Henric Krawczynski
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The content in this course metaphorically parallels being thrown into the deep end of a pool, but the grading is very fair. Stay on top of the readings and homework and you'll be fine. Although the lectures can be heavy, Krawczynski's passion for astrophysics motivated me to learn more every day. The trip is fun too if you like Physics research.
5/30/2025
Professor Krawczynski does a great job explaining really advanced content in easy and understandable ways. He cares about all his students and helps us succeed
5/12/2025
Professor is very smart and clearly very passionate about the subject but his style was very frustrating. Final grades felt arbitrary considering participation was 25% of the grade and in a 20 person first year seminar, he only knew maybe 3 student's names at the end of the semester. He also didn't give the final grade breakdown until I asked.
5/20/2024
Literally love prof Krawczynski. He's hilariously passionate about physics and an incredibly smart guy. Everything he says is very advanced so it's alright if you don't understand everything but it also makes the content extremely interesting. He explains crazy stuff so sometimes he gets lost in thought while he's talking lol. W professor.
12/7/2023
Literally the sweetest and most passionate guy to ever walk this earth, but way too smart to be teaching intro levels. I didn't understand a single thing he said. Super easy class (no exams), but I wouldn't take him as freshman; hold off and when you're an upperclassmen or grad student, I have a feeling he's amazing.
11/17/2022
Awful. Lectures were terrible and entirely not engaging, nor did they make sense half the time. He would blatantly ignore students questions or give non answers. Syllabus was unclear, grading criteria were inconsistent and completely unclear as well. Was blatantly rude to students and unwilling to work with them. Take anything else.
6/5/2021
Krawczynski is nice, comes up with fun and interesting topics, and enjoys speaking to students. Homework can be tedious but is easy and in-class quizzes were always a breeze. He and the TAs are also always available to help. If you need an NSM credit and are not a math/science person, this class will work out well for you!
5/19/2021
I love this man. He is so sweet and cares so so much about what he teaches and is so knowledgeable. He genuinely just wants his students to learn and succeed and gives you every opportunity to do so. He does have mini quizzes you have to answer in class but they are very easy, so you have to show up to get the points. One of my favorite professors.
4/23/2020
Easiest class I've taken at WashU and also super interesting. Henric makes it easy for you to succeed in class, while also learning a lot of cool things.
12/24/2016
Professor Krawczynski is an awesome lecturer. He's engaging, hilarious, and inspirational. He makes an already interesting subject even more fascinating.
4/28/2016
At WashU, you're always supposed to choose classes by the professors, and that was exactly why I enjoyed this class so much. Professor Krawczynski has such enthusiasm for the class that it becomes interesting even if you don't have a background in astronomy or physics. The assignments and quizzes are also easy!
3/30/2016
Professor Krawczynski is such a cute professor who really cares about the material he's teaching as well as the students he's teaching them to. He always tries to find ways to interact with the students, and his lectures are awesome--so is his accent.
2/14/2016
I didn't think the class was all that great. I found his accent to be really annoying, and the material was very boring. I just took this class for the NSM cluster, and I'm glad it's over.
5/11/2007
Great professor. He really likes to teach and you can tell that he cares about whether or not you're getting the material. He also doesn't keep the class going the whole time unless there's enough material to fill the whole time, so it lets out early a lot.
4/12/2006
he is the most adorable man in the entire world... he lets you take a piece of 11/8" paper, fill it front and back, and take it to exams. he blushes a lot and is a very cute, lanky german man. TAKE HIS CLASSES!
1/19/2005
this class is very interesting and prof krawczynski is great to have. he makes it fun and you can tell he enjoys teaching!
1/11/2005
Very funny professor who isn't above answering people's questions during class (and let me tell you this one guy in our class would drive most professors insane). He makes class interesting and easy.
12/27/2004
although has a thick german accent is funny and wants the students to succeed
12/24/2004
Funny German dude. His accent is hilarious and understandeable all at the same time. He's lighthearted and very understand to those who have never had any kind of education in the sciences. He's good at getting people interested. Get him if you can.
12/23/2004
he explains everything thoroughly and it's very easy to get a good grade. his demonstrations are interesting and his accent is really funny too ;)
11/10/2004
Very interesting class and easy to understand material. Professor Krawczynski is enthusiastic and cares a lot about making sure his students understand the material. Bonus: German accent.
8/25/2004