Eilat Glikman

This course was difficult when it needed not to be because of mistakes on Prof Glikman's end. She would make problems unecessarily difficult and not realize until she solved the problems herself on certain homeworks, so that was extremely frustrating. I think she teaches the material okay, but it does not feel as if she is that well-versed on the subject herself, as she often says that she is an astrophysicist so this is not her specialty. I also am confused why she did not use the standard Townsend textbook in which she says is better than the actual textbook she requires.

This course was difficult when it needed not to be because of mistakes on Prof Glikman's end. She would make problems unecessarily difficult and not realize until she solved the problems herself on certain homeworks, so that was extremely frustrating. I think she teaches the material okay, but it does not feel as if she is that well- …Read more

I found this course very valuable in teaching the fundamental physics and math concepts that underlie many of the later classes in the physics track. While the class is relatively fast-paced and covers complex material, Professor Glikman is very enthusiastic and always willing to help. If you aren't interested in the physics major, I would not recommend taking this class, but otherwise, this class is very helpful and important.

I found this course very valuable in teaching the fundamental physics and math concepts that underlie many of the later classes in the physics track. While the class is relatively fast-paced and covers complex material, Professor Glikman is very enthusiastic and always willing to help. If you aren't interested in the physics major, I …Read more

Professor Glikman's greatest strength is her enthusiasm in astrological and cosmological physics. This makes learning from her very fun if you also have an interest in the topic as she loves to answer questions and stick around after class to speak about the subject material or even about things you find interesting in the field. Homework for this course is easier than average with respect to other physics classes and the exams, if studied for correctly, are fairly straightforward. The one issue with this course is that Professor Glikman gave us a project to do a full research paper on a topic related to the course which had a fair number of flaws in its organization. Often we were confused what was expected of us and many people were forced to crunch when important information about the paper came out late in the process of writing. The writing was fun and interesting but it was not trivial. Compared to other physics electives this one is actually fairly easy, but it should not be taken as an easy A as it still requires time and effort for doing homework and studying for exams.

Professor Glikman's greatest strength is her enthusiasm in astrological and cosmological physics. This makes learning from her very fun if you also have an interest in the topic as she loves to answer questions and stick around after class to speak about the subject material or even about things you find interesting in the field. Hom …Read more