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Sungar, Nilgun

Cumulative GPA: 2.85/4.00 with 36 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 2.94
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 2.62

Physics Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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PHYS 211 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 11:11 pm, Mar 27, 2012 Report Evaluation		I imagine she was one of the best teachers possible for 211, but she spends about half the class time deriving...and deriving...and deriving. If that helps you great. if it doesn't, sucks to be you. Hard midterm. If you can do the HW, you can do the quizes. For some reason she curved the final down so that a B- was a C+ and so on. This was especially frustrating when she told us we would receive the grade on the final, as a final grade IF it would helped us. She was helpful in office hours.

PHYS 211 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 4:10 pm, Mar 8, 2012 Report Evaluation		Dr Sungar is a good teacher for this course. There are quizzes every week which is based on the homework and what she has gone over in class. There is also 1 midterm and the final. The midterm is on what she teaches you and what's on the homework. and it is pretty straightforward. Overall, she is a little too strict on grading especially for the midterm, but what teacher isn't.

PHYS 123 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 9:48 pm, May 3, 2011 Report Evaluation		Quizzes every Friday which are either from example questions in class or homework problems she assigns. 1 Midterm which is exactly on what she teaches you.. no tricks! Her accent is entertaining in class and she is an extremely nice lady! Take her for physics if you have the option

PHYS 123 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 9:16 pm, Mar 21, 2011 Report Evaluation		Her experience in teaching the class shows as she makes it easy to digest all the concepts you need to know for the quarter. She's also definitely one of the coolest and nicest teachers I've had at Poly so far. Very willing to help during office hours and makes class pretty fun. She's great at laying out what's important to know and she's not one of those teachers that seems to be out to get you. Take her if you have the chance! Also, if someone's cell phone goes off, she makes them brings cookies to class. Who doesn't like free cookies?!

PHYS 131 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 6:55 pm, Mar 29, 2010 Report Evaluation		I loved Dr. Sungar!! She is so nice and understands when you are having trouble. Her tests are straight forward and are not tricky. She has Friday quizes and doesn\'t collect hw, but if you don\'t do some of the practice hw problems you will do poorly on the quizes. She is very helpful in office hours and if you show that you care about doing well, she will consider your opinions on how things should be done. I went to office hours a lot and if I told her that I was really worried about understanding a concept in time for a quiz or test, she would either not include it on the test, or would make it easy. The only negative about her is her accent, but after a couple weeks you get used to it.

PHYS 131 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 10:34 pm, Mar 28, 2010 Report Evaluation		Sungar is straightforward and doesnt pull out any trick questions when it comes to quizzes and midterms. She is able to help out whenever a student has a problem and she presents material clearly.

PHYS 132 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 5:22 pm, Jun 17, 2008 Report Evaluation		Nilgun Sungar is an excellent professor. She covers the material very well and is amazingly helpful during office hours. I'm surprised that she only received a rating of 2.67. It really should be higher. She doesn't pull any trick questions, and most of her test problems are straight and to the point. Take her if you get the chance!



PHYS 121 Senior Grade Earned: A Elective 7:16 pm, Nov 7, 2007 Report Evaluation		I think that prof. Sungar is an excellent teacher and presents the materials superbly! This has been the best class that I have taken so far and if you can, TAKE THIS CLASS!!!

PHYS 122 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 10:30 am, May 16, 2006 Report Evaluation		sungar is a very kind lady who is very helpful during office hours. she gives quizes once a week which are pretty easy. the tests are not too bad, you just have to make sure you understand the concepts. if you do bad on the midterms, you can get an A in the class still if you get an A on the final. she is a fair grader and makes this class as pleasant as possible.

PHYS 122 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 12:05 pm, Mar 28, 2006 Report Evaluation		Good teacher. Easy class. Homework isn't collected which is nice, and the midterms were really really easy, basically just problems from the homework, or even example problems she did on the board. Watch out for the final though; it was tough. I spent the entire three hours on it and was afraid I was going to get a "B" in the class when I finally finished. Other than that though, I would recommend taking this teacher.

