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.

This is Professor Tung's first quarter teaching 5C, he got his phd in the spring form UCLA and had TA'd here before. Despite all of that his class is impossibly hard. For the first midterm the average was 50% and he sent us an email saying if you got more than 4 pts below average you were in danger of not passing the class. In his syllabus he says that his exams are nothing like the homework or lecture so he can really test your ability to do physics. He never got mastering physics to work either so if you didn't already have it then it was a total waste of money because the homework is completely optional. The only useful thing in this class so far was the midterm 2 review session. I would completely recommend AGAINST this professor. He has no mercy even though he literally just started here

Physics 5C was very interesting in regards to the information but the class was very poorly structured and taught by the professor. He derives a lot of equations but won't do example problems on the board to help students apply the concepts. The exams had questions that weren't properly reviewed in class and expectations of the students in this class did not match that of what is being taught in lecture, not to mention the class averages for midterms were really low. I strongly advise against taking this class with this professor.

I think the negative reviews here are really unfair. The first midterm I scored a few points below the average which was a 20/40. Yes that's a 50% but he scales your scores... And after receiving much complaint and concern from students he made many more resources available to us, gave us review sessions which he led himself instead of the TAs, and the second midterm and final were way easier and had questions that came straight from his lectures and review session (just changed a sign or direction of a force/field). He's super passionate, super understanding, really wants his kids to learn and understand physics. With this having been his first time teaching straight out of his PhD, I think he did really well adjusting to student feedback and comments, always encouraged us that we could still do well in the class no matter our past scores, as long as we kept working at it. Idk why y'all mad, I got a 45% midterm 1, 85% midterm 2, and landed an A in the class which I'm really happy about considering that first score.

Professor Tung is one of the best physics professor I ever had! As a person he is clearly very passionate about what he is doing and he actively tries to make his class easier for the students by alleviating any concerns they have. His class structure is essentially 2 midterms, a final and the lab component (we got full points on hw because Pearson wouldn't work).

I see so many negative reviews against him and I just want to point out several mistakes: 1) we didn't get explicit 'extra credit' but he did hint to us some of the questions on midterm 2 and the final so if that doesn't scream 'extra credit' I don't know what does (its a physics class; you ain't getting shit if you don't work for it AND its difficult to hand out extra credit for A PHYSICS CLASS as opposed to a life science or south campus class. 2) I can't see past the 5th row-> sit closer. Seriously. Tung is a really nice dude so if you can't see, raise your hand AND TELL HIM instead of choosing to be ignorant of the material. 3) his syllabus stated that the tests are nothing like the lecture or hw -> while it did say that in the syllabus, Tung has told us/hinted MULTIPLE TIMES in class to focus on certain examples or topics and if you payed attention in class, you can clearly tell which problems came from which sections once you get your test. 4) provides little examples -> absolute bullshit; he provides as many examples as he can whenever possible. 5)averages are low -> have you been to a physics class? ROFL; dude a 65% is high for a midterm score; my previous physics class were essentially at a 50% for both midterms so stop whining-.-

So in conclusion, I just want to say that Tung is one of the best professors I took for physics. I suck at physics; it is one of my worst subjects and yet I enjoyed this class. If you pay attention in class and sit closer, you will do great. And he is such a communicative professor that it is not hard to ask any question you have. Don't look at the majority of his reviews; they are absolute bull based on flimsy and stupid reasoning.

Best professor out there. Take his class if you can. He seems to really enjoy it, cares about students, and engages with them. He also does awesome demonstrations and he has the type of voice and enthusiasm of Neil deGrasse Tyson.

He did his virtual lectures through YouTube livestreams, which actually worked REALLY well, and he used TopHat to keep us engaged and to make sure we understood.

Lectures were entertaining and helpful. Tests were very fair. There was also plenty of extra credit.

Basically, take his class. I have nothing negative to say. Great professor.

Tung changed the exams from kudu to paper and pencil right before a few days of the first midterm. I did all the kudu homework problems, however, like the others have said, the kudu homework questions are not good preparation for the exams at all. I took Physics 1B with Corbin and got a better grade in that class than in this one. Even though I felt comfortable with the material covered in class and the lectures were fun, the exams were downright horrible. It does not help that they account for 80% of the grade (20% for each midterm and 40% for final). Avoid this class if you care about your GPA.

I found this quarter to be a wreck. He crammed 100+ students into a lecture hall for the midterm where everyone needed their laptop for KUDU and it was just a mess. His lectures weren't helpful, all he did was demonstrations instead of actually applying the equations to problems. Tests were so challenging.

TLDR: if you want a really high-quality, interesting physics class, and a professor who truly cares, but you don’t mind getting a lower grade, take this class.

I got As and A-‘s in the other physics 1 series classes, so I was pretty surprised to receive this grade. In general, Nathan Tung is very kind and cares deeply about student learning. His lectures are beyond entertaining, and I don’t even like physics that much. However, I felt this class was not very forgiving. None of the midterms were dropped, the TAs were not helpful at all, and the questions on the exams felt sort of unpredictable. However, there was a chance to get 3% extra credit which was nice. Furthermore, I cannot emphasize what a wonderful lecturer and kind professor Tung was. Overall, I enjoyed this class the most out of all my physics classes, despite getting the worst grade in it. (He did tell us in the beginning that he would try to keep the class average gpa pretty low as the physics department was requiring it, which kind of sucks.)