Professor
Brent Corbin
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Prof Corbin is by far the best physics teacher I've ever had... take him and u'll learn alot. However, like everyone said, it's hard... but it's not impossible. I worked my ass off and goes to his office hours all the time... and I ended up with an A. Thus, an A isn't impossible. Most ppl want to have an easy professor so they can bs their way through college... but I feel like I actually want to come to UCLA to learn. Thus, although Brent is hard, he'll definately help you alot in understanding the laws of physics. His first midterm was pretty easy... but it really varies cuz he changes his tests completely every quarter. To get an A... my best advice for u is... go to his physics workshops... he gives u his past exams... and just doing problems would help u. Reading the books will help u understand the concepts a lil better... but it wont really help u THAT much. If u run outta time to study... just do as many problems as u can and read over the notes.... oh yeah, workshop only works if u go everytime... it doesn't work magic if u only go once. Office hours help... but once again, u have to be consistent... Bottom line: Corbin is hard... but he is good
Prof Corbin is by far the best physics teacher I've ever had... take him and u'll learn alot. However, like everyone said, it's hard... but it's not impossible. I worked my ass off and goes to his office hours all the time... and I ended up with an A. Thus, an A isn't impossible. Most ppl want to have an easy professor so they can bs their way through college... but I feel like I actually want to come to UCLA to learn. Thus, although Brent is hard, he'll definately help you alot in understanding the laws of physics. His first midterm was pretty easy... but it really varies cuz he changes his tests completely every quarter. To get an A... my best advice for u is... go to his physics workshops... he gives u his past exams... and just doing problems would help u. Reading the books will help u understand the concepts a lil better... but it wont really help u THAT much. If u run outta time to study... just do as many problems as u can and read over the notes.... oh yeah, workshop only works if u go everytime... it doesn't work magic if u only go once. Office hours help... but once again, u have to be consistent... Bottom line: Corbin is hard... but he is good
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Winter 2025 - Everyone knows that this class is pretty easy for a physics upper div elective. I thought it was pretty easy, even though I have never coded before taking the class. Corbin is an engaging lecturer, and he's also quite funny. I do think the lectures can be a bit difficult to follow sometimes since he is just retyping code he already wrote, so we're scrambling to keep up with him, and I and a few other students often did not have working code by the end of the lecture. Corbin was always happy to help us debug the code, though, and he gives very constructive feedback. The course covers lagrangian mechanics, E&M, non-inertial frames, and some quantum at the end (no projects involved quantum). Overall, I feel like I learned a lot about coding in Mathematica, and I recommend it because the skills are applicable outside of the class.
Winter 2025 - Everyone knows that this class is pretty easy for a physics upper div elective. I thought it was pretty easy, even though I have never coded before taking the class. Corbin is an engaging lecturer, and he's also quite funny. I do think the lectures can be a bit difficult to follow sometimes since he is just retyping code he already wrote, so we're scrambling to keep up with him, and I and a few other students often did not have working code by the end of the lecture. Corbin was always happy to help us debug the code, though, and he gives very constructive feedback. The course covers lagrangian mechanics, E&M, non-inertial frames, and some quantum at the end (no projects involved quantum). Overall, I feel like I learned a lot about coding in Mathematica, and I recommend it because the skills are applicable outside of the class.
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