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Ni Ni
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Fall 2019 - Professor Ni is one of the most disorganized professors I have had at UCLA. On our midterm, she forgot to include the right answers on the multiple choice and stopped us every 5 minutes to say that there was a typo on her free response. When students say they are confused, she openly doesn't explain it and just moves on and sees no issue. She is a nice person, but a terrible teacher. The TAs often didnt know anything about the class because it wasn't communicated to them and what we did in discussions were completely different than lectures because our TAs said they weren't told what was going on in lecture. Professor Ni is the kind of professor who still gives a midterm even when classes are cancelled due to fire warnings (this happened). She also doesn't post the lecture notes until ~2 days before the exam for you to study. This class is basically "how well can you teach yourself physics". Take another physics professor if you can.
Fall 2019 - Professor Ni is one of the most disorganized professors I have had at UCLA. On our midterm, she forgot to include the right answers on the multiple choice and stopped us every 5 minutes to say that there was a typo on her free response. When students say they are confused, she openly doesn't explain it and just moves on and sees no issue. She is a nice person, but a terrible teacher. The TAs often didnt know anything about the class because it wasn't communicated to them and what we did in discussions were completely different than lectures because our TAs said they weren't told what was going on in lecture. Professor Ni is the kind of professor who still gives a midterm even when classes are cancelled due to fire warnings (this happened). She also doesn't post the lecture notes until ~2 days before the exam for you to study. This class is basically "how well can you teach yourself physics". Take another physics professor if you can.
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Spring 2021 - Quick disclaimer, my lab section was basically run by my TA, so this review is more so regarding the class itself and my TA Maximilien Liese, rather than the professor herself (who I never saw). The entire class basically revolves around a bunch of small lab experiments that you work on in a group. You are assigned a group and are stuck with that group for every lab until the end of the class, unless you talk to the TA at the start to change groups (so make sure your group is responsible and splits work evenly!). We had prelab and postlab assignments, all of which were straightforward since clear instructions were given via google slides. The lectures were basically just background info and instructions being read off slides (so nothing special, but it gets the job done). The TAs and LAs are helpful and usually respond to emails quickly. No midterms, and the final is just a final project you choose and work on with your group, then present at the end. Overall, this class is quite a bit of work for 2 units, but it isn't super difficult and having a good group will make it manageable for sure.
Spring 2021 - Quick disclaimer, my lab section was basically run by my TA, so this review is more so regarding the class itself and my TA Maximilien Liese, rather than the professor herself (who I never saw). The entire class basically revolves around a bunch of small lab experiments that you work on in a group. You are assigned a group and are stuck with that group for every lab until the end of the class, unless you talk to the TA at the start to change groups (so make sure your group is responsible and splits work evenly!). We had prelab and postlab assignments, all of which were straightforward since clear instructions were given via google slides. The lectures were basically just background info and instructions being read off slides (so nothing special, but it gets the job done). The TAs and LAs are helpful and usually respond to emails quickly. No midterms, and the final is just a final project you choose and work on with your group, then present at the end. Overall, this class is quite a bit of work for 2 units, but it isn't super difficult and having a good group will make it manageable for sure.
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Fall 2020 - Prof Ni is the sweetest person. Physics 17 is kind of a boring/shallow class on its own since it is sort of just an introductory dabble in quantum/stat mech, but she explained the concepts very clearly and the workload is light. The exams are long but not hard. I don't really care for the class itself as it is mostly just taking textbook formulas and applying them without derivation, but Prof Ni is like a mother to us, her kindness brings me joy in the dark times of COVID.
Fall 2020 - Prof Ni is the sweetest person. Physics 17 is kind of a boring/shallow class on its own since it is sort of just an introductory dabble in quantum/stat mech, but she explained the concepts very clearly and the workload is light. The exams are long but not hard. I don't really care for the class itself as it is mostly just taking textbook formulas and applying them without derivation, but Prof Ni is like a mother to us, her kindness brings me joy in the dark times of COVID.
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Spring 2020 - I really enjoyed taking this course with Professor Ni Ni. From my experience, she was extremely clear and explained concepts very well- more so than a majority of professors in the physics department could ever do. She is also extremely concerned with our learning and wants to make sure we get the material She must have improved on her teaching greatly because she really deserves a higher score here on bruinwalk.
Spring 2020 - I really enjoyed taking this course with Professor Ni Ni. From my experience, she was extremely clear and explained concepts very well- more so than a majority of professors in the physics department could ever do. She is also extremely concerned with our learning and wants to make sure we get the material She must have improved on her teaching greatly because she really deserves a higher score here on bruinwalk.
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