good class, tests were very fair (being EXTREMELY similar to homework problems / what was covered in notes). prof gutperle is a funny guy and likes to do cool experiments throughout class, so that actually made me want to show up to lecture.
anyways, if you practice the homework a decent amount you will do well

This class is not an easy one, but Gutperle really makes it a lot more manageable. He is very approachable and is always willing to help you if you have questions on the material. The homework assignments are not very difficult (especially since you get multiple tries) and are relevant to the midterms and the finals.

Very kind and organized professor. You can find all necessary materials on Bruinlearn. I find him kinda hard to follow in class, but studying from his notes is just as good. A lot of practice materials if you wanna do good. I like how he shares his music with us lolll. Dude uses Tidal not Spotify.

Although 1B is a hard class, Gutperle makes it doable. Tests are similar in style to homework, past exams, and practice exams, although they are usually on the tricker and time-consuming end. His lectures are pretty engaging but not the best, as he sometimes focuses on derivations and concepts that aren't particularly helpful for his exams. Gutperle also plays music, cracks jokes, and does interesting demonstrations during lecture. Nevertheless, if you have to take Physics 1B at UCLA, take it with Gutperle.

5/5 for the professor, -5/5 for this course.

I think Physics 1B is impossible to teach unless you are the "Organic Chemistry Tutor." I dropped out of Corbin for Physics 1B and made it here, and I never regret my decision.

However, this is the first course that broke my 4.0 GPA as an EE major.

Really funny professor, and there are a lot of experiments.

Physics 1B sucks. Gutperle on the other hand is a great professor. He is super funny and engaging, and very helpful in office hours. He sometimes is a bit unclear in lectures and makes mistakes when writing on the board, but as long as you read his lecture notes you should be okay. Don't take this class if you don't have to, but if you do take it with Gutperle.

I would HIGHLY recommend taking this class with Prof. Gutperle. Physics 1B is a tough course, but Gutperle was very supportive and a funny professor. He was very willing to walk through questions during office hours, and was very responsive on Piazza. I will say that I found the textbook to be more helpful than lectures, though his lecture notes were helpful as well. He does cool demos during lecture (some of which are dangerous - he gets more excited by the more dangerous ones lol). I do think his homework is more difficult than the exam, but each one was 10 questions and he even ended up moving the due dates back at the end of the quarter. The exams themselves are pretty fair, though they do require a strong understanding of the material. The discussion section worksheets are really helpful as prep for the exams, though the benefit of actually attending discussion section depends on the TA. Gutperle also posts exam practice questions on Mastering Physics in addition to a practice exam. His review documents which summarize all of the concepts and formulas that will be on the exam are AMAZING definitely take advantage of it for the notecards. For notecards he allowed one 4x6in front and back for the first exam, two for the second, and three for the final. He also doesn't curve individual exams but he does curve the class at the end by lowering the cut-offs for letter grades.

Gutperle is by no means a bad professor, but he is teaching a difficult class. I relied heavily on reading and learning from the textbook, because the prof would go too fast in lectures for me to take notes. So its best if you try to learn the concepts before the lecture, and then just watch him and try to understand what he is talking about, because the notes you'll take aren't amazing. There was homework due every week through Pearson, and honestly it took a while, so start it latest on Saturday if you don't want to stress. TA also made the concepts more confusing because they went into a more theoretical idea of what could happen, and would write complex equations that we would never see again (so not very useful). But you have to attend discussions to turn in the worksheets each week because they do affect your grade. Each exam had questions like the homework and practice tests, and some that would combine concepts that were pretty difficult, so you really need to understand the material. I almost didn't pass, but he curved the class after the final because he said really enjoyed the quarter (sweet guy).

Prof Gutperle is the absolute BEST. Super funny and engaging lectures with lots of cool demos. The tests were also reasonable in length and difficulty, and he gives practice exams that are similar in difficulty to the actual exams. Super organized, posts lecture notes beforehand. TA Casey is also amazing, they went out of their way to host review sessions for each exam and was super responsive with emails. Could not recommend Prof Gutperle and TA Casey more!

Gutperle is mostly clear with his lectures and has a decent amount of demos. His exams and midterms are fair, and he only tests on material taught in class. I did have to use the textbook to understand some concepts at times, since his lectures are less structured, but his in-class concept tests helps solidify conceptual (non-math) physics concepts taught in lecture.

Homework is 8 problems from Mastering a week, and he omits sections from the textbook that he does not cover in class.

Very helpful during office hours as well! Great guy, great professor, great class.