This class gets a lot of hate for the workload for a 1 credit course. There is a lot of out of class work required so factor that in when planning. Overall, both my TAs are amazing and I have learned good things from this course and where lots of fundamental concepts come from. The work is just excessive.

This course is easy, but boring, and a requirement for most engineers, and a few physics majors. Making an A is not too hard, but does require some dedication.

There's really not much to say about this lab. I'd guess that 95% of the people taking this course are only doing so because it's required by their major and not because they want to. If you're in the eschool, it's probably the last lab that's unrelated to your major, so keep that in mind as you're suffering through the labs.

This class is the worst of all time, work in groups on the post lab quizzes and you will be fine. Just get through it!!

My least favorite class at UVA

Same as PHYS 1425 but with different and harder experiments.

you know the drill.

It's the same as Physics 1 lab. Don't stress....

Just another annoying lab class, not to mention that the lab manual is upwards of $50. Ask your TA for help on confusing questions or procedures and make sure you collect accurate data.

Biggest piece of advice - even though you're in a group every week, make sure you know the answers to the lab questions and the written one at the end. The final quiz is made up of questions from previous labs and written questions, so don't throw away your labs.

This class is cool in that you are grouped randomly every day so you'll get a chance to work with new people.
That's about the extent of the positives of physics lab.
Getting a full score on the labs is a great and rare achievement