Spring 2027

General Physics

Calculus-based General Physics for biology majors covering mechanics (kinematics, statics, dynamics, energy, momentum), heat, and sound.

offering recorded5 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Sridhara Dasu3.6/5Abdollah Mohammadi3.3/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Abdollah Mohammadi

Exams were described as difficult and sometimes covered material not in homework, requiring extensive practice with past tests to succeed.

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Prerequisites

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MATH 217 or 221. Not open to students with credit forPHYSICS 201 or 247.

PHYSICS 207 used by

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Raw average: 3.25/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Abdollah Mohammadi

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Raw average: 3.11/5 from 54 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 3.2/5 raw quality · 4.1/5 difficulty · 33 reviews

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Past student reviews · Abdollah Mohammadi

Abdollah Mohammadi taught this course with enthusiasm and was often described as accessible and kind, though students disagreed on lecture clarity, with some finding slides hard to follow or disconnected from textbooks. Exams were frequently reported as difficult, sometimes covering material beyond homework, but practice tests were provided. Students noted that self-study and consistent homework completion were often necessary to achieve a decent grade.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.09 GPA, 43.3% A/AB (n=150 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.01 GPA, 43.8% A/AB (n=288 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.11 GPA, 47.8% A/AB (n=161 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Past student reviews · Jeffrey Schmidt, Yibin Pan, Albrecht Karle

Jeffrey Schmidt’s teaching was mixed: one student found exams directly reflected lecture slides and quizzes, making an A achievable with study, while another found his lectures rushed and unhelpful. Yibin Pan’s exams consisted of multiple-choice questions often drawn from homework, and students could use two-sided formula sheets. Albrecht Karle’s lectures were described as monotonous and poorly structured, though discussions proved more helpful.

ABDOLLAH MOHAMMADI is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ALBRECHT KARLE is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEFFREY SCHMIDT is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LUKE LANGSJOEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL WINOKUR is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PETER TIMBIE is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YIBIN PAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LAB 603Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LAB 601Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LAB 604Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 309Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LAB 609Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 307Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 312Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LAB 607Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LAB 612Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LAB 602Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 240
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1680

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Abdollah Mohammadi

Mohammadi teaches with enthusiasm and accessibility, making the material more approachable for students who engage with his explanations and office hours.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.09 GPA, 43.3% A/AB (n=150 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.01 GPA, 43.8% A/AB (n=288 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.11 GPA, 47.8% A/AB (n=161 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Abdollah Mohammadi

Exams were described as difficult and sometimes covered material not in homework, requiring extensive practice with past tests to succeed.

Past student reviews · Abdollah Mohammadi

Some students found lectures confusing and resorted to self-studying from the textbook, while others felt the class structure made learning challenging despite the instructor's kindness.

Topics

  • Mechanics: kinematics, statics, dynamics, energy, momentum
  • Heat and sound

Skills

  • Mechanics including kinematics, statics, dynamics, energy, and momentum
  • Thermodynamics (heat) and acoustics (sound)

Grades

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.10 GPA average error.

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Where this course fits relative to

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1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
PHYSICS 207 · Spring 2027

General Physics

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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