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HAKKI OGELMAN

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Raw average: 2.80/5 from 10 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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PHY115 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5
Easiest class I have ever taken in life. Professor refuses to give anything lower than a B, even if you literally fail every exam.
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PHYS115 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
An easy physical science class. Class rarely lasts more than 20 minutes. Short and easy term paper, easy tests with cheat sheets. Everything on the exam comes from class except a few random facts (be prepared for the most illegible handwriting you've ever seen on the board). If you can plug numbers into formulas, you will get an A in the class.
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PHYS115 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
This class is a complete joke and waste of time. Prof Ogelman is really nice, funny guy, but you won't learn anything. Goes at a snail's pace and teaches the most elementary material. My third grade science class was more difficult. If you only care about getting an A without exerting any effort, then this is the class for you. If not, is torture.
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PHYS115 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Prof. Ogelman is a wonderful guy- really funny, willing to end class after 15 minutes (or less) and attendance is anything but mandatory. That being said, I didn't learn a thing about physics, and I managed to get an A..He doesn't give out a lot of those, but he won't give less than a B. If you stink at math like me, this class is great
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PHYS115 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5
Biggest joke of a class. If you want an easy A, take this class.
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PHYSICS 115
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
Great guy, really funny, but I consistantly left his class wondering what the hell he said, without fail. Take this class!! It was so easy!
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Classes with HAKKI OGELMAN

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2011PHYSICS 115Energy and Climate
Fall 2010PHYSICS 115Energy and Climate
Spring 2010PHYSICS 115Energy and Climate
Spring 2010PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Fall 2009PHYSICS 115Energy and Climate
Spring 2009PHYSICS 115Energy and Climate
Fall 2008PHYSICS 115Energy and Climate
Spring 2008PHYSICS 115Energy and Climate
Spring 2008PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Spring 2008PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2007PHYSICS 115Energy and Climate
Spring 2007PHYSICS 115Energy and Climate
Fall 2006PHYSICS 115Energy and Climate

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