Doesn't explain anything. Horrible lectures. Bad Jokes. Horrible hair piece.

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You dont learn anything in this class, but it doesnt matter. Do an extra credit project and you won't get lower than a C. If your tests are slightly above average, you will get an A if you do an extra credit.

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what a waste of space

He doesn't teach anything and then expects you to know everything for the test.

Funny guy but not a good teacher. If you're just trying to get by then take him. He doesnt like to fail people, but if you need to learn the material take another professor.

Datta is the worst professor I've ever had. He does not prepare you for the tests, he doesn't know himself what's going on half of the time and he just generally cannot explain physics to anyone. I am premed and need a 3.6, so taking a C is NOT a good thing for me. DO NOT TAKE DATTA!!

The man is the worst professor I have ever had and I'm a third year college student. I've had some pretty bad ones but that man takes the damn cake. If you have any plans of making a 1.5 or better, don't take his sorry a$$

HE IS OK ,IF YOU DO ALL HIS CAPA-SET HOMEWORK ,THEN YOU WILL DEFINIATLY BE ABLE TO DO GOOD ON TESTS,HIS TESTS ARE FROM HIS HOMEWORK.AND DO EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT...

If you have a technology guy named Ozel DROP the class. Datta is extremely unorganized. Tests come straight from capa. If you want to know grades you make on tests, you have to hunt him down. In my class, at the end, he had to find things to make up for 25% of the syllabus that he didn't do. Avoid!

Every horror story you have heard about this guy is true. The other day he cancelled a review session the day before the test - and when I asked him for help anyway - he said no!! who does that?? Horrible professor, though he does offer some extra credit at the end if you need it.

I never understood a word of what Datta said. He was a total idiot and didn't help at all. I never made higher than a 65 on any of his tests yet i still got a B for the semester. So CAPA is hard and he is impossible to understand, but somehow, no one ever fails.

I enrolled in this class for the summer session in order to take the MCAT. I dropped it after 2 days to take some one else. Just letting you know, my honors advisor told me to not take his class, as he does NOT prepare students for the MCAT. If you want to go to medical school, do not take him. He's a very nice man, but a terrible teacher.

Datta is awful! His tests are exclusively off CAPA and are open book. He spends half the class telling students they are "Brilliant!" even if they answer really easy questions. He can't teach but doesn't take attendance, though he will have random quizzes occassionally.

WORST CLASS I HAVE EVER TAKEN IN MY LIFE! I took the calculus based physics 211 and 212 over the summer. He no idea what was going on with the Capa and the tests. Although, I am pretty sure it's impossible to get lower than a C if you come to class regulary even if you do fail every test. Also was not very friendly to the female transient students.

Worst teacher ever. He has no clue what he is talking about yet he can ramble on for hours. I felt insulted for being put in this class. He is also hard to understand sometimes. Physics was my favorite subject in high school. After that class, I am not a fan. DO NOT TAKE HIM! DONT DO IT!!!!!

This professor did not teach at all. He gives you a list of page numbers to read. Attendance is manditory. There is assigned seating for exam days. He is extremely rude! Save yourself while you can

Literally did not learn anything. Didn't study a thing and somehow made an A. If you're looking to actually learn physics, try for another teacher. If you don't really care, you can get out with an A and minimal effort.

This guy is awful and randomly gives grades. I had way better test grades than some of my classmates that made A's I did all the homework and was there for all of his "quizzes" yet somehow made a B and someone with better grades than me made a C. AVOID HIM.

One of the worst professors I've had at USC. Does not teach what-so-ever. Goes on random tangents and does maybe one problem per class period, if you're lucky. Horrible teacher, no idea what he was talking about 2/3 of the time. Only upside of this class is that he is very negotiable about test/homework dates

Datta teaches you absolutely nothing about physics. However, the homework is half the grade and the most of the test questions come directly from the homework. This class is an easy A. But if you want to actually learn anything your out of luck.

I was not a fan of Datta but he does show that he cares. DONT BUY BOOK, GET CHEGG ACCOUNT. HW problems seemed impossible, but then I got chegg. 98% of all problems were on there as well as correct explanations to solve HW. Exams are same as HW problems just with different numbers.

He told a student to "Google it" when they asked him a question. His lectures weren't helpful in my opinion and his accent made it difficult to understand him sometimes. He doesn't take attendance but he occasionally gives quizzes that can help your grade. Lots of online homework but most of the test questions come from it. Wouldn't recommend.

