KOUTROULAKIS

Georgios Koutroulakis

60 reviews
Amazing lectures Lots of homework Participation matters Clear grading criteria Test heavy 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 7A
225 / 225 Full
Basic Physics
Georgios Koutroulakis 4.3
M W
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
48.9% A
PHYS 7A
225 / 225 Full
Basic Physics
Georgios Koutroulakis 4.3
M W
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
48.9% A
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PHYS 7B Koutroulakis Spring 2024 Total: 330
PHYS 7A Koutroulakis Winter 2024 Total: 426
PHYS 103 Koutroulakis Fall 2023 Total: 70
PHYS 25 Koutroulakis Spring 2023 Total: 47
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PHY7B . Koutroulakis 4 Months Ago

Physics 7B is hard, but Koutroulakis is a good professor. His exams were hard, and I never felt prepared for them. I think he does the best he can; the course just sucks. I hate his discussion sections, though. A 2 hour discussion section is wild and unnecessary for this class. I don't know anyone who actually likes to go to section.

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PHYS7B . Koutroulakis 5 Months Ago

Lectures are great and concepts are explained very well. The class is very organized and only topics covered in class are on the exams. The homework assignments and discussion questions prepare you well for the exams

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PHY7B . Koutroulakis 5 Months Ago

His exams are way harder than they need to be. I'm also not a fan of the way he lectures cause he treats everything like common knowledge and doesn't explain this step by step. Also, who gives homework due right before the final? His exams were easy in 7A so idk why they're so much harder in 7B

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PHYS7A . Koutroulakis 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 8 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 10 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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