The lecture portion of the class was decent. Weekly worksheets and only needing to complete 60-65% of the MasteringPhysics homework for full credit (rest was extra credit). Tophat was a waste of money though. We only used it for like 5 classes in total this quarter. Exams aren't too bad, but most of them are mostly rearranging equations and not plug and chug. Lab was a hassle. All of the labs required extra time outside of class to finish since they were all very long.

I took this class while it was online, and the extra credit he provides can honestly boost your grade by a whole letter. I do not know if he will offer this when it is back in person, so do not count on it. The tests were also 24 hours long, so do not count on that either. Otherwise, I thought Tung's lectures were some of the best online lectures I have had during the pandemic. He uses Youtube to stream them, so there is not as much interaction, but he has office hours if you need that. Personally, I did not go to office hours, but I have heard they were helpful for students. He is also really understanding, so if you have any concerns, just reach out to him. The labs online were pretty easy, so if it back in person, do not count on that. Discussion section was also useful, and I would recommend going. Mastering physics, the homework for this class, could be time consuming, but it was what he offered as extra credit along with participation in class through TopHat. The tests are not super difficult, but they could be more challenging if given in a shorter time constraint. Overall, I would recommend Tung for 5C.

Professor Tung was a very nice and funny person who gave very engaging lectures with examples ofen in the form of videos demonstrations he conducted. Professor Tung's lectures was more on the conceptual side which sometimes made calculation in homework, discussion worksheets, etc. a little trickier but still doable. The labs were pretty tedious in the beginning but I felt as if it eased up a bit towards the end; like other reviews stated, the labs often times felt like a seperate class since they took up a lot of time and didn't match up with the lecture content at times. Also, I wasn't a big fan of the worksheets since it also introduced topics that were barely introduced (sometimes literally introduced in lecture a few minutes prior to discussion). I'd strongly recommend this class since Professor Tung genuinely cares about students learning and is also pretty forgiving in terms of grades since he offers a lot of extra credit than can bump you up a grade level if you do most of it.

I recommend taking PHYSICS 5A with Dr. Tung. The class taught me a lot while being low stress (as every class should be). Dr. Tung’s lectures were very clear, organized, and well thought out. They were more like conceptual lectures though, so example problems in the lectures will not exactly mimic homework problems. The lectures were sort of like extended Khan Academy videos with some participation questions that were extra credit. Dr. Tung also has an extremely cool intro video that he plays at the beginning of every lecture which amazed me every time I watched it.

Homework was collected all at the end of the class. These problems mostly prepared me for tests. Some of the homework problems were difficult, so ask on Campuswire for help. Only 60% of homework is need to get full credit for the homework part of your grade. Anything else over that is extra credit.

Discussions were somewhat useful. We worked on worksheets in groups and the TA’s went over the solutions at the end of class, which cleared things up. However, this might be the case just for the session I took.

Labs were tedious, but doable. They took a long time as we had to set up and record our own videos to analyze. The labs were also extremely independent, so no one really talked to their group members during lab. My TA wasn’t that helpful, but the lab manuals had enough instruction for me to figure out most stuff on my own.

The four midterms we had were similar to homework. Each midterm was 15% each and there was no final. There were only about 15 questions on each test, so one question was 1% of your grade. That can seem intimidating, but there was a lot of extra credit in the class. We were also given 24 hours to complete it and we could use the whole 24 hours if needed, meaning there wasn’t any time limit within the 24 hours.

Dr. Tung is an excellent professor who really cares about his students. He explains concepts very easily and always addresses questions throughly. His homework policy is very generous as its not due till the end of the quarter and if you do more than 65% you can receive Extra Credit. Exams were definitely fair overall. The multiple choice portion was pretty straightforward but the free response was definitely more difficult. It was still very doable for a 24 hr exam. I highly recommend Shardul if he is a Lab TA for 5A because he made labs really enjoyable. I highly recommend Dr. Tung for any physics class.

Tung is a great professor! He speaks in a manner that is very straight-forward and clear. He's able to break down concepts well and gives relevant examples. He cares very much about the students, his tests are fair and similar to the homework and in-class questions. He gives us review sessions before the midterms, which are exactly like the tests. You just need to do the homework and go to his review sessions in order to do well on the class.

