Professor
David Bauer
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Most Helpful Review
Summer 2025 - I took Physics 5A with Bauer this summer and he was a really great professor! He is an incredibly clear lecturer and his tests are challenging but manageable if you complete all of the posted practice exams and problem banks. The practice problems he give you are really cool and make you think, and his class made physics feel super interesting. I know a lot of people say he is passive aggressive but honestly i have only seen him be mildly passive aggressive when people ask him questions that indicate that they haven't gone to lecture or tried to learn concepts independently before coming to office hours. In my experience he was always very kind and helpful when I came to office hours. The lab component of this class is very easy, the discussion portion is graded on completion and is super helpful to go to since the problems on discussion worksheets are often kind of similar to those on exams.
Summer 2025 - I took Physics 5A with Bauer this summer and he was a really great professor! He is an incredibly clear lecturer and his tests are challenging but manageable if you complete all of the posted practice exams and problem banks. The practice problems he give you are really cool and make you think, and his class made physics feel super interesting. I know a lot of people say he is passive aggressive but honestly i have only seen him be mildly passive aggressive when people ask him questions that indicate that they haven't gone to lecture or tried to learn concepts independently before coming to office hours. In my experience he was always very kind and helpful when I came to office hours. The lab component of this class is very easy, the discussion portion is graded on completion and is super helpful to go to since the problems on discussion worksheets are often kind of similar to those on exams.
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