Even though it may be her first year teaching, she does not understand nor accept criticism, does not answer "questions you could look up online", and she just in general isn't fair when it comes to grading. She says that lecture questions are for participation, but will often give partial credit because she "expects you to know this" beforehand.

I emailed her asking if she could talk about the application of the book concepts in class rather than going over everything in the book word for word and she sent me back a mean email that said "students don't learn from examples". She only discusses the textbook in lecture, unorganized,and she doesn't accommodate for different learning styles.

She' rude. don't take her

One of the more rude professors at Oregon State.

I understand teaching during remote learning is a difficult experience, but she has given this class the most demanding, confusing and unaccommodating delivery I have ever seen (I've taken 3 terms online so far), out of my whole college experience so far this is the only class I truly regret not switching instructors.

Don't take a physics class with her unless you want to be only taught by the book. Everything she goes over in class is directly out of the book with little further explanation. Lab instructors provide no further instruction either. If it was me, I think I would have learned and understood the content more just taking the Ecampus class.

Possibly the worst professor at Oregon State. Teaches it like it's the only class you are taking. You are better off with ANYONE else

A very poorly organized professor. She once said "if you feel at all sick STAY AT HOME". She then followed that statement by saying "If you miss the midterm for whatever reason you will have to retake the class". lol.

Exams are worth 50% of the grade. You arent even given enough time to finish the exams. Terrible lectures, didnt learn anything and failed. Do not take this class with Rebecca.

Very rude to students and not understanding about sickness, mental health, or family issues. When everyone does bad on tests she blames the students instead of stepping back to wonder why the test grades are so low. Sets up her students for failure as she has actually vocalized in class about how her course will make most students fail.

Sent an email saying she was Astonished how more than half the people couldnt understand something and didnt take a moment to think maybe Im not teaching this right and I kid you not said most physics professor design the test so you cant finish , basically youre not gonna pass or barely.

unapproachable, i dont feel comfortable emailing her anymore because of how she responded to a few i had sent her. i had a whole huge list of questions and she basically said no im not gonna answer them. bad. if i fail 212 im gonna take again with a different prof, even if i pass im not gonna take 213 with her, ill just wait till next year

This course was more difficult than 211 and I rarely attended lectures because she would spend way too long on one example and not cover enough material to fully understand all the scenarios. What I should have done was to attend lectures but bring other homework as this class had 2 large homeworks due every week and 3 pre-lectures every week.

This professor is actually the worst professor I have ever had. She lies about her effort on making her homework and is generally full of shit. I havent hated a professor more in my life. She seems nice but just isnt.

There was a constant lag behind compared to other 211 courses with other professors. When the final was reached, people reported her class to be 4 periods behind Wagner's section. She also gave many incorrect formulas and did not address mistakes on exams that ate up up to 20 minutes of people's time during the 80 minute exams

Incorrect formulas and in depth explanations of pointless topics. Lectures are at least a class period or two behind other sections. If there is another teacher as an option, choose them.

Rebecka Tumblin teaching style is the worst I have seen for a physics class. I feel as if I am taking a math class instead of physics. All she does in lecture is explain proofs. It is a costly class with mastering physics and learning catalytics being two items you have to purchase, 80$, to take the class. I would not Recommend her for any class.

This professor in the 21X series has been a nightmare. She will rarely ever use well written questions, and lectures have provided 0 help. She gets behind the curriculum compared to every other professor in this series. DO NOT take if there is another option. She teaches past her scheduled time and gets mad at the class for it.

The amount of homework for solving proofs is absurd. She does not teach. She is one of the only physics teachers to make you spend money. Nothing ever positive comes out of her lecture. Avoid her at all cost.

The hilarious tag is given because the state of the lectures by the end of this series rivals the Trump administration. That's not to say she doesn't try, but the class quickly devolved into an amalgamation of in-class activities from previous lectures and terms that aren't relevant anymore. Everyone is sweating from the awful room and very bored.

Extremely hard homework nothing like what you do in class, long exams worth majority of your grade with not enough time to finish.

Lectures are always at least a week behind, tests and homework are way harder than anything taught in class. Had her for entire physics series and hated every minute of it.

