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BRUCE MELLADO

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Raw average: 3.25/5 from 8 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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PHYS103 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 2/5
Seems more concerned with his Masala boson research than the course.
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PHYS103 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
He has an interesting way of presenting the lecture by talking to himself about the work involved. It gets confusing as he speaks, he faces away and it's quite difficult to understand.
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PHY202 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I liked him a lot. He is a very good lecturer and explanations are generally crystal clear (even derivations). I really liked when he integrated course material into the research at the LHC (where he works). Lots of demos to keep students attention. Good experience, especially when compared to other physics profs.
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PHYS103 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
I've had worse teachers, but this teacher just looks at the power points and reads off of them. He explains very little and pulls equations out of the air with out any clarification. I come prepared for classes (e. g readings) and yet I haven't learned anything applicable in this class. It has been a LARGE waste of time.
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PHY202 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Bruce is the smoothest talking professor I have ever had, especially when it comes to a hard class. His tests are very tough, and you definitely need to be prepared for them. I would say Susan Coppersmith could definitely take a page out of his book...
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PHYS202 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
His accent isn't bad. I don't think he cares a whole lot about the class, but his tests cover what he teaches and you do get a lot out of the class. I wouldn't mind having him again for a class. He tests what he teaches which is more than most physics profs here can say!
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Classes with BRUCE MELLADO

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2013PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2013PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2012PHYSICS 202General Physics
Fall 2012PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2012PHYSICS 104General Physics
Spring 2012PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2011PHYSICS 103General Physics
Fall 2011PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2011PHYSICS 248A Modern Introduction to Physics
Spring 2011PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2010PHYSICS 535Introduction to Particle Physics
Fall 2010PHYSICS 735Particle Physics
Spring 2010PHYSICS 202General Physics
Spring 2010PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Spring 2010PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2009PHYSICS 202General Physics
Fall 2009PHYSICS 498Directed Study
Spring 2009PHYSICS 202General Physics
Spring 2009PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2008PHYSICS 202General Physics
Fall 2008PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2008PHYSICS 202General Physics
Spring 2008PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2007PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2007PHYSICS 208General Physics
Spring 2007PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2006PHYSICS 990Research

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