Professor Corbin is a great instructor. He gives beautiful derivations in lectures that will make you understand the concepts if you pay attention. He is always funny and passionate, which gives you the energy to tackle all the hard questions.

His quizzes are very hard and require a thorough understanding of all the principles and commonly used tricks. The average for the quizzes is about 20 out of 30. I personally think the final is even harder than the quizzes with 5 quiz-like questions to complete in about two hours. I got 139 out of 150 on the final and get a solid A.

Overall, if you are not passionate about physics and only want to get this course's credit, take someone else if you can. You will have a much higher chance of getting a good grade from another instructor. However, if you are someone really into physics and want to challenge yourself and really understand the concepts, take Corbin.

Class was definitely difficult, but if you put in the time you will get good results. First quiz I was almost two standard deviations below average, so I really thought I was gonna be screwed for the rest of the quarter. But I really started spending A LOT of time doing practice problems, which tbh is the only way you can get better and definitely helped me out in the end. Corbin's lectures I found to be very good, so I rarely consulted the book for extra info. Quizzes and final were hard, but manageable.

This class was stressful, and my least favorite course this quarter. The homework load is unreasonable and the questions hardly prepare students for the BRUTAL exams which are timed and normally have means around 50%. Professor Corbin likes to swear and makes sassy remarks to students who ask questions during lectures and teaches as if students should already be proficient in physics.

My TA sympathized with the class's frustrations with Corbin, but nothing can change how unreasonable this professor makes the course. A few saving graces are that the lectures are recorded and TAs are normally very helpful, but I would still NOT recommend this professor.

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This class was not for me. The grade is 25% the first midterm, 25% the second midterm, 50% the final
His lectures are very short so it is insufficient to explain the concepts in depth. To succeed in this class, you need the discipline to do the homework regularly even when it isn't graded. Attend office hours whenever you can and TIME YOURSELF. I barely passed lol and I underestimated how much work I need to put in this class.
ALSO USE MASTERING PHYSICS because he tests us with the same type of questions.
The professor can be very blunt but he's helpful when you reach out and thoughtful overall.

I got like 33% and 56% on the two midterms and got a B. So I didn't really study but took AP Physics in high school which helped. BUT he's a great lecture, but his midterms are hard in the moment especially with the time crunch. Yet, when he gives out the answers you actually feel dumb for not getting it because it's much more simple than you think. He usually solves the problems in about 5 steps so if you do more than that you are overthinking it and are doing it wrong. I honestly don't even know how to study for this class lol because I did practice problems and they don't help. So if you want to learn physics take him, but if you actually want to earn a good grade because you do well on the test, take someone else. He is really nice and wants to help his students, but it's tough love.

There's already so many reviews for this fabulous man and most of them nail the major points of this class. It is really difficult and you'll have to approach it differently than any AP Physics class you took in high school. But it's all very possible to do if you put in the time and follow what he says. Just do the homework when he tells you to do it and it'll make your life a lot easier.

This class was quite hard for me, mainly because I had a pretty weak foundation of physics coming into this class. Your whole grade is based solely on exams: 50% from both midterms, and 50% from the final. Homework is optional, but honestly if you don’t do the suggested material regularly and you don’t have a solid foundation in physics like I do, you will do really bad in the class. Corbin is definitely a great lecturer, I personally found him pretty engaging. He doesn’t really do that many demonstrations, he instead opts to spend most lectures either mathematically deriving new equations or going over ways to approach different kinds of physics problems. Going to his office hours can be really helpful if you are stuck on something or just want more info regarding a certain subject, it really helped me improve from my first midterm to the second. The tests themselves were pretty hard, mainly because of the time limit. You only have 50 minutes to do 3 questions for each midterm, and if you are not really familiar with a topic or haven’t practiced problems on it enough, you will not finish on time. The final is more manageable as you now have 3 hours to do 6 questions, and it was definitely less pressure.

Professor Corbin is an amazing lecturer who uses humor and anecdotes appropriately to infuse life into an otherwise boring concept. He explains concepts extremely well and I feel that my understanding of mechanics definitely improved after taking this class. The weekly homework isn't to be submitted so it is entirely the students' responsibility to keep up with the class.
Corbin does not use any numbers in-class examples or tests so I'd recommend solving any question you come across in the variable form (For eg. if you're solving for final velocity, then come up with a formula for final velocity in terms of the other variables provided) and then plug in the numbers to see if you got the correct answer. This will get you used to solving questions the Corbin way.
The midterms were extremely difficult and had a median of around 50%. I would advise you to solve a lot of problems from the textbook (using the method I mentioned) to prepare for the tests. I cannot speak much of the final because I chose to skip it given the Coronavirus situation.

Hardest class I've ever taken. The tests are impossible and most everyone does poorly. Don't get me wrong, Corbin is a great lecturer, but if you plan on taking him, just realize that even if you've done well in all your other classes and you prepare for the tests, you can still get crushed.
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MT 1: average around 55-65, stdev 20 (normal dist)
MT 2: avg: 40, std dev 20 (140 scored below 50%)

I would highly recommend taking any other professor if you want to do well in this physics 1A. How well I did in the class did not reflect on how much I learned.