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AKI HASHIMOTO

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Raw average: 1.70/5 from 20 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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PHYS448 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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PHYS322 · course not matched
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.
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PHYS322 · course not matched
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.
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PHYS322 · course not matched
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.
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PHYS322 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
The worst prof ever. Just talk things he wants randomly. No structure at all.
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PHYS322 · course not matched
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.
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Classes with AKI HASHIMOTO

PHYSICS 449 covers advanced atomic physics, quantum mechanics applications, and quantum statistics.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026PHYSICS 449Atomic and Quantum Physics
Fall 2025PHYSICS 448Atomic and Quantum Physics
Spring 2025PHYSICS 322Electromagnetic Fields
Fall 2024PHYSICS 531Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2024PHYSICS 415Thermal Physics
Fall 2023PHYSICS 415Thermal Physics
Spring 2023PHYSICS 415Thermal Physics
Spring 2023PHYSICS 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2022PHYSICS 415Thermal Physics
Fall 2022PHYSICS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2022PHYSICS 531Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Fall 2021PHYSICS 322Electromagnetic Fields
Fall 2020PHYSICS 531Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Fall 2019PHYSICS 831Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2019PHYSICS 832Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Fall 2018PHYSICS 831Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Fall 2018PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2018PHYSICS 832Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2018PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2017PHYSICS 831Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Fall 2017PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2017PHYSICS 832Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2017PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2016PHYSICS 831Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Fall 2016PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2016PHYSICS 832Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2016PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2015PHYSICS 831Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Fall 2015PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2015PHYSICS 832Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2015PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2014PHYSICS 831Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Fall 2014PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2014PHYSICS 832Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Fall 2013PHYSICS 831Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2013PHYSICS 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2013PHYSICS 832Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Fall 2012PHYSICS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2012PHYSICS 831Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2012PHYSICS 732Quantum Mechanics
Fall 2011PHYSICS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2011PHYSICS 831Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2011PHYSICS 322Electromagnetic Fields
Fall 2010PHYSICS 711Theoretical Physics-dynamics
Fall 2010PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2010PHYSICS 449Atomic and Quantum Physics
Spring 2010PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2009PHYSICS 448Atomic and Quantum Physics
Fall 2009PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2009PHYSICS 322Electromagnetic Fields
Spring 2009PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2008PHYSICS 415Thermal Physics
Fall 2008PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2008PHYSICS 104General Physics
Spring 2008PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2007PHYSICS 415Thermal Physics
Fall 2007PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2007PHYSICS 104General Physics
Spring 2007PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2006PHYSICS 415Thermal Physics
Fall 2006PHYSICS 990Research

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