PHYSICS 6C
Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Light, Fluids, Thermodynamics, Modern Physics
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Fall 2019 - I took Physics 5B with Professor Niemann. Professor Niemann is a great professor who is direct in what he expects. His grading scheme is very generous in that you can drop a midterm of half a final. He doesn't look like it, but he is very understanding when it comes to grades and the concerns of students. His tests although a bit tricky sometimes are never unfair, though the first exam was long for the 50 minutes allotted. Overall, I really recommend Niemann. He has a very generous grading scheme, and I would take him again.
Fall 2019 - I took Physics 5B with Professor Niemann. Professor Niemann is a great professor who is direct in what he expects. His grading scheme is very generous in that you can drop a midterm of half a final. He doesn't look like it, but he is very understanding when it comes to grades and the concerns of students. His tests although a bit tricky sometimes are never unfair, though the first exam was long for the 50 minutes allotted. Overall, I really recommend Niemann. He has a very generous grading scheme, and I would take him again.
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Professor Ong is the best professor I have ever had the pleasure of learning from at UCLA. He teaches a class the way it should be taught. Everybody has their say in the homeworks, due dates, time for reviews. All the information on the exams are covered in lecture. His lectures are inspiring, for those that care to listen, touching on information that he views as important as opposed to slamming you with way to much to cram before an exam. He has a lot of trust in his students, something not very many professors do any more. I say all of this even though I didn't get an A in his class. If I get anything across let it be that if you have the opportunity, "Take Professor Ong!!!"
Professor Ong is the best professor I have ever had the pleasure of learning from at UCLA. He teaches a class the way it should be taught. Everybody has their say in the homeworks, due dates, time for reviews. All the information on the exams are covered in lecture. His lectures are inspiring, for those that care to listen, touching on information that he views as important as opposed to slamming you with way to much to cram before an exam. He has a lot of trust in his students, something not very many professors do any more. I say all of this even though I didn't get an A in his class. If I get anything across let it be that if you have the opportunity, "Take Professor Ong!!!"
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WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD AT UCLA, HANDS DOWN. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. He is a terrible lecturer - half of the time you can't hear or understand what he says, even if you sit in front. He assigns homework that is vaguely relevant to his exams - I did all of the problems he assigned and most of the unassigned problems in the chapter and still had no idea what he was asking on the exams. I was really struggling in his class because I was having trouble visualizing E&M, and he made it nearly impossible for me to understand or improve. I couldn't make his office hours because they conflicted with another class, and he was nearly impossible to contact. He took nearly three weeks to email me back about an appointment to discuss the midterm, and when I finally met with him he literally told me, "I don't know what to tell you to do." I went to my TA's office hours, got one-on-one help from my TA, was enrolled in Covel Peer Learning Labs, and even paid for a private tutor and still ended up with only a C+ in the class. Just to give you a taste of the class...our final exam was so ridiculous that the average was a 31%. Needless to say, this class thoroughly disappointed me as I endured the experience of having a professor who clearly only cared about research and not teaching (apparently he invented some sort of laser).
WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD AT UCLA, HANDS DOWN. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. He is a terrible lecturer - half of the time you can't hear or understand what he says, even if you sit in front. He assigns homework that is vaguely relevant to his exams - I did all of the problems he assigned and most of the unassigned problems in the chapter and still had no idea what he was asking on the exams. I was really struggling in his class because I was having trouble visualizing E&M, and he made it nearly impossible for me to understand or improve. I couldn't make his office hours because they conflicted with another class, and he was nearly impossible to contact. He took nearly three weeks to email me back about an appointment to discuss the midterm, and when I finally met with him he literally told me, "I don't know what to tell you to do." I went to my TA's office hours, got one-on-one help from my TA, was enrolled in Covel Peer Learning Labs, and even paid for a private tutor and still ended up with only a C+ in the class. Just to give you a taste of the class...our final exam was so ridiculous that the average was a 31%. Needless to say, this class thoroughly disappointed me as I endured the experience of having a professor who clearly only cared about research and not teaching (apparently he invented some sort of laser).
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Surprisingly, this class was not that bad. I took two classes during the summer, 6C and Sociology 1. It turned out that 6C was easier for me. I guess that's because the professor explained the material very well. Also, I thought the tests were very fair. I took Niemann for 6A and 6B. I would say that Pau is a bit less difficult. Her exams are what you would expect based on lecture. Nothing too crazy. I highly recommend taking her!
Surprisingly, this class was not that bad. I took two classes during the summer, 6C and Sociology 1. It turned out that 6C was easier for me. I guess that's because the professor explained the material very well. Also, I thought the tests were very fair. I took Niemann for 6A and 6B. I would say that Pau is a bit less difficult. Her exams are what you would expect based on lecture. Nothing too crazy. I highly recommend taking her!
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Fall 2016 - Professor Richard is a really sweet and nice but his lectures are kinda dry and boring and very math based. He doesn't test on the proofs but in order to do well in the class, do lots of practice problems from the book! He allows one sheet of cheat sheet for each midterm, and two sheets for the final! Write everything on it include examples of the book!
Fall 2016 - Professor Richard is a really sweet and nice but his lectures are kinda dry and boring and very math based. He doesn't test on the proofs but in order to do well in the class, do lots of practice problems from the book! He allows one sheet of cheat sheet for each midterm, and two sheets for the final! Write everything on it include examples of the book!
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I hated physics before this class, and even though it's still not my favorite subject, Rosenthal definitely made it more bearable. He's a genuine professor who is very patient, concerned about student learning, and laid back. His tests aren't bad because he gives you practice exams which reflect the actual types of midterm and final problems you'll have. He's an overall nice guy. He puts post-its over your test scores when you get them back in class because only "you're the only one who needs to know your score." How nice is that?
I hated physics before this class, and even though it's still not my favorite subject, Rosenthal definitely made it more bearable. He's a genuine professor who is very patient, concerned about student learning, and laid back. His tests aren't bad because he gives you practice exams which reflect the actual types of midterm and final problems you'll have. He's an overall nice guy. He puts post-its over your test scores when you get them back in class because only "you're the only one who needs to know your score." How nice is that?
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