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He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. 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His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"This class was extremely hard, but Dr. Weber helped me formulate a better study strategy when I met with him during his office hours.  I was ready to drop the class but came away from our conversation feeling much better.  \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-08-11 03:39:01 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTU5MDUw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"best lectures and hes super easy to talk to in office hours\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-03-12 18:24:54 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjkyNzAw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-01 14:36:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0NTk5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is a very good lecturer. He explains difficult concepts well. He provides good example problems in lecture. 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Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. 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He just confuses me more so I have to teach myself.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2004-11-16 22:17:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"7f4e56727c0cfb6e913ac795\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTk3NDA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Too smart for her own good! She has too much going on in that frazzle-haired head. Her lectures are like sitting down and listening to a crack addict for an hour. The worst is she sniffs her hair, I can't explain this, you'll have to find out. She's helpful, if you can stand to listen to her more.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-01-25 23:48:49 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"48a0cd7f1ed51d4368a33804\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzkxNTQ=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"Worst. Professor. Ever. \\r \\r Lectures from powerpoint slides, and gives multiple choice tests with no opportunity for partial credit. Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"This guy is entertaining, I love all his little nerdy jokes and actions. They keeps you entertained if you have an open mind. Awesome!!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-01-27 15:13:26 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"96b8f7e7e52e28efdf6221b9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExNDI2MzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Thought he was Newton himself.  I went to the first 2 lectures.  I tried to talk to him after a class as an interested student and he completely blew me off.  I would not suggest attending any of his lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-02 01:32:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d34f30a75b40a2d5f70b1944\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODAyMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Physics sucks but if you got to take it I would go with him.  He is pretty interesting in class as far as physics profs go but more importantly his tests are pretty much all plug and chug and when that fails, guessing works really well.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-07 19:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"fd98e5a0011eae6e49ca2da1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODQwMjg3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Hard to understand- pretty poor at explaining concepts at a high level. She's likely quite brilliant (UW Physics overall has a good academic reputation), but can't get it into words for her students. I stopped going to lecture because it wasn't at all helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-03-23 23:48:59 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDQxMjc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"This professor does really well for his job. He is accessible outside class, always willing to help, and genuinely cares about his students. He makes sure to talk simply in his lectures so everyone can understand what is happening.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-02 19:19:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"22a1d8accd026e67bec64b8f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3NzkyOTIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh co-taught physics 201 with another professor, Jeffery Schmidt. Josh did his best to pick up the pieces from Jeffery's atrocious lectures, and made concepts much more understandable. He was funny and made lectures enjoyable with entertaining and instructional demonstrations. He was also accessible outside of class. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-13 19:48:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE2Nzcy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"In comparison to his counterpart, Josh was the saving grace of the already difficult Physics 201. I pleasantly enjoyed taking this class under Josh. He was a very compassionate professor and genuinely cared about the success of everyone in the class. His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"This class was extremely hard, but Dr. Weber helped me formulate a better study strategy when I met with him during his office hours.  I was ready to drop the class but came away from our conversation feeling much better.  \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-08-11 03:39:01 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTU5MDUw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"best lectures and hes super easy to talk to in office hours\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-03-12 18:24:54 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjkyNzAw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-01 14:36:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0NTk5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is a very good lecturer. He explains difficult concepts well. He provides good example problems in lecture. Definitely would recommend!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-06 21:24:08 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"533f8ec35584a31a5313650d\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDUwOTE2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Nice prof, super hard class imo \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-08-05 21:44:52 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ac1157abdedeeb68924fe4e4\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQzMzQ4MjMw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"}],\"evidence_count\":30,\"review_ids\":[\"78ef02d163e7d6f9b8dbc174\",\"7f4e56727c0cfb6e913ac795\",\"48a0cd7f1ed51d4368a33804\",\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"96b8f7e7e52e28efdf6221b9\",\"d34f30a75b40a2d5f70b1944\",\"fd98e5a0011eae6e49ca2da1\",\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"22a1d8accd026e67bec64b8f\",\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"533f8ec35584a31a5313650d\",\"ac1157abdedeeb68924fe4e4\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"name\":\"Josh Weber\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"name\":\"Wesley Smith\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"name\":\"Don Reeder\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:397184\",\"name\":\"Cary Forest\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"name\":\"Yibin Pan\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2026\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Workload varies by instructor. Some find it extremely hard with hours of homework, while others find it easy if focusing on homework and practice problems. Labs are easy but sometimes a waste of time.