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ROBERT JOYNT

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Raw average: 2.77/5 from 13 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 241
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Physics 241 with Dr. Joynt was a good class. There were weekly homework assignments, recommended textbooks readings (he followed the textbook closely), and pretty generous grading on exams. Tests are worth a lot, but are 3 problems and only your best 2 are graded. Very manageable class, helpful to read the textbook, posts nice lecture notes.
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PHYSICS 241
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
He is a great guy, a very nice person. Lectures are fun but you will need to read the textbook and do practice questions to understand physics. Best professor so far.
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PHYS205 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
He is a really nice guy, but not an amazing instructor. The lectures can be disorganized and confusing sometimes, and he has a tendency to over-emphasize things that don't matter that much while glossing over the important stuff. Pop-quizzes!! The tests are terrifying because they are only 3 questions each and he grades the best 2.
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PHYS107 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Weekly homework was always tough and nothing was gone over in the discussion so that was pointless. Exams were 10 questions multiple choice but were super difficult questions and seemed like some material wasn't even touched on. Lectures are monotonous and confusing.
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PHYS107 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Not a good intro level physics course. He expected you to have a good understanding already and didn't explain the simple things easily. Homework every week and super short tests which counted for a lot of your grade. Discussions weren't mandatory and didn't go in depth into any of the info covered in class.
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PHYS107 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
You can tell he prefers to teach the higher level classes, and had a difficult time keeping the students engaged throughout the class hour. By the end of the semester, only a third of the class was still showing up, and only a third of those paid attention. The topics were interesting at times, but his monotone, nasally speech patterns made it hard
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Classes with ROBERT JOYNT

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2024PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2023PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2023PHYSICS 799Independent Study
Spring 2023PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2022PHYSICS 701Graduate Introductory Seminars
Fall 2022PHYSICS 799Independent Study
Fall 2022PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2022PHYSICS 551Solid State Physics
Spring 2022PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2021PHYSICS 241Introduction to Modern Physics
Fall 2021PHYSICS 701Graduate Introductory Seminars
Fall 2021PHYSICS 799Independent Study
Fall 2021PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2020PHYSICS 709Introduction to Quantum Computing
Fall 2020PHYSICS 799Independent Study
Fall 2020PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2020PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Spring 2020PHYSICS 799Independent Study
Spring 2020PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2019PHYSICS 299Directed Study
Fall 2019PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Fall 2019PHYSICS 709Introduction to Quantum Computing
Fall 2019PHYSICS 799Independent Study
Fall 2019PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2019PHYSICS 299Directed Study
Spring 2019PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Spring 2019PHYSICS 551Solid State Physics
Spring 2019PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2018PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Fall 2018PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Fall 2018PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2018PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2017PHYSICS 205Modern Physics for Engineers
Fall 2017PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2017PHYSICS 715Statistical Mechanics
Spring 2017PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2016PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2016PHYSICS 107The Ideas of Modern Physics
Spring 2016PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2015PHYSICS 107The Ideas of Modern Physics
Fall 2015PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2015PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2014PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2014PHYSICS 721Theoretical Physics-electrodynamics
Spring 2014PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2013PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2013PHYSICS 801Special Topics in Theoretical Physics
Spring 2013PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2012PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2012PHYSICS 721Theoretical Physics-electrodynamics
Spring 2012PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2011PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2011PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2010PHYSICS 721Theoretical Physics-electrodynamics
Fall 2010PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2010PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Spring 2010PHYSICS 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2010PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2009PHYSICS 551Solid State Physics
Fall 2009PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2009PHYSICS 751Advanced Solid State Physics
Spring 2009PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2008PHYSICS 990Research
Spring 2008PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2007PHYSICS 805Special Topics in Physics
Spring 2007PHYSICS 721Theoretical Physics-electrodynamics
Spring 2007PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2006PHYSICS 990Research

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