Susan Watson

I think that she is a good teacher but that the department pressures people to go into 109 too easily --like if you've taken any physics thing ever they don't put you in 108, but then they move through the course work as if everyone has already taken AP Physics and AP Physics C: Mechanics. A lot of people obviously have, but then it makes it really difficult for those who really don't have much experience because they already expect you to be familiar and understand all the topics/units.

I think that she is a good teacher but that the department pressures people to go into 109 too easily --like if you've taken any physics thing ever they don't put you in 108, but then they move through the course work as if everyone has already taken AP Physics and AP Physics C: Mechanics. A lot of people obviously have, but then it …Read more

Physics 202 is a very challenging but interesting course. The course material could be very difficult to pick up on but Professor Watson did a very good job of explaining new concepts clearly and concisely. The problem sets could be challenging but were doable if you worked with peers and attended office hours.

Professor Watson was a good professor but led a very difficult class. The homework assignments were unnecessarily hard and require so much work to receive little credit. Professor Watson was very enthusiastic about teaching physics which I appreciated. The class for me was more to get the work done than actually learn.