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Physics

Kw H Cheung

PHYS22 · PHYSIC8 · PHYSICS21 · PHYSCS22 · PHYSICS22 · PHYSICS8 · PHYS21 · PHYSICS23 · PHYS8 · PHYSCS12 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
68.75%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want to learn real physics and will keep up weekly; skip if you need an easy or spoon-fed course.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesTest heavyPartial creditWeekly quizzesCaring
  • Physics is hard but and partial credit.
  • Weekly quizzes, labs, and ; not a free A.
  • Polarized early PHYS21 reviews call him unorganized; later courses praise him heavily.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are common with and partial credit, but exams and .

Online and ; online notes easier homework offset.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Calc-based and conceptual physics with , and labs; content is intrinsically tough.

Both formats emphasize difficulty; PHYS22/21 hardest.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

Many mark attendance not required, but .

Online and but strongly advised.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and partial credit; minority PHYS21 reviews warn hard and confusing.

In-person praise dominates; both online reviews lean positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Frequent partial credit, , and .

Format shift

Online and in-person both note partial credit; one tough-grader tag on PHYS21.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and multiple midterms keep the load high.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy weekly work; accelerated online is especially intense.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Many call lectures clear and fun with examples; a , and .

Format shift

In-person is more polarized by course; online is dry but useful.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Weekly quizzes, multiple midterms, and and labs.

Format shift

Online explicitly ~70% tests; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and generous partial credit; a cluster of PHYS21 reviews call him unprepared and .

Main concern

and weekly quizzes; weak lecture clarity in some PHYS21 sections.

What students said

“Probably the . He's makes physics simple and easy to understand and he's very lenient with .”
PHYSICS8
“He's unorganized, comes to class unprepared re. ”
PHYSICS21
“He gives lots of partial credits in terms of exams.”
PHYSICS23

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students find lectures dry but informative, with and extensions.

Main concern

Fast 6-week physics plus tough tests require heavy weekly time.

What students said

“Dry but (but used breakout rooms too much imo).”
PHYSIC8
“ , but then again, this IS physics 22, the hardest of them all.”
PHYSCS22

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and timed quizzes are hard but often similar to lecture examples, with if you show work.

Weekly quizzesMultiple midtermsFinal examPartial creditLecture-similar problems

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person weekly quizzes and midterms are difficult but credit.

Weekly quizzesThree midtermsPartial creditLecture-similar
“Just pay attention to the lectures cuz similar questions are on the exams.”
PHYSICS22
“There are quizzes every week that only gives you 20 min to solve long calc based questions”
PHYSCS22

Online

Online tests and quizzes are tough and about 70% of the grade; problems resemble in-class examples; .

Tough testsQuiz heavySimilar to examples
“Tests/quizzes (~70% of grade) are tough, though problems similar to in-class ex.”
PHYSIC8
“ , but then again, this IS physics 22, the hardest of them all.”
PHYSCS22

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Probably the . He's makes physics simple and easy to understand and he's very lenient with .”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (2 online, 15 in person), , and partial credit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

74/100

“ and with examples.”

📝 Hard But

48/100

“The but theyre doable if you work hard on the homework and practice regularly.”

⚖️ Partial Credit Kindness

72/100

“He gives lots of partial credits in terms of exams.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures and with examples.
  • He's makes physics simple and easy to understand

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The course was REALLY hard, but I really learn a lot.
  • Not a
  • It's not easy to get an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very understanding and gives extensions/ .
  • He cares about students and .
  • Great person, one of the .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

17 detailed reviews across multiple physics courses from 2016-2023 with and minority themes.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHYS223 reviews
PHYSICS213 reviews
PHYSCS222 reviews
PHYSIC82 reviews
PHYSICS232 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 7

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2