\"},{\"aspect\":\"organization\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"Worst. Professor. Ever. \\r \\r Lectures from powerpoint slides, and gives multiple choice tests with no opportunity for partial credit. Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh co-taught physics 201 with another professor, Jeffery Schmidt. Josh did his best to pick up the pieces from Jeffery's atrocious lectures, and made concepts much more understandable. He was funny and made lectures enjoyable with entertaining and instructional demonstrations. He was also accessible outside of class. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-13 19:48:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE2Nzcy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"In comparison to his counterpart, Josh was the saving grace of the already difficult Physics 201. I pleasantly enjoyed taking this class under Josh. He was a very compassionate professor and genuinely cared about the success of everyone in the class. His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-01 14:36:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0NTk5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"}],\"evidence_count\":12,\"review_ids\":[\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"name\":\"Josh Weber\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"name\":\"Wesley Smith\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"name\":\"Don Reeder\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"name\":\"Yibin Pan\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2026\",\"review_year_start\":\"2005\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Course organization is inconsistent. Some professors provide clear slides and notes, while others have crowded, irrelevant slides or fail to post materials. Co-teaching can help mitigate poor organization.\"},{\"aspect\":\"overall\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"May not go through everything you need from a chapter but his experiments are thoughtful and get the point across. Does go through some unnecessary things but overall is a good professor.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2004-05-07 10:59:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"78ef02d163e7d6f9b8dbc174\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:397184\",\"instructor_name\":\"Cary Forest\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDU0ODY=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/397184\"},{\"comment\":\"This guy in unbearable....can't understand what hes talking about and its all mumbo-jumbo when he puts in on the board.  He just confuses me more so I have to teach myself.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2004-11-16 22:17:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"7f4e56727c0cfb6e913ac795\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTk3NDA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Too smart for her own good! She has too much going on in that frazzle-haired head. Her lectures are like sitting down and listening to a crack addict for an hour. The worst is she sniffs her hair, I can't explain this, you'll have to find out. She's helpful, if you can stand to listen to her more.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-01-25 23:48:49 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"48a0cd7f1ed51d4368a33804\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzkxNTQ=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"Worst. Professor. Ever. \\r \\r Lectures from powerpoint slides, and gives multiple choice tests with no opportunity for partial credit. Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"This guy is entertaining, I love all his little nerdy jokes and actions. They keeps you entertained if you have an open mind. Awesome!!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-01-27 15:13:26 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"96b8f7e7e52e28efdf6221b9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExNDI2MzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Thought he was Newton himself.  I went to the first 2 lectures.  I tried to talk to him after a class as an interested student and he completely blew me off.  I would not suggest attending any of his lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-02 01:32:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d34f30a75b40a2d5f70b1944\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODAyMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Physics sucks but if you got to take it I would go with him.  He is pretty interesting in class as far as physics profs go but more importantly his tests are pretty much all plug and chug and when that fails, guessing works really well.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-07 19:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"fd98e5a0011eae6e49ca2da1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODQwMjg3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Hard to understand- pretty poor at explaining concepts at a high level. She's likely quite brilliant (UW Physics overall has a good academic reputation), but can't get it into words for her students. I stopped going to lecture because it wasn't at all helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-03-23 23:48:59 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDQxMjc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"This professor does really well for his job. He is accessible outside class, always willing to help, and genuinely cares about his students. He makes sure to talk simply in his lectures so everyone can understand what is happening.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-02 19:19:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"22a1d8accd026e67bec64b8f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3NzkyOTIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh co-taught physics 201 with another professor, Jeffery Schmidt. Josh did his best to pick up the pieces from Jeffery's atrocious lectures, and made concepts much more understandable. He was funny and made lectures enjoyable with entertaining and instructional demonstrations. He was also accessible outside of class. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-13 19:48:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE2Nzcy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"In comparison to his counterpart, Josh was the saving grace of the already difficult Physics 201. I pleasantly enjoyed taking this class under Josh. He was a very compassionate professor and genuinely cared about the success of everyone in the class. His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"This class was extremely hard, but Dr. Weber helped me formulate a better study strategy when I met with him during his office hours.  I was ready to drop the class but came away from our conversation feeling much better.  \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-08-11 03:39:01 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTU5MDUw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  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If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Hard to understand- pretty poor at explaining concepts at a high level. She's likely quite brilliant (UW Physics overall has a good academic reputation), but can't get it into words for her students. I stopped going to lecture because it wasn't at all helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-03-23 23:48:59 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDQxMjc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"This professor does really well for his job. He is accessible outside class, always willing to help, and genuinely cares about his students. He makes sure to talk simply in his lectures so everyone can understand what is happening.