This is Professor Tung's first quarter teaching 5C, he got his phd in the spring form UCLA and had TA'd here before. Despite all of that his class is impossibly hard. For the first midterm the average was 50% and he sent us an email saying if you got more than 4 pts below average you were in danger of not passing the class. In his syllabus he says that his exams are nothing like the homework or lecture so he can really test your ability to do physics. He never got mastering physics to work either so if you didn't already have it then it was a total waste of money because the homework is completely optional. The only useful thing in this class so far was the midterm 2 review session. I would completely recommend AGAINST this professor. He has no mercy even though he literally just started here

Physics 5C was very interesting in regards to the information but the class was very poorly structured and taught by the professor. He derives a lot of equations but won't do example problems on the board to help students apply the concepts. The exams had questions that weren't properly reviewed in class and expectations of the students in this class did not match that of what is being taught in lecture, not to mention the class averages for midterms were really low. I strongly advise against taking this class with this professor.

I think the negative reviews here are really unfair. The first midterm I scored a few points below the average which was a 20/40. Yes that's a 50% but he scales your scores... And after receiving much complaint and concern from students he made many more resources available to us, gave us review sessions which he led himself instead of the TAs, and the second midterm and final were way easier and had questions that came straight from his lectures and review session (just changed a sign or direction of a force/field). He's super passionate, super understanding, really wants his kids to learn and understand physics. With this having been his first time teaching straight out of his PhD, I think he did really well adjusting to student feedback and comments, always encouraged us that we could still do well in the class no matter our past scores, as long as we kept working at it. Idk why y'all mad, I got a 45% midterm 1, 85% midterm 2, and landed an A in the class which I'm really happy about considering that first score.

Professor Tung is one of the best physics professor I ever had! As a person he is clearly very passionate about what he is doing and he actively tries to make his class easier for the students by alleviating any concerns they have. His class structure is essentially 2 midterms, a final and the lab component (we got full points on hw because Pearson wouldn't work).

I see so many negative reviews against him and I just want to point out several mistakes: 1) we didn't get explicit 'extra credit' but he did hint to us some of the questions on midterm 2 and the final so if that doesn't scream 'extra credit' I don't know what does (its a physics class; you ain't getting shit if you don't work for it AND its difficult to hand out extra credit for A PHYSICS CLASS as opposed to a life science or south campus class. 2) I can't see past the 5th row-> sit closer. Seriously. Tung is a really nice dude so if you can't see, raise your hand AND TELL HIM instead of choosing to be ignorant of the material. 3) his syllabus stated that the tests are nothing like the lecture or hw -> while it did say that in the syllabus, Tung has told us/hinted MULTIPLE TIMES in class to focus on certain examples or topics and if you payed attention in class, you can clearly tell which problems came from which sections once you get your test. 4) provides little examples -> absolute bullshit; he provides as many examples as he can whenever possible. 5)averages are low -> have you been to a physics class? ROFL; dude a 65% is high for a midterm score; my previous physics class were essentially at a 50% for both midterms so stop whining-.-

So in conclusion, I just want to say that Tung is one of the best professors I took for physics. I suck at physics; it is one of my worst subjects and yet I enjoyed this class. If you pay attention in class and sit closer, you will do great. And he is such a communicative professor that it is not hard to ask any question you have. Don't look at the majority of his reviews; they are absolute bull based on flimsy and stupid reasoning.

Professor Tung is by far the worst professor I have ever had at UCLA. I have zero respect for how he teaches his class and I strongly advise against taking this class with him. He spends all of lecture going over pointless derivations of the equations and rambling on about convoluded concepts somewhat related to physics. He provides little, if any, examples that honestly have very little to do with his test questions, he provides no practice problems other than mastering which he even said were not reflective of the exams, and he provides no practice tests. His instructions for studying for the test were to "learn physics" and not just "study for his tests" and I'm sorry but that is complete bull. The average of the first test was 50% which according to him was his goal. The last problem on the test was worth 20 of the 40 points and no one had ever seen anything like it, which was his intention. Following the huge backlash of the 1st midterm, he tried to improve but did so sparingly. He held a review session for the midterm and it was surprisingly helpful however the average was still pretty low at a 63%. He is very condescending when speaking about grades in that he said in order to get an A you should be able to do problems you've never seen before just like him with no mistakes which is completely unreasonable considering he has a PhD in physics and none of us are even physics majors. All in all he sucks as a professor and I genuinely hope he drastically changes or never teaches again because I wouldn't want anyone to go through the torture and hell that is his class.

Best professor out there. Take his class if you can. He seems to really enjoy it, cares about students, and engages with them. He also does awesome demonstrations and he has the type of voice and enthusiasm of Neil deGrasse Tyson.

He did his virtual lectures through YouTube livestreams, which actually worked REALLY well, and he used TopHat to keep us engaged and to make sure we understood.

Lectures were entertaining and helpful. Tests were very fair. There was also plenty of extra credit.

Basically, take his class. I have nothing negative to say. Great professor.

This was the easiest class I've taken at UCLA so far (easier than my GEs), and I'm no physics genius. However, I did take AP Physics in high school, so that may have somewhat helped, but even if you don't have prior physics experience you should still be able to succeed in this class. Tung is a goofy guy, but he isn't really a good lecturer and his lectures tended to be mediocre at best. I ended up never watching any lectures past the first midterm, but only went to his review sessions where he literally walked through each free response problem (which are worth most of the points) that would be on the exams.

Speaking of exams, there are four midterms and no final. His exam schedule was constantly changing though, so I never really knew when each exam was until about a week before. They consisted of some multiple choice questions, which were pretty easy to answer if you went back in his lecture notes, and a few free response problems which shouldn't be that bad since he goes over them during his review sessions but just changes a few numbers or adds a small detail.

Tung also offers an abundance of extra credit, which is fairly easy to get and is supposed to bump you up a whole letter grade if you do all of it. To get extra credit, you can complete extra mastering physics problems (homework) and answer the clicker questions during lectures. Besides the extra credit, the workload is fair. There are weekly mastering physics problems (he gives you unlimited attempts which was really helpful) and a weekly discussion worksheet, all of which take about 2-3 hours to complete.

Taking everything into consideration, this class should be a breeze, especially with the huge amount of extra credit offered. However, I felt that this class wasted my time. I didn't really learn anything and the fact that he basically solved the exam questions for you beforehand takes away any motivation to study. Additionally, because there was no final, I can't really say I mastered all of the material. This entire course consisted of regurgitating his work from his review sessions onto the midterm. If you want an easy A, take Tung, but if you actually want to learn something try taking someone else.

Professor Tung is wonderful! As someone who had zero physics experience prior to this course, Professor Tung did a great job of easing into the material and making concepts feel as intuitive as possible. This quarter he offered up to 5% extra credit on our final grade (!!) which could be earned by completing extra homework problems and in class participation. The amount of effort he puts into making class engaging shows how much he really cares about his students-- even though he has no idea what any of us look like, as he likes to joke. 10/10 recommend!!!

Professor Tung is one of the best professors I've had at UCLA so far. This is my 3rd time taking a mechanics class, and I wish Professor Tung had been the first person to teach me physics. He makes the subject material intuitive, he really cares about how his class impacts his students, and his enthusiasm makes a typically tough subject totally bearable. If UCLA doesn't hold onto this guy for as long as possible they're out of their minds. In conclusion, if you have the chance to take Professor Tung's class, there is basically no reason why you shouldn't go with him.

I love Professor Tung! Take his class if you have the chance; he's a really great person and super passionate about physics.