Joel Sinsky - University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

Professor: Joel Sinsky

Department: Science

College: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Super easy A! just make you attendance class because it will replace your lowest exam score! Homework is not required! Easy A!(btw the final exams took me 15 minutes to complete LMAO!)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

love him! very nice and funny. 3 exams, 1 final. exams are fair, and final is based on the exams. most students probably get As and Bs in his class. also, if you attend every class it is to your advantage because he replaces attendance for one exam grade. definitely take this class if you are somewhat interested in physics and need a GEP credit.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Sinsky is the best! Everyone at UMBC should take a class with him. He loves to teach and it shows in his enthusiam with each lecture. He makes Physics fun and easy to understand. This is one class I never skip, love him!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Wonderful professor. I never wanted to miss any of his classes, very interesting lectures.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Best class I have ever taken. I got over 100%

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

great teacher and overall great guy. class is easy and fun. I'd be a physics major if I could take all my classes with him

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great professor, very clear, very easy exams, takes attendance through sign in sheet, no homework, explains things really well. would definitely recommend this class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great teacher. You know it's a good teacher when the only negative comment on this website is someone who's obviously not been the best of students...

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great Professor, long as you show up and understand everything from terms to theories. Easy exams because he basically gives you the clues and the practices are similar to it. I would had got a A if i wasnt sleeping too much and missing the classes....

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is a funny little old man that loves PHYSICS! Very easy class. Tests does not require calculators at all.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awesome teacher. 3 exams during the semester and a final. He let us drop one of our exam grades and replace it with our attendance.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Attendance taken, used to boost up people's grades. This class was SO MUCH FUN. He is a hilarious old man. Few tests but he gives review sheets with exact info you need to study. Go to class and take lots of notes. Tests based on lectures! And don't waste your money on the textbook. I spent $95 and i didn't open it ONCE! Take him! He's great!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very nice, funny, good professor. You look forward to coming to his class. Is very interested in physics and talks about his earlier life in connection with different topics. Would reccomend every student have him at least once. I wouldn't call it an automatic A, but you must do extremely bad on more then one test to get worse then a B.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easy class. Pay attention to his examples he gives in class because the same concepts are on the tests. NO MATH. Take about 2hrs before each test(4) to go over the examples in the book (pages listed on the syllabus). Reserves a book and teacher's manual in the library so you do not need to buy the book. 1 of the closest to an "easy A" at UMBC.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

i am not a science person. everyone who i talked told me this class was soo easy! wrong. i got a C in it. maybe thats cause i never went to class... but when i did... i felt like he just rambled and i didnt learn anything.. dont buy the book. he tells you what you need to know and there is no homework

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHYS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great teacher. You can tell that he really wants everyone to do well. Even if for some reason you do poorly on his tests, he allows your attendance to up your grade (as long as you show up). I just got done studying for his final, and it took me about a half hour. Does a good job keeping the lecture hall awake with videos and cool demonstrations.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHYS111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

he is a fellow poly alumni from '55. i graduated from poly in '05. so it was really cool to run into a professor who is poly family in my first year of college when i was scared and confused****less. his class is so great and interesting, it helped me decide on physics as my major. he changed my life for the better!!!!!!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHYSICS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The best science teacher! He presents the class so that you become really interested in learning physics. Not like other science classes (sci 101!) that make you want to run away from science. I was able to completely understand a TV program on Einstein after this class. Too bad most university teachers arnt as down to earth and realistic as Sinsky

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hard to imagine a better physics professor. He presents material in a very interesting and unique way, because above all he wants to get his students as excited about the subject as he is. Has a lot of energy, and is obviously passionate about Physics. Three exams and a final, no homework. I truly enjoyed the class and learned alot of Physics.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class wasn't as easy as I had wished. BUT it is FAR LESS HARDER than any other college physics course. 3 quizzes and 1 final that's it. He gives review sheets. His sense of humour makes up for my B/C's haha. I LOVE HIS PERSONALITY. Plus he throws out free chocolate every class :)