Dr Schriver is amazing. He is such a sweet heart and you can tell he cares about his students. His voice can be boring sometimes but he really does teach the material in a way that non physicists can comprehend. What I recommend doing is taking notes on his commentary in class, rather than trying to copy down the slides. Then after class when he posts his power points back track and connect his talking points with each slide. Many of his slides don't have much detail so this is what I found to be the best method for gathering all of the information.

He handled the COVID-19 craze and transition to online with grace despite the fact that he was very clearly immensely stressed about the last minute cancellation of our final. He really listened to our concerns and made a decision based on actually helping us.

Try to hit up the test bank for his physics 6 series exams when you are prepping for the midterms. Discussions are a waste of time, don't bother going. He is very helpful in office hours and it's a great way to get one on one time, as many students don't go until the week of the midterm.
I wish I could finish the physics series with him.
Don't pass on the opportunity to take him!

Schriver is the best professor I have ever had at UCLA!! He truly cares about his students and their learning, explaining concepts very clearly and going over many example/practice problems that are very similar to his exams. The averages on the two midterms were in the 80s, with a standard deviation around 12. The lecture before the exams (ie on Wednesday with a Friday exam) are big review sessions where Schriver just goes over a ton of practice problems. He skips around on the math, but to study, I would just go over the practice problems again and make sure I understood how Schriver solved them.
Our grade consisted of homework (mastering physics, about 8 assignments over the 10 weeks), 2 exams (each 15% of our grade), a final, and the lab (15%). Professor Schriver made our final optional very early on in relation to when the UCLA moved online, and he was very kind and understanding of his students' situations. I wish I had gotten to know him on a more personal level, so definitely try to go to office hours when you can! During lectures, he was very sweet and honestly reminds me a lot of Tom Hanks. He did a few cool demonstrations during class too and made some funny dad-style jokes :'). I 1000000% recommend Schriver if you ever get the chance to take his class!!

Given that the professor came midway through (we had McKeown at first), I thought he did an amazing job transitioning and being accommodating. All expectations were clear, homework was consistent, and the exam was fair and very forgiving. Always offering help at office hours and the lecture is clear/examples of problems are well explained. Honestly, as someone who took physics in high school and didn't enjoy it, I understand the concepts much better now and do really find it interesting. Super thankful that he ended up teaching instead of McKeown. Go to his lectures!! Profesor Schriver is the reason I wake up at 7 to go to my 8am!!

He is the man, the myth, and the legend... You will do yourself a favor by taking his class! He is a great professor, very helpful, and cares very much about his students.

TAKE THIS CLASS WITH SCHRIVER AT ALL COSTS!!!!!

Schriver is a god-send who is SOOO understanding and an amazing lecturer! The way the grade was broken down was three exams (25% each) that are non-cumulative, 10% HW, and 15% lab (standard for all PHYSICS 5 classes). His exams were SUPER fair probably the easiest exams I've taken with any physics professor here, with no tricks, and as long as you understand the HW and the problems from his review sessions before the exam, you are basically guaranteed an amazing score! AGAIN TAKE IT WITH HIM!!! YOU WILL REGRET IT IF YOU DONT!

Give him the noble prize of peace and kindness.
He's a legend...

Oh my god. David Schriver is an absolute king. Love him so much. He’s such a sweetheart too!

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