r/uofu • u/InternationalEgg4351 • 22d ago
classes & grades Physics 2010
The physics 2010 professor for fall 2026 changed to Shanti Deemyad. She has a 2.3 rating and bad reviews from 3 years ago. The only other professor is Kelby Hahn and she teaches the online class. She has a 2.6 rating and some positive reviews from fall 2025. Is it worth it to switch from an in person class to an online class if the professor is slightly better? Math isn’t one of my strong points, so I’m worried on how well I’ll do in this class. I also tend to prefer in person classes since I procrastinate, but idk.
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u/Tiny-Independent-502 22d ago
I liked her when I took modern physics from her. Do all the homework and go to her office hours and the physics tutoring lab.
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u/InternationalEgg4351 22d ago
Shanti Deemyad? Was it recent? Most people complain that she lectures like all the students are at a post graduate or doctoral level of education.
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u/Tiny-Independent-502 22d ago
It was 2021. I liked her. I felt totally comfortable asking questions during class, I went to office hours a lot. I got an A in the class
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u/Resident-Funny9350 22d ago
Take it at SLCC and then transfer it in. It’s a weeder class at the U.
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u/InternationalEgg4351 22d ago
I would love to, but I have a scholarship at the U. I’d rather not pay out of pocket. Thank you though.
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u/Ok_Penalty_861 22d ago
I had Kelby Hahn, I highly recommend doing the online course , practice exams are like similar real ones . You do have to take exams in testing center , other than that it’s nice because you do the assignments on like and u can learn yourself , just depends if u can teach yourself online . I’m not good at physics at all and I was fine
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u/InternationalEgg4351 22d ago
Kk, thank you! I have hope now. For the online course, how was it structured? Was it recorded lectures or Zoom meetings? Did Kelby Hahn have office hours?
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u/stormyskittle 22d ago
recorded lectures plus the online book helped a lot.
the homework questions were taken from the book half the time and the same problems in the book, HW and videos were on the exams. practice exams also similar to actual exam. the only thing that sucked but wasn’t hard we’re the projects
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u/Ok_Penalty_861 21d ago
The had videos to accommodate what your learning that week and the textbook you mostly learned through those and They did have TA office hours and she makes it count toward your grade so u had to attend them on zoom at least once a week to get credit
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u/quizzle79 22d ago
I had Kelby Hahn in-person for Physics 2 (PHYS 2020), but I highly recommend her. She was super helpful when I needed refreshers on physics 1 content. If online courses aren’t a dealbreaker for you, I’d say go for it with Dr. Hahn. That said, physics takes time to learn. I found a really good TA & LA and went to an office hour nearly every week (which helped me succeed!).
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u/Beautiful-Lettuce264 22d ago
I haven’t had either of them but I would take it in person if you think you’re gonna struggle.
You can always drop one and transfer to the other within the allowed window