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-02 19:19:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"22a1d8accd026e67bec64b8f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3NzkyOTIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh co-taught physics 201 with another professor, Jeffery Schmidt. Josh did his best to pick up the pieces from Jeffery's atrocious lectures, and made concepts much more understandable. He was funny and made lectures enjoyable with entertaining and instructional demonstrations. He was also accessible outside of class. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-13 19:48:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE2Nzcy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"In comparison to his counterpart, Josh was the saving grace of the already difficult Physics 201. I pleasantly enjoyed taking this class under Josh. He was a very compassionate professor and genuinely cared about the success of everyone in the class. His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"This class was extremely hard, but Dr. Weber helped me formulate a better study strategy when I met with him during his office hours.  I was ready to drop the class but came away from our conversation feeling much better.  \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-08-11 03:39:01 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTU5MDUw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"best lectures and hes super easy to talk to in office hours\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-03-12 18:24:54 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjkyNzAw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-01 14:36:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0NTk5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is a very good lecturer. He explains difficult concepts well. He provides good example problems in lecture. Definitely would recommend!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-06 21:24:08 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"533f8ec35584a31a5313650d\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDUwOTE2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Nice prof, super hard class imo \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-08-05 21:44:52 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ac1157abdedeeb68924fe4e4\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQzMzQ4MjMw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"}],\"evidence_count\":30,\"review_ids\":[\"78ef02d163e7d6f9b8dbc174\",\"7f4e56727c0cfb6e913ac795\",\"48a0cd7f1ed51d4368a33804\",\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"96b8f7e7e52e28efdf6221b9\",\"d34f30a75b40a2d5f70b1944\",\"fd98e5a0011eae6e49ca2da1\",\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"22a1d8accd026e67bec64b8f\",\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"533f8ec35584a31a5313650d\",\"ac1157abdedeeb68924fe4e4\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"name\":\"Josh Weber\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"name\":\"Wesley Smith\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"name\":\"Don Reeder\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:397184\",\"name\":\"Cary Forest\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"name\":\"Yibin Pan\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2026\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Instructor clarity varies significantly by professor. Some are praised for clear, concise explanations and helpful demos, while others are criticized for confusing lectures, poor communication, or using overly complex notation.\"},{\"aspect\":\"assessment\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"Worst. Professor. Ever. \\r \\r Lectures from powerpoint slides, and gives multiple choice tests with no opportunity for partial credit. Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. 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He just confuses me more so I have to teach myself.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2004-11-16 22:17:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"7f4e56727c0cfb6e913ac795\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTk3NDA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Too smart for her own good! She has too much going on in that frazzle-haired head. Her lectures are like sitting down and listening to a crack addict for an hour. The worst is she sniffs her hair, I can't explain this, you'll have to find out. 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Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"This guy is entertaining, I love all his little nerdy jokes and actions. They keeps you entertained if you have an open mind. 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I would not suggest attending any of his lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-02 01:32:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d34f30a75b40a2d5f70b1944\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODAyMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Physics sucks but if you got to take it I would go with him.  He is pretty interesting in class as far as physics profs go but more importantly his tests are pretty much all plug and chug and when that fails, guessing works really well.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-07 19:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"fd98e5a0011eae6e49ca2da1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODQwMjg3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Hard to understand- pretty poor at explaining concepts at a high level. She's likely quite brilliant (UW Physics overall has a good academic reputation), but can't get it into words for her students. I stopped going to lecture because it wasn't at all helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-03-23 23:48:59 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDQxMjc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"This professor does really well for his job. He is accessible outside class, always willing to help, and genuinely cares about his students. He makes sure to talk simply in his lectures so everyone can understand what is happening.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-02 19:19:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"22a1d8accd026e67bec64b8f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3NzkyOTIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh co-taught physics 201 with another professor, Jeffery Schmidt. Josh did his best to pick up the pieces from Jeffery's atrocious lectures, and made concepts much more understandable. He was funny and made lectures enjoyable with entertaining and instructional demonstrations. He was also accessible outside of class. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-13 19:48:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE2Nzcy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"In comparison to his counterpart, Josh was the saving grace of the already difficult Physics 201. I pleasantly enjoyed taking this class under Josh. He was a very compassionate professor and genuinely cared about the success of everyone in the class. His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"This class was extremely hard, but Dr. Weber helped me formulate a better study strategy when I met with him during his office hours.  I was ready to drop the class but came away from our conversation feeling much better.  \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-08-11 03:39:01 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTU5MDUw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"best lectures and hes super easy to talk to in office hours\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-03-12 18:24:54 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjkyNzAw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-01 14:36:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0NTk5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is a very good lecturer. He explains difficult concepts well. He provides good example problems in lecture. 