DID NOT ENJOY. Somehow Cousins made basic physics much more confusing and harder than it needs to be! He rushes through concepts and jumps ahead of class instead of staying with the pace and clarifying- for example he teaches you stuff you won't need to know until the second exam, before the first exam.
He is clearly very smart at Physics but this doesn't make him a good teacher. He mumbles a lot so you can't hear him and struggles every day with technology, especially the microphone, which will inevitably deafen you multiple times while in lectures for this class and make the bruin-cast recording of the lectures impossible to watch.
He emphasizes all these different experiments yet can't even get them to work first time often, which is concerning considering how many times he's done these same experiments in the past. Also there are too many experiments in my opinion- yet he wants you to remember them *all* and will test you on them in midterms and finals. Speaking of exams, there are 2 midterms, the 2nd in 9th week, which is brutal, and then the final is cumulative. The exams are hard, even if you understand the homework problems (Homework is around 5 pages of writing every week due the next Monday...)
He is not very approachable after class either. He either tells you if you want to ask questions to call him some time the next time and see if he's in his office and then come in, or looks frustrated and answers in a way which implies he is annoyed at you for not knowing already, like he is accusing you of not doing enough work for the class.
Finally, don't take this class unless you have strong algebra skills because they are assumed. Go to office hours and read the text book for a chance at success.

I chose Physics 10 over Chemistry as one of my requisites for the Psychology major. At first I was nervous because I didn't remember much of Physics from high school, and I was afraid the class would be too advanced for me. That wasn't the problem with this class. I felt that lectures were unbearably boring, but I attended every single lecture except for the one on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving (which I feel should have been cancelled just out of courtesy for out-of-state students like me who wanted to go home) because although class was hard to sit through, the podcasts were worse. The professor was hard to hear on the recordings, the microphone feedback was deafening (in person, too), and the work was very hard to follow. Although the material we were expected to learn was not very complex or difficult, I really struggled because I felt like I was never taught the concepts or explanations in a straight-forward way, so I turned to the book and online sources just to get a grasp on this basic material. Another thing I didn't like about this class was that a solid 20% of the demonstrations failed on first attempt. For someone who has been teaching the same class for 15 years, these demonstrations should be pretty routine. I would not recommend this class to others.

Professor Cousins is the best professor I've ever had at UCLA, and that is coming from someone who got a C. He is the most accessible professor: he has office hours everyday! And yes, I definitely recommend going to the office hours because he considers those when computing your final grade. I also recommend going to class because the Bruincast tend to be really unreliable. He usually turns it off by accident and forget to turn it back on.

You will cover everything that appears in the midterm/final. He covers a good amount of material that when you leave the class, you'll still remember and master everything.

You will have two midterms and one final. The final is cumulative. Usually, people do really bad in the first midterm, except for those who shouldn't even be taking this class since they know the material too well and ruin the curve. LOL

Also, know ALL the demonstrations. Make flashcards. He will test you on them.

One word : GREAT! Professor Cousins is one of the best professors i have had at UCLA, well so far. The material is not hard to grasp at all, but it is NOT an east A either. if you at least put some effort, you will get a good grade. Cousins does demonstrations EVERY class that makes the material easy to grasp. You dont HAVE to go to lecture, but it would be a good idea because he puts demos on the test. OR>> you can watch the bruincast two hours later. how great? its bruincasted!! NO NEED to go to discussion. Do not take this class for an EASY A, but it really isn't that hard to get an A, i recommend for anyone who needs a GPA booster. O, and don't worry, everyone does relatively bad on the first midterm. But i promise, you will do A LOT better the rest of the class.TAKE PHYSICS TEN WHEN COUSINS OFFERS IT!!!!!!

Professor: Pretty friendly and seems to genuinely want people to do well on exams, so he'll hold review sessions and will offer to talk to anyone who wants to figure out how to do better on the next exam in his office hours.

Course load: Decent, with weekly homework assignments, ranging around 5-8 problems that may take up to 1-2 max.

Exams: Two midterms (7 questions)and a final (14 questions), all consisting of questions that consist of calculations, explanations, and descriptions of a demonstration done in class. The tests do require understanding of the material, so it won't be a breeze unless you know what you're doing. That being said, he does give you exams from previous years to study off of, and some questions on midterm will be similar to previous years, so it's a good idea to study those.
Note that he'll give you about an hour and a half for the midterm, so they'll be held in the evenings, not during lecture.

Grading: Generally broken down as 10% homework, 20% first midterm, 20% second midterm, 50% final. Tests are curved. He also says that the final grading is by no automatic rule and he will consider other factors, such as if you didn't do as well on the first midterm, but you did exceptionally well on the second and the final, so he may tweak your grade a little, to your advantage.

Overall: Not a bad class to take, but don't expect the tests to be easy. Put some effort in studying and you should do fine though.

Great teacher. Not too personal or nice when I approached him before or after class. He mumbles a lot too. Class is all podcasted, just need to go on Mondays to turn in the weekly hw.

2 midterms, which were okay. 1 final.

Class was really easy but tests were a lot tougher.

Study, study for the tests but if you've taken physics before, don't even go to class. I never even watched the podcasts.

Great professor though, he knows his stuff

He is simply great! Very patient and friendly to students. The class is not difficult and if you attend his class and take notes carefully, you will get good grades! He holds review sessions before midterms and it's very, very straight forward! He's a cool professor. Recommend!!!

Definitely recommend this class. Class is pretty entertaining because he does a lot of cool experiments. He makes physics really understandable, and sticks to the basics. Really enjoyed his class.

Came into the class with NO experience in physics whatsoever and i pulled an A out of my ass. He makes the material easy to grasp and he understands that not everybody in his class has had physics experience. Class is engaging and he is more than willing to help out during office hours. I'd say that a 6 is an accurate rating of the class difficulty.

My Grade : A+

If you need to take physics 10, a physical sciences, or just want an A take cousins class!

I came into the class with a decent amount of physics experience so the material was fairly dry, but Cousins made the lectures entertaining with many demonstrations.

The homework was quick and easily doable in an hour. You can read the book, but cousins explains the concepts well so it isn't necessary to do the homework.

Cousins is great at explaining the basic physics concepts to people who aren't strong in the sciences and he is actually very involved with the Large Hadron Collider in Cern which is cool.

Overall, take this class you will enjoy it.