Reviews of professor Leandra Goldflam

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Goldflam was one of the best young professors I have ever had. This course wasn't easy for me. I also had a full time job. But I did well in this course because of her. Her lectures/grading criteria were clear. She was always available outside of class to help. She genuinely cared about her students. UNM needs more young professors like her.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Goldflam was probably the best professor I have ever had. She holds regular office hours, is super kind when answering questions, offers extra credit and allows test corrections. This class is challenging because the tests are somewhat hard and you must study and do all the homework in order to do well.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I started in PHYS1310, but went into the parachute course because the hw and tests were insane. You only had 30 mins to take the test in which wasn't enough time. So much homework and lectures weren't helpful. Parachute class was easier and slower which made sure my GPA didn't drop. Will be taking a different professor for PHYS1310 this coming fall

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Written Homework: Not very many examples to help solidify learning Mastering Physics: A joke to the internet as a horrible learning tool Short Research Essays: Easy buffer for grade PreClass: Incentive to read book Exams: Are tough No outside help, professor will not accept other forms of explaining unless it's her own It's her way or a bad grade!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I say this as someone who took Dr. Goldflam for PHYS 1230 and 1240-- DO NOT TAKE HER!!! This semester, she became paranoid about cheating, so she shortened the time on exams for each question to FOUR minutes for questions that are significantly harder than a normal physics 2 class. She does care if students pass-- in fact, she wants to prevent it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This is my first time ever writing about a professor on here. I am usually an A student but Goldflam's tests and homework are absurd! You would have 30 minutes to do 5 questions and 40 minutes to do 7 questions with parts. If you can have another teacher I would recommend it. She's not bad with explaining the subject but the tests are life ending

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A hard class no doubt but lots of extra credit offered. with almost 6% of the final grade being extra credit it is not too challenging to earn at least an A-. She is very good at breaking mathematical concepts into layman's terms.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Terrible teacher. Better be good at teaching yourself physics good enough to pass 300 level tests too. TA is better than teacher by far. Shout-out to Beirendra!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
PHYC-160 and 161 with Goldflam will give you a taste of hard work. This class is for those who know how to study and put in effort; don't expect an easy A. If you do all the work, and actually READ the pre-classes, getting a high grade in this class is extremely possible. All the hard work does pay off, all the concepts covered have stuck with me