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PHYS 6A
FREUND E G
Ernest Freund
4.3
213 reviews

213
4.3
PHYS1 . Freund E G 8 Years Ago

He's approachable, smart and funny. A bit scattered. Be prepared to do a lot of self-directed learning if you want to do well in this class. His tests are insanely (unfairly?) hard and take concepts he goes over briefly in class to the next level. Outdated lecture / test notes. Worst grade I've ever gotten in a class and I studied really hard.

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6B . Freund E G 8 Years Ago

Freund is a great professor, teaches well especially for such a conceptual subject. Pay attention in class and you'll do well, iClickers count towards your grade anyways. He's always willing to help, I try to take him for every physics class.

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PHYS1 . Freund E G 8 Years Ago

Probably the best option for any lower division physics courses at UCSB. That being said, he is not as great as people say he is. He has messy lectures that puts people to sleep. He uses MasteringPhysics, which is honestly the worst website for homework and for learning the material. He also reuses old material from a different class (6A).

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PHYS1 . Freund E G 8 Years Ago

Prof. Freund is a great guy and his lectures are really easy to follow. The only negative thing I find about him is he is somewhat unorganized in his powerpoints. So it's difficult to get notes if you miss class. But, if you do attend class, he is great at explaining concepts

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PHYS1 . Freund E G 8 Years Ago

I like Prof. Freund's class. Professor Freund knows how to explain concepts to his students. I never had a hard time understanding him. However, his lectures sometimes put me to sleep.

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PHYS1 . Freund E G 8 Years Ago

Freund's class is an absolute joy to experience. He knows his stuff and is good at expressing it to the students. He fields even the worst questions with ease. He's extremely funny and cares about students as individuals. Very clear about what we should know and when things are due. Flexible to students' requests. Way better than the other options.

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PHYS2 . Freund E G 8 Years Ago

His lectures lack some depth. He's also a bit scatterbrained. But he is good at breaking down difficult problems and explaining them part by part. He's always in a good mood and easy to approach with confidence.

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PHYS6B . Freund E G 8 Years Ago

Hes a chill dude, but half the time he seemed confused. His tests were fair if you put in the time. CLAS was the real life saver. But if you're willing to put in effort outside of lecture he's a good professor because he's hilarious and give out extra credit for the homework.

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PHYS6C . Freund E G 8 Years Ago

such a funny teacher and he's one of the younger ones so students like him even more. I thought his lectures were upbeat and easy to pay attention in because of how he is.

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PHYS6B . Freund E G 8 Years Ago

He's got some real nice forearms.

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PHYS6C . Freund E G 8 Years Ago

Freund is super into physics and honestly makes the class bearable. I wish I could've taken him for the first two physics. He is probably my favorite professor over the past 3 years.

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PHYSICS6C . Freund E G 9 Years Ago

He's a beautiful man inside and out. Makes physics really easy to understand and actually interesting. Go to class and make use of his practice tests! It's not too hard to get an A. His lectures were the highlight of my classes.

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6B . Freund E G 9 Years Ago

Freud does a lot of example problems in class. He doesn't really explain the theory behind concepts and doesnt define variables. He changes the problems on the test so they're different from examples in class, so really understand the examples. Don't just try to memorize them. Try to understand the why because that's what will get you the A.

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PHYS6C . Freund E G 9 Years Ago

By far the best physics professor I've had at UCSB. Very clear and gives a lot (relative to the other physics professors I've had) of example problems in class which greatly helped me on homework and exams.

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6C . Freund E G 9 Years Ago

Really the best physics prof

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PHYSICS102 . Freund E G 9 Years Ago

What will help you pass the class? Attend the lectures. The tests are identical to the problems that he does in class. If you review the material he posts and take good notes, you'll get a B easily. The effort you put in really makes a difference. He likes puns.

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PHYS6B . Freund E G 11 Years Ago

Best Physics professor at SB. The physics departments needs to make this guy a full-time professor and not jut the summer. He simplifies all the concepts so that bio majors like myself can actually understand and "enjoy" learning the topics

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PHYS6B . Freund E G 11 Years Ago

Great Professor. Definitely recommend taking any class he teaches. Tests are straight forward.

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PHYS110 . Freund E G 16 Years Ago

AWESOME

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PHYS1 . Freund E G 16 Years Ago

By far my favorite teacher. Really helped me learn. I'm going to try and have my mom meet him when she visits over break. What a catch.

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PHYS101 . Freund E G 16 Years Ago

Ernetst rocks but he probably shouldn't wear his purple shorts anymore.

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PHYS2 . Freund E G 16 Years Ago

His multiple choice tests were actually really hard and many of the questions were not worded as properly as they should have been. He also doesn't give enough space to work out the problems.

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PHYS2 . Freund E G 16 Years Ago

I absolutely love Freund! His tests are so hard but he is so sweet! He is the nicest and most caring professor on campus. Freund is extremely helpful and explains things well. He really cares about his students. I had him for physics 1 and 2 and he is just a really cool guy. his lectures are very entertaining...especially the bowling ball incident

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PHYS2 . Freund E G 16 Years Ago

If Professor Freund was a Peacock, he would have the most beautiful tail, but he would have a funny gobble cus that dood is goofy. YA FREUND WOOT WOOT WOOT.

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