The professor just copy everything from the book in the lectures. He is very arrogant and think every questions you asked as trivial questions. Not recommend to take.

The professor teaching is perfect for grad students. Although his assignments are hard, but they are very creative and helps you understands most of the topic. unfortunately his assignments don't cover all the topics he discusses, but you can pick up some interesting stuff through out the lecture. He talk fast and right fast, you have to give him all of your hearing the whole time.

This professor is not a very effective teacher. He is not difficult, but he does not present the material in a clear manner. I would recommend other physics majors to look elsewhere if they really want to learn the subject. Regarding lectures, they were all right, but they did not elaborate on the book and did not clarify the difficulties of the material. The homeworks were assigned every week, but they were medium difficulty.
The exams: formulas were given, but sometimes there was just not enough time to finish everything (5~10 extra minutes would have been very useful).

The way this class was organized was relatively straightforward, which is great when you're first taking a quantum class. The questions on the midterm and final are mostly from concepts already covered, and there's a good balance of the math and conceptual components of the class. Sudip goes into very great detail about the topics and he does genuinely care that every single student understands every topic covered, which is admirable especially in the physics department. One problem I had though was that we moved at a very slow speed. Most of the class was chapter 2 of Griffiths, and then there was a speed round for chapter 3 over the last two weeks, which I would have appreciated if it were more balanced and sped up other parts instead of lingering. Some lectures had quite a bit of overlap with other previous lectures without stating anything new, and it felt like it didn't actually contribute overall. But I am happy to be taking 115B with Sudip. Also the TA Nico is amazing and you should definitely go to his office hours.

Professor Sudip Chakravarthy was a good lecturer, and I personally enjoyed taking this whole series with him. He does have a strong passion for the course material and an occasional sense of humor. He's patient with students and takes all questions seriously, and he's very much approachable whether in class or OH. He tended to include at least some conceptual content in previous quarter exams. For 115C, he emphasized that the quarter was focused more on applications. As always, make sure to carefully study all the homework problems as test questions are often similar to an extent.

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