Professor Schriver is the best professor you can take Physics 6A with in my opinion. He is very clear in what he wants us to know for his exams, and reading the textbook is not necessary (although you can read it for clarification, I guess). The MasteringPhysics problems are a good representation of the actual exam questions. I would love to take another class with Schriver again!

I created an account to post this review. Professor Schriver is hands down the most caring and understanding professor I have EVER encountered. His lectures consist of practice problems from the book, and his tests are based off the same types of problems he does in class. He prepares you above and beyond for the tests. From the class problems worked out, to the homework problems, Professor Schriver makes you feel ready for the tests without having to cram for them.

There are two midterms and a final that's 45%. I got a C on the first midterm, a B on the second midterm, and an A on the final. I ended the class with an A. (I have never had any previous exposure to physics---like NONE) No one really knows how this angel of a person curves his class but no complaints here. He is willing to hear you out on your mistakes on your test and if you feel they are unfair he will consider a regrade.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND TAKING 6A WITH SCHRIVER.

Schriver is the best professor you can have for the physics series at UCLA. His teaching style is very straightforward, and he has no trick questions on his exams. He seems to be very knowledgeable on the subject of physics, but he teaches the very basics of every chapter for Physics 6C, which makes the students' lives a lot easier when it comes to studying for his exams. His midterm averages are around 80-85%, so you can easily see how manageable this class is. Just trust in Schriver, do the practice midterm problems he provides before every exam, and know the basic concepts of each chapter to succeed in his classes!

Dr. Schriver is hands down the BEST physics professor at UCLA. He made this class SO manageable, and I thank him so much. He never had us do any unit conversions OR memorize any equations. He gave us an equation sheet of every equation we needed! We also NEVER had to derive any equations. It was simply plug and chug for most questions. Despite this, I still learned a lot about physics! He taught us all about the basics of Physics 6C, which is how it should be because this class is for life science majors, not engineers. Not many of the 6 series physics professors understand this and make you do crazy derivations or unit conversions. NOT HELPFUL. Literally WAIT to take Schriver. I waited a whole year to take him, and boy did it pay off. Thank you, Dr. Schriver.

One of the best professors I have had at UCLA. I strongly recommend you take physics with him.

Nearly always do most life science students not care much about learning physics. However, Schriver is SO clear in his lectures when he teaches concepts and does practice problems that I actually liked the physics 6c concepts. Mastering physics is straight from the textbook and it wasn't too hard overall. Discussion isn't mandatory but I still went anyways because I thought it was better than nothing. Furthermore, I think the labs were a little harder than the 6b labs but if you don't understand something, just keep pestering your TA until you get the right answer. The average for the first midterm was 77 and I think it was because the first question on electromagnetic waves had about double the parts of his normal test so most people barely finished or didn't finish at all. The second midterm average was 81 I think people for the most part finished this time. For the final, I had a 3 hour final right before this final so I was half dead to say the least. And yet, since he gives you an equation sheet for both midterms and final so that you don't have to derive or memorize any equations, me being half-dead, I just listed every number he gave in the question and just looked at which equation I needed and plugged and chugged to get the right answer. All in all, the final was as fair as both midterms difficulty wise. In addition, he took out four big concepts that we didn't have to know for the final. Certainly, to do well in his class: study his past midterms in the test bank since they are painfully similar to his actual tests->study the mastering physics->study his questions he does in class and in the review session and you should be able to get a good grade. Also, I went to his office hours and he is REALLY FRIENDLY and willingly to answer any problem you don't understand. I highly recommend him for the physics 5 series!!!

I waited 2 years to take Schriver for Physics 6C and it was definitely worth the wait. I only to went class during the first week and was able to pull off an A by just doing the Mastering Physics problems and some old exams from the test bank. His final exam was a bit harder than I expected albeit I miraculously pulled off a 93 on it. Additionally, Schriver does curve as I ended with a 92 percent (raw A-) overall in the course which was curved to a solid A. Overall, 10/10 would take again.

Professor Schriver was my favorite physics professor by far. He was so clear and concise with what material he taught. He did not go off on tangents or go off the main topics/concepts and I actually enjoyed going to lecture. Some people can get by fine without going to lecture but its only 50 minutes long so I don't see why you wouldn't attend. If you do the homework assigned every week and understand it, you should do fine on the exams. Get your hands on his previous exams and itll help a ton. Schriver doesn't pull any tricks and he normally is pretty clear with what topics will be on the exam and what he won't test on. Cannot express how thankful I was to take his class and actually understand the content that was being taught. 10/10 would always recommend to take Schriver!

Professor Shriver is an excellent professor who genuinely cares about the well-beings of his students. Going to his office hours, I saw multiple "Teacher of the Year" awards hanging on the side of his wall. The difficulty of this course is somewhere between 6A and 6B. In order to do well on Shriver's exams, all you need to do is get a copy of his previous practice midterms and memorize how to do the questions (for most problems, he has the same questions, switched up the numbers). And I mean multiple exam copies, not just one (I had around 5 different past midterms). Review the harder HW problems too. His lectures are a bit dry, but the good news is that there's no proofs you need to know, and he clearly points out what you should focus on.

The average for the first midterm was a 77/100, the second was a 84/100, and I am not sure about the final. Professor Shriver said he curves the class in such a way that the students on the lower end of the spectrum will receive a higher grade; I received a 75/100 on midterm 1, 94/100 on midterm 2, and 177/200 on the final and I was able to pull an A-. The lab and mastering physics is the same old stuff from 6A and 6B. Definitely would recommend Shriver. He isn't as godly as everyone here makes him to be, but he's pretty damn good.

(P.S. if you go to his office hours and ask him to look over your test, you might be lucky and get a few points back :D)

Took 5C with him, very easy. Get some old exams for the class from the test bank and review them. Do homework problems, go to lecture, and pay attention. Discussion isnt mandatory, I didnt go though if you feel you need extra help definitely go.

Honestly, if you understand the equations and concepts covered in class, you will do fine. Exams are mainly number based so if you know what formula goes with what types of problems, you will do alright. Just know the concepts since they will help you reach some of his trickier problems, which arent too bad. He gives a formula sheet with everything you need too. You could ace the class without studying if you do the homework and pay attention in lecture.

Definitely recommend him. He made physics way less daunting.