Bachtis was a great professor. He had just the right amount of comedy and instruction.

There are two midterms, and a final.

The midterms were fair. There were 2 problems on each midterm, but I found that time was an issue. Make sure you really understand the homework and maybe read the textbook and you should do fine.

The final was also extremely fair. There were 4 problems, 2 of which were directly from the homework. The other two I thought were very fair.

Know how to easily solve problems using gauss' law, amperes law, method of images, and boundary conditions. Also know concepts such as super position, electric displacement, and the magnetic field intensity for the midterms/final.

Don't be too stressed if you don't do well on one of the exams since he curves at the end (especially on the lower end). Just stay around the average and you should be fine.

My only complaint was just that I wish homework was graded, as two midterms and a final isn't my favorite grade scheme. The homework is also very fair, and is accurate based on what you've learned in lecture.

Bachtis teaches with lots of emotion; you can tell he's very passionate about this (except for vector potential which he hates haha). Overall I would take Bachtis again, and I will be for 110B.

I'm leaving this review for Physics 110A (E&M). Professor Bachtis was a nice lecturer with a sense of humor and a not heavy, perfectly understandable accent. I'd advise that you attend class frequently and go to the discussion sections as missing a single class can set you back in the course material. He is a fairly happy understanding person. Feel free to approach him if you have questions or need assistance.

The median was an 86% on Midterm 1 (Mainly Physics 1 content) and 50% on Midterm 2. The final was fairly difficult.

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