Dr Brar is definitely better than other instructors in the department, but I think he still have quite some rooms for improvement. I wished he paid more attention to student's questions since the slides can sometimes be confusing.

Split class lecturing with Professor Balantekin; lecture slides were helpful, but attending class was 1000% the most important part. Homework was usually due once a week and relevant for the exams -- the TAs were by far the best resource and very helpful for both homework and exams. Labs could be confusing, but grading was workable/reasonable.

He and Pupa Gilbert split taught 109. Pupa was great, but Victor fell short. His lectures were rushed and confusing. I stopped going to the last two weeks of lectures and just taught myself with the textbook, lab, and online materials. I didn't feel like he cared about the material or the students. He wasn't a bad teacher, just not a good one.

Well intentioned, but not clear in expectations. Confusing when showing ways to solve problems. Could work on his lecturing skills.

It is clear that he is a nice guy but the class is very poorly organized. Gave practice exams and did not have the matching answer keys and did not respond to multiple Piazza questions asking to fix this. Also, rarely gets through his slides and often skips over harder concepts.

He's nice and seems to care but this class is hard as hell and he def doesn't lighten it up. He seems to take what students say to heart about how rough the class is but can't do anything about it. Tests are hard, his lectures are pretty unclear.

I think he's absolutely awful. I do well in physics, so this isn't a post of me berating him because I don't understand it. He has no confidence in what he's saying, slides never match what's posted, and he just is frankly really boring. Super bad prof for having his PhD for over 10 years now.

Really good at making the material clear and engaging.

Victor seemed like a really nice guy and seems like he wants his students to succeed. He explains things better than the other lectures I had for this course. Although this course sucks I would recommend taking this course with him. Unfortunately, the exams are only 20 multiple choice questions so there is no partial credit.

Very clear lecture.

Solid state with Prof. Brar is a blast! He tends to talk very fast in lecture but posts his notes online. The homework is weighted heavily enough that you shouldn't have to worry too much if you get a bad exam grade and there is a fair amount of extra credit offered. He's also very accessible and helpful outside of class if you ever need help.