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Ian Appelbaum
PHYS402 HyperFine 11/20/2014 |
One of the best physics lecturers I had: 1)extremely thorough and clear presentation of QM, with lecture notes posted; 2)put effort into designing the course, supplementing Griffiths' textbook with his own derivations which are often more insightful; 3)challenging but well-written homework problems focusing on physics concepts. That being said, he held (perhaps righteously) high standards for his students therefore gave difficult exams. But, even when the problem seemed really hard, you could manage to solve it if you followed and understood all his lecture notes (which I should have done but didn't). I definitely learned a lot in his class and did not regret taking him. It's not an easy ride, but neither is QM. |
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Ian Appelbaum
PHYS402 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/20/2014 |
Probably the worst professor I've ever had. He had unrealistic expectations of the students, a monotonous classroom experience, and did not provide nearly enough support to his students. His exams were purposeful attempts to fool students, a fact of his teaching strategy that he shared with us. Moreover, he made me really dislike QM, something I would have thought impossible. Avoid at all costs. |