Does Kick Ass experiments, in a sexy sort of way

the ole RC is a good man thats for sure

I love RC!

cheerful guy, very helpful, exams are a cakewalk, if you go to class once a week you'll ace it

RC for President, Bush is a tool!

Doesn't really expect anything of you except to show up for lab. A trained seal could pass the exams.

Very nice guy! Lectures are clear, but "skippable"; all you need for quizzes and labs is what you can learn in 5 minutes from the manual. Tests are extremely easy, but the course is a pleasant overview of fundamental physical concepts.

Couldn't be less interesting if he tried. He writes the lab manual, and puts everything he knows (on the subject) in it. Everything. Asking him questions isn't much help; all he can do is restate the lab manual. It's all he knows.

Very easy course and easy prof. Easy to get along with and understand. Highly recommended.

Fun and quirky... pretty easy

I really like him, he's a pretty great guy! Experiments are hilarious! He goes all out. I would highly recommend him to anyone taking physics. Relatively easy, but you still learn a lot. Certaintly a really knowledgeable man about the subject, but still realizes that everyone is not majoring in this

Super cool, fun class, highly recommend :)

He's a really great teacher! I would very highly recommend taking his class. He's so nice and really approachable -- always willing to help. I love his demos -- he really does go all out! One of my favorite classes at Pitt.

I really liked Dr. Clark, but the course was a ton of work---too much in my opinion. He makes it not so bad since he is so fair and outgoingly helpful.

Great professor! Very nice and fair guy, class was a lot of work, but more enjoyable one of the science labs. Too bad he doesn't teach Physics!

highly recommended!! extremely nice guy and wants all his students to do well. he is always available for help, and very considerate regarding different issues if you ask. beware: class involves A LOT of homework.. actually TOO much in my opinion for a intro non-major course.

A lot of work, but if you apply yourself will get you far in this class. Clark gives you many oppritunities to prove yourself, fair tests, somewhat fair quizzes, HW is ridic tho.

I was very worried about the ratings that were posted; however, I thought he was very good and lectures were very clear but boring. Reading the book helped a lot. The homework problems were hard and time consuming but if you know how to do them you are set for all of the exams.

I've had Dr. Clark for both PHYS0175 and 0219. He is a great professor. Anybody on here that is complaining about the class being too hard is just not prepared for the material he presents. Yes, LON-CAPA was annoying and he did say you can't expect to understand the lecture, but I did. Great powerpoints. If you can, take physics with Dr. Clark

good guy, really difficult homework but if you struggle through it the tests are a breeze. Resist any temptation to cheat on the homework, it will be worth it come test time.

Good teacher, but spends too much time going over homework problems at the beginning of class. To people that say he is lazy - how else should a professor grade ~250 people's homework, quizzes, and tests? Lots of opportunities for extra credit, tests aren't horrible. Rarely refers to calculus to explain things. Not a problem.

His tests were fair, but the homework was frustrating at times. They were Lon Capa online hw's. His lectures consisted of powerpoint slides and doing example problems out of the book.

Great prof. Definitely have to study and read the book, he doesn't just hand you the material, but he has the best formula sheets in the dept. and is VERY willing to help students with homework and other material. Homework is hard, but really helps you thoroughly understand the material. Great demonstrations and like another user said, kinda sexy.

His classes are challenging and he by no means lets students be lazy by assigning easy problems, but he is great at assisting with homework and other course material. Homework problems are difficult and require a good understanding of concepts, but are helpful in the end. Definitely the best physics professor at the Univ.

Very Nice guy, I personally cant speak about his office hours or helpfulness outside of class because I never went. However, IF you do his online hw online on your own then you will be able to understand the concepts in class

Dr. Clark is a fabulous instructor. Sometimes seems a little indifferent but he's really out to help you. Homework is tough but it WILL teach you the material. Don't cheat yourself by cheating. If you need help he's always happy to even outside office hours but don't expect him to hand you answers. He likes when students show a little enthusiasm.

Clark is probably one of the better physics teachers. He explains things much better then my teacher for 0174(devaty). None of the physics teachers are easy so no matter what tests will be hard. At least with Clark you get a personable guy who explains things. I would take him over other teachers in the department for sure.

Very straightforward, clear teaching that conveyed the material from the perspective from which you need to understand it. Slick.

Physics 0212 lab is easy compared to organic chem and biology labs--especially in the summer. Dr. Clark is effective in teaching the weekly lecture, however, and you may learn some useful information for tests like the MCAT

Explains the concepts of physics and the pertaining labs very concisely; enough said.

Probably the most average instructors I have encountered. This course covers physics that you should have already seen, so there's not much to learn. He doesn't really make it interesting or dull. Sometimes he tries to be funny and it's really uncomfortable. Best part of this class was definitely staring at the bizarre characters in lecture.

