UCSBPlat.com directly in your GOLD Try it Now

Kinematics in 3D, Newton's Laws, Energy, Momentum and Collisions, Rotation,Statics and Equilibrium

Prerequisites: Mathematics 2A or 3A or AP Math AB Exam with a score of 3 or better.

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
Unlocks EARTH 100 CHEM 112A CHEM 113A EARTH 103 ME W 16 ME 16
POPESCU P F
Paula Popescu
3.6
42 reviews
KOUTROULAKIS
Georgios Koutroulakis
4.3
64 reviews
ILP 2207
R
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
45 / 45 Full

ILP 2207
R
13:00 PM - 14:50 PM
0 / 6 Closed

ILP 2207
R
15:00 PM - 16:50 PM
45 / 45 Full

ILP 2209
F
13:00 PM - 13:50 PM
0 / 45

ELLSN2617
F
14:00 PM - 14:50 PM
0 / 45

ELLSN2617
F
15:00 PM - 15:50 PM
0 / 45

See All
Summer 2024 . Popescu P F
ON LINE
M T W
09:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Spring 2025 . Popescu P F
BRDA 1610
T R
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
See All
PHYS 7A Popescu P F Spring 2025 Total: 97
PHYS 7A Popescu P F Summer 2024 Total: 47
See All
106
3.95
PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 5 Months Ago

A great lecturer for 7A. Take my word with a grain of salt, I had taken AP Physics C before so these concepts were review, but he definitely is great at explaining things. Homework is fair and helpful, and tests can include challenging problems but they're always within reach.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
PHYS7A . Popescu P F 5 Months Ago

I don't have anything against this professor. Her lectures were fine, but boring. The section for the class was not designed too well. Sometimes I would get lost during lectures. The expectations on how to do well are made obvious by the weekly homework assignments and practice test problems. Shouldn't be too hard if you just put in the effort.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 8 Months Ago

Pretty chill, just a standard physics course. Everything is clear about what you will be tested on and the homework is plenty to prepare.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 8 Months Ago

The midterm and final were pretty reasonable and the workload was fine. The curved grading scale was really nice. You might have to put in a lot more effort if you've never taken physics before.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 8 Months Ago

I strongly disliked the class structure. The homework was tedious: weekly assignments and a pre-lecture assignment before every class. Also, the class goes by too slow for people who have done mechanics, and too fast for everyone else. The professor is fine and the grading is very generous. I took this class P/NP and aimed for 57.5%. 87.5% is an A.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
PHYS7A . Popescu P F 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

Lecture videos were okay. She is probably the worst communicator I have ever tried to work with at UCSB. TPS responds quicker.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
See all 106 reviews
PHYS 6BL
24 / 24 Full
Introductory Experimental Physics
Benjamin Mazin 2.8 Paula Popescu 3.6
M
15:00 PM - 16:50 PM
64.8% A
PHYS 6B
286 / 286 Full
Introductory Physics
Ernest Freund 4.4
T R
08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
31.4% A
PHYS 6BL
24 / 24 Full
Introductory Experimental Physics
Benjamin Mazin 2.8 Paula Popescu 3.6
M
13:00 PM - 14:50 PM
64.8% A
PHYS 6B
125 / 286 Enrolled
Introductory Physics
Robert Geller 3.4
M W
08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
31.4% A
PHYS 7B
152 / 225 Enrolled
Basic Physics
Georgios Koutroulakis 4.3
T R
15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
49.8% A
PHYS 7B
225 / 225 Full
Basic Physics
Georgios Koutroulakis 4.3
T R
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
49.8% A