AI Rate Professor

Environmental Studies

Ridha Hamidi

ESCI63 · ESCI61 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
27/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material and , and a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPoor preparationUnclear lecturesHard finalPassionate but unfocusedProject based
  • Recent reviews strongly criticize unclear teaching, weak preparation, and poor course management.
  • Students say grades can depend heavily on projects and a .
  • , but that does not offset the teaching and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Some students earned A grades, but comments show grades , and a .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The material includes technical energy concepts, math, physics, and navigate.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Some ESCI61 reviews say attendance was not required, while .

and is inconsistent.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Most because lectures and graded work feel poorly aligned.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Several comments describe harsh or many low grades and one unexplained failure.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

The course includes quizzes, homework, projects, and a high-impact final, with students needing to determine what matters.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Students often describe unclear coverage, poor preparation for graded work, and weak class management despite his subject passion.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

, and a final, with projects and the final carrying major weight.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, especially for ESCI61, with repeated complaints about unclear preparation, class management, and .

Main concern

Students may need to teach themselves what matters for graded work.

What students said

“doesn't really cover the material clearly considering 80% of my class got D's on the final.”
ESCI61
“not great at prepping students for his graded work.”
ESCI61
“ .”
ESCI63

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews describe quizzes and a covered, making exam risk high.

Final QuizOnline QuizNew Final QuestionsHigh Final Weight

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a final, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book policy.

Online QuizFinal QuizNew Final Questions
“80% of my class got D's on the final.”
ESCI61
“the questions were new and .”
ESCI61
“Project + final quiz totals 45% of total grade.”
ESCI61

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“doesn't really cover the material clearly considering 80% of my class got D's on the final.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting teaching clarity, assessment risk, workload, and grade outcomes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Loves to talk about photovoltaics, but is not great at prepping students for his graded work.”

⚠️

28/100

“the questions were new and .”

📈 Grade Effort

34/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Expects you to figure out what is important/unimportant in his 3 hour lectures.
  • We didn't do much during class and it was hard to understand him because of his heavy accent.
  • although he seems to care little about students, he is extremely passionate about solar and will talk about it for days on end

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • 80% of my class got D's on the final.
  • Project + final quiz totals 45% of total grade.
  • I'm not sure why he failed me.

Theme 3

🧪 About Course Work

  • , and .
  • .
  • his class mostly projects and straight forword

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

There are only 6 reviews, but recent comments are detailed and consistently negative about the same course risks.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ESCI614 reviews
ESCI632 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values