First of all, Dr Bauer looks like Tyler Oakley from the front but especially looks like Ed Sheeran from his left side like its insane and uncanny.
Anyways, he's pretty clear with his teaching style and his exams aren't too hard or surprising, as long as you actually pay attention and keep up in class. Has plenty of extra credit opportunities. You can tell he's passionate about the subject and wants to teach it students beyond just getting them to pass the class, but timing gets to him as he's a bit slow with getting through the quarter's material (although we also had the setbacks from the fires this quarter, so I don't know if this is always true). Would definitely recommend as one of the better physics professors, and I'll probably end up taking him for 5B if I can

Bauer was an amazing professor and I totally recommend taking this class with him!

Bauer is really clear when explaining material. He lectures well, provides good practice, and has fair exams. The midterm exams generally have a 75-80% average or 90+% average (there's no in between). Based on how the midterms go, he either makes a really hard or easy final... either way, he curves the class to have a B average, so as long as you stick with the curve you should be just fine.

Overall, he's very helpful and kind. He also offers ~2% extra credit for weekly study guides and test corrections. Discussions are mandatory which is a bit annoying. Never went to office hours, but I've heard he's good. This is a pretty standard class. So, I'd recommend taking it with Bauer if you can!

Professor Bauer is the best! Nice guy, straightforward slides + examples lecturer, also has a cat. He listens to student feedback. My quarter, the final exam destroyed all of us, and he curved it up. He also adjusted the grading scheme in our favor because of the protests going on. He's nice in office hours. The subject was really tough, but I'm glad I took it with Bauer.