PHYSICS 6A
Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics
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Miao's "easiness" is conditional - I have friends who got 95-100 on the first midterm, and others who got below 50. If you've taken physics AP or are pretty familiar with mechanics then Miao's tests should be cake. However, if you're like me and haven't taken any physics in high school, then try to avoid Miao. He sometimes teaches in a way that reviews concepts assuming you know what's going on. The midterm grade distribution was very abnormal - it wasn't a bell curve, it was a straight line. Some people think that Miao is the easiest professor ever while a relatively high percentage of people dropped out after the first midterm. However, Miao is one of those professors who want everyone to "get an A and become doctors"; if enough people in the class email him, he'll extend deadlines. I completely bombed a the midterm but since he let us drop one midterm scores, I ended up with a B.
Miao's "easiness" is conditional - I have friends who got 95-100 on the first midterm, and others who got below 50. If you've taken physics AP or are pretty familiar with mechanics then Miao's tests should be cake. However, if you're like me and haven't taken any physics in high school, then try to avoid Miao. He sometimes teaches in a way that reviews concepts assuming you know what's going on. The midterm grade distribution was very abnormal - it wasn't a bell curve, it was a straight line. Some people think that Miao is the easiest professor ever while a relatively high percentage of people dropped out after the first midterm. However, Miao is one of those professors who want everyone to "get an A and become doctors"; if enough people in the class email him, he'll extend deadlines. I completely bombed a the midterm but since he let us drop one midterm scores, I ended up with a B.
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Physics prevented me from graduating at the top of my high school class, and so I hated / feared it for a while-- until Dr. Nassar came along. Nassar is PHENOMENAL. After taking 6A with him, I understood mechanics SO well. I could see how beautiful the math is, and why it made sense, and why the equations are or are not correct. His lesson plans are very well-constructed that he finishes lecture two whole meetings before exam date (without rushing at all!), so those two whole meetings he spends not on new material but reviewing for the imminent exam. Midterms in Nassar's class are similar to practice exams he gives out and goes over. The final is more challenging than the midterms, but it's not scary or impossible. About four of the questions on the practice final appeared on the actual final. Class average is high at 88%, which he pegs at a B to a B+. Nassar is very caring about his students. He will give his time generously to anyone who needs help. Office hours are nearly always crowded, but he extends it to accommodate people who need to see him one-on-one. He is handsome, kind and un-boring in and outside class. I have naught but much respect for this man. Dr. Nassar, thank you for making me think again. Maraming salamat.
Physics prevented me from graduating at the top of my high school class, and so I hated / feared it for a while-- until Dr. Nassar came along. Nassar is PHENOMENAL. After taking 6A with him, I understood mechanics SO well. I could see how beautiful the math is, and why it made sense, and why the equations are or are not correct. His lesson plans are very well-constructed that he finishes lecture two whole meetings before exam date (without rushing at all!), so those two whole meetings he spends not on new material but reviewing for the imminent exam. Midterms in Nassar's class are similar to practice exams he gives out and goes over. The final is more challenging than the midterms, but it's not scary or impossible. About four of the questions on the practice final appeared on the actual final. Class average is high at 88%, which he pegs at a B to a B+. Nassar is very caring about his students. He will give his time generously to anyone who needs help. Office hours are nearly always crowded, but he extends it to accommodate people who need to see him one-on-one. He is handsome, kind and un-boring in and outside class. I have naught but much respect for this man. Dr. Nassar, thank you for making me think again. Maraming salamat.
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Professor Ong is one of the best teachers I have had so far at UCLA. He's a really nice guy and really does care if you learn. If you pay attention in class and do the problems that he suggests for review and look at his review notes, you're good to go. He's very fair and made physics bearable! Awesome teacher! Take him if you have the chance, you won't regret it.
Professor Ong is one of the best teachers I have had so far at UCLA. He's a really nice guy and really does care if you learn. If you pay attention in class and do the problems that he suggests for review and look at his review notes, you're good to go. He's very fair and made physics bearable! Awesome teacher! Take him if you have the chance, you won't regret it.
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Prof. Pau is pretty chill. She's really nice about turning in homework if you have any problems. Definitely go to office hours, she's clears up a lot of stuff. I know sometimes she can be very unclear, and she can keep going even if the class doesn't get it. I took this course with her over the summer and it was the only class I had, and that may sort of make me biased, but I spent hours each day in the library doing practice problems, which is the only way to learn in this class. But yeah, I'd recommend her to my friends, she's not bad. It's the course really, not her. And the TA's were awsome too, so look for a good TA. lol I ended up with an A-, which is what most of the class got, so don't worry.
Prof. Pau is pretty chill. She's really nice about turning in homework if you have any problems. Definitely go to office hours, she's clears up a lot of stuff. I know sometimes she can be very unclear, and she can keep going even if the class doesn't get it. I took this course with her over the summer and it was the only class I had, and that may sort of make me biased, but I spent hours each day in the library doing practice problems, which is the only way to learn in this class. But yeah, I'd recommend her to my friends, she's not bad. It's the course really, not her. And the TA's were awsome too, so look for a good TA. lol I ended up with an A-, which is what most of the class got, so don't worry.
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Oh my gosh, take him!! He's so nice to everyone. He wants all his students to do well. I really wish I have him for another class!! His homework isn't that hard since they're just problems from the text book. The midterms and final are easy if you study the HOMEWORK PROBLEMS and PRACTICE TESTS. You study those two things and you're guaranteed to do very well in the class.
Oh my gosh, take him!! He's so nice to everyone. He wants all his students to do well. I really wish I have him for another class!! His homework isn't that hard since they're just problems from the text book. The midterms and final are easy if you study the HOMEWORK PROBLEMS and PRACTICE TESTS. You study those two things and you're guaranteed to do very well in the class.
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Winter 2016 - Prof Sakai was really nice and caring but she wasn't very clear some times. She would make mistakes and some times it seemed like she didnt really know what she was doing. Her tests were really fair but the final was definitely harder. She was pretty easy compared to the other physic professors so if I had to take physics again, I would take it with her.
Winter 2016 - Prof Sakai was really nice and caring but she wasn't very clear some times. She would make mistakes and some times it seemed like she didnt really know what she was doing. Her tests were really fair but the final was definitely harder. She was pretty easy compared to the other physic professors so if I had to take physics again, I would take it with her.
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