PHYSICS 6C
Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Light, Fluids, Thermodynamics, Modern Physics
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, two hours. Enforced requisite: course 6B. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 6CH. Geometrical and physical optics, fluid statics and dynamics, thermodynamics. Selected topics from foundations of quantum mechanics; atomics, nuclear and particle physics; relativity; medical detectors; biological applications. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Professor Abachi's class is not very difficult. I mean, granted the subject matter isn't very difficult in the first place, but his exams are very doable. His lectures are boring, though. he tends to write a bunch of derivations on the board you don't need to know and he confuses himself and makes errors quite often. Anyway, I recommend him. Take him.
Professor Abachi's class is not very difficult. I mean, granted the subject matter isn't very difficult in the first place, but his exams are very doable. His lectures are boring, though. he tends to write a bunch of derivations on the board you don't need to know and he confuses himself and makes errors quite often. Anyway, I recommend him. Take him.
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middle column: cumulative percentage of students right column: percentage of students in that grade category. A+ 11.0% 11.0% A 24.2% 13.2% A- 38.3% 14.0% ------------------------------------ B+ 54.0% 15.7% B+ 72.2% 18.2% B- 82.1% 9.9% ------------------------------------ C+ 90.6% 8.5% C 96.4% 5.8% C- 99.4% 3.0% ------------------------------------ F 100% 0.6% distribution for 6C winter 2015
middle column: cumulative percentage of students right column: percentage of students in that grade category. A+ 11.0% 11.0% A 24.2% 13.2% A- 38.3% 14.0% ------------------------------------ B+ 54.0% 15.7% B+ 72.2% 18.2% B- 82.1% 9.9% ------------------------------------ C+ 90.6% 8.5% C 96.4% 5.8% C- 99.4% 3.0% ------------------------------------ F 100% 0.6% distribution for 6C winter 2015
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TAKE THIS CLASS WITH MAHA!!! As everyone below me already said, Maha is truly the most caring and amazing teacher at UCLA. You won't find any teacher who cares about student's well-being more than her. Now about the class: Her lectures are very clear and organized. She makes sure to always post all the slides she uses during lecture which is very helpful. Make sure to do your homework as it’s about 10 percent of the grade but most importantly, it will help a lot for the exams. Unlike any other UCLA teacher, Maha personally attended every review session before each exam. And I highly recommend going to them. Make sure to go to office hours and personally meet her. If you don’t understand something, GO TALK TO HER! She’s great at explaining material and will make sure you understand it before you leave the room. If you pay attention in class, do the homework, go to review sessions, and ask questions during office hours, you're almost guaranteed an A. And don't let the fact that there's no cheat sheet during exams scare you. It better that you don't have it. Without it, you will understand the material more thoroughly and trust me you'll be happy especially if your taking your MCAT's. The material will come up again! I changed my entire winter schedule around just to take this class and I do not regret it. By far the best teacher I’ve had at UCLA. Make sure you take this class with Maha! Trust me, its worth it. Thanks Maha!
TAKE THIS CLASS WITH MAHA!!! As everyone below me already said, Maha is truly the most caring and amazing teacher at UCLA. You won't find any teacher who cares about student's well-being more than her. Now about the class: Her lectures are very clear and organized. She makes sure to always post all the slides she uses during lecture which is very helpful. Make sure to do your homework as it’s about 10 percent of the grade but most importantly, it will help a lot for the exams. Unlike any other UCLA teacher, Maha personally attended every review session before each exam. And I highly recommend going to them. Make sure to go to office hours and personally meet her. If you don’t understand something, GO TALK TO HER! She’s great at explaining material and will make sure you understand it before you leave the room. If you pay attention in class, do the homework, go to review sessions, and ask questions during office hours, you're almost guaranteed an A. And don't let the fact that there's no cheat sheet during exams scare you. It better that you don't have it. Without it, you will understand the material more thoroughly and trust me you'll be happy especially if your taking your MCAT's. The material will come up again! I changed my entire winter schedule around just to take this class and I do not regret it. By far the best teacher I’ve had at UCLA. Make sure you take this class with Maha! Trust me, its worth it. Thanks Maha!
