Regan was very passionate about the content in the class which showed during lecture but lectures themselves weren’t helpful. Sometimes there would be a nugget of good information in one of the derivations which would help on a homework problem but the homework problems were mostly self taught. Don’t bother going to office hours, he can be really helpful when on track but most of the time it was just a hang out. The two midterms were nearly the same as the homework and the notecards were helpful. The final was brutal and the highest score was a 35%; it was not in any way similar to content we found in class. Overall my advice would be to read the chapters before you do th homework. Don’t be stressed by the first 3 weeks of the class, it’s supposed to be overwhelming. The last 3 weeks were a breeze because everything interconnected and the first 3 weeks finally made sense. I only got a B because I wrote an equation wrong on my notecard but otherwise I think I would have probably gotten an A- . I think beside the mishaps, Regan was pretty fair and reasonable.

Most difficult and stressful class I've ever taken, and it doesn't need to be, so avoid this professor if you can. Saddly he was a really entertaining lecturer, I actually enjoyed class, he also told jokes, always tried his best to answer questions, and held lots of office hours. But that doesnt make up for the fact that I thought I was gonna fail most of the quater. I walked out of both midterms and the final thinking I could have studied weeks more and not been able to get a 60%. The average grade on both midterms was around 50%, but if you stay around the average (I was below by a few percent both times) and turn in all your homework, you might be okay besides the anxiety and depression. I still don't understand how I got a B-, honestly, the curve must have been crazy. If you are a quick study, extemely knowledgable on all physics, and phenominal on creative problem solving, you might be one of the f***ers who can get an A, otherwise you're in for a wild ride.