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Some find it extremely hard with hours of homework, while others find it easy if focusing on homework and practice problems. Labs are easy but sometimes a waste of time.\"},{\"aspect\":\"organization\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"Worst. Professor. Ever. \\r \\r Lectures from powerpoint slides, and gives multiple choice tests with no opportunity for partial credit. Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. 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I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh co-taught physics 201 with another professor, Jeffery Schmidt. Josh did his best to pick up the pieces from Jeffery's atrocious lectures, and made concepts much more understandable. He was funny and made lectures enjoyable with entertaining and instructional demonstrations. He was also accessible outside of class. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-13 19:48:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE2Nzcy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"In comparison to his counterpart, Josh was the saving grace of the already difficult Physics 201. I pleasantly enjoyed taking this class under Josh. He was a very compassionate professor and genuinely cared about the success of everyone in the class. His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-01 14:36:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0NTk5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"}],\"evidence_count\":12,\"review_ids\":[\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"name\":\"Josh Weber\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"name\":\"Wesley Smith\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"name\":\"Don Reeder\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"name\":\"Yibin Pan\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2026\",\"review_year_start\":\"2005\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Course organization is inconsistent. Some professors provide clear slides and notes, while others have crowded, irrelevant slides or fail to post materials. Co-teaching can help mitigate poor organization.\"},{\"aspect\":\"overall\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"May not go through everything you need from a chapter but his experiments are thoughtful and get the point across. Does go through some unnecessary things but overall is a good professor.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2004-05-07 10:59:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"78ef02d163e7d6f9b8dbc174\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:397184\",\"instructor_name\":\"Cary Forest\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDU0ODY=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/397184\"},{\"comment\":\"This guy in unbearable....can't understand what hes talking about and its all mumbo-jumbo when he puts in on the board.  He just confuses me more so I have to teach myself.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2004-11-16 22:17:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"7f4e56727c0cfb6e913ac795\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTk3NDA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Too smart for her own good! She has too much going on in that frazzle-haired head. Her lectures are like sitting down and listening to a crack addict for an hour. The worst is she sniffs her hair, I can't explain this, you'll have to find out. She's helpful, if you can stand to listen to her more.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-01-25 23:48:49 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"48a0cd7f1ed51d4368a33804\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzkxNTQ=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"Worst. Professor. Ever. \\r \\r Lectures from powerpoint slides, and gives multiple choice tests with no opportunity for partial credit. Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"This guy is entertaining, I love all his little nerdy jokes and actions. They keeps you entertained if you have an open mind. Awesome!!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-01-27 15:13:26 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"96b8f7e7e52e28efdf6221b9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExNDI2MzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Thought he was Newton himself.  I went to the first 2 lectures.  I tried to talk to him after a class as an interested student and he completely blew me off.  I would not suggest attending any of his lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-02 01:32:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d34f30a75b40a2d5f70b1944\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODAyMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Physics sucks but if you got to take it I would go with him.  He is pretty interesting in class as far as physics profs go but more importantly his tests are pretty much all plug and chug and when that fails, guessing works really well.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-07 19:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"fd98e5a0011eae6e49ca2da1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODQwMjg3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Hard to understand- pretty poor at explaining concepts at a high level. She's likely quite brilliant (UW Physics overall has a good academic reputation), but can't get it into words for her students. I stopped going to lecture because it wasn't at all helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-03-23 23:48:59 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDQxMjc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"This professor does really well for his job. He is accessible outside class, always willing to help, and genuinely cares about his students. 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He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"best lectures and hes super easy to talk to in office hours\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-03-12 18:24:54 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjkyNzAw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-01 14:36:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0NTk5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is a very good lecturer. He explains difficult concepts well. He provides good example problems in lecture. 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I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. 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Students often rely on homework and practice exams to prepare.\"},{\"aspect\":\"workload\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"May not go through everything you need from a chapter but his experiments are thoughtful and get the point across. Does go through some unnecessary things but overall is a good professor.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2004-05-07 10:59:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"78ef02d163e7d6f9b8dbc174\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:397184\",\"instructor_name\":\"Cary Forest\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDU0ODY=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/397184\"},{\"comment\":\"This guy in unbearable....can't understand what hes talking about and its all mumbo-jumbo when he puts in on the board.  He just confuses me more so I have to teach myself.