James W McIver

Teaching in Fall 2026

2 courses

PHYS 2601

Physics Iii:class/Quantum Wave

3.5 credits98 / 130 seats

Section 001 of PHYS 2601 Physics Iii:class/Quantum Wave Call 12363
TTh 2:40pm–3:55pmPUPIN LABORATORIES PUP 329
32 of 130 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

PHYS 2603

Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec

0 credits73 / 125 seats

Section 001 of PHYS 2603 Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec Call 12579
M 5:10pm–6:00pmKNOX HALL KNX C01
4 of 25 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Section 002 of PHYS 2603 Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec Call 12580
T 5:10pm–6:00pmURIS HALL URI 329
14 of 25 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Section 003 of PHYS 2603 Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec Call 12581
T 6:10pm–7:00pmPUPIN LABORATORIES PUP 424
13 of 25 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Section 004 of PHYS 2603 Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec Call 12582
W 5:10pm–6:00pmHAMILTON HALL HAM 703
4 of 25 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Section 005 of PHYS 2603 Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec Call 12583
W 6:10pm–7:00pmPUPIN LABORATORIES PUP 222
17 of 25 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

What students say

CULPA & Reddit

n=10, 2024–2026

Aggregated across every course this instructor has taught.

Teaching quality

4.5 / 5

Grading fairness

No signal

Workload

No signal

Difficulty

No signal

Overall sentiment

Mixed

Would take again

Majority say yes

Sources: CULPA (10)

By the numbers

171 students67% of seats

Courses

Sections

255

Seats offered

6h 40m

Class time / week

Seat counts as published by the Directory of Classes on August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM.

Activity

Fall 2026 · Sep 2 – Dec 12 · 58 teaching days

Less

Where they teach

4 buildings this term

Flat map — motion reduced

PUPIN LABORATORIES · KNOX HALL · URIS HALL · HAMILTON HALL

Teaching rhythm

30 class meetings

September 2026September 2026

Sep 2

28h 20m total

Sep 30

Classroom load

98 at peakTue 2:40pm

MonTueWedThuFri

On campus

Teaching days: Mon, Tue, Wed & Thu
Largest section: 98 students in PHYS 2601 §001
Buildings: PUPIN LABORATORIES · KNOX HALL · URIS HALL · HAMILTON HALL

Teaching in Fall 2026

2 courses

PHYS 2601

Physics Iii:class/Quantum Wave

3.5 credits98 / 130 seats

Section 001 of PHYS 2601 Physics Iii:class/Quantum Wave Call 12363
TTh 2:40pm–3:55pmPUPIN LABORATORIES PUP 329
32 of 130 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

PHYS 2603

Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec

0 credits73 / 125 seats

Section 001 of PHYS 2603 Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec Call 12579
M 5:10pm–6:00pmKNOX HALL KNX C01
4 of 25 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Section 002 of PHYS 2603 Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec Call 12580
T 5:10pm–6:00pmURIS HALL URI 329
14 of 25 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Section 003 of PHYS 2603 Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec Call 12581
T 6:10pm–7:00pmPUPIN LABORATORIES PUP 424
13 of 25 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Section 004 of PHYS 2603 Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec Call 12582
W 5:10pm–6:00pmHAMILTON HALL HAM 703
4 of 25 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Section 005 of PHYS 2603 Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec Call 12583
W 6:10pm–7:00pmPUPIN LABORATORIES PUP 222
17 of 25 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM