ChiaPimp
All American
2671 Posts
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| course : | PY 208 |
| course rating : | 1 - Bad |
| course comments : | Physics is just too stressful, even if PY 208 is easier than 205. I'm glad I took this credit only, though. |
| class : | Fall 2001 section 002 |
| grade received : | S |
| class rating : | 1 - Bad |
| class comments : | PY 208 is easier than 205 in that the equations are less involved, there is less to set up, and not so many friggin' free-body diagrams. Plus you don't have to have your intelligence insulted by having to study a chapter on the metric system as if you never heard of it. |
| instructor : | Nemanich |
| instructor rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| instructor comments : | A little on the dorky side, but he takes his teaching job seriously (wears a suit to class every day, e.g.) and is energetic in his lectures. Plus, here's the great part, he told us that if we got a 90 or above on our overall Webassign, he would count all that as a 100. |
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chriswing88
New Recruit
18 Posts
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| course : | PY 208 |
| course rating : | 2 - Average |
| course comments : | somewhat interesting - a lot of formulas and math - usually pretty easy. |
| class : | Fall 2001 section 002 |
| grade received : | A+ |
| class rating : | 2 - Average |
| class comments : | fairly easy class. same webassigns for all sections. extra credit for attendance. |
| instructor : | Nemanich |
| instructor rating : | 2 - Average |
| instructor comments : | funny sometimes. seemed lost occasionally. coulda been better, coulda been a lot worse. |
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FeebleMinded
Finally Preemie!
4455 Posts
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| course : | PY 208 |
| course rating : | 3 - Good |
| course comments : | Made something difficult like electricity a little easier. The labs were about stupid though. |
| class : | Fall 2001 section 002 |
| grade received : | A |
| class rating : | 3 - Good |
| class comments : | I vaguely remember occasionally attending class. I think it was in Dabney or maybe Cox. |
| instructor : | Nemanich |
| instructor rating : | 3 - Good |
| instructor comments : | Very nice guy. Extra points for attendance. I recommend him. He gets very excited over physics. |
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alexwbush
All American
3336 Posts
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| course : | PY 205 |
| course rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| course comments : | Finally... something that makes sense |
| class : | Fall 2003 section 005 |
| grade received : | A |
| class rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| class comments : | Class was somewhat challenging. Webassigns outside of class, usually after every class. The material was presented well and attendance taken everyday. The class usually lasted the whole time (it was a T/H class). The first T/H class I've actually liked. |
| instructor : | Nemanich |
| instructor rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| instructor comments : | Explains things very well. Assignments were graded and returned promptly. Very helpful outside of class. |
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wrboyd
Starting Lineup
87 Posts
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| course : | PY 205 |
| course rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| course comments : | Easy material for the most part. Lots of webassigns, but they don't suck that badly if you have Nemanich..... |
| class : | Fall 2003 section 005 |
| grade received : | A+ |
| class rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| class comments : | Great. He's good at explaining, helpful outside of class, and he usually sticks around after class is over and goes through the webassigns if you are having problems with them. |
| instructor : | Nemanich |
| instructor rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| instructor comments : | Good guy. He's coocoo for physics-puffs, which is fun. |
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steviewonder
All American
5578 Posts
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| course : | PY 208 |
| course rating : | 3 - Good |
| course comments : | i hate physics, but i guess we need it |
| class : | Spring 2004 section 005 |
| grade received : | C |
| class rating : | 3 - Good |
| class comments : | ditto. this was an 805 class. i stopped going after the second test, not because I understood the stuff that well, but because i was lazy. i kept up w/ the webass and didnt make below 60 on any test which set me up for a decent chance to make a C on the final |
| instructor : | Nemanich |
| instructor rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| instructor comments : | very enthusiastic, definitely loves physics. i recommend him. My final avg came out to a 71.6 and I ended up w/ a solid C, so maybe he does a little curve |
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wrboyd
Starting Lineup
87 Posts
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| course : | PY 208 |
| course rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| course comments : | Fairly interesting material. The first portion of the class will throw you off if you're expecting it to be more of 205, but it's not that hard to grasp. |
| class : | Spring 2004 section 005 |
| grade received : | A+ |
| class rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| class comments : | Great. He's good at explaining, helpful outside of class, and he usually sticks around after class is over and goes through the webassigns if you are having problems with them. |
| instructor : | Nemanich |
| instructor rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| instructor comments : | Good guy. He's coocoo for physics-puffs, which is fun. |
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Specter
All American
6293 Posts
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| course : | PY 208 |
| course rating : | 2 - Average |
| course comments : | This course is pretty useless unless you're in electrical/computer engineering. Basic study of electric and magnetic fields. |
| class : | Fall 2005 section 008 |
| grade received : | B- |
| class rating : | 2 - Average |
| class comments : | The class wasn't that bad, even though it met 2 days a week. Matter & Interactions sucks. It was better having 5 one-hour exams in class instead of 3 two-hour night exams. |
| instructor : | Nemanich |
| instructor rating : | 3 - Good |
| instructor comments : | He went pretty slowly and made sure you understood everything. He's a nice guy and finds physics "really cool". He always wore a suit to class. He's not very tech-savvy, though. |
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marbalizer99
New Recruit
46 Posts
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| course : | PY 208 |
| course rating : | 2 - Average |
| course comments : | I was bored out of my mind in this class. Countless webassigns, but easy. |
| class : | Fall 2005 section 008 |
| grade received : | B+ |
| class rating : | 2 - Average |
| class comments : | Well, the class is fine as long as a TA isn't teaching it. Nemanich must be a popular prof. b/c he was always traveling and having the crappy TA's try to teach.
Either way, I never put more than an hour into studying for the exams and got above a 90% on all FIVE of them. (yea there are 5 exams) |
| instructor : | Nemanich |
| instructor rating : | 4 - Awesome |
| instructor comments : | This guy is a good teacher. I did well on the exams when he taught the material. When the TA's taught I didn't do as well. |
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