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Christopher Lobb PHYS273H Expecting an A sshachar88 09/11/2011	Dr. Lobb is the best Professor I've had so far and I wouldn't be surprised if it stayed that way. in terms of teaching, he did a very good job, spending more time on the difficult concepts so students could catch on. Also, in class he would emphasize the important things to learn and used the important equations or techniques over and over again so that he would be sure we understood. His class was always interesting because he's got a great sense of humor and if per chance the class starts to lull he gives everyone a 10 min break. His exams are hard--basically applications of the things you've learned--but he is very reasonable and if you make the effort outside of class to get help he is happy to account for that. Like another reviewer wrote--he goes out of his way to make sure his students understand and succeed. I would highly recommend him.
Christopher Lobb PHYS273H Expecting an A yokoc 09/09/2010	Where to begin? Previous reviewer mentions the poor choice of textbook, which was unfortunate. That said, Lobb is one of my favorite professors and one of my favorite people as a whole. His toughness was surprising, given the feeling of trustworthiness he gave off, and as a result he felt like a real mentor, as well as a teacher. I highly recommend him for any course.
Christopher Monroe PHYS273H Expecting an A ajlohr 05/16/2010	His course covers a large amount of material, and he does his best to make it seem less difficult. Also, he had several good demonstrations that were pretty fun to watch. The honors version (the semester I took it, fall 2009) is just like the regular except with another project tacked on for 10% of the grade. There was a lot of freedom in choosing the topic for the project, giving a chance to look into a topic that interests you personally.
Christopher Lobb PHYS273H Expecting a B Anonymous 05/14/2010	Excellent. Very humble, has a great sense of humor, has a great respect for his students, and a brilliant and accomplished scientist. On top of that, even with a poor choice of the textbook (Waves and Vibrations, by H.J. Pain, should have picked book by French), he was an extremely effective teacher. His ability to convey material more htna made up for the textbook. Despite not covering all the material we had hoped to cover (maybe the snowstorm in Feb. had something to do with that), he drilled the material into us well, and I learned so much in this class. Yes, the book sucked, but the notes I took in class from Lobb were very clear and conveyed the information crystal clear. Strived to help students in any way he could, gave extensions of homework assignments, extended office hours, and he is a really understanding professor. Knows that students lead busy lives as well. He really went out of his way to see his students succeed. As he said in the beginning, he does not believe in 'casualties.' Tests (2 of them) were difficult, but if you knew the material and actually made a strong effort on the homework assignments (9 of them), then they were not bad at all. The homeworks were long and tough, but intellectually challenging, and I enjoyed them very much. If anyone did poorly in this class, it was certainly not Lobb's fault. Likewise the most effective and best professor I have seen in the physics department. If Lobb is teaching PHYS273, TAKE IT. I am not even a physics major, but I learned so much from him. Enough said.

Christopher Lobb
PHYS273H

Expecting an A
sshachar88
09/11/2011

Dr. Lobb is the best Professor I've had so far and I wouldn't be surprised if it stayed that way. in terms of teaching, he did a very good job, spending more time on the difficult concepts so students could catch on. Also, in class he would emphasize the important things to learn and used the important equations or techniques over and over again so that he would be sure we understood. His class was always interesting because he's got a great sense of humor and if per chance the class starts to lull he gives everyone a 10 min break. His exams are hard--basically applications of the things you've learned--but he is very reasonable and if you make the effort outside of class to get help he is happy to account for that. Like another reviewer wrote--he goes out of his way to make sure his students understand and succeed. I would highly recommend him.

Christopher Lobb
PHYS273H

Expecting an A
yokoc
09/09/2010

Where to begin? Previous reviewer mentions the poor choice of textbook, which was unfortunate. That said, Lobb is one of my favorite professors and one of my favorite people as a whole. His toughness was surprising, given the feeling of trustworthiness he gave off, and as a result he felt like a real mentor, as well as a teacher. I highly recommend him for any course.

Christopher Monroe
PHYS273H

Expecting an A
ajlohr
05/16/2010

His course covers a large amount of material, and he does his best to make it seem less difficult. Also, he had several good demonstrations that were pretty fun to watch. The honors version (the semester I took it, fall 2009) is just like the regular except with another project tacked on for 10% of the grade. There was a lot of freedom in choosing the topic for the project, giving a chance to look into a topic that interests you personally.

Christopher Lobb
PHYS273H

Expecting a B
Anonymous
05/14/2010

Excellent. Very humble, has a great sense of humor, has a great respect for his students, and a brilliant and accomplished scientist. On top of that, even with a poor choice of the textbook (Waves and Vibrations, by H.J. Pain, should have picked book by French), he was an extremely effective teacher. His ability to convey material more htna made up for the textbook. Despite not covering all the material we had hoped to cover (maybe the snowstorm in Feb. had something to do with that), he drilled the material into us well, and I learned so much in this class. Yes, the book sucked, but the notes I took in class from Lobb were very clear and conveyed the information crystal clear. Strived to help students in any way he could, gave extensions of homework assignments, extended office hours, and he is a really understanding professor. Knows that students lead busy lives as well. He really went out of his way to see his students succeed. As he said in the beginning, he does not believe in 'casualties.' Tests (2 of them) were difficult, but if you knew the material and actually made a strong effort on the homework assignments (9 of them), then they were not bad at all. The homeworks were long and tough, but intellectually challenging, and I enjoyed them very much. If anyone did poorly in this class, it was certainly not Lobb's fault. Likewise the most effective and best professor I have seen in the physics department. If Lobb is teaching PHYS273, TAKE IT. I am not even a physics major, but I learned so much from him. Enough said.

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