Physics

This class is very interesting, and Prof. Brumback is so passionate and kind. If you are a STEM kid, this class would be a walk in the park. However, it is not an easy way to get your DED or LAB credit. The grading is brutal, the labs are so long, and they feel pretty murderous. Take it if you don't mind difficult and tedious labs. In all, Brumback is teh best and she is so so kind but the final was hard and the grading is strict.

This class is very interesting, and Prof. Brumback is so passionate and kind. If you are a STEM kid, this class would be a walk in the park. However, it is not an easy way to get your DED or LAB credit. The grading is brutal, the labs are so long, and they feel pretty murderous. Take it if you don't mind difficult and tedious labs. I …Read more

Professor Brumback is one of the most passionate and organized professors I've ever had. The grades given on homework can be tough (watch out for those sig figs), and the labs can be long, but I think that the fun content and who the professor is makes up for it. Homework is once weekly, and there are take-home quizzes every other week, but besides that workload is pretty light if you understand the content. Office hours + TA sessions are super helpful as well!

Professor Brumback is one of the most passionate and organized professors I've ever had. The grades given on homework can be tough (watch out for those sig figs), and the labs can be long, but I think that the fun content and who the professor is makes up for it. Homework is once weekly, and there are take-home quizzes every other we …Read more

I took this course because 108 was full, and I needed a physics course for other requirements. If you find yourself in a similar scenario, wait a semester until 108 is open because it teaches almost exactly the same content but with easier exams and homework. This is because 108 and 109 have lab together, and so students need to know effectively the same base at the same points of time in the semester. So 109 ends up with more difficult homework and exam problems that lecture time slots did not have adequate time to cover. I attended every lecture, and hardly any practice problems were done in lecture for the entirety of the semester. This made lectures effectively 1.5 hours of writing formulas on the board, and any application of them would have to be learned on your own. This type of learning may be effective for some, but you have to be particularly motivated to make it work well. Professor Goodsell as a person is spectacular. She is accommodating and very enthusiastic about the material, it just really felt like there wasn't enough time in lecture to adequately teach what she wanted to cover. That being said, if I had to choose a Physics professor again I would likely choose Goodsell, because I can't imagine any other professor bringing the same energy to teaching Physics early in the morning. Yet, this class has certainly affirmed my disdain for physics.

I took this course because 108 was full, and I needed a physics course for other requirements. If you find yourself in a similar scenario, wait a semester until 108 is open because it teaches almost exactly the same content but with easier exams and homework. This is because 108 and 109 have lab together, and so students need to know …Read more