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You're better off looking at YouTube videos instead of attending lectures. Her grading criteria makes no sense and didn't give out the final for regrade requests even though she did that for all midterms and it's a standard practice in the physics department. Also the average for the class was low and she didn't even change the grade cutoffs.Rate My Professors ↗
Lectures are poorly arranged and delivered, do not help students understand how to complete test and homework problems in a step-by-step manner. Lectures are misaligned with labs, and all lab equipment, software, programs, manuals, etc. are severely outdated/overcomplicated.Rate My Professors ↗
She just talks to herself during and lecture and the class is so so boring. No one can grasp the main point of her lecture, making the homework hard to understand so that you can only learn by yourself.Rate My Professors ↗
so hard to follow lectures, slides dont make sense, doesn't explain concepts well, so difficult if you don't have a background in stem even though the class is meant for non stem majors.Rate My Professors ↗
Ugh. Really boring lecturer, especially when paired with the fact that Pupa Gilbert teaches the prior half of the semester. She never did anything to gain the attention of the class and I think a lot of people fell off due to her mediocre teaching style. At least she's nice.Rate My Professors ↗
She made absolutely no sense the entire second half of the semester. I missed Pupa the entire time. If you can teach yourself the material through labs and YouTube videos, I 100% recommend that over her lectures.Rate My Professors ↗
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No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
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Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | PHYSICS 208 | General Physics |
| Fall 2025 | PHYSICS 109 | Physics in the Arts |
| Spring 2025 | PHYSICS 247 | A Modern Introduction to Physics |
| Fall 2024 | PHYSICS 109 | Physics in the Arts |
| Spring 2024 | PHYSICS 109 | Physics in the Arts |
| Fall 2023 | PHYSICS 104 | General Physics |
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