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2004-11-16 22:17:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"7f4e56727c0cfb6e913ac795\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTk3NDA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Too smart for her own good! She has too much going on in that frazzle-haired head. Her lectures are like sitting down and listening to a crack addict for an hour. The worst is she sniffs her hair, I can't explain this, you'll have to find out. She's helpful, if you can stand to listen to her more.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-01-25 23:48:49 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"48a0cd7f1ed51d4368a33804\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzkxNTQ=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"Worst. Professor. Ever. \\r \\r Lectures from powerpoint slides, and gives multiple choice tests with no opportunity for partial credit. Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"This guy is entertaining, I love all his little nerdy jokes and actions. They keeps you entertained if you have an open mind. Awesome!!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-01-27 15:13:26 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"96b8f7e7e52e28efdf6221b9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExNDI2MzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Thought he was Newton himself.  I went to the first 2 lectures.  I tried to talk to him after a class as an interested student and he completely blew me off.  I would not suggest attending any of his lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-02 01:32:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d34f30a75b40a2d5f70b1944\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODAyMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Physics sucks but if you got to take it I would go with him.  He is pretty interesting in class as far as physics profs go but more importantly his tests are pretty much all plug and chug and when that fails, guessing works really well.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-07 19:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"fd98e5a0011eae6e49ca2da1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODQwMjg3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Hard to understand- pretty poor at explaining concepts at a high level. She's likely quite brilliant (UW Physics overall has a good academic reputation), but can't get it into words for her students. I stopped going to lecture because it wasn't at all helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-03-23 23:48:59 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDQxMjc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. 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I was ready to drop the class but came away from our conversation feeling much better.  \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-08-11 03:39:01 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTU5MDUw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. 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I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"best lectures and hes super easy to talk to in office hours\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-03-12 18:24:54 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjkyNzAw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-01 14:36:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0NTk5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is a very good lecturer. He explains difficult concepts well. He provides good example problems in lecture. 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Some find it extremely hard with hours of homework, while others find it easy if focusing on homework and practice problems. Labs are easy but sometimes a waste of time.\"},{\"aspect\":\"organization\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"Worst. Professor. Ever. \\r \\r Lectures from powerpoint slides, and gives multiple choice tests with no opportunity for partial credit. Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. 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Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. 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His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. 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He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. 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He just confuses me more so I have to teach myself.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2004-11-16 22:17:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"7f4e56727c0cfb6e913ac795\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTk3NDA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Too smart for her own good! She has too much going on in that frazzle-haired head. Her lectures are like sitting down and listening to a crack addict for an hour. The worst is she sniffs her hair, I can't explain this, you'll have to find out. She's helpful, if you can stand to listen to her more.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-01-25 23:48:49 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"48a0cd7f1ed51d4368a33804\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzkxNTQ=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"Worst. Professor. Ever. \\r \\r Lectures from powerpoint slides, and gives multiple choice tests with no opportunity for partial credit. Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"This guy is entertaining, I love all his little nerdy jokes and actions. They keeps you entertained if you have an open mind. 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I would not suggest attending any of his lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-02 01:32:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d34f30a75b40a2d5f70b1944\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODAyMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Physics sucks but if you got to take it I would go with him.  He is pretty interesting in class as far as physics profs go but more importantly his tests are pretty much all plug and chug and when that fails, guessing works really well.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-07 19:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"fd98e5a0011eae6e49ca2da1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODQwMjg3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Hard to understand- pretty poor at explaining concepts at a high level. She's likely quite brilliant (UW Physics overall has a good academic reputation), but can't get it into words for her students. I stopped going to lecture because it wasn't at all helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-03-23 23:48:59 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDQxMjc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"This professor does really well for his job. He is accessible outside class, always willing to help, and genuinely cares about his students. He makes sure to talk simply in his lectures so everyone can understand what is happening.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-02 19:19:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"22a1d8accd026e67bec64b8f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3NzkyOTIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh co-taught physics 201 with another professor, Jeffery Schmidt. Josh did his best to pick up the pieces from Jeffery's atrocious lectures, and made concepts much more understandable. He was funny and made lectures enjoyable with entertaining and instructional demonstrations. He was also accessible outside of class. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-13 19:48:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE2Nzcy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"In comparison to his counterpart, Josh was the saving grace of the already difficult Physics 201. I pleasantly enjoyed taking this class under Josh. He was a very compassionate professor and genuinely cared about the success of everyone in the class. His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"This class was extremely hard, but Dr. Weber helped me formulate a better study strategy when I met with him during his office hours.  