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Temperature, Heat, Laws of Thermodynamics, Special Relativity, Photons, Wave-Particle Duality of Matter, Intro to Quantum Mechanics, Schrodinger Equation in 1D, Hydrogen Atom.

Prerequisites: Physics 7C with a grade of C- or better; Mathematics 2A-B or 3A-B (AP Math BC Exam score of 3 or better) and 4A.

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Optional

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1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

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POPESCU P F
Paula Popescu
3.6
42 reviews
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PHYS6CL . Popescu P F 9 Months Ago

Phys 6CL was not bad, and the experiments were pretty interesting. Some of the prelabs are kind of long, so get ready for that. My TA was a really lenient grader, which was nice.

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PHYS7A . Popescu P F 9 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.

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PHYS7C . Popescu P F 10 Months Ago

Paula is not awful for the intro classes like 7A and 7B, but when the material gets much more conceptual and hard (such as 7C) her lectures just become rambly and impossible to understand. I emailed her at least 4 times within the last two weeks of class, and she didn't respond to a single one. Take Daddy Koutralakis instead he's much sexier.

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PHYS7C . Popescu P F A Year Ago

Mediocre lecturer, talked a little too much about theory and derivation than actually doing the problems. Tests were very difficult and always had to be curved by 20-30%.

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PHYS6BL . Popescu P F 1 Year, 6 Days Ago

6BL wasn't too bad, but it's definitely dependent on how lenient your TA is. The last lab was definitely a little difficult, but if you ask your TA for help, they'll probably help if you're struggling.

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PHYS7B . Popescu P F 1 Year, 27 Days Ago

She is a good professor and her class isn't too hard. If you try you basically can get at least an A- for sure (she gives curves and extra credit). However she has not replied to ANY of the three emails i sent her haha if you have anything just go to her office hours.

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