Alexander Groisman - University of California San Diego

Professor: Alexander Groisman

Department: Physics

College: University of California San Diego

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHYS2B
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

i spend more time studying for his quizzes than for my other phys midterms

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 2B
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I don't think I could stay awake during his class. Showed up just for clicker points but really don't bother going to lectures unless you are tryna kill time. Talks to the class like we are learning abc's but the tests arnt bad at all.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: 2B
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This man just seems to read through the slides and explain formulas by just reading it. Doesn't explain why anything happens and never writes anything down. Just watching a man read.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 2B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I don't think I have actually had a worse professor here at UCSD. I just don't think he knows how to explain it to people who are not skilled at the material before coming to class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYS2B
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The guy is smart (look at his research), but I don't think he really cares about teaching. He lacks the ability to explain material to a student who is encountering it for the first time. I ended up just buying the textbook and teaching myself. The grading is nice because if you average well on the quizzes then the final doesn't really matter.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHYS1C
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Extremely rude and disregarding towards the students. Awful accent and incoherent lectures make passing quizzes more difficult than with any other physics professor I had.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 2BL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hard to understand his words and he doesn't make the materials very clear.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 2BL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hard to understand his words and he doesnt make the materials very clear.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHYS1B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

really liked him and his grading scale (85% is an A). 4 quiz. lowest one dropped. online hw and final. wouldnt really go to lecture if not for clickers. just study his slides and you ll ace quizzes. he tests really fair questions that are mostly conceptual or with minimal math. beware of dad jokes

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 1B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing Professor! I feel like he really prepares you for 1C. Quizzes require some preparation but are doable. He also reviews some of the previous concepts learned in 1A before building on top of them to make sure no one falls behind. Would recommend.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHYS1B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best Physics Professor at UCSD! Quizzes are very straight forward and lectures make sense. This class is easily doable even even if you did not do well in Physics 1A due to this awesome professor!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHYS2B
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

DO THE HOMEWORK. Groisman cares about his students; he welcomes questions and will help you understand concepts. But in the end, you need to put in the work to get an A.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHYS2B
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lectures were unengaging and boring, and quizzes were very hard. I wouldn't have gone to lecture if there weren't clicker points, because reading the book or searching up things online proved to be more helpful. If anything, his lectures just confused me on topics I already knew. As long as you do the homework (easy&med) you should be fine.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHYS2B
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He gave very fair quizzes based on the Easy and Medium homework problems. Do the suggested homework problems until you can get them easily and you'll do fine. He gave short breaks during the lectures which were nice. Final was a little harder than the quizzes due to the sheer amount of content covered in the class. Lectures were clear and helpful

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHYS1B
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Not hard class at all. His lectures are very easy to follow, podcasted and gives clicker points (5%). Three quizzes instead of midterms, he picks the best two out of three. And for those who complains about LABS, it's NOT his fault at all! There's another person responsible for all the labs and the class itself is separate from the labs

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHYS1AL
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I did well on the prefab, lab conclusion, and participation but screwed up on the quizzes. The quizzes were tough! GOOD LUCK!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHYS1CL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was the worst lab ever! He made the quizzes way too hard. Sometimes the labs were ahead of lecture and questions were harder than lecture questions. Ruined the 1-series labs!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHYS1B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Groisman bored me to tears when I could understand him. I literally went to class purely for clicker points and was on my phone the whole time. The textbook over complicates things and don't do the homework problems-just do the sample exams. Thank god I took physics in high school because I learned nothing in this class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHYS1B
• 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:

WORST PROFESSOR I'VE HAD AT UCSD. i have never had a professor who is so rude in lecture. he does NOTHING to help his students learn. Doesn't even bother posting solutions to the quiz, just posts multiple choice letter answers not even bothering to show any work for the solutions. his lecture slides he posts online are incomplete and useless

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHYS1B
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid his class!! He is so confusing that you will realize how clear the textbook is after taking his classes. The average of his quizzes is only 50%.Please avoid him!