I don't really like his teaching style, which is basically just doing derivations for the full lecture. I feel like I'd probably do just as well if I didn't go to class and just studied from the book, since that's what his test questions are like. The tests have gnarly curves.

Good professor. I think many people in my class found the lectures too theoretical and boring, but I really enjoyed the thorough derivations because everything felt so connected. It's quite impressive how many things one can derive from Maxwell's equations. If you have genuine interest in physics, I highly recommend him, but if you just want to get by in the class (which I can understand), his lectures are probably not for you. He does go over a lot of material that's never even remotely tested, but regardless, I found the lectures worthwhile.

His tests were fairly challenging. I'd say half of the midterm questions were pretty straightforward, sometimes even exact homework problems, while the rest would be stuff a bit beyond the scope of the textbook that he specifically talked about in class (ex. AC circuits with complex notation, relativistic kinematics, spinning charged spheres). He does not go through many examples in class, but if he does, you can almost guarantee it will show up on an exam in some form. If you know how to do the homework problems and understand the more challenging concepts he goes over in class, you should do relatively well on the test. Take advantage of your note card and write down a tough question or two if you still have room. I thought his final was easier and most of the questions only tested a basic understanding of the topics, save for a few tough questions.

I also recommend going to discussion sections at least before the exams because sometimes the TA's will do problems that are similar to the ones on the test.

Midterm 1 average: 56
Midterm 2 average: 49
Final average: 60