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CHUN LIN

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 22 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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What students say

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PHYS205 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Lin is one of the wisest men I've ever met.
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PHYS205 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
I'm naturally bad at modern physics, and this guy's lectures and lecture notes can be extremely confusing at times. Read the textbook for sure.
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PHYS205 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Took class for a few weeks but ended up dropping. I'm not a fan of his teaching style one bit. Textbook only used for homework and not very helpful. Lectures are him rattling off his own notes and writing it down by hand. No demonstrations. No interaction. Discussion is hijacked as another lecture. Tests involve rewriting his class notes. Take 241.
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PHYS205 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
He's fine if you go in for help, but his lectures are incredibly dry and there are no studying resources aside from his lecture notes since the book is not very similar to his teaching. I'd avoid him if possible. His main redeeming quality is that his sweater game is on point.
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205 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Lin is a masterful lecturer and an absolutely phenomenal professor. Would not want to be taught this course by anyone else. Not necessarily the easiest Professor, but that's not why we are here!
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PHY449 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
Avoid him like a plague. Way too old, slow and arrogant. Very much self-important. Take the class from Daniel Chang if you can. Dan is much more knowledgable, clear and humble.
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Classes with CHUN LIN

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2017PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Fall 2016PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Spring 2016PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Fall 2015PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Spring 2015PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Fall 2014PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Spring 2014PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Spring 2014PHYSICS 299Directed Study
Fall 2013PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Spring 2013PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Fall 2012PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Spring 2012PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Fall 2011PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Spring 2011PHYSICS 449Atomic and Quantum Physics
Fall 2010PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Spring 2010PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Spring 2010PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2009PHYSICS 241Introduction to Modern Physics
Fall 2009PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2009PHYSICS 732Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2009PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2008PHYSICS 241Introduction to Modern Physics
Fall 2008PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2008PHYSICS 241Introduction to Modern Physics
Fall 2007PHYSICS 241Introduction to Modern Physics
Fall 2007PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2007PHYSICS 241Introduction to Modern Physics
Spring 2007PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2006PHYSICS 990Research

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