Paul Kwiat - University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Champaign–Urbana, IL

Professor: Paul Kwiat

Department: Physics

College: University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Champaignâ€"Urbana, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Kwiat is a very solid choice for PHYS214. He is not only well-versed in the material through his research, but also manages to simplify it down enough to someone learning quantum for the first time. Highly recommend!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Kwiat is a very nice person and he answers your questions after class and explains them very well. However, he is good at explaining things well in class, partly possibly due to the poor structure and fast pace of the class. His lecture notes are pretty useful.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His exams are some of the most insane exams I've ever taken. I was getting around a 50% average on all the practice finals... ended up getting a 28% on the actual final (only curved to a 38).

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

so hard. don't take it if u can.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214213
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kwiat is pretty good at explaining things and does cool demos. Exams in the class can be rough, and they move at a really fast pace being half a semester. Overall pretty decent, sometimes can be a little confusing though.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He explains course material clearly and thus makes the tough course relatively easier.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHYS213
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This is a very fast paced course, and between lectures, labs, and homework, it can be difficult to keep up. Reviewing the lecture notes after class and seeing what you might have missed out in lecture will definitely go a long way to helping someone get a good grade in the class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHYS213
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do the homework and prelectures and everything else and you'll have a pretty good buffer for the midterm and final. STUDY YOUR ASS OFF FOR THE EXAMS THEY COUNT FOR A LOT. Kwiat is a awesome though, he gives candy for participation.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHYS213
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's an amazing lecturer and really cares about teaching Phys 213 and 214. While some lectures are a little dry, its mainly because of the content, not because of him. He does a lot of demos which are really nice.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor. Quite possibly the best one I've had at UIUC. He really knows his stuff AND is incredible at teaching. 1010 would take another class with him

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

stylish bowtie and suspenders

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was a very nice man but I did not think he was very good at teaching. He's brilliant but lecture was so confusing and he went so quickly. Questions were not answered as thoroughly during lecture but his office hours were good. An incredibly hard class but he tried to make it understandable, it just was not as helpful.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHYS513
• 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 to understand and good at explaining things. Lectures contained lots of experimental work that I didn't care about, making the class a bit less rigorous than I expected.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214213
• 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:

Just your average professor. Goes over the material incredibly fast. Students think he's an exceptional professor, but I'm forced to think otherwise. He's very talented, though. He answers questions well and awards candy if you answer a question correctly during class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Great demonstrations in class but the problems are difficult to get started. He's a fun lecturer but the material can by difficult to grasp. This class will be especially hard for those that tested out of E&M.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHYS213
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Fun demonstrations in class but the material is tough. Exams aren't much easier than the homework.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Demonstrations in class are fun and the lectures can be very entertaining even if you don't know anything about quantum physics. The class is also really hard. Each problem is a challenge.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHYS213
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This is one of the tougher classes on campus. Each problem feel unique, making the material difficult to learn.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very easy class, Easily got an A+.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHYS214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

kwiat is overrated. People only like him b.Ecause he wears a bow tie a.Nd suspenders but he. Isn't a very good professor. S