I went to every class and did all the homework and I would not recommend him at all. He is very disrespectful to students. I went to his office hours to ask some questions about the notes and homework and he suggested that I should just Google it because it wasn't his job to answer questions. The tests are extremely hard and solely based on hw

Gives attendance quizzes regularly. Draws one diagram on the board and then proceeds to rant and rave for the rest of class. You will learn nothing in class, but he's funny. Copy the formulas from your LonCapa homework into your calculator and you will almost certainly get an 80% on any exam. Left that class with a 55 which somehow rounded to a B+?

I didn't put any actual ratings because I only took it for 2 days. I can assure you that in those 2 days my insanity was damaged beyond repair. He makes no sense what so ever. It reminded me of that episode of American Dad where Roger pretends to be a college professor and spends every class rambling and making things up as he goes.

If you want to be utterly confused, then by all means take this class. Physics is hard, but with a teacher who doesn't prepare good notes and outlines, it's harder. The class begins with random scribbles on the board that seem to have come from whatever he decided to teach that day. No set problems, just things he decides to draw.

I feel like I know less about physics after taking him.... and i've never taken physics

He is a terrible teacher!!!!! Cant teach at all but he's nice and will give out candy if you answer questions in class. The homework is mostly online and test are just like the homework. It really depends on what a effort you can put into class because you're gonna need it unless you're really smart. Good luck!

Class was a joke generally, Prof. Datta would go off on super long tangents about anything but the physics you had to know. That being said Test were EXACTLY like the homework. So do the homework, study the homework a lot for the tests and you are pretty much guaranteed an A. I got A and only missed one part on a question the whole semester.

The lectures were pretty much useless, I just scribbled notes down on a random piece of paper in case he walked by and never looked at them again. Attendance is mandatory because he gives pop "quizzes" that aren't really quizzes but usually a random question. I'm sure he's a genius, but he's a terrible teacher. Tests are identical to LONCAPA.

There is a lot of homework. Not the kind you can just sit down and knock out in 40 minutes. Prepare to spend hours doing loncapa problems. Datta is funny however nothing he says is relevant to physics. If you take Datta you will not learn anything. The only way you will pass is by memorizing how to do the homework. It has been a true challenge.

This class was the worst class I have ever taken. It's not that it's difficult. All you have to do is memorize the hw for the tests, but you have to figure out how to do the hw on LONCAPA before you can memorize them because Datta gives out minimal equations or work on how to work through the problems. Gives pop quizzes a lot so you have to go

This class was downright awful. Hands down the most useless class I've ever taken at USC and probably will ever take here- Datta is a funny individual but teaches nothing in lecture. Don't plan on skipping because he gives pointless quizzes where the answer is on the board, mainly for attendance purposes but they count in your grade. Testsloncapa

Datta is a horrible professor. I went to office hours for help and he was very rude and disrespectful. He proceed to tell me and my other friends that we are unsuccessful students and that we will not get into grad school... I would never take him again. Worst professor I have ever had!!

honestly, before taking this class I read all of those reviews and thought "they're probably just exaggerating", but boy was i wrong. DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER IF YOU CAN! Trust me, I'm a good student and dont mind working for my grades, but this teacher really is THAT bad.

Yes the class is useless and you won't really learn/retain anything whatsoever... but this is probably one of the easiest A's you can get as long as you get a Chegg account & go to every class (bc the attendance quizzes, which were easy 100's, will be worth a significant % of your grade and many people failed to realize that before it was too late)

He's a great guy, knows physics, but fails near completely at communicating a coherent lesson. The classes are filled with inspirational messages about how he will "help you climb the mountain that is physics", but in reality, he's struggles to teach even the simplest formulae. The tests are taken straight from the homework.

He's a kind and funny person and a fantastic physicist, but a HORRIBLE professor. He delves into rambles, sometimes using as much as a third of the lecture lambasting a particular student for a minor infraction, or talking about some random unrelated thing. When he does lecture, his proofs are far too advanced, given the prerequisites. Avoid him.

Knows what he's talking about, but not how to communicate it. Avoid taking a class with him if possible. If you have to, make sure you complete all of the homework - and memorize how to do it, because you'll see those questions again on the tests.

I HATE HIS CLASS. HE GOES OVER ONE PROBLEM MOST OF THE CLASS. BEWARE YOU WILL FAIL AND HATE YOURSELF THE ENTIRE SEMESTER.

The only way to possibly pass this class is to memorize exactly how to do every loncapa problem out. You are forced to go to lecture because of surprise quizzes but warning you'll be bored to tears while he goes off on tangents that don't help you at all.

