Reviews of professor Andrea Young

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof. Young is a great lecturer. He really knows how to get his points across. If you pay attention, read the textbook, and complete the homework you will do fine. He rarely fails students. His exams are as hard as everyone says (expect 40-50% averages), but the curves are very generous in the end.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the best lecturers I've had so far. Very knowledgable and can answer any question thoroughly. Homeworks are hard and so are the tests, but he helps you learn the material very well. Quantum is always going to be difficult but he makes the ride enjoyable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Young's homework generally looks like this: two or three past exam problems (quite difficult) and about ten problems from the textbook (too easy). Exam problems will be impossible if you do not truly understand the material, but if you have really thought through every point in the lecture, they will become doable. Test average is about 50-60%.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Don't get me wrong, Dr. Young is a genius and you will enjoy the lectures. They are interesting and very informational. But this class is extremely difficult, the pacing is very off and the workload is very heavy. But the main drawback from this class are the: not helpful at all and are extremely tough graders – will not give partial credit.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Good enough lecturer. Very good lecture notes, and tough exams. Attendance not required; I went to lecture a grand total of 4 times during the quarter, but was still able to keep up due to the good lecture notes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Young is an incredible lecturer and gives creative, challenging, and enjoyable homework problems that test your understanding of the subject and occasionally explore more advanced topics in the field (e.g. coherent states in quantum optics). His exams are notoriously hard; do lots of practice problems and be efficient come test day.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Youngs homework wont help al all. There are no good textbooks either. The exams end up being extremely difficult for the depth of knowledge taught in class. If you have to take it, I recommend read some upper division or grad level thermodynamics books.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I've always heard he is one of the toughest physics profs. But he is actually not so bad. The lectures are nice and the homework does help you a lot. Though his exams are difficult, it's always possible to get a nice grade once you really work on it. The negative point is that he made so many mistakes here and there on online exam questions.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He often goes is to derivations way above the math prep required for the class. The understanding and manipulation of those derivations are then on tests. He is, also, hard to access during OH, often late. The homework, also, lulls you into a false since of security. Makes sure to COMPLETLY understand his notes and textbook.