Prof. Aki's lectures often seemed very poorly planned. He made very frequent mistakes during lectures, went on unrelated tangents, and did not effectively relay the important parts of the material. Most egregiously, Prof. Aki had no scheduled office hours. He said that we may ask questions after class, but he often seemed irritated by them.Rate My Professors ↗
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AKI HASHIMOTO
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Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Goes on tangents in lectures and studying out of the book is really how you will learn the content. Hard to learn from his lectures but if you read the book and learn from it the lectures add on an additional layer of interest to electrodynamics. Grades pretty easily but seriously, read Griffiths.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 2/5
Worst professor I've had. If you can take a class with anyone else, do it. If not, Aki's lectures only make sense if you already know the material—his analogies/tangents are otherwise completely useless. To get anything out of the lec… Read full reviewShow less
Worst professor I've had. If you can take a class with anyone else, do it. If not, Aki's lectures only make sense if you already know the material—his analogies/tangents are otherwise completely useless. To get anything out of the lectures, read the book beforehand or ask ChatGPT during class. They'll teach you much more than Aki can or ever will.
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
He is the worst lecturer... if you're taking a class with him, expect to be teaching yourself out of the book. He wrote in faded marker on a whiteboard in a huge lecture hall and he mumbled when he talked. However, his homeworks were easy and his tests were basically just homeworks, but reworded. So study the homeworks and its honestly an easy A.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
The worst prof ever. Just talk things he wants randomly. No structure at all.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
The most abysmal professor I have ever encountered. Lectures were a mess, rarely followed the textbook, had frequent typos, and tended to linger on unimportant topics. He's got good humor, but can't teach to save his life. The only reason I took anything away from this class was because of the TA. If you have the chance, SAVE YOURSELF.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with AKI HASHIMOTO
No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
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Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | PHYSICS 449 | Atomic and Quantum Physics |
| Fall 2025 | PHYSICS 448 | Atomic and Quantum Physics |
| Spring 2025 | PHYSICS 322 | Electromagnetic Fields |
| Fall 2024 | PHYSICS 531 | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics |
| Spring 2024 | PHYSICS 415 | Thermal Physics |
| Fall 2023 | PHYSICS 415 | Thermal Physics |
| Spring 2023 | PHYSICS 415 | Thermal Physics |
| Spring 2023 | PHYSICS 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | PHYSICS 415 | Thermal Physics |
| Fall 2022 | PHYSICS 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | PHYSICS 531 | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics |
| Fall 2021 | PHYSICS 322 | Electromagnetic Fields |
| Fall 2020 | PHYSICS 531 | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics |
| Fall 2019 | PHYSICS 831 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Spring 2019 | PHYSICS 832 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Fall 2018 | PHYSICS 831 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Fall 2018 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2018 | PHYSICS 832 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Spring 2018 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2017 | PHYSICS 831 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Fall 2017 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2017 | PHYSICS 832 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Spring 2017 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | PHYSICS 831 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Fall 2016 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2016 | PHYSICS 832 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Spring 2016 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2015 | PHYSICS 831 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Fall 2015 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2015 | PHYSICS 832 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Spring 2015 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2014 | PHYSICS 831 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Fall 2014 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2014 | PHYSICS 832 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Fall 2013 | PHYSICS 831 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Spring 2013 | PHYSICS 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2013 | PHYSICS 832 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Fall 2012 | PHYSICS 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2012 | PHYSICS 831 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Spring 2012 | PHYSICS 732 | Quantum Mechanics |
| Fall 2011 | PHYSICS 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2011 | PHYSICS 831 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
| Spring 2011 | PHYSICS 322 | Electromagnetic Fields |
| Fall 2010 | PHYSICS 711 | Theoretical Physics-dynamics |
| Fall 2010 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2010 | PHYSICS 449 | Atomic and Quantum Physics |
| Spring 2010 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2009 | PHYSICS 448 | Atomic and Quantum Physics |
| Fall 2009 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2009 | PHYSICS 322 | Electromagnetic Fields |
| Spring 2009 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2008 | PHYSICS 415 | Thermal Physics |
| Fall 2008 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2008 | PHYSICS 104 | General Physics |
| Spring 2008 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2007 | PHYSICS 415 | Thermal Physics |
| Fall 2007 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2007 | PHYSICS 104 | General Physics |
| Spring 2007 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2006 | PHYSICS 415 | Thermal Physics |
| Fall 2006 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
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