Clearly knows physics well but cannot convey it in any way that is helpful to students. His lectures are a joke. He expects you to already know physics and only goes over a few HW problems during class. One problem can take the whole class as he often goes on "inspirational" tangents. Tests are straight from the HW though. Do not take his class.

This guy sucks.... he does't really spend any of his class time teaching and his tests are based 100% off of the HW problems. I suggest you download chegg for the HW. I could not stand this class personally. I would not recommend this class to anyone... at all!

Worst professor I have ever had. The man does not know how to teach whatsoever. Hated this class. His tests are straight from the homework but there is so much homework that it's impossible to learn. If you take his class don't even bother trying to follow along in class just spend your time doing the homework and memorizing it.

Pop quizzes for attendance. Really easy. Test are 100% off the homework except for like 1 question off the test. Just memorize homework. He's an awful teacher. Lectures are horrible. I always did Loncapa homework in there. Do the problems over and over again and memorize how to do them. Almost impossible without Chegg unless you're a physics major

This man is an awful professor, BUT I would highly recommend his class. His exams are literally the exact same as his homework problems. Study the homework the weekend before the exams, do the hw and come to class pop quizzes and there is now way you won't get an A.

Great guy, terrible teacher.

Not a great prof but he does try to give some inspirational speeches and life lessons. His tests were hard especially since he gives 7 options to choose from. He puts a few questions on the exam that come from nowhere.

His accent and the complexity of physics made it hard for me to understand and stay attentive. He gives a a lot of homework, which has a big impact on your grade, but its easy to complete with the help of Chegg and other sites. Exams are the homework problems but different numbers, so just memorize the formulas used in the homework.

This is an easy class, homework is found on Chegg and exams are mostly homework. If you want a semester where you don't know what's going on with your grade and you're required to sit in lectures that are hard to follow and your peers think having a funny professor is all that's needed to get a good education, take this professor! :)

Timir Datta is the worst professor that I have ever had or even heard of. He cannot teach at all. His lectures consist of one equation per 50 minutes at most, and despite the amount of time given to it, he can't explain it at all. He stops teaching to give meaningless life lessons every other sentence. If you want to waste a semester, he's your man

Professor Datta is the worst professor Ive experienced at USC. He doesnt post powerpoints. During the online class, he doesnt teach and if he does, it doesnt make sense. Everyone always told me that the homework is exactly like the exams. He changed everything so this isnt true anymore, and chegg barely helped.

Did not learn anything in Datta's class. He is not good at teaching online. Class average was a 60 on the 1st exam and he is not curving it. He's a nice guy but the whole Physics Department is terrible at USC.

This class was AWFUL. In the past, exams were very similar to the homework, and that is no longer the case. Even Chegg couldn't help very much for this class, and Datta is nowhere NEAR understanding when students voiced their concerns. He spends most of the lectures talking about anything but physics and doesn't seem to care if we actually learn.

Terrible at teaching physics. I had him in person and dropped it, then took it online and got an A. He gives so much extra credit and makes HW worth so much its impossible to fail, even after failing the first two exams. If youre failing, just stay until the end and youll get an A. Super annoying class. USE CHEGG. Know formulas, go to SI sessions.

Gives lectures that do very little in actually helping you learn physics. Homework is super hard compared to what he teaches. He has no idea how blackboard works and gave us two exams this semester that lacked the right answers as an option to choose, screwing everyone's grades. Please don't take this class if you don't have to. It's not worth it.

Professor Datta, besides being an odd lecturer that is difficult to access outside of class and gives broken tests, also cannot seem to give you the correct final grade. I made all As on every exam including the final and did all of my homework and had regular attendance. Despite all of this, I only received a B in the class. Avoid taking him.

RUN!!! Worst professor I have ever had at USC. Class was unfair which I am not that mad about but this man is the most unhelpful ever. He forgets what he says, unfair, and not understanding. He is very rude to approach. I ended up going to his office for graduate school things, he agreed to do it, then denied our meeting when it was time to submit.

Nobody can comprehend anything he says. Thoughts and prayers

He is a professor that loves what he does and is very passionate, but he isn't the best at it. He gets distracted very easily, rambles about nonsense all class, can't keep the class focused at all, doesn't actually teach topics he kind of just briefly talks about them, doesn't like to use a textbook or tell you the name of the textbook we have

He will go on a tangent about anything and everything, from breast milk to religion and love. Exams are straight from the homework, but you have to teach yourself how to do the homework because he is too busy talking about other things. Easy class to pass if you can teach yourself. He just uses class as an excuse to talk about whatever he wants.