PHYS 1060

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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!

I did very well in this class but be warned that this is NOT a "guaranteed A" like some people assume. I had previous physics knowledge from high school and still took this class seriously/studied. The class is graded on a scale at the end to a bell curve so it's not like 40% of the class ends up with an A or anything. With that said, I think a B+/A- is doable with minimal work.

Bloomfield is such a fun guy and very passionate about physics; his demonstrations are also really fun. There is a problem set due every week that takes like less than an hour (like 20 min ish? barely), 2 midterms, clicker questions, and a final. Skim the book in order to get the clicker questions right. I slept in class a lot so I actually read the book. Take this class seriously, study past exams and notes for the test, and you should be fine.

Don't be the kid who got like a 25/60 on the final...

Be warned: despite how easy this class seems/sounds just from the title alone, you must actually study and try pretty hard in order to get that A. The class is curved, so if you're shooting for a B/B+, you can literally get away with doing just about nothing and still be fine. The best way to study for the exams is to study Lou's past exams because he either takes questions from them verbatim or uses very similar concepts. Lou is an incredibly kind individual, yet aside from his various demonstrations, it was extremely hard to pay attention to him because the material was rather boring. Overall, take this class if you want a chill work load and want to learn some tid bits about Physics.

I took this class because like everyone else, I thought it would be an easy way to fulfill the science requirement, but boy was I wrong. This class is seriously hard.. the concepts are difficult to understand, and the homework sets are quite tricky as well (do them in groups if you can!) This class is by no means easy and it's NOT AN EASY A. If anything, it's an easy B. To get anything higher you need to put in serious effort.

Bloomfield is awesome. Clearly one of the smartest guys you're ever going to meet. It starts really slow for a couple of weeks, but it switches to more difficult stuff pretty quickly. People that took physics in high school should definitely get an A, and people that didn't should have no problem getting a B. I didn't do any of the reading, and did fine. He does demonstrations every day, and while most aren't super exciting, there are more than a couple that you will remember for the rest of your life.