It took me a while to figure out what Coroniti was all about, but it can be summed up in one word: PROOFS. Going to his lectures are slightly entertaining but you will be lost unless you have already read ahead in the material. His tests are extremely confusing and the curve was always low. Be familiar with all equations because even if he claims to give you equations, it will be the bare bare minimum. Homework was ridiculous near the end of the quarter and you need to be prepared to teach yourself elsewhere to do well in this class.

Prof Coroniti is definitely the best Physics professor, if not the best UCLA professor I've had (over 5 years). He's an animated, funny, enthusiastic and eloquent person that made even an 8am class 4x/week worth attending. His lectures are effective because they're fluid; he lectures without any notes and derives and explains all concepts naturally. He derives everything step by step b/c he wants his students to understand concepts and be able to derive equations themselves, not memorize them. He expects a lot from his students but he's justified because he teaches so well. His tests are very straightforward and based on lecture. He's also quite generous with grading. Homework assignments may be a bit tough, but he makes it a negligle percentage of your total grade. If you're a physical science major, he's the one to take to acquire a strong foundation of the fundamentals.

Coroniti's class was so interesting to me that I would literally sit through class spellbound by the power of physics! Just kidding, but his class was really fun and Coroniti is really cute to watch, he fumbles with the chalk and laughs a lot, so he makes lecture refreshing, even at 8 am. His lecture and tests are based mostly on non numerical formula derivations, so if you want to understand why certain laws apply, take him. If you want an easy A, take someone else. If you get a poor grade on the first midterms, then improve to an A, he will give you the A, which is really nice.

being one of those physics nerds, i went to Dr. Coroniti's 1B lecture at 8am in fall 2001 while i was enrolled in 1AH. He's so good at lecturing. his lectures really teach you physics! His exams are hard, but if you really struggle through all the hw you should do fine because most of the hw problems are even harder. Some people complain he's way to hard, but that's not true, he's just at the right difficulty to make anyone who want to learn and is willing to work really learn physics, not just to pass the exams and get a grade. but for those who don't want to do work, and who only chase after grades while care nothing about learning, Dr. Coroniti would be your nightmare.
He's also a very very nice person, I went to his office hours many times to ask really crazy physics questions that's not really about the 1B material (i wasn't even enrolled in the class!), but he happily and patiently answered all of them. Overall,I learned sooooo much physics from Dr. Coroniti!

This professor made an 8 AM class interesting if that can even be done. He has a good sense of humor and his mishaps with the chalk made lecture a lot more interesting. He teaches very well and his examples in class really would help me understand the readings in the book better. The homework assignments were sort of difficult, but they sure did show if you understood the material or not. The two midterms were not too difficult. He will tell you basically what to study and what not to study. So, it's always good to go to lecture since during the quarter, he always seems to hinting at what could be on the test. But definitely attend the review before the midterm, he tells you the types of problems on the test. The final was very difficult and it does take you the whole three hours to complete it. Overall, he is one of the best physics professors I have had, and I would recommend him for others to take.

A very challenging class because there are a lot of derivations and formulas, not just in lecture, but on the tests as well. Still the way he explains the material does make sense, but when you go home and crack open the lecture notes, you forget everything; it just tends to be too much in too short a time. And the textbook isn't fun reading either, but that's a different thing.