AI Rate Professor

Physical Sciences

Randall Rojas

PHYS22 · PHY23 · PHYS9 · PHY22 · PHYSICS22 · PHYS21 · PHYS23 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want rigorous physics depth and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyMath-Heavy LecturesTough ExamsGenerous Curve SometimesPolarizing Physics
  • Course is hard and exam-driven; formula sheets and lectures often feel misaligned with tests.
  • Students who and learning; grade-focused students often leave frustrated.
  • Heavy Mastering Physics style HW and limited partial credit make .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

, and little partial credit mean an A usually demands heavy study even when a .

In-person reviews dominate; the one online student withdrew under workload and never described an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics with heavy math, theoretical lectures, and demanding.

Both formats call the material hard; online adds a brutal early-week pace for beginners.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory and .

In-person answers conflict; the as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half praise deep learning and notes while half warn of and would not return.

In-person opinions are split; the lone online review is a .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Tough grader tags, scarce partial credit, and .

Format shift

Strictness evidence is almost all in-person; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Mastering Physics style problem sets, weekly labs or quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online review quantified ~3 hrs HW weekly plus lab and quiz; .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

; others feel ignored, rushed, or lost in math-heavy delivery.

Format shift

In-person is highly polarized; online felt too fast without enough HW review.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Repeated test-heavy tags, hard finals, and grades driven by few high-stakes exams.

Format shift

True for in-person PHY/PHYS sequences; online also emphasizes timed quizzes and exams.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

admirers cite detailed lectures and curves; , and little partial credit.

Main concern

and dominate the grade.

What students said

“Dr. Rojas is easily one of the . His lectures and class notes are well-planned and highly detailed.”
PHYS21
“ and never match with the lecture. Also, .”
PHY23
“ . .”
PHYS23

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online PHYS21 student felt completely lost fast with , and rushed notes.

Main concern

Pace and workload overwhelmed a calculus/physics beginner who withdrew.

What students said

“ . if you are new to calculous/physics! First week I was completely lost; trying to catch up was impossible.”
PHYS21

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

limited partial credit and only sometimes offset by a curve.

Test HeavyHard FinalsWeak Formula SheetLittle Partial CreditCurve Sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

not match lectures, poor formula sheets, and little partial credit.

Hard ExamsFormula Sheet Not HelpfulLittle Partial CreditGenerous Curve Sometimes
“ and never match with the lecture. Also, .”
PHY23
“This guy gives no partial credit, and will even mark the entire answer wrong even if you understand the concept.”
PHY22
“ . .”
PHYS23

Online

Online review stresses timed weekly quizzes and a pace that left a beginner lost; .

Timed Weekly QuizHeavy Weekly HW
“The assignment each week, and a .”
PHYS21

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and never match with the lecture. Also, .”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews (1 online, 19 in and lecture themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Split

55/100

“Dr. Rojas is easily one of the . His lectures and class notes are well-planned and highly detailed.”

📉

28/100

“ and formula sheet is really bad. He doesn't care the students here.”

📚 Workload

32/100

“If you want an A all you need to do is every mastering physics hw problem. That being said HW is inconsistent in difficulty.”

🔀 Recommendation

48/100

“Nice guy but hard class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and meticulous.
  • and likes to curve b/c he knows the class is hard.
  • He uses a lot of , so Math 11 is recommended.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Makes everything harder for no reason
  • The avg. for the first test was a 45%
  • he grades on a .

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • The , and there is little room for making mistakes. The .
  • .
  • and quite hard. Very little partial credit.

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty reviews over many years with and lecture comments; polarized but .

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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PHYS232 reviews
PHYSICS222 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1