This is the first class you take as the bridge between lower division and upper division physics. Some things can be a bit confusing, since you're essentially being presented the methods to solve problems you haven't even encountered yet (but will later). That said, it was one of my favorite classes this quarter. Dr. Gutierrez did a great job explaining everything. We had a few homework assignments, most of which included a mini programming project in Python (for things like solving the wave equation, calculating FFT, etc.) but you don't need CS experience for it. There were two midterms, not particularly difficult but we were allowed corrections on it to earn 20% back. The final was five questions.