I was ready to drop the class but came away from our conversation feeling much better.  \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-08-11 03:39:01 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTU5MDUw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"best lectures and hes super easy to talk to in office hours\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-03-12 18:24:54 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjkyNzAw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-01 14:36:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0NTk5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is a very good lecturer. He explains difficult concepts well. He provides good example problems in lecture. 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As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"This professor does really well for his job. He is accessible outside class, always willing to help, and genuinely cares about his students. 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His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"This class was extremely hard, but Dr. Weber helped me formulate a better study strategy when I met with him during his office hours.  I was ready to drop the class but came away from our conversation feeling much better.  \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-08-11 03:39:01 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTU5MDUw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"best lectures and hes super easy to talk to in office hours\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-03-12 18:24:54 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjkyNzAw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-01 14:36:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0NTk5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is a very good lecturer. He explains difficult concepts well. He provides good example problems in lecture. 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Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. 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I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. 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He just confuses me more so I have to teach myself.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2004-11-16 22:17:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"7f4e56727c0cfb6e913ac795\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTk3NDA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Too smart for her own good! She has too much going on in that frazzle-haired head. Her lectures are like sitting down and listening to a crack addict for an hour. The worst is she sniffs her hair, I can't explain this, you'll have to find out. 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Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"This guy is entertaining, I love all his little nerdy jokes and actions. They keeps you entertained if you have an open mind. Awesome!!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-01-27 15:13:26 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"96b8f7e7e52e28efdf6221b9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExNDI2MzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Thought he was Newton himself.  I went to the first 2 lectures.  I tried to talk to him after a class as an interested student and he completely blew me off.  I would not suggest attending any of his lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-02 01:32:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d34f30a75b40a2d5f70b1944\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODAyMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Physics sucks but if you got to take it I would go with him.  He is pretty interesting in class as far as physics profs go but more importantly his tests are pretty much all plug and chug and when that fails, guessing works really well.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-07 19:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"fd98e5a0011eae6e49ca2da1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODQwMjg3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Hard to understand- pretty poor at explaining concepts at a high level. She's likely quite brilliant (UW Physics overall has a good academic reputation), but can't get it into words for her students. I stopped going to lecture because it wasn't at all helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-03-23 23:48:59 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDQxMjc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"This professor does really well for his job. He is accessible outside class, always willing to help, and genuinely cares about his students. He makes sure to talk simply in his lectures so everyone can understand what is happening.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-02 19:19:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"22a1d8accd026e67bec64b8f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3NzkyOTIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh co-taught physics 201 with another professor, Jeffery Schmidt. Josh did his best to pick up the pieces from Jeffery's atrocious lectures, and made concepts much more understandable. He was funny and made lectures enjoyable with entertaining and instructional demonstrations. He was also accessible outside of class. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-13 19:48:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE2Nzcy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"In comparison to his counterpart, Josh was the saving grace of the already difficult Physics 201. I pleasantly enjoyed taking this class under Josh. He was a very compassionate professor and genuinely cared about the success of everyone in the class. His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"This class was extremely hard, but Dr. Weber helped me formulate a better study strategy when I met with him during his office hours.  I was ready to drop the class but came away from our conversation feeling much better.  \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-08-11 03:39:01 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTU5MDUw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"best lectures and hes super easy to talk to in office hours\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-03-12 18:24:54 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjkyNzAw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. And when it comes to actually lecturing, he glosses over everything and jumps around in what he is talking about way too much to understand.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-01 14:36:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0NTk5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is a very good lecturer. He explains difficult concepts well. He provides good example problems in lecture. Definitely would recommend!