PHYS 122 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:22 pm, Mar 27, 2006 Report Evaluation		Took me a week to get used to the accent, pretty good teacher though. I underestimated the final and ended up getting a "B" in the class, but it's not too hard.

PHYS 122 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 3:49 pm, Mar 22, 2006 Report Evaluation		good teacher. hard lab grader kind of but not really. presents the material well and is real laid back. try to get her!

PHYS 211 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 12:26 pm, Jan 5, 2006 Report Evaluation		Prof Sungar seems to have taught this course quite a few times, and it shows. The class is terrible boring since she herself is bored with the material. She goes through the motions without really adding new insight to the material. Sadly, some of her comments about quantum mechanics were wrong; watch out! Trust the textbook not what she says on class.The class is easy since the tests are homework problems or problems solved during class.



PHYS 211 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:25 am, Dec 29, 2005 Report Evaluation		Sungar really knows her stuff and does a good job of presenting the material. Her tests were difficult, but not impossible. She collected 3-5 hw problems just about every week with a quiz just about every friday. I would take her again for sure, but thankfully I'm finally done with physics!

PHYS 121 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 12:08 am, Nov 4, 2005 Report Evaluation		She makes easy problems way more complicated than they really are. Everytime you ask her a question she will accuse you of not doing the homework or reading the book. The grading is fair and the homework is very reasonable, but I found her extremely unlikable.

PHYS 121 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 9:21 am, May 9, 2005 Report Evaluation		Professor Sungar is a great professor. Her lecture is very straightforward and all her quizzes and midterms come straight from the homework. I have no idea where these complaints about her come from. Americans like to base their own incapability to work on teachers simply because they are foreign. If you really think you didn't do well in the class because she has an accent maybe you should do the reading she assigns and get some culture. 121 is elementary physics-a freshman in high school could do this kind of stuff-it's pure logic. (and I'm an ag major so i'm not a math genius or anything) Sungar oversimplifies it in case you cannot grasp the concept- she wants everyone to do well and she will put as much effort into it as you do.

PHYS 121 Junior Grade Earned: B Elective 7:27 pm, Mar 10, 2005 Report Evaluation		She is very hard to follow during lectures. At first she gives you tons of sample problems which she says are like her quizzes... not at all. Honestly I learned more from the book then what she lectured. She also has favorites and if you are not one... dont expect extra help from her. Unless you like to kiss butt you are better off taking someone else. And she is so picky on her quizzes and tests... even if you make a small calculation error you miss so many points.

PHYS 122 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 3:55 am, Dec 5, 2004 Report Evaluation		Sungar tends to present the information unclearly, jumping around the chapters and sections, causing tons of confusion. And don't bother asking questions, she will just confuse you more and most often doesn't even relate her answer to what you were asking, going off on another fun filled tangent. She also speeds through each section, her main goal is to throw tons info onto the board in time for the lab. Her grading is equally rediculous. Her midterms are only out of 40 points (4 questions) so if you miss a couple points from each question, you've got yourself a C (And trust me, everyone misses more than a couple of points because her grading is harsh). Overall, her teaching skills are far below average one could say; she presents herself as if she hates her job and all the students she comes across. Also, she speaks very loud at this horrific pitch that you can hear clearly at the opposide side of the building, not pleasant to sit through 3 days out of the week. Basically, I learned more reading from the book than sitting through her misguiding lectures.

PHYS 132 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 12:00 am, Jun 24, 2003 Report Evaluation		Professor Sungar is a very fair teacher. She presents the material very well and is very knowledgable. If you like a physics class without alot of tests, but more quizes and homework, then you'll like Sungar. As long as you do the 4-6 homework problems for the week, you'll do fine on the quizes. And the curve on the test brings everyone's grade up quite a bit.



PHYS 121 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 10:19 pm, Feb 5, 2003 Report Evaluation		I'm in the middle of 121 this quarter and I'm not impressed with Prof. Sungar. We don't go over the homework and the lecture problems are hard to follow. I learn everything from the book and the homework help she puts online. She just doesn't clairfy the concepts clearly or review them to make sure we have a clear understanding.

