Bloomfield is the sweetest man. He tries so hard to engage students and truly get to know everybody. The class is interesting and never has a dull moment...all of Bloomfield's demonstrations in class are exciting and help get his point across. HOWEVER, my warning to other students is that this class is definitely NOT a blow-off class. I made the mistake of thinking so at first, and I paid for it dearly. Read the text, make sure you understand that concepts, and you'll be fine. If you don't understand something, ask! Bloomfield loves to talk to students. Just don't assume this class will be an easy A, and you'll do great. Workload: Two midterms and a final with weekly problem sets!

lou is very enthusiastic about the subject and tries to make it as interesting as possible. as long as you study the old tests you will be golden for the exams

Professor Bloomfield is a fabulous professor! He is very fair, and he's so passionate about physics; it's infectious. He teaches the class assuming you have zero knowledge of physics, so don't worry so much if you're not a science major. Lectures are exciting (with cool demonstrations that help the information stick in your head). If you do the reading and take the old exams to study for tests, you should do well. I would definitely recommend both sections of his How Things Work series.

Bloomfield does a lot of experiments in class to help show concepts he is teaching that can be fun. The midterms and tests aren't too bad.

I love this class. I hated physics in high school, but this class made me love it! Mr. Bloomfield is just awesome and fun and funny, and he gets so excited about everything he's teaching!

LOVE bloomfield - he is seriously so great. But this class is not easy! I took it thinking it would be an easy science for me...don't do that. Just try to understand everything as he goes along - don't save your studying for the night before! Big curve in the class.

Great class for non-science majors. I didn't do as well as I should have on the second midterm. DO THE PRACTICE EXAMS. Bloomfield repeats a lot. Major curve as well.

More difficult material than PHYS 1050. Reading is not necessary, but class attendance is.

This course is deceivingly hard. Lou is a great professor and really enjoys teaching. Be sure to pay attention in lecture (clicker for participation) and study old tests that he provides on his website.

Lou is a trip! Even though the material is rather mundane, he makes his lectures interesting. He is extremely knowledgeable and he works very hard to make sure everyone understands each concept. He is extremely approachable and puts in a great effort to help you.