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Jason Petta

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4.8
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Easiness 2.8 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 3.8 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 4.8 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.8 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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July 2, 2024
Quarter: Spring 2024
Grade: A

The professor uses demos that are very engaging and that help you understand the material. He uses iClicker and you are graded on attendance, but it was only 2% of the grade. The grade was based off of the 2 midterms (each 20%), problem sets (20%), the final (38%), and attendance. The tests were manageable, but slightly more difficult than the problem sets. Overall, I'd definitely recommend this class!

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April 5, 2024
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A

After having the worst experience in physics 1CH, I realized the preciousness of Professor Petta. Not only does he knows all the materials inside-out, he delivers it in a clear, understandable way and apply the concepts to real situations. The first exam scared me a little but I sticked through (this is my first physics class). His exams reflects all the topics you learn in class and as long as you follow though, do the homework and practice exam, you will get a very good hang of everything. Most importantly, the knowledge you learnt will be carried throughout your future career. I revisited the capacitors in one of the micro sensor labs, and I realized all his practice prepared us for real life applications of the knowledge so effectively. I am so glad I took this class! One of the best professors in the world! I will definitely take his class again!

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March 26, 2024
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: N/A

I really liked this professor! His lectures were very clear, and he was very easy to talk to at office hours. The content was easier than 1AH, so if you took that class, you'll be fine with this class. Grades haven't been released yet but we think it's bell curved around 90% with a max/min being 100 and 80% respectively.

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March 23, 2024
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: N/A

It's not as hard as I would've expected from the honors class, but it still is difficult. There's a bunch of stuff that's useful to know for physics 110ab (if you're a physics major), and it's really heavy on math. Take math 32b before if you can. The regular physics 1b doesn't cover things like special relativity and Maxwell's equations. Attendance was mandatory. We had weekly homework problems, two midterms (averages were around ~80% and ~70% if I remember correctly), and a final.

If you just want to take this class because it gets curved a lot more than the regular class, probably don't do it. Even if you're an EE major, I don't think this class is more helpful than the regular one for that subject. But if you're really interested in the physics, it's very fun!

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PHYSICS 10
Quarter: Spring 2024
Grade: A
July 2, 2024

The professor uses demos that are very engaging and that help you understand the material. He uses iClicker and you are graded on attendance, but it was only 2% of the grade. The grade was based off of the 2 midterms (each 20%), problem sets (20%), the final (38%), and attendance. The tests were manageable, but slightly more difficult than the problem sets. Overall, I'd definitely recommend this class!

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PHYSICS 1BH
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
April 5, 2024

After having the worst experience in physics 1CH, I realized the preciousness of Professor Petta. Not only does he knows all the materials inside-out, he delivers it in a clear, understandable way and apply the concepts to real situations. The first exam scared me a little but I sticked through (this is my first physics class). His exams reflects all the topics you learn in class and as long as you follow though, do the homework and practice exam, you will get a very good hang of everything. Most importantly, the knowledge you learnt will be carried throughout your future career. I revisited the capacitors in one of the micro sensor labs, and I realized all his practice prepared us for real life applications of the knowledge so effectively. I am so glad I took this class! One of the best professors in the world! I will definitely take his class again!

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PHYSICS 1BH
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: N/A
March 26, 2024

I really liked this professor! His lectures were very clear, and he was very easy to talk to at office hours. The content was easier than 1AH, so if you took that class, you'll be fine with this class. Grades haven't been released yet but we think it's bell curved around 90% with a max/min being 100 and 80% respectively.

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PHYSICS 1BH
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: N/A
March 23, 2024

It's not as hard as I would've expected from the honors class, but it still is difficult. There's a bunch of stuff that's useful to know for physics 110ab (if you're a physics major), and it's really heavy on math. Take math 32b before if you can. The regular physics 1b doesn't cover things like special relativity and Maxwell's equations. Attendance was mandatory. We had weekly homework problems, two midterms (averages were around ~80% and ~70% if I remember correctly), and a final.

If you just want to take this class because it gets curved a lot more than the regular class, probably don't do it. Even if you're an EE major, I don't think this class is more helpful than the regular one for that subject. But if you're really interested in the physics, it's very fun!

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