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-05-06 21:24:08 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"533f8ec35584a31a5313650d\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDUwOTE2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Nice prof, super hard class imo \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-08-05 21:44:52 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"ac1157abdedeeb68924fe4e4\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQzMzQ4MjMw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"}],\"evidence_count\":30,\"review_ids\":[\"78ef02d163e7d6f9b8dbc174\",\"7f4e56727c0cfb6e913ac795\",\"48a0cd7f1ed51d4368a33804\",\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"96b8f7e7e52e28efdf6221b9\",\"d34f30a75b40a2d5f70b1944\",\"fd98e5a0011eae6e49ca2da1\",\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"22a1d8accd026e67bec64b8f\",\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"ff447b39987076c3e98c2416\",\"533f8ec35584a31a5313650d\",\"ac1157abdedeeb68924fe4e4\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"name\":\"Josh Weber\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"name\":\"Wesley Smith\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"name\":\"Don Reeder\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:397184\",\"name\":\"Cary Forest\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"name\":\"Yibin Pan\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2026\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Workload varies by instructor. Some find it extremely hard with hours of homework, while others find it easy if focusing on homework and practice problems. Labs are easy but sometimes a waste of time.\"},{\"aspect\":\"organization\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"Worst. Professor. Ever. \\r \\r Lectures from powerpoint slides, and gives multiple choice tests with no opportunity for partial credit. Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh co-taught physics 201 with another professor, Jeffery Schmidt. Josh did his best to pick up the pieces from Jeffery's atrocious lectures, and made concepts much more understandable. He was funny and made lectures enjoyable with entertaining and instructional demonstrations. He was also accessible outside of class. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-13 19:48:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE2Nzcy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"In comparison to his counterpart, Josh was the saving grace of the already difficult Physics 201. I pleasantly enjoyed taking this class under Josh. He was a very compassionate professor and genuinely cared about the success of everyone in the class. His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. His lecture slides are crowded and have a bunch of irrelevant information on them. 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He just confuses me more so I have to teach myself.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2004-11-16 22:17:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"7f4e56727c0cfb6e913ac795\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTk3NDA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Too smart for her own good! She has too much going on in that frazzle-haired head. Her lectures are like sitting down and listening to a crack addict for an hour. The worst is she sniffs her hair, I can't explain this, you'll have to find out. 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Assigns homework on this that he hasn't lectured on, and like to throw equations at you with little to no explanation.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2005-11-03 16:06:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"d99b02f684f9a51fcd689efd\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:380600\",\"instructor_name\":\"Don Reeder\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEwNjk1MzQ3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/380600\"},{\"comment\":\"This guy is entertaining, I love all his little nerdy jokes and actions. They keeps you entertained if you have an open mind. Awesome!!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-01-27 15:13:26 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"96b8f7e7e52e28efdf6221b9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExNDI2MzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Thought he was Newton himself.  I went to the first 2 lectures.  I tried to talk to him after a class as an interested student and he completely blew me off.  I would not suggest attending any of his lectures.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-02 01:32:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d34f30a75b40a2d5f70b1944\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODAyMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Physics sucks but if you got to take it I would go with him.  He is pretty interesting in class as far as physics profs go but more importantly his tests are pretty much all plug and chug and when that fails, guessing works really well.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-07 19:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"fd98e5a0011eae6e49ca2da1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:283831\",\"instructor_name\":\"Duncan Carlsmith\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODQwMjg3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/283831\"},{\"comment\":\"Not helpful, if you contact him he will tell you to go to your ta which by the way wont be able to speak english.  The tests are aweful, there is no preparing for them.  If he was teaching the black board that would be fine since that is who he talks to anyway\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2006-05-11 20:57:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f35c8e5d8e57cb6f0266e1a8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:33094\",\"instructor_name\":\"Wesley Smith\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTExODcyNDM2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/33094\"},{\"comment\":\"Hard to understand- pretty poor at explaining concepts at a high level. She's likely quite brilliant (UW Physics overall has a good academic reputation), but can't get it into words for her students. I stopped going to lecture because it wasn't at all helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-03-23 23:48:59 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"80be67076a352c9ae8f370d9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:561445\",\"instructor_name\":\"Susan Coppersmith\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDQxMjc4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/561445\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a great physics professor, really enjoyed his lectures and demos.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-11-20 21:20:27 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"f3522acb5e3e9d1be44dc79b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU5OTY5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a fan of Pan. Awful exams - 100% multiple choice. He is annoying, lazy, and his lectures are nearly useless. Look at the formulas in his online slides & go to discussion to get your information. He was rude during office hours and breathed disgustingly into the mic throughout every lecture. Labs - easy but a waste of life and I love physics.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2013-12-19 01:41:06 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6f55763db9c8e21de62a7335\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjExMjk1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Not a good professor.  I would go to class only because he would hint at what would be on the exam.  I took notes in discussion and was lucky to have an exceptional TA.  He was rude in emails and tests were all multiple choice with trick questions.  I relied heavily on the book and managed an AB in the class.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-05-21 16:55:02 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"073eaad896106c7767b884a3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjkzMzI5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"He is overall a good professor. He gives a decent curve, he knows the material, and explains it well enough in lecture. I pretty much never had to read the book and still did well. He has an accent but he is understandable. He's eccentric and clumsy, so demos are funny. If you study homework and practice exams, you'll be fine.