Definitely take him for any class available. Homework and midterms are very straightforward, and he is a great lecturer. Also a genuinely good person.

Love his class, one of the best professors in UCLA!

Tung is a great professor, and one I could easily recommend. He seems genuinely interested in engaging his students, and cracks good jokes. He gives plenty of opportunity for extra credit. His tests are medium difficulty, and are 24 hour. He streams lectures on YouTube and often uses cool demonstrations done by him!

Definitely is a great professor that I would recommend in a heartbeat.

bruinwalk keeps failing me. tung was HORRIBLE this quarter. i would not recommend this class one bit.

Dr. Tung was one of the best professors I've had at UCLA! I had a very poor experience with physics in high school and was very nervous coming into 5A, but Tung broke down the material in a way that was really easy to understand. He mostly goes over concepts in lecture with little emphasis on "plugging and chugging." He really cares about his students and was very accommodating for the current situation. He did his lectures via YouTube for spring quarter (COVID).

You need to be able to solve problems on exams without numbers, which can be slightly confusing, but after the first midterm it becomes a little easier. The best advice I can give you is to GO TO HIS REVIEW SESSIONS! They really make the exams a lot easier and help you with the reasoning behind a lot of the questions. Make sure you understand how things are derived instead of just memorizing them.

I'd say the biggest pain in this class was Mastering Physics, but he only required us to do 65% of the problems and the rest was extra credit. Extra credit was also provided through TopHat, typically with 1 point for attempting the question and 1 point for getting it right.

Don't be worried by reviews from his other classes, overall I'd say this was a great class and Tung is a very clear instructor.

In my opinion the bad reviews are unwarranted. Although it was Professor Tung's first quarter teaching, he definitely deserves credit for the effort and dedication he put into teaching this class to the best of his ability. My advice for passing this class is simple : LISTEN in lecture, take detailed NOTES, attend DISCUSSION, and review CONCEPTS. I never had a problem with the way he utilized lecture time. If people actually bothered to pay attention and listen to what he was saying, then his lab demonstrations made sense and the concepts were easier to grasp. Some reviews argue that he spent too much time deriving formulas, but I have to disagree. He skipped over tedious calculus that was used to derive the formulas, and instead used the formulas to show the relationships between parameters (i.e. proportional, inversely proportional). This was actually very useful in multiple choice problems in his exams. I did put in effort to take notes during class, but even if I hadn't, on CCLE he posts NATHAN'S NOTES which are his own written notes that covers everything he says during lecture. Moreover, I found discussion to be extremely helpful. I think many people struggled with this class because we did not see many problems during lecture and mainly focused on concepts. However, discussion is where we actually got to see problems relating to the concepts. With this said, out of the 38 enrolled spots in discussion, only about 10 people actually bothered to show up weekly. I think this lack of attendance definitely contributed to negative reviews for this class. Anyways, my discussion TA reviewed important problems that were reflected on midterm multiple choice problems and helped me grasp concepts even better. In regards to the midterms for this class, I was also blindsided by the first midterm. Nevertheless, just writing down everything you know scores you points. Even if it was a hard test, if you truly understood concepts, then you should be able to score 1 or 2 points above average. As for the second midterm and final, they were completely fair. Professor Tung held review sessions that covered everything he expected. All in all, this class wasn't terrible and I feel like anyone can pass this class if they bother to listen in class and spend time understanding concepts. (Make sure to sit up front to see the board).

Professor Tung was by far my favorite teacher this quarter, and he made this class super interesting and fun, which is something I thought I'd ever say about a physics course. He showed us lots of physics demonstrations (great for visual learners), took time to go over concepts, and carefully explained the thought process/steps behind solving certain types of physics problems. The tests were reasonable as well as the homework (the homework takes a really long time but you don't need to complete all of it for full credit). I liked being able to participate through tophat, especially in an online environment. I would highly recommend you take Professor Tung for this class, and I would take it again. You won't regret it! He even had a fun YouTube intro for his lectures lol

I was kind of apprehensive before taking this class because this professor didn't have the best reviews. However, I think he was great! He was very clear about his expectations, good at explaining, and his exams were very fair. No complaints.

TAKE DR. TUNG! This class was by far the best UCLA class I can ever hope to take here. He conducts all his lectures via YT live stream, which although some may thing it is a disadvantage since students can't unmute and ask questions, we do have the YT live chat, which has worked splendidly. His tests are straightforward, and the weekly discussion worksheets are much harder than the tests, helping you to prep for the exam. If you are coming into this class with AP Physics C knowledge, this class will be essentially a walk in the park. If you don't have any prior physics knowledge, Prof. Tung will bring you up to speed quickly and with style. He assigns plentiful extra credit for attendance and also for homework done beyond the required amount, so I doubt anyone will have trouble passing this class. To Dr. Tung, if you do read this review, I truly appreciate all the hard work you put into this class, and for being a epic physics teacher that truly cares about his students. I will miss the YT intro and outro, your demos, and your personality. I can only say to say to one who has the choice to take this class with Prof. Tung: TAKE THE CHANCE. YOU WON'T REGRET IT.

Either something big changed after the pandemic or the old reviews are bait. Granted, this class is packed with material and is part of the notorious 1 series. He tries to cover most of it, and goes a lot in depth behind the derivations of formulas/principles you'll use. However, he often rushes material in the last few minutes of lecture. The discussion worksheets have little relevancy to the material covered in the most recent lectures. (The TAs don't even know what has and has not been covered during disc. sections). The exams are nothing like what Kudu problems are, despite him encouraging students to study off those questions. I wish there were more practice questions he would cover in class instead of the theory.