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Sridhara Dasu

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Raw average: 3.25/5 from 4 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 201
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
He co-taught physics 201, and clearly lacked organization. Half of his lecture slides were still from 2004, and he went through slides and notes so quickly you couldn't write anything down and he wouldn't post them on canvas either. He's a fine professor, but the only reason this class went well was because of Josh.
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PHYSICS 208
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Dasu was an outstanding professor. He cares so much about physics and engaging his students in demos. The content of the course is challenging but it is manageable if you put the work in. I am very appreciative of Professor Dasu.
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PHYSICS 208
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
The class is hard, but Prof. Dasu was amazing. He was very caring whenever I talked to him in person, his lectures and explanations are very clear, and he is very knowledgable. He also wants to see his students succeed and will work with you on that. Exams are based on discussions and quizzes. Overall, a great guy.
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PHYS208 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Not internally consistent with course policy, openly admits that homework topics will not be covered in class (but we still lose points for getting those wrong). Canvas course structured incredibly illogically. We weren't even able to see our in-progress grade for the class, so we had no way of knowing how we were doing.
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Classes with Sridhara Dasu

PHYSICS 207

General Physics

5 credits

Calculus-based General Physics for biology majors covering mechanics (kinematics, statics, dynamics, energy, momentum), heat, and sound.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Sridhara DasuAbdollah Mohammadi

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
PHYSICS 799

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent Study is a graduate-level mentored research project in physics.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Roman KuzminDeniz Yavuz+20 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sample
PHYSICS 990

Research

1–12 credits

Research supervised by individual faculty members. Students formulate and plan original research, creating work that contributes to the field of physics.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Pupa GilbertIrena Knezevic+78 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027PHYSICS 207General Physics
Spring 2027PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Spring 2027PHYSICS 799Independent Study
Spring 2027PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2026PHYSICS 208General Physics
Fall 2026PHYSICS 799Independent Study
Fall 2026PHYSICS 990Research

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