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2014-09-07 18:43:36 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"0b7ec744593126156fd8d63c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTgxNDQ4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"The key to this class is understanding how to do the homework. Many problems on tests are almost identical to homework. Also many of his conceptual questions on tests he goes over in class. He is fairly easy to understand and does hilarious demos. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-02-11 14:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"96ff675cc250486e1a8f0831\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzc3MzUy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Super easy, exams are straight from homework, would take Professor Pan again if I had a chance.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2015-09-07 11:42:24 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"e8262dc1f360bd5c9cd3e7be\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc1ODc2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"Ralf's lectures can cover either one topic and do a ton of examples or cover many topics with few examples. As long as you read the lecture slides, do the homework, and go to discussions, you should be fine. I stopped going to lecture after the first midterm and did fine. Also, this course is grades are based on how well your peers are doing!\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2018-05-17 10:30:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"f45355c0d5755da83488f0a0\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1985337\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ralf Wehlitz\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0Nzcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1985337\"},{\"comment\":\"First of all you can't understand him half the time, even though his lectures don't make sense to begin with. He did not adjust to online classes well, and clearly is oblivious to what is going on outside of his lectures. Just pray you don't have a bad TA like mine who just hands us impossible worksheets every discussion and doesn't teach\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2020-04-08 22:38:28 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"cd3a7ebce2aba563d4a77121\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:407223\",\"instructor_name\":\"Yibin Pan\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2NDE1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/407223\"},{\"comment\":\"This professor does really well for his job. He is accessible outside class, always willing to help, and genuinely cares about his students. He makes sure to talk simply in his lectures so everyone can understand what is happening.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-02 19:19:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"22a1d8accd026e67bec64b8f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3NzkyOTIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff 's time for teaching has passed. He constantly uses complex notation and Calc III concepts to a class where only Calc I is required, and his answer keys consistently have mistakes for simple algebra, further confusing students. He offers unhelpful tips on Piazza and his sense of humor gets old fast. Thank God Josh Weber co-taught this course.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-07 21:35:48 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d8a95550e5dd70332957bb0b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODUwMDE3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh co-taught physics 201 with another professor, Jeffery Schmidt. Josh did his best to pick up the pieces from Jeffery's atrocious lectures, and made concepts much more understandable. He was funny and made lectures enjoyable with entertaining and instructional demonstrations. He was also accessible outside of class. \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-13 19:48:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"5ef7bf18f8cdbc6f1f178a78\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTE2Nzcy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"In comparison to his counterpart, Josh was the saving grace of the already difficult Physics 201. I pleasantly enjoyed taking this class under Josh. He was a very compassionate professor and genuinely cared about the success of everyone in the class. His lectures were very clear and concise and helped fill gaps that the other professor left. 10/10\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-05-16 12:17:18 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"886f758c15c63badf7ad05f1\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM0NTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"This class was extremely hard, but Dr. Weber helped me formulate a better study strategy when I met with him during his office hours.  I was ready to drop the class but came away from our conversation feeling much better.  \",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-08-11 03:39:01 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"05ad707bc5286ae09720ceb6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTU5MDUw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Jeff was just a bad physics professor, period. His notes were extremely confusing and hard to follow, and I always ended up having to reteach myself everything before each exam. If you struggle with physics even a little, steer clear of this professor\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2023-10-20 20:04:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c178d73c262f95133d488236\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1901508\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jeffrey Schmidt\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjkzODM3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1901508\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh is enormously patient and kind to all. He is humble and speaks slowly and concisely. The tests are straight forward but intro physics covers a wide variety of material that can be quite dry. The homework took several hours each week. I was stuck many times even though I felt good with the material.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-01-21 01:26:56 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"40ecb5a17a71e0c7aaa184d6\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTA3MTg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Josh was a great professor. Although he may go slow during lectures, he goes in depth and makes sure that the material is clear to students. He does a lot of practice problems which are also very helpful.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-04 01:33:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"5010a85725aede2aa35051d5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzU5NzI2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization.  Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either.  He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2024-05-09 19:49:04 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"eda1d9d657b5cca62c6f4bee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2566396\",\"instructor_name\":\"Sridhara Dasu\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDIyMjM1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2566396\"},{\"comment\":\"best lectures and hes super easy to talk to in office hours\",\"course_id\":\"PHYSICS 201\",\"date\":\"2026-03-12 18:24:54 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"33ee4ebd403916227733f15c\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2865163\",\"instructor_name\":\"Josh Weber\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjkyNzAw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2865163\"},{\"comment\":\"Better off just using the homework and practice problems to learn what's happening. 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