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Rahul Roy

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Easiness 1.7 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 3.0 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 2.7 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 2.0 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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PHYSICS 17
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March 7, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: N/A

If you take Physics 17 with Rahul Roy you will be forced to teach yourself Physics 17. We were behind the syllabus the whole quarter and Professor Roy isn't great about uploading lectures, or uploading them alongside his notes, or starting the recording at the beginning of class. I personally preferred the clarity of the textbook (Serway) over lectures in general

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PHYSICS 17
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
March 26, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: NR

Honestly I don’t know if it’s the TA or the professor. But something’s fundamentally wrong with this class. The prof is really nice, don’t get me wrong. And his teaching is understandable.

Except his tests are 50% things you don’t see in the textbook and never learned from him. In short, he doesn’t teach he tests.

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PHYSICS 180N
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Jan. 4, 2022
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A

Lecture:
Prof Roy is not a good lecturer. His tone is so plain that you would easily find yourself distracted even if you could concentrate well on other classes. Fortunately, the slides and instruction of projects are written clearly so students could follow the instruction and complete the project.
Projects:
Projects are due every two weeks but you could usually have them done in a weekend. The content are interesting and could establish some connection between computation and physics. For example, one of the projects is about monte carlo simulation, and we would use the technique to simulate a 2D system. First 3 projects have detailed instructions that could lead you do them step by step. The last project would be at your discretion (some suggested topics are given as reference).
General:
I would recommend physics students to take 180N because programming skills are so important nowadays and the department is not teaching programming much (there are some instruction in Physics 18L and 105 series but that's not enough).

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PHYSICS 17
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: N/A
March 7, 2021

If you take Physics 17 with Rahul Roy you will be forced to teach yourself Physics 17. We were behind the syllabus the whole quarter and Professor Roy isn't great about uploading lectures, or uploading them alongside his notes, or starting the recording at the beginning of class. I personally preferred the clarity of the textbook (Serway) over lectures in general

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PHYSICS 17
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: NR
March 26, 2021

Honestly I don’t know if it’s the TA or the professor. But something’s fundamentally wrong with this class. The prof is really nice, don’t get me wrong. And his teaching is understandable.

Except his tests are 50% things you don’t see in the textbook and never learned from him. In short, he doesn’t teach he tests.

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PHYSICS 180N
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
Jan. 4, 2022

Lecture:
Prof Roy is not a good lecturer. His tone is so plain that you would easily find yourself distracted even if you could concentrate well on other classes. Fortunately, the slides and instruction of projects are written clearly so students could follow the instruction and complete the project.
Projects:
Projects are due every two weeks but you could usually have them done in a weekend. The content are interesting and could establish some connection between computation and physics. For example, one of the projects is about monte carlo simulation, and we would use the technique to simulate a 2D system. First 3 projects have detailed instructions that could lead you do them step by step. The last project would be at your discretion (some suggested topics are given as reference).
General:
I would recommend physics students to take 180N because programming skills are so important nowadays and the department is not teaching programming much (there are some instruction in Physics 18L and 105 series but that's not enough).

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