Nathan Israeloff is a Physics professor at Northeastern University rated 2.7/5 by 261 students, with 3.38/5 difficulty (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Nathan Israeloff professor reviews and ratings: 2.7/5 from 261 student reviews at Northeastern. TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Only take his class if you hate yourself. The lectures were hard to follow and very unorganized. Provided almost no resources (textbook, class notes) for review outside of class. He spends the whole class proving he knows the material rather than explaining the concepts. His jokes are even worse than his teaching abilities.PHYS2371 2021-11-17 17:13:36 +0000 UTC
The most Useful Professor in an entirely useless class. Thinnest kid in fat camp. Principals of Exp. Physics. It's the bloody CAPSTONE COURSE for a physics major... The actual class is a poorly made conglomerate of badly designed physics experiments none of which he or any of the professors understand. Whats it say about my about my major?PHYS5115 2016-03-26 18:07:51 +0000 UTC
Say what you want, but I found the guy endearing, in a funny way! He was sweet, however much of your classic science-professer he may be! I actually learned a little in the class (though it was way more physics-based than I would have liked) If more people had participated I think it would have been more interesting.PHYS1132 2012-03-24 12:50:04 +0000 UTC
Was very dissapointed - the class was too science oriented for me as a business major. Professor was not very helpful. The homework assignments are much harder then the quizzes so they just stress everyone out for no reason. All in all not my favorite but it won't kill you to take it.PHYU132 2009-04-14 15:06:33 +0000 UTC
Prof. Israeloff is a wonderful teacher.I never imagined I could enjoy this subject so much.AABABC 2008-09-11 10:59:28 +0000 UTC
I thought the class, Energy Environment and Society, would be based more on social/current issues, prof Israeloff took a very math/physics direction. Doesn't really answer questions. Go to class because his exams aren't nearly as hard as the homework and you can usually get him to give you most of what will be on the test.PHY132 2008-04-10 20:32:00 +0000 UTC
The physics department at Northeastern is lacking in general, so the rating of a lecturer should be taken with a grain of salt. Prof. Israeloff means well but seems to be a bit scatter-brained. Perhaps it would be a better class if ILS were effective...PHYENG2 2007-01-04 01:57:01 +0000 UTC
Crazy ****, but I found him amusing. He's extremely sarcastic most of the time I think, and fairly self-deprecating. I enjoyed it.PHYU155 2006-12-11 09:14:29 +0000 UTC
Nice guy, means well. Tells really lame jokes, and yes I do think he teaches while stoned.PHYU152 2006-11-09 00:31:27 +0000 UTC
crack?PHYSICS 2006-01-25 23:39:10 +0000 UTC
nicest guy in the world, but a wildly inneffective teacher. No structure to his lectures at all, generally scatterbrained. I don't see any groundbreaking research coming from him anytime soon.ELECTRONICS 2005-09-15 15:26:22 +0000 UTC
probably the worst teacher in the entire world. talking to him is like trying to talk to a rock.LAB 2005-05-05 18:21:30 +0000 UTC
completely useless, just puts things on the board he saw once, some classmates claim he's usually high which would explain why i learnt nothing in that class despite attending regularly if not alwaysPHY1LECTURE 2005-04-18 15:43:44 +0000 UTC
Nice guy, but really scatterbrained and irresponsible. He'll lose your work and not tell you. He'll walk away when you're in the middle of asking him a question. His lectures are worthless. He hasn't a clue about any of the labs that he teaches. He'll cancel class and not tell anyone.ADVANCEDLAB 2005-04-08 09:23:38 +0000 UTC
You learn very little during class because the teachers notes are not easy to understand.PHYS1132 2011-12-23 14:57:52 +0000 UTC
Nathan Israeloff has an average rating of 2.7/5 from 261 student reviews.
Nathan Israeloff's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.38/5 based on student reviews.
Nathan Israeloff has taught PHYS1132, PHYS5318, PHYS1157, PHYS2371, PHYS2372 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.