Advanced Solid State Physics
Advanced solid state physics covering lattice dynamics, band theory, Fermi surfaces, and transport properties.
Summary
Historical reviews of Andrey Chubukov: The course is rated as difficult, with a specific focus on the instructor's lack of support for student comprehension.
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Andrey Chubukov describe him as appearing bored with students and their questions. One reviewer notes his approach is dismissive, suggesting that if students do not understand, it is their problem rather than his.
ANDREY CHUBUKOV is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
A historical review of Andrey Chubukov describes a disengaged teaching style where the instructor appears bored and unhelpful to students who struggle with the material.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.83 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.08 GPA, 15.4% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Andrey Chubukov: The course is rated as difficult, with a specific focus on the instructor's lack of support for student comprehension.
Historical reviews of Andrey Chubukov: Students report frustration with an instructor who shifts responsibility for understanding onto them, creating a negative learning environment.
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Model & dataset provenance
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