PHYS 131 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 11:19 pm, Jan 15, 2003 Report Evaluation		Sungar is a fair professor. She is very understanding and patient if you are having trouble in the class. She's extremely helpful during office hours so if you are having trouble you shoudl definitely go. She has 1 midterm and quizzes every week the questions were very similar to the hw problems so doing your hw is key. Overall she did a good job of teaching the subject i'd take her for another physics course

PHYS 131 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 5:34 pm, Jan 10, 2003 Report Evaluation		She knows physics and is super nice. I was waiting to see my prof for this quarter and she offered to answer my questions because he wasn't there. If you're having trouble in class, go to office hours, cos she is the best there. The tests aren't bad, they are usually pretty similar to her examples in lectures (which she actually does) and the simpler of the homework problems, and she doesn't make you memorize formulas. She doesn't collect homework, but she gives weekly quizzes that are taken straight from the homework, so do it. I've heard people rip on her for not giving partial credit, but they're dumb and are probably just mad because they didn't do well; she is really fair. I'd take her now but she's not doing 132 this quarter.

PHYS 132 Freshman Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 2:22 pm, Jan 7, 2003 Report Evaluation		This woman has an incredible mind. She is smart and knows her subject well. She presents all of the information with painstaking detail, which could be considered good or bad depending on your point of view. She does not grade on pure points. There is no curve, but she looks for improvement. If you flunked the midterm, like me (I am really bad at physics, always have been), but you got a B on the final, like me, she will give you a passing grade. There are quizzes every week but she doesn't collect the homework, so do not fall behind!! All in all, she is great. As a sidenote: if you don't understand English well, be wary of her accent. She speaks it well and you get used to it fast, but it could be hard to understand if you don't understand English well to begin with. However, she has no problems with any questions you may have, including all of the "dumb" ones. She cares about your learning, so if you do as well, then she will be a great prof for you.

PHYS 131 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 11:45 am, Jan 1, 2003 Report Evaluation		Sungar is really great. Her lectures are very clear and indepth. She covers everything and there is no need to read your book. In fact, I would recomend not reading the book as it will confuse you, she presents the material much better. There is a quiz almost every week with problems straight from the homework (which by the way isn't collected), one midterm, and a final. The tests were fair. I would highly recomend her if you can get her.

PHYS 121 Senior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 9:20 pm, Dec 12, 2002 Report Evaluation		Professor Sungar is the worst. She barely speaks english and is not personable. I was always in her office asking for help and she was always rude and almost irritated with me. She also has a poor time relating beginning physics to people because she usually teaches higher level physics classes. Bad teacher, don't take her



PHYS 131 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 1:50 pm, Dec 5, 2002 Report Evaluation		Professor Sungar is great professor, although it takes a few days to get used to her accent but dont be worried about asking her to repeat something, she doesn't get offended. She always gave a lot information on what would be on the tests and was a fair grader. She also provides an equation sheet for each test. Dont miss lectures and you can get by with out the book.

PHYS 121 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 11:50 pm, Nov 19, 2002 Report Evaluation		Dr. Sungar would make an excellent kindergarten teacher, because she lectures in this high-pitched whiny voice that sounds like every sentence is a question. It's the driving force making her class unbearable. The other factors would be her condescending attitude toward those actually asking questions (or God forbid struggling), her inability to clearly answer those questions, and her tests which are not during class hours. Ours were usually on Thursday nights from 7-9 pm. This may be a Physics Department policy; I don't know I'm not a Physics major. Also, I took a combined lecture/lab...DON'T! It is an aweful format!

PHYS 405 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 9:24 pm, Jul 24, 2002 Report Evaluation		Dr. Sungar is by far one of the most cherished professors I have been able to learn from during my time at Poly. Her lecture style is clear, organized, and well-structured. It never ceases to amaze me just how much she cares for her students and how much she truly wants them to succeed, whether it is a lower division physics course or a course that only majors will take with a name like Quantum Mechanics. If one thing can be said about Dr. Sungar's courses it's that they are fair. There are no surprises in what she expects, learn the material and you will do well. If you are having trouble, she is excellent in office hours. Besides being a wonderful teacher, she has an adorable accent, which may make it hard for some students, but its pretty easy to get around. Take a course from her!

