KOUTROULAKIS

Georgios Koutroulakis

57 reviews
Amazing lectures Participation matters Lots of homework Test heavy Clear grading criteria Accessible outside class Caring Tough grader Inspirational Lecture heavy Respected Gives good feedback Get ready to read Graded by few things Skip class? You won't pass. Hilarious Online Savvy
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PHYS 7C
7 / 286 Closed
Georgios Koutroulakis 5.0
T R
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
PHYS 7C
9 / 286 Closed
Georgios Koutroulakis 5.0
T R
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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PHYS 103 Koutroulakis Fall 2023 Total: 70
PHYS 25 Koutroulakis Spring 2023 Total: 47
PHYS 5 Koutroulakis Spring 2023 Total: 93
PHYS 1 Koutroulakis Winter 2023 Total: 507
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PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 2 Months Ago

Great at explaining concepts and gives useful example problem at the end of every lecture. Posts lecture slides before class. Has a prelecture assignment every lecture and homework due every sunday. Exams are hard, but it's physics lol. Grading is lenient, if you get a 52.5% in the class you pass.

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PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 2 Months Ago

Professor Koutroulakis is a very engaging lecturer. He definitely takes his time with concepts rather than giving you the best tips for solving problems, but if you take advantage of the sections and online textbook, you will be fine. His grading process is essentially pre-curved, which I think made most students score better than they expected.

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PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 2 Months Ago

Dr. Koutroulakis is fantastic all-around. Even though this class was easy as I took AP Physics before, he explained complex concepts in a simple way and often uses live demonstrations to illustrate concepts, which makes the material interesting to learn. The discussions are a great way to practice and clarify concepts. Highly recommend his class.

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PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 3 Months Ago

This class would probably have been rough had I not taken AP Physics, but that's just because it's physics. George is a great lecturer, and teaches with a lot of purpose. Tests are basically more textbook problems and are reasonable. I actually like the no-curve: it takes away the toxic competitive stuff and focuses us on just understanding.

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PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 3 Months Ago

Take this review with a grain of salt because I took AP physics C. This is a difficult class, but Koutrakulous makes it easier with incredible explanations. He is just a very high-quality lecturer. To excel on tests you NEED to do many practice problems or have prior physics experience.

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PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 3 Months Ago

Take my diffculty review with a grain of salt because I did take AP physics C. Professor Koutroulakis is one of the best teachers I ever had. He made diffcult concepts simple while giving intresting and fun examples. Homeworks are helpful to the exam. The exams were stright forward and simlar to all problems you'd do in class/for homework.

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PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 3 Months Ago

It is incredible how well he can explain difficult topics in such a simple way. Very fun lectures and a very caring guy who clearly wants to see his students succeed. Doing the non mandatory homework will help an incredible amount on the tests.

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PHYS5 . Koutroulakis 3 Months Ago

I dont know why he is well liked. I had trouble understanding physics5 despite doing so well in the other physics classes. Homework was so tedious and exams were tough. I hate his set grading scale, each class is different in terms of understanding content, so having a overall preset grading is stupid in my opinion. dont get me started on the labs

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PHYS1 . Koutroulakis 6 Months Ago

decent prof but idk why people like him so much. he gave WAY too much homework on top of the extremely long, boring weekly labs and mandatory lecture. tests were fairly difficult and TAs were very stingy with partial credit.

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PHYS1 . Koutroulakis 9 Months Ago

Attendance was worth 4% of the grade, I chose to never attend class and take the 4% off. Put in absolutely minimal effort into the class and received a B-, only tests are 2 midterms and a final. Weekly homework has one assignment based on completion, one based on percentage right. The online textbook used is SUPER helpful.

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PHYS4 . Koutroulakis 10 Months Ago

Dr. K is one of the better lecturers in the phys dept. He's very accommodating, open to questions, and friendly. Exams were reasonably difficult and the class was graded fairly. I did not find his office hours very helpful though, he tends to assume you are familiar with the subject matter already when you have a question about it.

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PHYS1 . Koutroulakis 1 Year, 14 Days Ago

He explains the material very well and the grading structure is nice, if I remember correctly, it was like a 10% boost than average. Material is difficult, because well it's physics, but if you work hard then class should be easier.

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