Reviews of professor Philipp Roser

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very poor teacher. He teaches assuming the student has had some physics before, leaving those of us who haven't lost and confused. His lectures are unorganized and often off topic. Test questions are completely different than what you'll see in the book or mastering. He is nice and does want you to do well, just comes off as belittling and rude.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Philipp is a great, caring, and sometimes funny guy, but thats pretty much where the positives end. The class grade is split into 3 assignments, 2 midterms and a final. His lectures are nonexistant, instead he hands out worksheets and expects you to figure it out and only spends a few minutes going over questions. If you have to take him READ!!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Roser was super funny and vey passionate about Physics. He had a lot of in class examples and would work through problems with the class. If you aren't understanding he will make sure to help you out. If you read the chapters, you don't necessarily have to go to class but it definitely helps.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Genuinely great guy, I enjoyed his lectures a ton, they feel very well paced and don't go too fast, but cover a lot of material. His paper homework sets were a lot more rewarding than any of the monotonous junk we would've done online. He has us start them in class and helps foster collaboration between students before we take them home.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Roser was amazing! He's funny, and works through book problems in class. The exams were easy if you did the homework and followed along during lecture.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Taken during COVID online. There's a lot of material to cover in Phys 163, but Philipp makes it doable. His lectures were really in-depth, but he is clear about what information will be on the exams. There were two exams, the lab, homework, and some participation based concept checks. The exams were rough so make sure you put aside time to study.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's really enthusiastic about the subject but doesn't teach a very balanced class. He doesn't use slides so if you miss a class day you better have someone to get notes from or be ok relying on the book. You also have to pay extra for the homework system. Plus, the course is graded on 2 midterms and the final, hw replacing the worst score if helps

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Absolutely adored Philipp! Not only does he make the subject of physics FASCINATING (despite being terrified to take this class!) he also is really passionate in helping students learn & understand the material. He's aware it's a tough class but I highly recommend attending the synchronous zoom sessions bc he def includes some crucial hints!