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Physical Sciences

Armen Kocharian

PHYS22 · PHY22 · PHYS9 · PHY14 · PHYSCS22 · PHY21 · PHY8 · PHYSICS8 · PHYS7 · PHYS21 · PHYSCS21 · PHYS8 · 143 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
77.03%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if and value lenient, student-first grading over polished lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCaringLots of homeworkFlexible deadlinesAccent barrierHands-on labs
  • Very caring and flexible Physics professor who often helps students recover grades
  • and uneven organization frustrate many students
  • Accent and lecture clarity are the biggest split in student experience

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students say an A is realistic through homework volume, second chances, flexible deadlines, and .

Easy-A claims appear in both formats, though .

Is the course easy?

Standard

54/100

Physics content remains real, but and concepts become manageable with practice and collaboration.

Online and ; difficulty complaints focus more on workload than pure content.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

and participation is emphasized, even when he is flexible on deadlines.

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and leniency, despite repeated organization and accent complaints.

In-person praise is broader; online reviews and chaotic.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

He often extends deadlines, allows late work, and gives second chances, though a .

Format shift

Leniency is praised in both formats; harsh-unfair claims are mostly in-person.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and papers pile up quickly and are the .

Format shift

Heavy workload is reported online and in person, with some extreme weekly-hour claims in person.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students split between inspiring conceptual teaching and .

Format shift

Online reviews more often cite accent and chaos; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades come from a mix of , and midterms or finals.

Format shift

Both formats mention homework-plus-exam structures; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is often praised as caring, flexible, and conceptual, but also criticized for overload, accent issues, and disorganization.

Main concern

and inconsistent organization can overwhelm students who need highly structured teaching.

What students said

“100% recommend Dr Kocharian if you want easy A.”
PHYS7
“ ”
PHYS7
“Dr. Kocharian is a students.”
PHY8

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and straightforward to chaotic and hard to understand, with lots of work and flexible due dates.

Main concern

and because of accent and weak structure.

What students said

“A very caring professor and does everything to help students. Lenient and understanding.”
PHYS22
“Really easy A if you completely teach yourself.”
PHY22
“The entire class was a huge mess and there were so ”
PHYSCS21

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often described as fair or easy if you practice, with and online assessment.

Take-home midterm optionsOnline quizzes and testsFair examsMasteringPhysics style work

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, exams are often fair or even easy, and .

Take-home midtermFair examsPractice tests
“He even gave students " because everyone screwed.”
PHYS7
“Quizzes and .”
PHY22
“very easy (MP). Quizzes: very easy (MP).”
PHY22

Online

Online reviews mention online quizzes and tests, but do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser requirements.

Online quizzes and testsLots of homework
“All quizzes and .”
PHY22
“The workload is high, but it's expected for a physics class.”
PHYS7

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want an easy A, . If you truly want to learn physics because you're a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting care, workload, and lecture-clarity tradeoffs. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“He genuinely cares about his students success and if you apply yourself and actually do the work you can get an A.”

📦 Workload Reality

28/100

“could be a good professor if he didn't assign 30+ hours of work a week”

🅰️ Easy A Path

78/100

“100% recommend Dr Kocharian if you want easy A.”

🔊 Lecture Clarity Split

55/100

“Accent makes him extremely hard to understand. Be ready to learn everything yourself.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is engaging and gives great lectures.
  • .
  • He's a but slides and all .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Do you work and get A.
  • as long as you put in effort.
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very generous as long as you show effort.
  • and gives enough time for students to do labs
  • A very kind and knowledgeable professor who does everything to help his students.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

143

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with a solid online and , and uneven lecture clarity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 596
4 out of 513
3 out of 57
2 out of 59
1 out of 518

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

31

A+ 3 · A 27 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 2