Joseph Shin - Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Professor: Joseph Shin

Department: Physics

College: Concordia University, Montreal, QC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Caring and passionate teacher but can make really easy concepts very confusing. Harsh grader.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHY205
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

a nice guy, always approachable and inspire student to go to his office and he likes to explain stuff to students, very passionate. He usually goes deep and that's why ppl always get confuse. however, phys205 is a tough course and you cannot expect to learn everything from the lecture. need some effort and time. the final was easy

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Not very clear in class. Gets way too deep in some derivatives and integral and it just becomes confusing. only 3 question in midterm and half of the class got 0% (literally 0, not even just failing). He know his stuff very well but takes for granted everyone should understand as easily and quickly as him. Would never take a course with him again

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Had him in summer2016. He's very passionate, but his lectures were not-so-good because he often lost the class by going too deep into derivations. However, his office hours extended to all-day-all-week, & he was as lenient as it got with assignment deadlines. Fast grader. Take calc2 prior to taking him. Exams are also very similar to previous ones.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYS354
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor consistently invites students to ask questions, during class or in the intermission, for any and all unclear class concepts. grading geared toward understanding. Often takes (amusing) tangents that start off with relevant material, usually with practical applications of course material. Provided extra notes besides the textbook

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very bad professor! AVOID HIM! He thinks this is Integrals and Calculus stuffs. He doesn't explain that much and in the midterm, he doesn't give formula. For the final, there are some useless formulas that you will need to derive or integrate to get the formula needed.The class is not easy, we know; but, the professor should make it understandable!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are pointless and provides 0 problem solving examples just concepts.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHYS253
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I love Shin. His Homework was ridiculously hard, unless you have taken multi-calc 2, his final was easy(for me). Hardest part of course is learning the multiple integrals and why you use them. Doesn't just talk about physics, but the whole universe, including consciousness (outside of class). He is the thinking man's teacher.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHYS253
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Always there to help you

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHYS253
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's really smart but he's confusing as hell, also the class is quite hard to understand

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHYS354
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Just more of the same stuff from EM-I. This time it's a bit harder.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHYS253
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This course is like waking up to icy water in the face, coming out of CEGEP. Prof. Shin tries his best to make the material understandable. Good notes, demanding and tries to prepare new students for the remainder of their academic life in physics. Can be preachy. In HINDSIGHT, the class wasn't that hard.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

very easy to get a high mark explains problems in a very simple way

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Shin is wonderful, the best physics prof I've had at Concordia hands down. He genuinely wants his students to succeed and will go above and beyond to help you--all you have to do is swing by his office hours. His lectures are clear and easy to follow, and he's really funny too. I especially recommend him for Phys 205.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

"pens and paper is cheep but mistakes are expensive " by j. shin DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH SHIN he knows his stuff inside out dnt even bother going to his midterm every1 fails ...expects u to have an A in mechanics inorder to do gd in his class ..lectures are reallllly hard to understand ...i studied day and night for his midterm and still failed

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very good teacher. He makes sure you understand the principles of physics, even if he doesn't solve many problems. You want problems? Then you can use your book. If you need help, this prof. will meet you out of his office hours if you need to. The only thing I don't like about him, is when he talks about other things.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

stay away, he knows too much but can't transfer them to student

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If I had to take this class again, I wouldn't take it with this Prof.The bottom line is if the prof feels you should pass you get the marks whether you have the correct answer or not is irrelevant. I have seen people without knowledge pass and you could spend days and nights study and fail. Well! that's not the game I like to play but if you do....

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHYS205
• 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:

Professor Shin is the best phys prof at Concordia. You might think he doesn't do practice problems, but he shows you throughout the semester exactly what is on the exam. Also, his exams are EXTREMELY easy. If you got 0 on it, it is because you couldn't solve the easiest coulomb's law problem imaginable. He will also tutor you all day long no joke.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHYS253
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid. He doesn't make sense at all! Waste of money and time. I dropped his class!