Dr. Clark is a truly interesting man. He's a fun guy and is very clear in lecture. He is very helpful one on one, and he truly cares about his students.

Clark keeps the class entertaining at times, but it seems our class covered more materials than the other Physics 1 classes...none of the others got to fluids or much of the 2nd law of thermodynamics, so I feel like our class got a bigger workload. Exams are hard, he kinda prepares you for them if you study a lot. Not a bad guy.

Clark didn't teach an easy class by any means, but he compensated by having excellent office hours. I took advantage of them, and it helped greatly. I felt comfortable interfacing with him and even cracking the odd joke here or there. I felt like I was actually dealing with a human being. Great instructor, great guy. Would recommend, just WORK!!!

Clark teaches this class very well in my opinion. You will have two 10-free response question exams and a 50 multiple choice question final. Instead of curves, he uses extra credit o you have to work for your points back, which is actually not as bad as you would think. He is fairly approachable and seems to care. He did as good a job as anyone

He has office hours every day of the week, so he's quite accessible. Exams are very difficult. I did barely above average on the first and aced the second and the final, and ended up with a solid A in the class. The lecture clicker questions and the homework really saves your grade: do them. Difficult class, but the professor knows what he's doing.

I do not understand all of the poor comments for Dr. Clark, he has been one of my favorite professors at Pitt. I do not like physics at all, but he made it enjoyable and very clear. He takes good time to provide examples of the material and is always available for help. I would highly recommend!

This class was supposed to be an easy A. The formal lab report was the death of nearly everyone's grade though. It was not graded well and this class is honestly just a waste of time. Dr. Clark was bearable as an instructor for the course though. Gives you all the notes and the lab manual. Lon Capa is still the worst.

Like someone else said, he teaches the lab as well as anyone else would. The labs are really trivial and if you don't get an A you probably just didn't try. Attendance is mandatory to lectures but it's 40 minutes once a week so just go. If you're a Physics major I'd suggest just taking 0520 with another prof. If you're not, don't worry he's fine.

Despite what other student's say, Dr. Clark's class is fine. Lectures are kind of dry but it's not unbearable (physics at 8am, what else would you expect) Weekly homeworks are not too hard and online feedback helps for actually learning the problems. Exams are fair and there is decent extra credit opportunity for each of the midterms. Nice guy.

His examples are often tedious but are representative of the exams, which are just as hard as any E&M section. People complain that they're too hard, but his examples prepare you well. That being said, he was impersonal and slightly rude in office hours, but I only cared about his teaching ability.

Contrary to popular belief, you need to put in 2 credits worth of work to do well. I took notes on each lab before the quizzes and was more than fine. The lectures are kind of dry, but that's just the nature of the material; Dr. Russ does his best to make them interesting. Was a fun class! Get yourself a good lab partner and you'll THRIVE

Do your lab report in the substantial amount of time given to you after you finish the lab procedure, so you dont have to waste time doing it later. Always ask the TAs for help if youre stuck, thats why theyre there. Put in a decent effort and theres no reason why you shouldnt get an A.

This class is super easy. The lectures don't add much but Russell is pretty cool

Professor Clark is very approachable if you have any questions. During covid, the labs had to be done individually outside of class, and would take about 2-3hours to do each of them. Therefore the class is just a lot of work outside of class. Professor Clark himself is amazing and a great professor to have for physics labs. His TAs are amazing too!

Professor Clark is one of the most caring & understanding professors I've ever had. He really encouraged mastery of the material, and was flexible with deadlines as long as the assignments were completed properly and independently. I wouldn't have earned the grade I did without his support! His lectures were specifically helpful for magnet stuff.

Professor Clark was great. The lectures didn't really add much and he tended to over-explain the material, but he grades very fairly. The lab was pretty easy and he was always accessible to answer questions.

Took him for physics lab, and it was an overall easy class. Lectures were fine and tophat questions weren't too bad, but important to attend lectures. As long as you had a good group in labs, it wasn't too bad and grades weren't too much of an issue. Clear feedback and you were able to get out of labs early most of the time.

Clark is only responsible for the lecture portion of Physics lab. He goes over what will happen in lab and asks tophat questions during his lecture. Fairly easy questions, you get half the credit just for participating. Physics lab overall isn't bad. Labs are pretty straightforward. Only spent about an hour a week on postlabs and homework.

Lectures are simple, but attending is important. Labs are lengthy, so read the manual beforehand. unstuck study helped me ace the TopHat quizzes. Overall an easy A if you put in the work.

I really like Russell. He is super nice and does not make physics lab painful like it could be. It is so much better than the bio and chem labs. If you put in the time to do the homework and pre lab and make a decent effort on the reports you will get an A.

Russell was great for Physics Lab. This lab was definitely on the easier side compared to chemistry labs. The TAs are very easy graders and as long as you put in some effort you are basically guaranteed an A.

Decent lecturer, very flexible with lab. Grades fairly.