also check out reviews for 6B! it's the same class
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I love Jackie!!! she's so cute and funny but most of all a damn good professor. It seems like she moves fast, but that's because she's going in depth because in the end we didn't cover that many topics and fell behind the lab section lol
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LECTURE: ah my only gripe her is she writes small on the chalkboard so if you can't snag a spot in the front rows it'll be hard to see. it gets better later in the quarter but it's tough at first. she does a lot of difficult practice problems in lecture, and if you don't write down the answers in time, you can google the questions because she uses Pearson slides. other schools do too so you'll find the answers on their websites so don't worry!! jackie takes the time to solve them and explain the methods but you really can't be dozing off at all because she's fast!!
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EXAMS: exams have an average of 74? I got a 100% on the first but bombed the second with a 60%. her grading scheme is similar to the math classes: both midterms with a lighter final, or higher midterm with a heavily weighted final. they are very clear, but at the same time tricky if you truly do not understand the material. you get a full sheet front/back for the final. tremendously helpful. practice your capacitors and resistors
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DISCUSSION: never have been helpful. 3 people show up because I felt bad and decided to check it out week 10. it's not too bad but it's like TA office hours so use if u want.
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HOMEWORK: I love mastering physics. it's just a good program?? I'm not mad she uses it bc you should have had it from 5A and 5B so no additional money there. she even assigns optional "tutorials" which are practice problems with a ton of hints which really helps guide my learning moreso than textbook reading because it's practice and application based rather than passively reading. try them out for circuits especially!
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THE WOMAN HERSELF: Jackie is snarky and cute! and genuinely cares about student learning. if class time conflicts, she goes out of her way to accommodate you. if you have another final the same day, she'll even let you take a different final time
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OVERALL: great course and she's very clear what she expects from you. yes it's challenging which warrants a lot of negative reviews from premeds and bio majors who want to keep their GPA up but as biochem I'm already used to getting shit grades so it doesn't hurt me lol. I noticed this trend with my favorite physics prof anton bondarenko too so people are just salty! I think it's when the professor is so clear and then ur like "damn this class easy" and then they ask something that applies the basic concepts u learn but more conceptually and ask u to solve something thru understanding rather than plug and chug and people flip. just try your best and use all your resources okay! good luck bb

Horrible professor. Avoid at all costs. Terrible at communicating with students and doesn't know how to teach physics. You need to teach everything to yourself which is a sign that she should not be a college professor considering how much money students pay to go here.

Pau is one of the worst professors I have had at ucla. Not only is she incapable of explaining simple concepts, but she is also very disorganized during lecture. She skips important slides and jumps around constantly, and does not finish example problems. And she is dismissive of student’s questions and when she does try to answer them (rarely) she is very unclear. It is also difficult to understand what she is saying because of her accent. And she offers no extra credit or points for participation. Avoid taking physics with her if you can!!

Dr. Pau is a really sweet lady. She means well, but her teaching style was not the best. She was often disorganized and would struggle to clearly explain basic topics necessary to understand her bigger picture topics/examples. She did go through lots of examples in class which were helpful but her tests were really long and difficult to complete in time. Two midterms and a final. I thought they were challenging, but I ended up getting an A+. Launchpad assignments are extremely time consuming and the labs were frustrating. Of the three physics classes, 5C was my least favorite. Overall, if you can take it with a different professor, that would be best. But if you can't, Pau isn't the worst, you'll just have to teach yourself a lot and do a lot of practice problems.

This review is for 5B. Do not take this class with her. She is so difficult to follow and does not explain things well. Lectures were basically pointless. Waste of my time.

Professor Sakai is not the best physics prof. When students asked questions she was often rude and dismissive. Her mic + wifi were pretty terrible, and she has an accent so it was VERY hard to understand her lectures. I read the textbook and looked at her slides to learn the material on my own.

We had weekly timed quizzes and Mastering Physics assignments which was time consuming and stressful. However, she did give practice exams before the midterms and final which was really helpful. She also had two grading schemes so you can drop one of the midterms. Overall, I would not recommend taking her, but you can definitely do well if you put in the effort.

she's no samani, but she's pretty good. class was easiest of physics classes yet.

Pau was a very good professor. Super nice and willing to help you out. She mainly teaches during the summer, but just take her for physics whenever she comes up, I took her for 6C during the summer so my experience may vary from a class she may teach during the quarter.

As you would expect, the exams are less difficult from the typical ones you take during the quarter. I would guess that the exams were merely designed to see if you understand the material at a fundamental level. It's pretty much based on her lectures. The average for the midterms were around 79% which is pretty high. I never heard what the average for the final was, but I am assuming that is was lower. The final was a bit trickier.

Homework and quizzes were sometimes difficult. Get yo smart friends.

I would recommend going to discussion only if you can find a good TA. Otherwise, just use that time to study on your own.

Lab was pointless. I couldn't even understand the material because the material in lab was ahead of lecture. Just follow the lab manual and hope you get a good lab instructor.

Surprisingly, this class was not that bad. I took two classes during the summer, 6C and Sociology 1. It turned out that 6C was easier for me. I guess that's because the professor explained the material very well. Also, I thought the tests were very fair. I took Niemann for 6A and 6B. I would say that Pau is a bit less difficult. Her exams are what you would expect based on lecture. Nothing too crazy. I highly recommend taking her!

This was a pretty average class! Not my favorite, but by no means super terrible. Dr. Pau is honestly super cute and pretty fair, and she will make you work for your grade. With this class being online, all lectures were recorded; Dr. Pau was great about providing us with example problem answers and practice exam materials. Tests were really fair.