Her lectures are messy and all over the place. She is extremely smart but isnt able to teach very well. If you can I reccomend taking Dr.B's lecture. He is much better at teaching the material and is also very enthusiastic about the subject. if it's too late to switch or if you cant get into his lecture just go to it instead. Its the same material.

Not an easy class. Lecture is clear and straightforward, though very fast paced. Homework is difficult but invaluable. Prior experience with physics a must. Exams are hard, but she gives lots of partial credit.

She writes ridiculously fast, everything is in variables that she never explains and I never understand the homework because it never runs in line with what we do in class (normally both the homework and the lectures and on similar subjects but the content is totally different). I would highly recommend Dr. B, he is really helpful and engaging.

She writes LIGHTNING fast, so fast she breaks like 2 pieces of chalk/lecture. Don't bother writing down all her proofs, just take the end results and know those. You will never be tested on the derivations of the formulas, only on applying them. just sit back and watch lecture and you will learn more than if you scribble everything down.

Professor Carlson is very personable and clear. The class is very tough and rigorous. Make sure to study any of the past midterm problems given by the TA. Also, she posts all her lecture notes online. I advise printing them out prior to class because she goes very fast and it is difficult to both listen (learn) and write at the same time.