Worst professor I've ever had at UCSB. Could not teach for his life and impossible final.

Although the class material was straightforward, this professor is extremely rude and bad at teaching. When my classmates would ask questions he would usually come up with a disrespectful/snarky response rather than actually try to help them understand the material.

Dr. Freedman is an incredibly unpleasant person. I almost quit graduate school, weeks in, because of an email he sent berating me for an honest mistake. I would, and have since, avoided him at all costs.

Puts down students who ask questions. Makes you buy his own textbook, which you actually have to do because the tests are open book and that's the only book he allows. Worst professor I've ever had at ucsb.

He makes this course so much harder than it needs to be. For what should be an introductory physics class, you are better off with someone else. I recommend reading from the textbook in lieu of his lectures. Tests are pretty difficult, make sure you really understand the topics conceptually.

Do not take class with him. If you are a physics major, avoid him. He is rude, and looks down on his students.