I'm retaking this class with a different professor right now because I was unable to finish the first time due to personal issues. I'm coming back to say that, after taking this class with a different prof (Rombes), I think that the way Tung teaches makes the course a lot harder than it needs to be. His lectures were engaging for the most part, and he was good at explaining things clearly, but I think he tried to teach concepts in a way that was too in-depth for an intro physics course. There are a lot of things in my old notes from this course that haven't even been mentioned in the one I'm taking now because they're not necessary to understand the curriculum.

If you like physics and want a deep, integrated understanding of the different concepts in 5A, then this might be the professor for you. Otherwise, I found that other profs like Rombes make their courses a little more beginner friendly.

Great dude. So worth taking

Made an account just to absolutely review bomb this guy. Professor Tung is something else, don't let the kiss ass reviews convince you. Honestly the most selfish and unprofessional professor you can meet (I'm not exaggerating). First of all, Fall 25 was the famous quarter that Tung abandoned our class after WEEK 3. I get it, he got sick week 3, and told at the beginning of the quarter he would be out because his wife was getting surgery (which ended up not happening). But, that just raises the question (for me at least) as to why he didn't just skip teaching this quarter if he knew he was going to be out for 7 out of the 10 weeks. His first test wasn't that bad, second test was a bit diabolical, and the final was just wack. His MCQ questions are also very conceptual so you have to do the kudu and know the concepts in which he doesn't teach (especially for the final). Another thing, if you don't pay for bruin one, the kudu is 50 BUCKS.

Anyways, enough ranting, lets get to lectures and discussion. James, our TA (who sadly isn't one anymore) was a godsend. Him and the other TA single handedly saved you from this course because of the discussion questions and review questions. They were pretty on par with the exam, so know how to do them if you have TAs that post questions. The kudu wasn't much help except for the MCQ questions. If you can find past tests, they will quite literally save you. Lectures were a bust, he spends basically an hour and 15 ranting nonstop about random conceptual stuff you don't need to know, and then does ONE question for the entire lecture. I will say, he does teach you how to derive the formulas for certain situations which was helpful (hint hint it will likely be an exam type question). We even had one lecture that was purely an AI roleplay (the infamous Indiana Jones. Thats Tung's best friend). The best way to explain the type of guy he is would be this; He has a big ego and tries to be the cool flashy physics professor, but is absolutely dogshit at teaching.

I think the worst thing about fall 25 was that he would not answer any emails, even from the TAs. His emails that were AI generated (he left a prompt/answer from the AI at the top of the email and tried to play it off as a mistake/extra note) were really unhelpful and had a billion mistakes. He would take a really long time to fix it. Also, it's pretty obvious that his FRQs on the exam are generated by AI (if you haven't gotten it yet, he really likes AI). The TAs also seemed a little frustrated because he would send them the exam last minute, and again, WOULD NOT ANSWER ANY EMAILS. The video's that he posted to fulfill the lectures he would obviously be missing due to his absence weren't even relevant to 5A, THEY WERE 1A/1C LECTURE VIDEOS. Not only that, he would post the same links for two weeks, so we basically learned nothing during that time. This was a bit funny as he sent an email saying he "fixed the links", but posted the exact same links that he supposedly changed.

TAKE BAUER, he gives you more practice and there were higher averages for their class (my friends took the class). Overall, I'm a D1 Tung hater, the physics department did nothing about the complaints that students sent, and a lot of people suffered because of this guy. If you have a good physics background and know the basics about incline problems, friction, 2D kinematics, rotational stuff, some inertia problems and mechanical energy, then you'll be fine. For people who don't know a thing about the topics I just said, avoid this guy like the plague (unless you have confidence in your self studying skills).

It was an absolute honor to take Physics 1A with Dr. Tung! I was very scared about taking this class beforehand as I had never taken a Physics course in high school before, but his clear explanations and demonstrations really made physics intuitive for me. His midterms weren't a walk in the park, but they were very doable given the 24 hours he gave. Some tips: I strongly recommend going over class examples before the midterms and exams and making sure you understand every step. Also, the homework and worksheets he assigns are often much harder than his exams, so it's more useful to focus on Tung's lectures to study.