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KAM ARNOLD

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Raw average: 2.00/5 from 2 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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PHYS247 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Avoid at all costs. Lectures weren't useful at all and he didn't know how to explain anything. Not worth it to go to lecture so if you have to take a class with him just resign yourself to reading the book.
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PHYSICS 247
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
The lectures were extremely easy. We were talking about vectors for a week. Then suddenly, first test and nothing made sense at all. If it weren't for the hard discussions, everyone would have failed. Just make sure to follow along in the book, you have to read everything. It's ESSENTIAL.
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Classes with KAM ARNOLD

PHYSICS 247

A Modern Introduction to Physics

5 credits

A calculus-based, rigorous introduction to physics covering mechanics, waves, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and modern physics with computation.

No offering record · Fall 2015

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Kam ArnoldCary Forest

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Fall 2011–Fall 2015

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Fall 2015PHYSICS 247A Modern Introduction to Physics

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