, kind, and a great person overall. However, the labs can be chaotic, his section can get curved down, and lectures are at 8 am three times a week.

Pretty much all the 1302 professors aren't great, but Haines is your best bet. Super funny guy and he wants you to learn. He does teach the 8 am class, but if you don't mind, it is definitely worth waking up for. The complaints against the grading are, like a previous review, more an issue with the physics department. Overall a good prof

I don't think Paul is anything spectacular, but he is by far the best 1302 instructor. He keeps the class interesting, but the tests are inconsistent in terms of difficulty and grading.

Haines is undoubtedly the best 1302W professor, and he brings a lot of energy to 8AM lectures. However, there is so much material to cover that lectures tend to be very fast paced and surface-level, which is often unhelpful for the complicated exam questions. Lab reports and homework are very time-consuming. Great test-taking skills are essential.

Haines is a great 1302W professor - he's engaging and wants students to succeed. While the course is challenging, using resources like unstuck study alongside the textbook can help manage the workload. Attend lectures and study hard, and you'll do well.

Amazing professor who cares about his students and tries to make 8 am lecture engaging: overall just a really wholesome person. The class is hard, but if you keep up with the WILEY homework and discussion material, you should be fine. Tests are mostly based on homework and discussion problems.

Goes a little fast through the math in the lectures, but everything else is clear, office hours are the key to passing the class really easy since he'll explain all the HW to you. Nice person.

Taught based on slides and the whiteboard(slides shared afterwards). Grading is similar to the other intro Phys courses. Lectures were funny and informative, and most of the time had demos. Office hours were extremely helpful for hw questions! Final grade was based on 20% hw, 80% quizzes (last two quizzes were the final, one quiz can be dropped)

Wonderful professor. I always looked forward to the late afternoon lectures, which he made engaging and informative. I enjoyed going to office hours, as he was very personable and fun to talk with, and he'd always thoroughly walk through any homework question. Loved taking this class with him