Professor
Eric Wu
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Spring 2021 - Where do I begin? Eric is BY FAR the best professor I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. I was dreading the chemistry series and Eric has now made it my favorite class, so much so that I always sit in the very front of the lecture hall excited to learn. Eric is not only an incredible lecturer with the impeccable ability to break down complex topics, but he knows how to incorporate a joke or two into each lecture (they're usually really cheesy but I enjoy them nevertheless). Besides his actual teaching ability, amazing as it is, Eric is also resource savvy. Eric uploads lecture notes before lecture, allowing us to review difficult concepts before diving right in. Two versions of the lecture notes get uploaded actually, the blank lecture notes and the filled lecture notes. The blank lecture notes allow you to take notes as Eric lectures and the filled lecture notes allow you to follow along and absorb everything Eric says without having to stress about note taking at the same time. Eric uploads both because he understands that everyone has different learning strategies. Furthermore, Eric is a great resource himself. He responds to emails within 30 minutes, even on weekends and in the odd hours of the night. Eric also has plenty of office hours and is so nice and approachable. The cherry on top of all of this, he is understanding and practical. He only assigns homework which will actually contribute to a solid foundation in chemistry and quizzes us weekly on material in order to see how solid that foundation is. If it's not solid, better to find out sooner rather than later so that you can improve before the exams. In addition, Eric lets us keep our best midterm score and drop the other one; this saved me since I practically failed the first midterm. I have truly never had such an amazing experience with a professor before. In fact, the entire 358 person class came together in the GroupMe and orchestrated a mass wave of emails to the chair of Chemistry department regarding hiring Eric as a full-time professor and not a temp. This worked so well that the chair emailed Eric asking him to inform his students to stop emailing the department because their inbox was flooded. Anyways, love that man. Would marry him even.
Spring 2021 - Where do I begin? Eric is BY FAR the best professor I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. I was dreading the chemistry series and Eric has now made it my favorite class, so much so that I always sit in the very front of the lecture hall excited to learn. Eric is not only an incredible lecturer with the impeccable ability to break down complex topics, but he knows how to incorporate a joke or two into each lecture (they're usually really cheesy but I enjoy them nevertheless). Besides his actual teaching ability, amazing as it is, Eric is also resource savvy. Eric uploads lecture notes before lecture, allowing us to review difficult concepts before diving right in. Two versions of the lecture notes get uploaded actually, the blank lecture notes and the filled lecture notes. The blank lecture notes allow you to take notes as Eric lectures and the filled lecture notes allow you to follow along and absorb everything Eric says without having to stress about note taking at the same time. Eric uploads both because he understands that everyone has different learning strategies. Furthermore, Eric is a great resource himself. He responds to emails within 30 minutes, even on weekends and in the odd hours of the night. Eric also has plenty of office hours and is so nice and approachable. The cherry on top of all of this, he is understanding and practical. He only assigns homework which will actually contribute to a solid foundation in chemistry and quizzes us weekly on material in order to see how solid that foundation is. If it's not solid, better to find out sooner rather than later so that you can improve before the exams. In addition, Eric lets us keep our best midterm score and drop the other one; this saved me since I practically failed the first midterm. I have truly never had such an amazing experience with a professor before. In fact, the entire 358 person class came together in the GroupMe and orchestrated a mass wave of emails to the chair of Chemistry department regarding hiring Eric as a full-time professor and not a temp. This worked so well that the chair emailed Eric asking him to inform his students to stop emailing the department because their inbox was flooded. Anyways, love that man. Would marry him even.
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Spring 2024 - Eric is by far the best professor I’ve had at UCLA thus far (I’m a rising senior). I was initially very nervous to take this class because, well, it’s quantum mechanics, but I’ve never been so pleasantly surprised. The material itself is hard, but Eric knows how to explain it in a way that you’ll understand. His lecture notes are crystal clear and always uploaded before class, he provides stacks of practice midterms and finals so you’ll know what to expect from exams, and he’s overall just such a kind and caring guy. I took his class during the Palestine protests on campus and he was extremely accommodating (moved our midterm and assignment due dates back) while also making sure to check in with us in light of the situation and ensure that we were all okay, something that none of my other STEM professors did. Exams were very fair considering the abundance of practice problems Eric provides, and he always made them short enough that we would finish on/before the allotted time. At our final, he stopped by with coffee and snacks for us, something I’m sure came out of his own pocket. I would recommend him as a professor to anyone - even if you’re scared to take quantum mechanics!!
Spring 2024 - Eric is by far the best professor I’ve had at UCLA thus far (I’m a rising senior). I was initially very nervous to take this class because, well, it’s quantum mechanics, but I’ve never been so pleasantly surprised. The material itself is hard, but Eric knows how to explain it in a way that you’ll understand. His lecture notes are crystal clear and always uploaded before class, he provides stacks of practice midterms and finals so you’ll know what to expect from exams, and he’s overall just such a kind and caring guy. I took his class during the Palestine protests on campus and he was extremely accommodating (moved our midterm and assignment due dates back) while also making sure to check in with us in light of the situation and ensure that we were all okay, something that none of my other STEM professors did. Exams were very fair considering the abundance of practice problems Eric provides, and he always made them short enough that we would finish on/before the allotted time. At our final, he stopped by with coffee and snacks for us, something I’m sure came out of his own pocket. I would recommend him as a professor to anyone - even if you’re scared to take quantum mechanics!!
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