AI Rate Professor

Physics

David Bauer

PHYSICS9 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Expect a challenging Physics 9 class; verify his current lecture style yourself because and thin.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate DemosConcept-Heavy LecturesTough GraderPolarizing Physics 9Accessible Office Hours
  • Only two reviews and they completely disagree on teaching quality.
  • Positive review highlights passion, live demos, and approachability in a hard Physics 9 course.
  • Negative review calls lectures boring concept-only talks with answers but no shown work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Course is labeled challenging and ; only one reported A from a highly engaged student.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Both reviews treat Physics 9 as hard content regardless of how they feel about the professor.

Both reviews are in-person Physics-9.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and ; the other says attendance not mandatory.

Only in-person evidence; answers conflict.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

One enthusiastic recommend versus one harsh 1-star review leaves the call split.

Split in-person only; no online comparison.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

and test-heavy framing outweigh the single positive A report.

Format shift

In-person only; sparse grade detail.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Textbook and reading load appear real, but neither review describes crushing weekly busywork volume.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Passion and demos impress one student while the other finds lectures boring and incomplete on problem methods.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy tag and concept-focused lectures imply exams dominate over worked problem practice.

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Two in-person Physics 9 reviews: one highly recommends passionate demos and support; the other calls him boring and unhelpful on HW solutions.

Main concern

Conflicting reports on whether lectures help you solve problems.

What students said

“Physics 9 is a challenging course but Dr. Bauer's passion for physics and teaching makes the class enjoyable.”
Physics-9
“Very boring guy. All he does during lecture is go over concepts rather than problems or scenarios.”
Physics-9

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 confirm a hard, test-heavy Physics 9 course but .

Test HeavyChallenging Course

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments call the course challenging and .

Test HeavyChallenging Physics 9
“Physics 9 is a challenging course but Dr. Bauer's passion for physics and teaching makes the class enjoyable.”
Physics-9

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Physics 9 is a challenging course but Dr. Bauer's passion for physics and teaching makes the class enjoyable. He brings in ”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews only, highlighting a sharp praise-versus-criticism split. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Split

50/100

“He brings in subject matter more interesting and easier to understand.”

😐 Lecture Critique

20/100

“Very boring guy. All he does during lecture is go over concepts rather than problems or scenarios.”

📚 HW Support Gap

30/100

“His "HW Answer" is just him expecting you to know how to do he just plops the equation and tye Answer. HE DOES NOT SHOW HIS WORK.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes his students feel welcome to ask him questions both in class and outside of class.
  • All he does during lecture is go over concepts rather than problems or scenarios.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Physics 9 is a challenging course

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two same-year reviews with opposite 5-star and 1-star extremes and limited assessment detail.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

Physics-92 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1