General Physics is an introductory non-calculus course covering mechanics, heat, and waves, with applications to various fields including the life sciences.
Yibin Pan was described as hard to understand and not good at explaining the material, leading one student to suggest taking the course with someone else. Exams consisted of 20 multiple choice questions that were reported to be hard to finish in time.
A Modern Introduction to Physics is a calculus-based course covering mechanics, waves, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and modern physics with computation, aimed at Physics, AMEP, and Astronomy-Physics majors.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.61 GPA, 73.2% A/AB (n=71 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.21 GPA, 62.1% A/AB (n=29 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Research supervised by individual faculty members. Students formulate and plan original research, creating work that contributes to the field of physics.