I decided to take this class after taking 5B with Professor Niemann and having a good experience. I thought his lectures were easy to follow and loved his in-class demos. While the exams were challenging I thought the practice problems/practice exams we were provided with gave me a good understanding of what to expect. Some questions on exams were the exact same as questions given on practice exams. Before exams I would review homework sets, work through all practice exam material, and go over lecture content/lecture problems. Rewatching lectures was also very helpful to me. Overall, this is a challenging course, but with enough practice and truly understanding the concepts you can definitely get an A!

I was shocked to experience this class the way I did after seeing his amazing reviews. This is so far the worst professor I've had at UCLA. His lectures, homework, and discussions did NOT match the difficulty and mastery required for his exams, his first exams average was a 62% and did not curve, just told students that it's a good thing one exam gets dropped. He makes it so either both exams and the final are each worth 25% of your grade or only one exam its 25% and the final is worth 50%, so this essentially left everyone stressing for the rest of the quarter. He was a little disorganized and lectures were okay other than the fact that they aren't much help beyond the bare basics or what you need to know to pass. He regularly made mistakes in his answer keys or when explaining something to a student. Just avoid him

I was so surprised by my experience because the reviews on here are so good and I was actually recommended to take the class with this professor. He's nice enough but his lectures are a bit confusing, all the examples are done quickly on a blackboard while he mumbles and stutters and writes unclearly, and I couldn't usually follow them without watching a couple times. The tests were insane, I would get 100% or close to it on the free response but still couldn't get out of the B range because the multiple choice was absolutely inscrutable. No amount of studying could improve how I did on them. I was doing the same or better than others I knew in the course, so I assumed that there would be some sort of a curve at the end, which there was not. This class broke my 4.0 in spring of my third year after making it through all of the other lower divs and a bunch of tough upper divs, so I was pretty shocked. Overall would not recommend, seemed like others in the sections with other professors had a better time.

Chose to take Niemann again after having a positive experience with him in 5B. His lectures are clear and logical, his tests are straightforward, his homework is doable, and he's very helpful in office hours if you need help. I have only positive notes for this man for teaching what can be a difficult subject to learn and doing it well.

Niemann is a G. He is one of the best 5C professors that I have ever had especially physics. 20 times better than tung in my opinion.

I thought this was great class. Niemann really cares about his students and their learning, so if you put in the effort an A is very attainable. His tests weren't bad if you went to office hours and really worked to understand the material. My advice is to go over the homework questions and the practice tests and focus on how equations and concepts match up to multiple choice questions asked. As for the free response, go to Niemann's review sessions before each test, he gives you lots of hints as to what concepts he'll be testing for.

This class was really tough. I got an A+ in 5A and an A in 5B but couldn't push further than an A- for 5C. I was only a few points off of an A but he does not round at all. The exams are very tough but fair. If you know the material well you can do well on them, but if you're kind of BSing the class it's not easy to do well on them. Overall, the class was very fair but definitely not easy. I would encourage you to take this class if you're up for a challenge but don't take it if you want an easy A.

Niemann rocks. I had a tough quarter, and got a 47% on the midterm. But I worked my ass off and scored a 91% on the final. That gave me an 85% average and I emailed him asking to round up to a B+ considering the upward trajectory . . . king gave me an A-. What a G. Definitely go to his office hours, he's super engaging!

Besides all that, he really listens to his students and I can tell he really cares about both our learning and well being.

I think Neimann is a great professor for 5C. His lectures were engaging and informative, and his exams were not too terrible. I think this was the easiest of the 5 series, but I received a lower grade in Neimann's class than some of the others because his grading scheme more focused on his exams as opposed to labs and homework. With that being my main criticism of the class, it was pretty okay otherwise.

if you have to take this class, take it with prof. Niemann. he is very clear about what he does and doesn't want you to know and is very helpful if you have questions. Exams are super easy and he'll even give you hints about what's on it during lectures. he does a review before even exam which is very similar to the actual thing. for my class attendance to lecture and discussion wasn't mandatory, but I have a feeling he might change that since nobody showed up to anything anymore.