Ivan Schuller - University of California San Diego

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Ivan Schuller - University of California San Diego

Professor: Ivan Schuller

Department: Physics

College: University of California San Diego

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: PHYS2B
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Schuller is indeed not a good teacher. He has strong accent and frequently goes off topic and he is a little bit disorganized since the only thing he writes down during lectures is his calculation. No online homework/clicker needed, no attendance. That's a pro. After all get along with your TA might help a lot, the course itself is not hard

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: PHYS2B
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Schuller is a good researcher but not a good teacher. He has strong Romanian accent so sometimes his explanation is hard to get. Basically learn nothing from him so be prepared to go to ta's review session and do practice problems. The great part is the curve is reasonable. Choose another professor if you have better options anyways.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: PHYS2C
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Ivan Schuller does not teach the class material. If a weekly quiz expects you to know 100% of a topic, Schuller teaches you roughly 20%. This is because he goes off on tangents and explains things that you don't need to know at the expense of what you do. Fairly generous curve though helps. I wish Schuller made it worth my time to go to class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: PH2B
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Learn nothing from him

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: PHYS2B
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor does care about his students. However, his accent makes it extremly hard to understand. His quizzes are really tricky. The average were always below 70. In my quarter (spring 2015), only 9% students got A. Even you got 89.7, you still cannot end up at an A. If you have other choices, choose other professors.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: PHYSICS2B
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He doesn't explain anything. Don't go to lecture unless you want to be confused. Go to your TA he will save you. If LIam is your TA you'll be fine. He's awesome! Finals are 50% quiz questions and some new ones.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: PHYS2B
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures were completely useless. Went to discussion and problem session only because Liam, the TA, was super hot and helpful. Read the book. Final was 60% past quiz questions.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: PYSC2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Worst physics professor I have ever had. Never solved an example problem in class and does not test on the material in class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: PHYS2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

funny, but not a good prof. One TA per class is ridiculous but they're pretty helpful bc they do practice probs. Most of the class was in AP Physics before so gl competing for an A. The curve saves most people from failing.. btw, EVERYTHING is multiple choice (quizzes+final)

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: PHYS2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Lectures were worthless. Attending discussion is important. Quizzes were random and one quiz wasn't even on the right chapter. They were more closely related to homework and book though. Final exam wasn't that bad - just do every problem on every quiz he gives - even to the other sections.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: PHYS2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Funny guy, Derives formulas all lecture. Quizzes based more on reading/homework. Does not attend quizzes or final so enforcement of the one notecard rule is at ta's discretion. quizzes and final straight-forward and easy enough if prepared for. Sometimes difficult to understand. You are better off skipping lecture and teaching yourself 4 hours/week

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: PHYS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

he's funny, but goes off on tangents a lot. the material he teaches in class is not very much related to the material that you are quizzed on.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: PHYS2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a decent professor. He is pretty funny and a nice guy but his lecture are kind of boring. The quizes do not represent the lecture material that well. They are more often representative of the homework material. The quizes are pretty difficult so you will want to do the homework and get help from the TA

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: PHYS2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He has really entertaining classes with lots of demonstrations.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: PHYS2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Schuller has a thick accent that is reminiscent of the Dracula movies in a bygone age. All he does is proves formulas and often jumps from topic to topic. He also seems to enjoy picking out the ladies sitting in the front rows to ask inane tangential questions, non-physics related, and also attempts to give advice on relationships (not recommended)

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: PHYS2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Schuller wastes his time proving formulas and confusing the hell out of students rather than teaching how to use them. I've been told that UCSD doesn't really have any great Physics professors, and therefore Schuller is actually one of the better ones. But that's not true; I have Griest this quarter and he's about 10 times better than Schuller.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: PHYS2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I have probably never learned less in any class than in this one. Lectures are useless except for entertainment value. Other than that, read the book, go to section/problem solving, and you should do fine.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: PHYS2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This guy can be funny but his lectures are extremely useless. you cannot understand him. he does NOT care about students whatsoever. he gives too much power to his TAs, i happen to have a TA who is just like schuller, goes over NOTHING valuable during discussions. but the other TAs are more helpful so it turns out our class has by far the lowest gr

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: PHYS2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I do not recommend this prof. He is funny at times but lectures are pointless to go to. He always talks about dead cats or something of the sort. TA's a WAY better. Go to problem solving sessions and review session. They helped me A LOT. Seriously. The only good thing about the class is the curve. Quizes are 70% of your grade. Do well and you'll do

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: PHYS2A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

he's a bit hard to understand, but his lectures are very good. i only went to class and sections(didn't even touch the book), and still got good scores on the quizzes. he's very entertaining.

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