Craig Copi - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Professor: Craig Copi

Department: Physics

College: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHYS250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst professor I have met in case. His class was hard and homework extremely time-consuming. Don's take it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHYS250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Copi's computational methods course (P250) is one of the most important and useful classes I've taken at Case. Every assignment seems perfectly designed to relay the material in the most efficient manner possible, and he is a confident and masterful lecturer. Be warned: 45% of your grade consists of a three hour midterm and a five hour final.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHYS250
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Copi is very knowledgeable, but is not a good lecturer. He goes over stuff way too quickly and has unreasonable expectations. There were not enough resources provided for help. The work was incredibly hard and time-consuming. The math in this course is very demanding. The course content, however, is very useful and applicable.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: P316
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great lecturer: insightful and entertaining.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYS331
• 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:

Copi is a good lecturer, but lacks the basic empathy of a human being, rendering him incapable of making exams that are doable. His homework is ridiculous 20+ hrs weekly. He does make an effort on a few occasions to make the class interesting and not just a mathematical hurtle.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHYS123
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tries to scare you the first couple of days with very in depth lectures. Tests and homework are difficult, but you learn a lot and he is extremely accessible and willing to help. He also has a great sense of humor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHYS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy Class. He makes his own wine. It is a red called "Copi" Ask him about it.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHYS121
• 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:

Copi is really hard. He did end up curving fairly well, and even after the curve I didn't technically get an A, but he gave me one anyway. So I like him better now than I did before, but he's definitely creepy and a really hard professor.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHYS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Also had for P122. Everyone complains about him, but I really dont think it was all that bad. The classes themselves suck and are a lot of work. The labs suck. His homeworks are hard but if you go to a good SI session they arent too bad at all. He takes pride in tough tests. In the end he is fair with grading.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHYS122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hard Homework. Exams are crazy. He does redeem himself with a nice curve in the end, though. Seems pretty willing to help a student outside of class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHYS122
• 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:

A lot of people complain about Copi but he really is a great teacher for the subject. Physics is hard and people need to realize that, especially in E&M. I didn't usually go to the class but I would watch the lectures I missed online before an exam and usually scored a bit higher than average. Past exams and homeworks are helpful and easy to find.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHYS122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Copi likes to get extremely creative with his test questions, making his exams near impossible for a person of average intelligence to perform well on.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHYS122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Homework is ridiculous and rivals Izen's in difficulty. He wants to help you(offers help session, online discussion board) but you can't even ask him anything because you're too confused. Tests have too many questions and not enough time. I hear he was worse for Sages first semester; made students read ancient physics literature and physics novels.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHYS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Expect the homework to take 3+ hours a week to get correct answers. His tests hurt. A lot. The average in my class for the tests was 45%! To his credit, he understands that his tests are hard and curves the class at the end. He looks at each student's grade trending and will bump you up if you have been improving. The lab will save your grade

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHYS122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I never goto to class. His lectures are way too boring. Homework is kind of long and tedious.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHYS122
• 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:

Copi is the worst teacher EVER! Honestly, not even Steven Hawking and Albert Einstein's love child could not do well in this course. If you are going to have Copi in the near future, take that course over the summer. I highly recommend it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHYS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Incredibly boring, just get professor browns notes online, they are what copi "teaches" in class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHYS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Did not often finish examples in class. Dry.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHYS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Long homework and very hard tests. He likes to do part of a problem and then move to something else while just assuming that you know how to finish it.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHYS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Averages on his tests are below passing. I spent a LOT of time trying to do his homework everyweek and would still porbably have failed without his review and mediavision. Notes much too simple, homework much too hard, tests are insane.