best professor I've had at UCLA so far. i've never taken physics before, so I was a little scared, but he's really nice and really cares about his students. make sure to go to his office hours!

He taught the required material really well if you can work hard in trying to understand the material. You can get a good grade if you study hard enough and try to ask TA to help you. One thing about his class is that the novel (the haunted world) is the stupidest thing about the class. this book doesn't have any physics in it and it is so boring reading about a person contradicting himself; sometimes for science and sometimes not, making you so lost.

Best professor in the history of professors! (no this cannot be proved..but its still true) Cousins is great. Hes such a sweet and caring guy. I went into this class scared out of my mind because I knew physics was not my subject at all. I didnt do well at all on the two midterms but Cousins was very approachable and understanding. Always encouraging his students to practice and not get frustrated.

Demonstrations were the best! He's somewhat of a clutz, but that makes it all the more entertaining. Cousins is a very intelligent yet humble man. He's probably the nicest professor I've ever encountered. To let you know what a great guy he is, I busted my butt and ended up with a C (frankly I suck at physics majorly) but I still enjoyed every lecture. Never missed one and I actually still enjoyed the class even though I wasn't doing so well. Now if that doesn't say great professor, I don't know what does.

Highly recommend him. If you have any problems he's always making time in his busy schedule for more office hours. Great guy.

I really liked prof. Cousins, he was a great teacher and an really nice guy. But the one thing about him was that he mumbled a lot. I did okay throughout the class, but did really well on the final because his finals are fairly straightforward and it sums up all the materials learned. You either know the stuff or you don't, no trick questions. He puts enough effort so that students can understand physics, like his review sessions are very helpful because he basically explains all the questions that we have. (no matter how easy or difficult it might be) overall I thought he was a great professor and though I am not a physics major, I would definately take his class again.

I have never taken a physics course before in my life until it was required, because I simply KNEW that I would hate it. And I did. Even though my roommate constantly referred to it as my "physics for dummies", I really struggled with it.

However, I really liked Prof. Cousins. My main complaint was that he tends to mumble and doesn't seem to use a mic, so I had trouble hearing him a lot of the time. But he comes across as a genuinely nice man who really wants his favorite topic to be accessible to those he realizes aren't all that interested in the subject. In my case I'm not so sure it worked, but you have to love him for his sincerity and his genuine attempts to help you learn.

For those who have to take physics and don't want to, you'll probably appreciate the tons of in-class demos and his enthusiasm for the subject matter. It might not change your life, but if you've gotta take physics, at least take it with a teacher who is truly a nice guy.

Cousins is a really warm-hearted guy who really cares about physics and wants everybody to understand and like it. He presents all the concepts clearly and is open to questions, for which he has patience in answering. I think he really tries to convey the information well, but he spends too much time messing with his gadgets and experiments. Sometimes they help, but they take up way too much time as he is occasionally disorganized. Make sure you attend his lectures because one of the many demostrations is always on his tests, and basically gives you the answer in class (you just don't know which one). It shouldn't be too difficult as the class requires very little note-taking and contains many funky demonstrations as I mentioned earlier. I thought this class was a bit too easy and moved too slowly, because if he spent more time lecturing, he could cover many more chapters. I definitely recommend him though.

I absolutely despised physics in high school and it was my worst subject; but I found Physics 10 to be an interesting and even fun class. Lecture is mostly demonstrations of principles from the book and some are very cool to watch. The workload was not to difficult and Professor Cousins is a very nice and easygoing guy. The supplemental reading is a great book by Carl Sagan (he also wrote "Contact" which became that movie with Jodie Foster). I'm not going to go change my major or anything, but I'm actually beginning to think that physics is not so bad...

I took physics 10 my 1st quarter, and it was the perfect class to start out with. If you have any knowledge whatesoever of physics, this class will be easy. If not, it still won't be difficult by any means. It's a good GE class to take which fulfills a lab/demo (all he does is put on amusing stunts to explain simple theories). The lectures were relatively enjoyable, the homework manageable, and the exams were straightforward. The only thing is that you have to go the lectures, or you might run into some trouble. It's an easy B and a very possible A.

Cousins was my favorite prof for my first qurter at UCLA. He was funny and amusing and the class demos helped me to understand the material more clearly. His midterms were fairly easy, and the homework helped a LOT with studying. If you take him, study by doing the "not to be turned in" problems and exercises...they help a lot. Overall, Cousins was a great, I would recomed to anyone to take his Physics 10 class!!! :)

TAKE PHYSICS 10

You know people say physics 10 is so easy it's stupid but I found it challenging and I got a 700 on my math SAT, was a saludatorian in HS, and finished calculus my Junior year of HS. So don't worry if it's not easy for you.

Cousins is a wonderful professor. He makes the concepts easier to understand and has terrific class demos that really interest you in the subject matter. Physics never came easily to me and having a lame high school physics teacher didn't help either. But if you have to take physics for GE, take 10 with Cousins.

His midterms are formatted clearly and he holds really useful review sessions before each one and also gives you old midterms to study off of. I aced both of them and have yet to take the final, which he also has a review session for. He's also really on top of things. I just emailed him about a homework problem and he got back to me in 5 minutes.

Cousins makes you really think in this course and understand how cool physics really is. He's probably one of the only professors that makes you write an essay on the topic. Hes' also really funny and his lectures are a riot to attend. If I were better at it, I'd probably want to major in it because I find it so incredibly fun and interesting now.

Here's the grading policy (pretty standard):
10% weekly homework
20% for both midterms
50% final