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Christopher Lobb
PHYS404 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/03/2023 |
I've had him for 2 semesters, PHYS402 and PHYS404, and he is hands down the best professor in the entire department, the absolute GOAT. Fantastic lecturer, I very rarely had to open the textbook for either of his classes, at most to do homework problems or look up relevant formulas. Very experienced, he has taught these courses for years, and knows exactly where students normally have trouble following derivations or concepts, and is always willing to slow down, re-explain topics or math content. Exams can be difficult, but I've never walked away from an exam of his thinking that any problems were too hard or BS, they are always fair applications of course content. Grading is fair, and final grades are generally pretty lenient. He is very focused on his student's understanding of the course content, and although it may be scary to ask him questions in lecture, he is always happy to answer them. I haven't had another professor in the department that could give the same depth of conceptual understanding and overall experience for a course. |
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Christopher Lobb
PHYS273 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/24/2019 |
Great guy. Nothing can go wrong taking him, so maybe I should say something about this class. First I am a math student. This was the first physics class I've taken since high school (did physics c in hs, didn't learn anything), so I was clueless from the beginning. It turned out that I could manage derivations pretty well, and the concepts were very sensible. But whenever there were formula based and plug in chug type of questions I would get totally lost because of my lack of familiarity with those stuffs (and apparently reluctance to memorize them). Not all homework problems were graded, so it was sometimes a pain depending on whether if I correctly solved the graded ones. Also never did too well on the quizzes (bunch of zeros, ouch), but the tests were fine since there were a lot of guided derivations, which I liked. My raw grade on elms was appalling (less than 65%) but I ended up with a B (my tests were all a bit above average). Lobb is strict about material-wise grading (quizzes, tests) but is very lenient when it comes to the final grade. I would say don't worry about grades too much, but focus on the understanding of the material and that feel of doing physics. Last remark, I much prefer French's book to Pain's, especially French's treatment of Fourier series (honestly I didn't read either of them). |
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Christopher Lobb
PHYS401 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/24/2017 |
Best prof I've had, makes class entertaining and clearly cares about students. Also exams never require memorization at all, only test for understanding. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |