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ELLEN ZWEIBEL

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PHYS109 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Ellen doesn't know how to teach. She is very knowledgeable in the field of physics, but I wouldn't have known it by attending her lectures alone. She attempts to provide demos that never work out correctly, and she doesn't check to see if students have questions. When she does try to answer student questions, she usually ends up confusing the class
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Classes with ELLEN ZWEIBEL

ASTRON 990

Research and Thesis

1–12 credits

ASTRON 990 is a research and thesis course providing advanced mentored reading and research opportunities for graduate students.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Zoe ToddThomas Beatty+13 more

No recorded grade history

PHYSICS 499

Directed Study

1–3 credits

PHYSICS 499 is an advanced-level mentored research project in physics.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Roman KuzminIlya Esterlis+13 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2026PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Fall 2025ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Spring 2025ASTRON 702Basic Astrophysics II
Spring 2025ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Fall 2024ASTRON 199Directed Study
Fall 2024ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2024PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Fall 2024PHYSICS 772High Energy Astrophysics
Spring 2024ASTRON 320The Interstellar Medium
Spring 2024ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Fall 2023ASTRON 700Basic Astrophysics I
Fall 2023ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ASTRON 715Stellar Interiors and Evolution
Spring 2023ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Fall 2022ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ECE/NE/PHYSICS 525Introduction to Plasmas
Spring 2022ASTRON 199Directed Study
Spring 2022ASTRON 702Basic Astrophysics II
Spring 2022ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2021ASTRON 199Directed Study
Fall 2021ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ASTRON/PHYSICS 910Seminar in Astrophysics
Fall 2021PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2020ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020PHYSICS 772High Energy Astrophysics
Fall 2020PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2020ASTRON 702Basic Astrophysics II
Spring 2020ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2019ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019ASTRON/PHYSICS 910Seminar in Astrophysics
Fall 2019PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2019ASTRON 702Basic Astrophysics II
Spring 2019ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2018ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ECE/NE/PHYSICS 922Seminar in Plasma Physics
Fall 2018PHYSICS 772High Energy Astrophysics
Fall 2018PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2018ASTRON 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2018ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2017ASTRON 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2017ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2017ASTRON 715Stellar Interiors and Evolution
Spring 2017ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2016ASTRON 699Directed Study
Fall 2016ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2016ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2016ASTRON/PHYSICS 910Seminar in Astrophysics
Fall 2015ASTRON 310Stellar Astrophysics
Fall 2015ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2015ASTRON 715Stellar Interiors and Evolution
Spring 2015ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2015ASTRON/PHYSICS 910Seminar in Astrophysics
Spring 2015PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2014ASTRON 310Stellar Astrophysics
Fall 2014ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2014ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2014ECE/NE/PHYSICS 527Plasma Confinement and Heating
Spring 2014PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2013ASTRON 310Stellar Astrophysics
Fall 2013ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013ASTRON/PHYSICS 910Seminar in Astrophysics
Fall 2013PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2013ASTRON 715Stellar Interiors and Evolution
Spring 2013ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2012ASTRON 310Stellar Astrophysics
Fall 2012ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Fall 2012PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2012PHYSICS 772High Energy Astrophysics
Spring 2012PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2011ASTRON 699Directed Study
Fall 2011ASTRON 720The Interstellar Medium I: Basic Processes
Fall 2011PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2011ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2011PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2010ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2010PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2010ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2010PHYSICS 109Physics in the Arts
Spring 2010PHYSICS 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2010PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2009ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2009ASTRON/PHYSICS 910Seminar in Astrophysics
Fall 2009PHYSICS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2009PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2009ASTRON 715Stellar Interiors and Evolution

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