Pontus Ahlqvist

PHYS22 · PHYSICS8 · PHYS8 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 90/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
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Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you will do the homework and use office hours; you will work hard but learn well.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear Physics LecturesExams From HomeworkApproachableOffice Hours GoldFair Grader

He and strong lectures.
and class problems, so practice pays off.
An A is doable with consistent work; not a sleepwalk course.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students say an A is attainable but you must work and cannot sleepwalk through physics.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Physics concepts are hard; he clarifies them but the material still requires practice.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

90/100

All reviews are highly positive and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

66/100

Fair grader with easy lab grading noted; .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

42/100

, and suggested textbook problems keep a steady moderate-to-heavy load.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

, and passionate lectures with strong office-hour support.

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of , and exams based on practiced problems.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and fair, with , and exams drawn from practiced problems.

Main concern

Physics concepts and ; you cannot coast.

What students said

“A is doable, but you have to work for it.”
PHYS22

“Professor Ahlqvist makes the subject so much easier. Just make sure to attend class and ...”
PHYSICS8

“ . and ask questions.”
PHYSICS8

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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and and class problems.

Exams From HomeworkFair TestsWeekly HomeworkLabs

Assessment risk

Standard

64/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and class problems; labs grow more intricate later in the term.

Exams From HomeworkFair TestsLabsSuggested Problems

“the questions, but he still reviews before every test.”
PHYSICS8

“ class problems.”
PHYS22

“ if you do the suggested problems.”
PHYSICS8

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“A is doable, but you have to work for it.”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person physics , and real effort needed. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“ and helpful teacher. Physics is obviously a tough subject so if you're expecting it to be a breeze you're crazy, but Professor Ahlqvist makes the subject so much easier.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“Great .”

📈 Effort for A

58/100

“He makes you work for the A, but is a great lecturer”

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64/100

“ class problems.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

solving
GO TO HIS OFFICE HOURS

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

A is doable, but you have to work for it
he grades pretty easy on the labs too
A is totally attainable, but you can't sleepwalk through Physics

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Energy

Passionate about Physics
This class slowly became one of my favorites ever!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seven all-positive in-person reviews from 2015 agree closely, with and workload though older.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

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Course coverage

PHYSICS84 reviews

PHYS222 reviews

PHYS81 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A 3 · A- 1

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F

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Pontus Ahlqvist

x x x x if you will do the homework and use office hours; you will work hard but learn well.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

MustTake

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📈 Effort for A

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Classroom Energy

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will do the homework and use office hours; you will work hard but learn well.

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