PHYS 2051 Introductory Physics Laboratory II

A laboratory course that provides an opportunity to perform experiments on topics in electricity and magnetism and physical optics. This lab is intended for students in PHYS2200-2201 or PHYS2100-2101.

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
2.95 / 5 · Good
1,196 responses
Instructor rating
3.76 / 5 · Very Good
1,196 responses
Terms evaluated
6
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026April Li3.34.34.14.24.44.23.94.74–6 hrs/week27 of 29
Spring 2026Cameron Grant3.74.24.44.44.44.44.24.61–3 hrs/week28 of 30
Spring 2026Cole Wolfram3.34.14.44.14.23.93.54.54–6 hrs/week26 of 30
Spring 2026Daniel O'leary3.54.54.84.54.54.64.24.91–3 hrs/week24 of 30
Spring 2026Jake Scally3.24.84.34.24.44.23.64.81–3 hrs/week24 of 29
Spring 2026Mohamed Al Begaowe2.73.73.93.84.34.03.94.54–6 hrs/week19 of 24
Spring 2026Xiang Cheng3.64.04.74.74.74.54.24.94–6 hrs/week27 of 31
Spring 2026Yashvardhan Jain3.03.43.83.94.13.93.74.84–6 hrs/week23 of 32
Spring 2025Daniel O'leary3.04.24.34.14.44.03.44.84–6 hrs/week28 of 32
Spring 2025Katherine Canavan3.34.84.34.34.24.24.04.84–6 hrs/week28 of 32
Spring 2025Logan Wall3.23.94.34.34.34.34.04.74–6 hrs/week29 of 32
Spring 2025Mingyang Guo2.94.34.34.14.33.83.54.74–6 hrs/week28 of 31
Spring 2025Qirui Ren2.83.04.34.04.34.03.44.74–6 hrs/week23 of 30
Spring 2025Sonny Rappaport3.24.74.14.04.34.03.74.84–6 hrs/week30 of 32
Spring 2025Tianxing Tang3.24.34.34.24.44.33.54.84–6 hrs/week26 of 32
Spring 2025Xiang Cheng3.43.64.34.54.54.43.94.84–6 hrs/week26 of 32
Spring 2025Xiaohan Yao2.83.14.54.04.13.93.64.94–6 hrs/week16 of 16
Spring 2025Xingzhi Wang2.21.63.53.44.33.33.04.84–6 hrs/week25 of 29
Spring 2024Christopher Candelora2.23.83.93.74.83.43.24.84–6 hrs/week13 of 16
Spring 2024Guan Lin Lin3.44.44.34.14.34.24.04.74–6 hrs/week26 of 32
Spring 2024Pablo Cuadros Romero3.03.93.73.84.03.83.44.54–6 hrs/week23 of 31
Spring 2024Siddharth Nandanwar3.14.74.34.34.34.34.04.84–6 hrs/week30 of 32
Spring 2024Thomas Barrett3.54.24.14.04.43.94.04.74–6 hrs/week26 of 31
Spring 2024Xinyi Zhao2.62.73.83.64.33.93.34.94–6 hrs/week29 of 32
Spring 2024Xuguo Zhou3.14.44.53.94.54.23.65.04–6 hrs/week28 of 31
Spring 2024Yifan Gu3.44.54.44.14.53.93.84.84–6 hrs/week25 of 30
Spring 2024Yihao Zhang2.83.74.23.94.13.73.24.74–6 hrs/week25 of 32
Summer 2023Michael Sanchez—————————3 of 7
Spring 2023Boxi Song3.13.74.34.34.64.33.95.04–6 hrs/week21 of 30
Spring 2023Christopher Candelora3.24.34.54.34.64.03.65.04–6 hrs/week20 of 24
Spring 2023Enrique Gonzalez Delgado3.34.54.44.34.53.93.84.84–6 hrs/week22 of 30
Spring 2023Junqi Chen2.33.93.83.54.22.82.84.64–6 hrs/week23 of 31
Spring 2023Malavika Chandra2.93.64.24.04.43.83.54.84–6 hrs/week158 of 246
Spring 2023Mohamed Al Begaowe3.13.94.54.24.53.93.84.84–6 hrs/week29 of 31
Spring 2023Muxian Xu3.14.24.23.94.33.73.54.54–6 hrs/week13 of 16
Spring 2023Rishika Kumar2.43.33.93.44.23.53.24.64–6 hrs/week16 of 25
Spring 2023Rule Yi2.53.73.94.04.43.52.74.74–6 hrs/week23 of 31
Spring 2023Yifan Gu2.54.54.14.04.43.53.24.87–9 hrs/week22 of 28
Spring 2022Andrzej Herczynski2.42.73.73.54.43.13.04.74–6 hrs/week164 of 276

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 253 M 12:00 Noon-02:00PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 255 M 12:00 Noon-02:00PM;Not offered Spring 2027 · Offered
  • Section 03
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 253 M 03:00PM-05:00PM · Offered
  • Section 04
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 255 M 03:00PM-05:00PM · Offered
  • Section 05
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 253 Tu 12:00 Noon-02:00PM · Offered
  • Section 06
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 255 Tu 12:00 Noon-02:00PM · Offered
  • Section 07
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 253 Tu 03:00PM-05:00PM · Offered
  • Section 08
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 255 Tu 03:00PM-05:00PM · Offered
  • Section 09
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 253 Tu 05:30PM-07:30PM · Offered
  • Section 10
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 255 Tu 05:30PM-07:30PM;Not offered Spring 2027 · Offered
  • Section 11
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 253 W 12:00 Noon-02:00PM · Offered
  • Section 12
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 255 W 12:00 Noon-02:00PM;Not offered Spring 2027 · Offered
  • Section 13
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 253 W 02:00PM-04:00PM · Offered
  • Section 14
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 255 W 02:00PM-04:00PM · Offered
  • Section 15
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 253 W 05:30PM-07:30PM · Offered
  • Section 16
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 255 W 05:30PM-07:30PM · Offered
  • Section 17
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 253 Th 12:00 Noon-02:00PM · Offered
  • Section 18
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 255 Th 12:00 Noon-02:00PM · Offered
  • Section 19
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 253 Th 03:00PM-05:00PM · Offered
  • Section 20
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 255 Th 03:00PM-05:00PM · Offered
  • Section 21
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 253 Th 05:30PM-07:30PM · Offered
  • Section 22
    Spring 2027 · Malavika Chandra · Higgins Hall 255 Th 05:30PM-07:30PM;Not offered Spring 2027 · Offered