The best aspect of the course was the fascinating teachings on Special Relativity. The course challenged students to understand and rationalize the subject material. The worst aspects of the course included the fast pace in which students were made to learn the extremely difficult subject content, the unfocused and intensive lectures, and the unhelpful, outdated textbooks. Students also found that the homework assignments did not prepare them for the exams. The course would improve if students had a better supporting textbook and more problems specific to the more difficult concepts. Prospective students should know that this is a very chal enging physics course that involves lots of intensive math and complex concepts.

Students found the course subject matter to be very interesting and the work to be both chal enging and stimulating. Many students thought that too much information was packed into one semester, and would have been better as two separate courses. Students also thought that the professor often moved too quickly for them to keep up with the lecture. This made the already difficult material almost impossible to follow. Students suggested that offering two courses would help balance out the material and allow for more in-depth exploration of the subject matter. Their advice for prospective students was to have a strong background in Physics and Math going into the course and to be prepared for long hours of study. The material is very challenging, but interesting, and the professor will curve grades.

Students praised this course for having a great instructor who explored interesting and challenging material. Perceived issues with the course included a belief by multiple students that the course at times moved very quickly through very challenging material. Suggestions for improvement included an impression by multiple students that the course would be better if there were fewer labs and the instructor instead provided additional examples in class or moved at a slower pace. Prospective students should know that students found the course chal enging and that it was important to have a strong background in math such as calculus, differential equations and linear algebra.