500 points in all. 150 -> weekly MATLAB assignments. 25 -> GS quizzes. 30 -> group presentation. 225 -> midterm and final paper exam. 100 -> midterm and final coding assignment (take home). Midterm was long and hard while final was long but doable (both have cheat sheet). lots of stats, along with some derivatives & integrals. go to OH for help!

Professor Streichan is great. Homeworks are from Taylor, he is very fond of derivations, so expect one on the midterm and another on the final. They are pulled straight from his lecture notes. He posts his notes on guachospace, but his writing can be difficult to read at times. So its best to go to lecture. He is also very accessible in his office.

To my knowledge, this quarter (Fall 2018) was prof. Streichans first time teaching 103, so we were the guinea pigs. The midterm average was 50%. The curve helps a lot so its kinda hard to fail. He is a super nice guy who actually cares about students. Grade breakdown: Midterm 25%, HW 30%, Final 40%, Participation 5% (Section) + 5% extra credit.

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Glad I learned imageJ. Its helped me so much.....

Very long and unclear instructions in labs. Never there.

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As of you reading this, I do not have grades yet. It is 4 weeks into the following quarter.

This was a difficult course. However, Fygenson set fair exams and there was plenty of opportunity to collect credit through doing all the homeworks. She was also very happy to help whenever we had problems with the course material. There was also an assessed essay - unusual for a physics course - but nontheless very interesting in the end.

terrible professor. she does not know the course material very well and cannot seem to answer student questions. avoid this teacher at ALL COSTS. makes lectures mandatory as well and yet it is pointless to go to them because she does not know how to teach

Grades were due two days ago to the office of registrar, she hasn't submitted them yet. Very unorganized, explanations in lecture are very confusing, doesn't know what she's doing. Overall terrible professor, but seems nice outside of class/lecturing duties. still hate her tho lol

Terrible professor. Spends most of the lecture answering questions you posted for homework, and barely any time explaining the equations and how you use them effectively. Would not recommend this teacher to anyone. You're forced to attend her lectures because of iClicker questions that count for your grades.

Horrible teacher. When we went over her exams in class there were about 4 questions she couldn't even figure out. Extremely unhelpful and inflexible. Was not understanding when I missed an exam because I was very sick. Zero social skills. Not a good lecturer. Don't take her class.

Extremely bad with returning grades. Decent lecturer. Overall pretty average class with her.

The best thing about her were her demonstrations. Midterms were challenging and she NEVER returns anything on time. She didn't return the first midterm until the day before the final! Grades were due yesterday and she still hasn't uploaded them. Overall not a bad teacher and she will take the time to understand your questions before answering.

My goodness, the previous reviews for her do not lie. In-class demonstrations worked out nicely this quarter. Her midterms are very challenging, just like the homework. While other physics teachers had very direct and basic applications of concepts on their midterms, Fygenson's midterms require a bit more thinking, which can throw people off.

I came in this quarter thinking fygenson was going to be horrible b/c of rmp. However, she is not at all like every1 claims. 1) she does allow calc on her exams tho not needed 2) her lectures are useful and her problems are EXACTLY like the hw 3) her tests are hard but she offers extra credit exams later 4) she may not curve but she makes 55% a C

I learned 95% material by reading the book. Her lecture is amateurish. The following scene usually happens: A student asks a question. She walks back and forth and silence in the lecture for a couple minutes. She gives an answer. The student is not satisfied, and keeps asking for more clarification."I will get back to u" she says.

The material wasn't inherently difficult, but a lot of her test questions didn't make any sense and she wouldn't allow calculators. A lot of people in the class called her out and told her that the midterm was too long and too difficult, but she didn't seem to want to admit that she was at fault. Overall bad at teaching, disorganized, stubborn.

This class is absolutely ridiculous. She does not teach and is only concerned about cheating. She spends so much time on assigning seats during exams and it takes her weeks to email out test scores. She cannot get aything right, whether it is concepts on her powerpoints or the seating assignment in class. The final exam as impossible and unfair.

nice lady outside of class, awful teacher. made so many mistakes on lecture examples and on the TESTS! Awful administration of the midterm. how hard is it to pass out tests efficiently!?? refused flat out to provide a practice test for the final. very set in her ways.

By far the WORST professor I've had at UCSB. The examples she does in class are not helpful at all and confuse most of the class. Her tests are nothing like the hw she assigns and no calculators allowed. She is the most frustrating professor, I feel like I didn't learn anything. She can not teach to save her life, avoid her if you can.

One of the worst, as you can see. I'm usually very pro-professor but she crushed my desire to actually learn physics. She makes the subject so much more confusing than it has to be. And not only didn't allow calculators when needed but wouldn't give practice's that didn't require calculators. avoid her.

DO NOT take her no matter what!!! I have had some bad teachers but she is a joke. She gets problems in class and on powerpoints wrong. Everyone in the class laughs at her! Many students will complain about the grades because she refuses to curve. Worst classroom experience of my life!!! Hope you are reading this Fygenson... just retire already!!!