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Winter 2019 - I'm leaving this review for Physics 110A (E&M). Professor Bachtis was a nice lecturer with a sense of humor and a not heavy, perfectly understandable accent. I'd advise that you attend class frequently and go to the discussion sections as missing a single class can set you back in the course material. He is a fairly happy understanding person. Feel free to approach him if you have questions or need assistance. The median was an 86% on Midterm 1 (Mainly Physics 1 content) and 50% on Midterm 2. The final was fairly difficult. SELLING course materials including past exams (BOTH midterm/final) and HW solutions. *************
Winter 2019 - I'm leaving this review for Physics 110A (E&M). Professor Bachtis was a nice lecturer with a sense of humor and a not heavy, perfectly understandable accent. I'd advise that you attend class frequently and go to the discussion sections as missing a single class can set you back in the course material. He is a fairly happy understanding person. Feel free to approach him if you have questions or need assistance. The median was an 86% on Midterm 1 (Mainly Physics 1 content) and 50% on Midterm 2. The final was fairly difficult. SELLING course materials including past exams (BOTH midterm/final) and HW solutions. *************
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I am a Bio major, and not so great in Physics. But I heard Bertello is nice and easy, so took his section. He is nice and very approachable, but likes to even out his class curve. This means for the final even if you have an A going into the final, it's very possible to get a C for your final grade. Well, I didn't have an A going in, but I did have a solid A-/B+. I had perfect homework and lab scores, and did okay on the midterms. I have NEVER received a C before in any class. So glad I'm done with Physics. Btw, Lea is the BEST TA. She explains concepts better than any professor. I never skipped discussion.
I am a Bio major, and not so great in Physics. But I heard Bertello is nice and easy, so took his section. He is nice and very approachable, but likes to even out his class curve. This means for the final even if you have an A going into the final, it's very possible to get a C for your final grade. Well, I didn't have an A going in, but I did have a solid A-/B+. I had perfect homework and lab scores, and did okay on the midterms. I have NEVER received a C before in any class. So glad I'm done with Physics. Btw, Lea is the BEST TA. She explains concepts better than any professor. I never skipped discussion.
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I really hate physics, but taking 6C with Professor Carter was great. To do well, you do have to know the concepts, but the great thing is if you study the homework, the practice tests, and the concept tests, the exams will be a breeze. In addition to that, he really does care about student learning and is willing to modify the way he teaches. When I took the class, he tried out the internet homework program, WebAssign, and it was a pain in the butt at first, but it's actually much better than paper homework because everyone helps out everyone else. Take him if you can!!
I really hate physics, but taking 6C with Professor Carter was great. To do well, you do have to know the concepts, but the great thing is if you study the homework, the practice tests, and the concept tests, the exams will be a breeze. In addition to that, he really does care about student learning and is willing to modify the way he teaches. When I took the class, he tried out the internet homework program, WebAssign, and it was a pain in the butt at first, but it's actually much better than paper homework because everyone helps out everyone else. Take him if you can!!
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I have mixed opinions about Corbin. His lectures are entertaining (especially the physics puns) but he has a bit of an inflated ego. His tests are crazy... if you're scoring 60% you're doing "well". At first, this kinda hurts your sense of progress. You could study all night and still score in the 50-60% range: it's discouraging. After the first test, I learned really quickly how to take his midterms successfully. Don't start at the beginning of the test; flip through all of the problems. Don't attempt to start the difficult problems until later. Pick a problem you KNOW you can do well, then move onto other ones, because the time limit (50 minutes) is the biggest issue, and you want to rack up all the points you can get. Write something down for every part of every question, because even when I pulled answers out of my ass that made no sense, the TA would give me 1-2 points out of 5. Partial credit is the key! I basically didn't study more than 1 hour for each midterm, and 2 hours for the final, but I got an A because I understood the concepts and I could explain myself through sentences on the exams, even when I couldn't recall the correct equations. Attend lecture! and when I attended office hours once, I realized that the OH regulars probably got a TON of hints about exam problems. This class is intimidating, but doable. Sean is an amazing TA, so attend his review sessions and discussions when you can. (Also, I never even did one problem from the book, but they probably help you become more familiar with the equations.)
I have mixed opinions about Corbin. His lectures are entertaining (especially the physics puns) but he has a bit of an inflated ego. His tests are crazy... if you're scoring 60% you're doing "well". At first, this kinda hurts your sense of progress. You could study all night and still score in the 50-60% range: it's discouraging. After the first test, I learned really quickly how to take his midterms successfully. Don't start at the beginning of the test; flip through all of the problems. Don't attempt to start the difficult problems until later. Pick a problem you KNOW you can do well, then move onto other ones, because the time limit (50 minutes) is the biggest issue, and you want to rack up all the points you can get. Write something down for every part of every question, because even when I pulled answers out of my ass that made no sense, the TA would give me 1-2 points out of 5. Partial credit is the key! I basically didn't study more than 1 hour for each midterm, and 2 hours for the final, but I got an A because I understood the concepts and I could explain myself through sentences on the exams, even when I couldn't recall the correct equations. Attend lecture! and when I attended office hours once, I realized that the OH regulars probably got a TON of hints about exam problems. This class is intimidating, but doable. Sean is an amazing TA, so attend his review sessions and discussions when you can. (Also, I never even did one problem from the book, but they probably help you become more familiar with the equations.)
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