This teacher gives way to much homework. The first midterm was the most difficult test I have ever taken. She fills her lecture slides full of filler information that takes away from the actual point. Not only have I learned the least of any physics class but I have spent double the time doing assignments than in my previous physics classes.

Wagner's tests had problems that you would work on in class and the homeworks, Tumblin's tests are very conceptual and half of them are problems that aren't something you've ever seen before. They are way too long to finish in 80 minutes, and are impossible to fully prepare yourself for, the first midterm average was a 63. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS

Midterm had an average of 63% with no curve. Had almost 100% in the class pre-test. 3 tests are worth 50% of your overall grade. Homework is difficult with no real connection to the lectures. One problem a week is 15% of the grade. She came to class with COVID this week after teaching virtually for a week. Only saving grace is TA office hours.

Teaching style is not teaching at all... like literally teaching nothing. We barely do examples in class (mostly her deriving equations in the textbook) and the only way to get through the HW is by spending hours and hours in office hours. She doesn't teach any of the tools necessary for students to be successful on exams and homework assignments.

Large amounts of homework even on exam weeks using software that often doesn't give feedback and lies to students about how much time they'll have to complete assignments.

Not much to say other than that she is absolutely horrendous and oblivious to the trends going on in her own classroom.

You don't even need an extra description she is actively just making the class go into the dirt.

This professor doesn't show up to midterms and gets mad at students. First midterm didn't have a single grade above 95%, and the tests are way too long to be done in a reasonable fashion. unreasonable professor who does not deserve their title

50% of the grade is dependent on 3 tests. 2 of which were 16 pages long and expected to finish in 80 minutes. Never, never, never take this womans class.

Professor does not set up her class in a way that benefits students. The lectures are largely unhelpful and do not teach the material. Most of the lecture is spent deriving equations for a given situation, which are often taken directly from the textbook. The homework is time-consuming and does not properly reinforce course concepts.

DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS WITH DR. TUMBLIN. First things first, AVOID her classes as much as possible. She gives waaayyy too much homework and is difficult to do on your own. The only way I passed was with going to office hours and learning from the TA's. Tests are always at least 15 pages long and you are not given enough time to complete them.

Rebecka has unrealistic expectations of her class. She essentially drops you off a cliff based on the knowledge she gives you in order to complete homework or do well on tests.

She is rude. Yells at her students and treats them like kindergarteners. Attendance is mandatory but was only worth 5%. The exams are difficult and often were on topics that weren't discussed much in class.

Professor Tumblin expects students to 99% of the learning outside of class through textbooks and videos, then requires us to finish that 1% through mandatory in-class participation via a website. Labs are unnecessarily long, incredibly simple, and so unbelievably tedious. Homework is 1 question, with part 20 sub-parts, followed by an essay. RUN

Don't take this class by any means.

Tests are very difficult. At times rude during lecture, losing her temper in front of the students. Mandatory attendance is ridiculous for a college class.

She screams all the time during the lecture. Make sure to sit at a seat far from her.

Worst professor I've ever had. The written Homeworks are unnecessarily difficult and vaguely relate to the topics covered in lecture. She teaches the lectures as if we already know the material and does a terrible job explaining/showing new topics. Started going to Shearer's lectures instead and all the topics were much easier to comprehend.

She's annoyingly loud, dropped her class a couple terms ago bc her voice. I have grant sherer this term and I just came to say the LIPA text is horrible and has a lot of errors I haven't learned a thing from it, the activity questions are often not explained in the text. Should have more practice problems and descriptive info.

Lectures while mandatory do not cover what you will see on homework or on tests. The textbook is the only source of up-to-date information regarding homework yet she gives extremely long exams that take most of the allotted time no matter your level of understanding. The test equation sheet will not provide much help given the time constraints.

Rebecka Tumblin's grading system is so inconsistent she would fail her own class. Two weeks behind what we go over in class and in lecture. Just does the same things every lecture poorly. Hard to understand. Answers on her homework are wrong. Goes over homework content at the last minute. She has an attitude and can't ask her questions in lecture..

If you are able to take this course along with PH212 and PH213 at LBCC you definetly should. Rebecka is one of my worst professors I have had since coming to OSU and she makes me hates physics with a passion. She is loud and treats the class like highschoolers and demands for you to listen to her until the class ends. AVOID IF YOU CAN!

