Giridhar Nandikotkur

School: University of Maryland
Department: Physics
Location: College Park, MD
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Pros: Very nice guy.
Decent job explaining stuff.
Cons: Accent is so hard to understand.
Sorta disorganized.
Unnecessary Jokes.
He's a really nice guy.
He asks us to call him "Giri".
He does a decent job explaining stuff with models/kits.
That being said, he's quite disorganized.
He's quite difficult to understand often times.
Also, he makes jokes with straight face, in which i didn't find quite funny (yet, good distraction/break from the long lecture).
Clickers are almost a bonus. Attend the lecture and do all of them.
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Pros: Amazing teacher, he definitely knows his stuff. He can go through topics and explain everything that you need to know. He will show how to get each equation and helps set up (but not finish) hw problems in class that often show up on exams.
Cons: Very long class (I had a discussion before the lecture, and then the lecture was 2hrs long on Mondays). Also he does clicker questions. His exams are fairly hard, and I usually never have enough time for them.
Great teacher, probably one of the best physics one. Even though it is general physics, he taught it well and made it challenging, but sometimes I dont need that because I am also taking 18 credits this semester. OH WELL.
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Pros: Awesome Teacher and really funny. He drops alot of stuff, including one exam, 2 out of 6 quizzes and a few homeworks. Genuinely wants students to learn and gives alot to help your grade other than just exams.
Cons: Lecture can get kind of boring, but that's obvious with any physics class.
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Pros: he drops one test so it's ok if you do bad on one
Cons: he is a little hard to understand
he gives quizzes in discussion and makes the TA take attendance each week
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Pros: He treats his students like peers. He tells stories during class; makes the class interesting.
Cons: His exams were very hard.
Maryland has terrible physics professors. Giri is one of the better ones.
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Pros: explained everything clearly
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Not very good at conveying the ideas in class. A lot of homework from both the textbook and masteringphysics. To do well in this class you have to either be good at physics or hope you get a good TA.
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Pros: best teacher ever
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Pros: Funny
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Pros: very simple explanations
Cons: easily distracted and doesnt get through material for common final
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Pros: Giri knows his stuff, he is good at explaining, belabors the point, will help you out a lot at office hours, curves the class and is fairly nice when it comes to final grades (gives a lot of A's)
Cons: his teaching style is not good if you like to take neat notes, he is all over the place and tells a lot of random stories that waste time
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Pros: Great teacher, funny, and enjoys teaching the subject.
Cons: None really. A lot of HW

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