PHYS 211 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 7:04 am, Jul 17, 2002 Report Evaluation		Dr. Sungar definitely knows what she is talking about. She is a decent lecturer. Her tests are all written out problems and she gives you a nice equation sheet for everything. There aren't any surprises on the tests, and they are medium in difficulty. Homework is easy most of the time; she throws in a couple hard ones. This class is all about equations, since a real understanding of everything in the class would take longer than just one quarter. The only reason that I didn't like her was that shrill, high pitched voice of her's. When she talks normal in office hours, she is okay, but listening during lecture gave me a headache. Other than that, she is a pretty good professor.

PHYS 121 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 3:12 pm, Nov 28, 2001 Report Evaluation		Professor Sungar is an excellent lecturer. She explains material very clearly. I still have a little trouble with her weekly quizzes. For some reason I get low scores in her class, yet I understand all of the material. Sometimes two hours of her can be a little much. The TA's are great too. I like asking the TAs questions more than I like asking her because she has a way of making you feel bad for not knowing what is going on sometimes. I would recommend her as a teacher to anyone.

PHYS 121 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Elective 1:40 am, Nov 26, 2001 Report Evaluation		Do not take this teacher. She ripps into you if you make the slightest mistake and looks down apon you for the rest of the quarter, thats what happened to me. If you like getting belittled for the slightest reason, getting marked off more than others for the same mistakes, or yelled at in front of the class for no reason at all, then take a class of hers! Go to her all her lectures/labs, because they will be helpful in her weekly quizes.



PHYS 131 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 4:06 pm, Oct 22, 2001 Report Evaluation		Dr. Sungar is one of the best profs that the Physics department has. Her tests are not that hard if you do the homework and go to her lectures. She has a little accent but it is really easy to get used to. She actually shows you how to do the problems in class, unlike many other Physics profs who send in on your way with absolutely no clue how to do the problems. With this you can use the book as more of a supplement to the course, since it is so horribly written. She is also very good in office hours if have any problems and is very understanding. Her grading is 5% Lab, 10% Homework, 15% Weekly Quizes, 17% Lowest Midterm Score, 23% Highest Midterm Score, and 30% Final. She also curves the grades at he end of the quarter too. So, with all of this, I would recommend Dr. Sungar very highly.

PHYS 131 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation		She's a very nice lady with a delightful accent who cares about her students. Sometimes her examples on the board begin to look like huge jumbles of physics variables. I got a 5 on the AP Physics exam (darn records office won't give me credit), and even I can't follow her examples on basic 2d projectile motion sometimes. I haven't been to office hours yet though, so I'm just rating her on her lectures.

PHYS 131 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation		Sungar is an excellent teacher. Her homework is assigned at the beginning of the quarter and is collected weekly. Very important to do the problems like she demonstrated in class. On tests she is a stickler to show your work very thoroughly. Draw free body diagrams even if you feel you don

PHYS 132 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 2:14 pm, Mar 29, 2000 Report Evaluation		She presents the material thoroughly, although her examples can be hard to understand. If you read the book and understand the homework you should do fine. Beware she gives challenging exams, but thank god she curves.

PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:50 pm, Mar 1, 2000 Report Evaluation		I can't say that Dr. Sungar is one of the best teachers I've had, but she certainly isn't the worst. I took her for studio physics, which I don't recommend. You get easy credit by turning in homework and doing the workbook, but don't wait until the last minute to do so. Her tests reflect mainly what you've covered, but don't expect her lectures to really support anything. If you can put up with a Turkish accent and be willing to accpept that she is wrong the same amount of time as her students then go ahead and take her. She also is stubborn when it comes to grading tests. She doesn't clearly mark the value of a particular part of a problem, so even if you get 90% of the problem done right, that other 10% might count for the majority of the credit. If you're into doing busy work for 30% of your grade then here you go, if not choose another section and possibly another teacher.

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