PHYS 6A
GELLER R M
Robert Geller
3.5
248 reviews

248
3.5
6A . Geller R M 2 Months Ago

Geller's 6A class is quite challenging, but with diligence and the right resources, you can succeed. The homework can be time-consuming, but using tools like unstuckstudy ai alongside the free textbook can really help. Attend lectures and stay engaged - the tests are difficult but manageable if you put in the work.

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6A . Geller R M 5 Months Ago

Exams are harder than they should be.

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6A . Geller R M 5 Months Ago

Geller is the harder of the two physics lecturers solely because he does not give students practice problems that directly correlate to the test like Freund. In addition, there is A LOT of homework which is the most challenging part, but overall if you understand the homework you will do good on the tests.

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6A . Geller R M 8 Months Ago

If you are not good at logic solving then probably not the best course to take. Thought professor was fine, just that the hw's did not scale properly so you would get hw that was really easy then it immediately became really difficult and you would not know how to solve it. Hws usually took a while so prepare for that.

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6A . Geller R M 8 Months Ago

If you haven't taken AP physics DO NOT TAKE GELLER.

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6A . Geller R M 11 Months Ago

Taking Geller for 6A was the most miserable experience I've had in any class so far. He is useless. You would expect for a math heavy class he'd run through problems in lecture, but he didn't do a SINGLE practice problem with numbers. Unsurprisingly, class average on the final was a 50%. Prepare to spend many hours teaching yourself the material.

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6A . Geller R M 11 Months Ago

Absolutely terrible! If you have to take physics and you're stuck with Geller, wait and take it with Freund. Geller has incredibly hard tests with problems that have never been seen in class before. He doesn't tech to his tests in lecture, and gets off by making exams incredibly hard. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!! HE'S THE WORST!!

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6A . Geller R M 11 Months Ago

This guy loves to use Achieve, which is the most stupid homework system I have ever used. His tests are easy and his lectures are always useless. Achieve is enough. The most time I spend on is Achieve. You just need to do the practice test he gave for his test, they are really easy.

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6A . Geller R M 1 Year, 24 Days Ago

This professor is the worst one I have ever met, he has unlimited and extremely hard HW to do once a week, almost 6 achieve and very tough to have good grades. Never take his class, never ever take his class

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PHYS6A . Geller R M 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

The homework is harder than lectures/tests. The exams are similar to lectures, so it would be wise to attend. If you took AP Physics 1 then this is very very easy, otherwise pay attention to mechanics.

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6A . Geller R M 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

Please take any professor over Geller. He provides no practices for the midterms or final, so you have no clue what you are getting into. Additionally, he assigns TONS of homework that benefits in no way, just soley busy work. Lectures are ok, however, he does not provide any practice for the extremely difficult exams.

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6A . Geller R M 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

He explains everything clearly and provides plenty of examples, so go to lecture!!! The tests are not super easy but fair, just do practice problems. The main con is that a few of the homework assignments were unreasonably long and there's a lot of them. Overall a good teacher who is passionate about the subject.

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6AB . Geller R M 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

He is not as bad as people say. He really likes physics, and he loves explaining physics. If you do the homework you will get a B or A. Some weird quirks (do not email q's abt exams!!!!!) but you can tell he is a nice guy at heart. People pass off their lack of studying the material he provides as him teaching badly - physics just requires practice

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6A . Geller R M 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

He's a nice guy and his lectures are helpful, if a bit slow. There's lots of homework yes but most of it is helpful, and I found that if I was able to do the homework problems confidently, I'd do fine on the tests. His grading scale is really nice-- homework counts for a lot! I'd still recommend CLAS tho or relying on friends if you can.

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6A . Geller R M 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

Get ready to spend hours on homework that won't help you with the exams. With previous physics experience, the class will be a breeze, but the class is taught very poorly. He's nice and tries to make lectures fun, but honestly, the class is a major pain.Thankful for his grading scale though! Exams are multiple-choice and no partial credit is given.

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6A . Geller R M 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

I took Geller last quarter and I was essentially teaching myself the entire class. His lectures are not near enough of a help to get through the insane amount of homework he assigns so you have to cover most of the class's info on your own time. He makes the class more confusing than it needed to be because of his unorganized lecture style.

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6A . Geller R M 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

You can tell that Geller really tries to help his students understand physics in lectures. That being said, the resources he provides outside of class are not enough. Sign up for CLAS to get extra practice problems and do the Achieve since it's worth a lot. Our class did so bad that he made a 75% on the final a 100%, so there's hope for you.

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6A6B . Geller R M 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

This guy loves achieve, sometimes assignments almost every day of the week. Basically taught myself through the pre-lecture assignments.

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6A . Geller R M 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

He's the worst

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6A . Geller R M 2 Years Ago

Geller's lecture style manages to make concepts that are easy to understand in pre-lecture assignments much harder to grasp during lectures. From my experience, if you ask for help after class he's going to respond as if it's insane you aren't grasping the subject. You're essentially teaching yourself physics which is already hard enough as it is.

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6AB . Geller R M 2 Years Ago

I adore Geller! there are a lot of topics to cover but he tries to trim down as much material as he can. The final is a heavy portion of the grade and hard. But the midterms are usually easier as he gives practice midterms. Homework problems don't help/aren't on exams but saves your grade as its are worth as much as the final.

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6A . Geller R M 2 Years Ago

The physics is tough, but Geller shows true interest in his field is fair with the curve. I personally thought the tests were hard but the online Achieve homework is CLUTCH when it comes to grading. It is a good proportion of our total grade and makes up for the -in my opinion- hard tests. Only issue is that lectures are broad compared to Hw.

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6A6B . Geller R M 2 Years Ago

Honestly, Geller has been one of my favorite teachers so far. Overall he is a super cool teacher and I don't find his physics series to be extremely difficult. As long as you stay on top of the achieve homework you will do well. Plus, his lectures have been pretty enjoyable, despite being at 8am.

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PHYS6A . Geller R M 2 Years Ago

So this is a hybrid class because covid messed everything up. His lectures are terrible. Conceptual examples, no further examples or questions. You have to teach yourself. The homework is heavy but it helps with practice. Fingers crossed I pass this class, but the person teaching me this material is myself.

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