PHYS 1110

Don't be fooled here, you do have to come to class and pay perfect attention for your A.

Very interesting. Not the easiest class at UVA, but it teaches you some really important stuff to know in the real world

Professor Cates is definitely one of the cooler faculty members here at UVA. The guy has done some amazing research in the realm of Physics and will keep you constantly entertained with those at office hours, if you choose to attend (and I'd recommend you do when there are homework's and exams, which occur rather rarely). However, his involvement does leave him pretty busy outside of class, with little time to grade and sometimes follow up on other stuff. However, the exams and homework's are pretty straightforward, and you do get a cheat sheet for the midterm and final. Although the grades are sparse, Cates does his best to help everyone succeed and if you put in full effort, there's no reason you shouldn't get an A.