Hauser is like if Corbin received love as a child. That is to say, he’s crazy about physics and a little unhinged (likes fire and explosions) but very sweet and charming. His tests are fair, most of the questions are taken from homework or lecture examples, and he genuinely wants his students to do well. One downside is his lectures are a little theoretical, and he mostly derives equations and sometimes gets confused when people ask questions. If you can get Rayner as your TA do so, he is the goat. Plan to attend lecture in person also, he has cool demonstrations that aren’t captured on the bruincast.

Nice person. His teaching was also pretty good. His final was really tough though. There was a lot of self learning needed since 2 lectures a week wouldnt suffice, which I really disliked. If you dont know physics from high school/forgot 1A, you should probably brush up on it

as with any class/professor combo in the physics 1a-c series (in my opinion) your grade in this class will come down to how many problems you have done. but it's not too difficult to get an a in this class as long as you do well on the (very easy) first/second midterms. you can generally skip lectures, but there was one mc question from the first midterm which referenced a specific analogy given in lecture.

Very clear and helpful! Best physics professor ever!!!

Honestly, the only bad thing really about this class was mastering physics I hate that shit. There were 4 midterms, which was silly but they were manageable. Tests are worth a lot, so don't be silly like me and pay attention to all of them if you can.

Professor Hauser is organized, patient, and down to earth. His lectures are recorded via Bruincast, but I recommend attending them in person because he tends to have demonstrations that are cool to see in person. He teaches the 1B material in an understandable manner and asks his students for ways to improve his teaching. His grading policy is extremely fair and generous, and he adjusted the scores of an exam when the average was too low. Homework is Mastering Physics assigned every week, and the questions are very doable. Practice exams were provided, and the TAs were great. Exam questions are fair and revolve around topics discussed in lecture or resemble homework questions. We had four midterms every 2-3 weeks that only covered material in that period, and the final was cumulative. I have nothing but respect for Professor Hauser, and I would 100% take physics with him again.

I'm honestly shocked that Hauser has such good reviews. In my opinion, the main reason why Hauser has such glowing reviews is because the UCLA physics department is so awful even by UCLA standards (looking at you Gabriel Freiman) that in turn Hauser seems like a competent professor, when he's still pretty bad.

Lectures weren't really that useful. Sure, the demos that everyone is mentioning are pretty cool to watch, but in practice they don't really help much with actually understanding the material and just waste time. Hauser rarely covers the conceptual parts of physics and usually just writes down the formulas and some of their derivations, without going through any examples, which was a significant issue with the exams. Also worth noting that he writes everything down on chalkboard with no slides.

There are FOUR exams and a final, totaling for a whooping 80% of the grade. This is an absurd amount of work for a single quarter. To add on to that, the four exams are worth only 40 points, with 10 points going towards mcq (2 points each) covering the conceptual parts of physics. This means it's incredibly easy to lose points on the exam and bring down your grade significantly. These four exams and the final caused insane amounts of stress and made the class feel incredibly rushed.

I should mention that Hauser increased minimum grades this quarter. An A- and B- require 90% and 80%, which is pretty typical, but contrasts previous reviews. A B+ requires an 88%, not 87%.

If there's one good thing I'll say about the class, it's the TA Rayner Sutardja. He was easily one of the best TAs I've ever had, and his discussion sections were one of the rare discussions actually worth going to.

Tl;Dr: Hauser is extremely overrated and is only helped by the fact that the UCLA physics department (and UCLA in general) is a complete joke.

Professor Hauser is an engaging lecturer and compassionate professor. He genuinely cares about the success of his students and goes above and beyond to support them. He holds extra office hours before exams, posts practice exams and solutions, and adjusts test averages when they are unsatisfactory. His lectures often include interesting demonstrations that aided my understanding of the material.

This class was difficult, but the grading breakdown made it more manageable than previous physics classes I've taken. We had four non-cumulative midterms, which I actually appreciated because it allowed us to focus on small chunks of the material rather than being tested on all of it at once. I felt supported in preparing for these exams because of the strength of Professor Hauser's teaching team; before each midterm, the TAs and LAs hosted review sessions to cover problems that were often similar to the exam problems. The textbook was also helpful in filling in gaps/covering concepts that were not discussed in lecture.

Overall, I recommend Professor Hauser and would definitely take physics with him again!