Insanely harsh grader. After one test, my grade dropped from 96 to 73. On written homework, I spelled something wrong and got 2 points taken. The graders look for anything to take away. ANYTHING. GOOD LUCK.

Dr.R was the worst professor I ever had. She does not respect students at all. Asking her questions is hard as she replies in a snarky way which makes her unapproachable. Homework is very difficult and there is double what other physics professors give. Tests include topics never touched on in class and are very difficult. Avoid at all costs.

This was by far the worst class I have ever taken. If I could give Rebecka Tumblin a 0, I would. It was taught horribly, the exams were difficult and had obscure questions, and the labs were completely unrelated to what was being taught in class it might as well have been its own class. TAKE PHYSICS AT LINN-BENTON IT IS SO MUCH BETTER!!!

Tumblin doesn't make practice exams and then puts problems on the tests significantly more complicated than anything from the homeworks or recitations.

I'd like to say I'm a pretty math oriented person and when I came into PH 211, I came in with confidence. I was extremely mistaken. Grading is super strict and harsh. She doesn't like working with students. She's rude, sarcastic, and incredibly hard to follow in lectures. If I could, I wouldn't ever take a class with her again. Not a good teacher.

Always been a STEM person and A student. Anyone will tell you that the physics department is challenging but Dr. Tumblin makes it extra hard. Lots of homework, you will never get 100% on an assignment they will find a way to take points. Exams are unrelated from lecture material making them extremely difficult. She can be sarcastic/rude.

Did maybe 10% of teaching what was needed to know for homework labs etc. Went over "physical assumptions" for problems in class, and did NO relevant examples. Super unhelpful and frustrating professor. TAs did all the work, and where I learned. Very piercing voice, screaming nonsense into the mic.

5 Homework assignments per week, 80 minute exams are 15 pages long and are often unrelated to lecture material or study guides, labs are needlessly tedious and lengthy despite covering very simple concepts or physical situations. Professor Tumblin will demand your respect yet offer none herself, take this series at LBCC.

The best way I can summarize my experience is in 2 anecdotes: 1) She intentionally chose the more difficult long problem for an exam even though none of the TAs solved it first try 2) Grad students had to asked her to change a week of hw due to the *grad students* taking 3 hrs on it. This being said be prepared to learn more from prelects than her

Rude and condescending. Spends long time on simple topics and then will brush over complex concepts so that it's impossible to grasp. When emailing her about if an assignment is worth a grade she emailed me back with, "I am confused as to why students will only do assignments if there are points."

Rebecka is very hot-headed and condescending. She is unhelpful and rude in emails as well as office hours. The overall class structure is good but tests and homework are difficult and will take a lot of time and effort. unless you decide to become her best friend she will get on your nerves and ruin your day. Teaching should not be her profession

Its not physics, its her. I retook this class with a different professor and understood it MULTITUDES better. Physics is hard but its way harder with Rebecka.

Super hot-headed. Rude. Not caring towards students. Yells in class every other lecture. Embarrasses students in front of whole class. If you ask a question, be prepared to have a phd I physics or she will embarrass you until no end. Won't handle issues within her course instead “looks at statistics” and doesn't change anything. STAY AWAY!

She be mad as hell and I'm just tryna do the FBD. She once yelled at us and then walked it back which was appreciated. Maybe bring earplugs bc her voice be piercing. TA's are much more helpful, she doesn't do any relevant examples and then gets mad at us for not understanding....

SERIOUSLY RUN. WOULD YELL EVERYDAY AND TREAT US LIKE WE'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL. RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN.

Professor Tumblin runs the most counterintuitive class I have ever taken. Not only does she assign chapter readings every day, but she routinely teaches entirely counter to the book. This comes to fruition during exams, when we are expected to use relations and formulas that aren't covered in the textbook. If you can't read minds, you will fail.

If you want to be treated like you are in middle school again, she is your best bet. You basically gotta wait for a bell to ring before getting up, even though we are adults who can leave whenever we want. Half of the tests we learned, the other half was never taught, nor in the readings. It's not the physics department, it's the professor.