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Matthew Herndon

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Raw average: 1.36/5 from 11 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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PHYSICS 202
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Actually the worst, he just did proofs the entire time. I should've stopped attending lecture. Just missed Weber the whole time
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PHYSICS 202
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Horrendous professor, definitely the worse professor I have ever had. All he does is read of his slides word for word, as if we can't read ourselves, and play charades up front trying to demonstrate vector math with his hands instead of drawing it out for us to visualize. He is very theory focused and does 0 example problems.
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PHYSICS 202
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
The professor only read the slides… beware that you need to do tons of reading after class in order to get clear on the course stuff. Plus, the practice is not enough during the lecture, it's hard for students to actually understand the new theories during the lecture. The homework is lot harder than the discussion practices
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PHYSICS 202
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
He only reads from the slides and is super boring. We dont do any concrete exams in class and the notes are also useless.
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Classes with Matthew Herndon

PHYSICS 249

A Modern Introduction to Physics

4 credits

A modern physics course covering quantum mechanics, nuclear, particle, condensed matter, and atomic physics.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2012: 3.15 GPA, 48.1% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2018: 3.24 GPA, 55.8% A/AB (n=43 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Matthew HerndonZibo Shen

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
PHYSICS 990

Research

1–12 credits

PHYSICS 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Pupa GilbertIrena Knezevic+78 more

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