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David Caratelli

18 reviews
Amazing lectures Clear grading criteria Respected Lecture heavy Gives good feedback Graded by few things Accessible outside class Inspirational Lots of homework Caring Participation matters Test heavy
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PHYS 129L
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Introduction to Scientific Computation
David Caratelli 4.8
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14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
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PHYS 22 Caratelli D Spring 2025 Total: 80
PHYS 22 Caratelli D Winter 2025 Total: 73
PHYS 21 Caratelli D Fall 2024 Total: 88
PHYS 22 Caratelli D Spring 2024 Total: 87
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PHYS22 . Caratelli D A Month Ago

Great physics professor but sometimes lectures were hard to follow. Goated curve so if you don't do that hot on the tests, it is okay. He is very accessible for OH and highly recommend showing up.

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PHYS22 . Caratelli D 2 Months Ago

Fair grader, good lectures, good curve. Homework he assigned is not the best for studying for the exams but he did give our some practice exams.

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PHYS22 . Caratelli D 6 Months Ago

Good professor

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PHYS22 . Caratelli D 7 Months Ago

In hindsight, Caratelli is awesome compared to other physics professors. He's extremely smart, tries his best in lectures, and prepares you well for exams with practice tests. Although a tad bit unapproachable at times (ask properly thought-out questions, he likes to see effort), he is still very helpful. Very reasonable grader as well.

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PHYS22 . Caratelli D 8 Months Ago

Goated. Don't complain.

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PHYS22 . Caratelli D 9 Months Ago

nice professor

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40295 . Caratelli D 1 Year, 24 Days Ago

Took PHYS 21 in F2024. Very standard. Material is similar to AP Phys Mech in high school, but it's focused on understanding and not just plugging in numbers from equations given. Only HW, midterm and final are graded, but all are reasonable. Grade wasn't curved (but phys 22 will be)

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PHYS22 . Caratelli D 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

Prof. Caretelli's is, in my opinion, a "MID" professor but in a good way. His PHYS 22 is standard, nothing extraordinary, but is solid and well-explained. Midterms and Final are somewhat hard but a huge curve is applied. Most other people I know of loves his class as well. Grade: A.

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40325 . Caratelli D 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

pretty good professor for Phys 22. Pretty rough class however Carateli is a good professor who is pretty reasonable.

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40325 . Caratelli D 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

For Phys 22, his class was very reasonable but he does have a very very tough final. Phys 21 was a good first course in Physics but his 22 class is definitely much tougher. Still great prof.

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40295 . Caratelli D 2 Years Ago

Good professor, solid lectures, and homework seems to be reflective of exams. Be prepare to study quite hard but his tests are very fair and reasonable. Very accessible for office hours so ask if you have any concerns about topics. Best part is that he really cares about quality of teaching so he is here for the students which is epic.

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40295 . Caratelli D 2 Years Ago

I took PHYS21. Professor Caratelli has great lectures and he doesn't waste any minutes on tangential topics. While some HW problems can be challenging, they help me to articulate and understand the material. His tests are fair and similar to the problems he went through during class.

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