Among the best lectures I have taken

Great professor, his lectures are clear, and he loves answering questions. Detailed lecture notes are helpful, and exams are fair. The only problem might be that he sometimes spends so much time answering questions that he has to skip some of the material and go through others a bit too fast...

This guy is the best. He's humble and excited and really there to help you understand the material. He takes almost every single question in lecture, and drives home the main points. Homework takes a while but you learn a lot through it. Just a great guy who runs pleasant lectures.

Haven't taken an exam to know his grading style yet but as per the lecture itself he is simply awesome, and the fact that he knows exactly what he's talking about is just even more amazing. You can almost never catch him stuttering from thinking up an answer. Also he's passionate about physics! Hw is hard tho. But he's also helpful! Huge plus!!!!!!

Crystal clear lectures an very hand-on, albeit a bit fast. Hard homework as well but you learn a lot! Take him.

As always when I work on stuffs Blaes gave, I feel like Blaes ate my soul. But he is such a great professor I will take whatever class he has to offer.

Omer Blaes is a great professor who gives fantastic lectures. We used a book not suited for undergrads (because the author is a professor at UCSB); so Blaes also gave us his own rigorous lecture notes. This all being said, expect exams to be super difficult and no curve. Best way to prepare? Do the homework and FOCUS IN CLASS.

Without a doubt the most fantastic and engaging physics professor I've ever had. I took GR with him, and despite the fact that lecture was at 8 am, I always made sure to be there and be on time, and every time left with my mind blown. He loves explaining things and does it well. He is just buzzing with his energy and passion for the subject.

Great professor. The best one in UCSB phys department

Professor Blaes might just be my favorite professor I've had at UCSB. He's incredibly knowledgable and an excellent lecture who's able to break down very complex topics in an organized and (relatively) easy to follow way. He made use of many demonstrations as well, which kept class interesting and engaging. In office hours he's approachable and helpful and more than willing to walk through any topics, and I highly recommend going to his office hours. All in all, if you have the opportunity to take a class with Omer Blaes you absolutely should. You can tell he's in love with what he does and his enthusiasm is infectious.

Overall a really good instructor,; does his best to try to make sure his students understand the material. Class is only 1 midterm, 1 final, and HW -- HW is pretty fair and only a few problems each week.

Prof. Blaes is the best professor you will have at UCSB. I took 4 classes with him and he is an amazing professor and person. Go to his office hours he is very helpful and incredibly knowledgeable. He has a really good grading scheme which always helps the students.