AI Rate Professor

Physical Sciences

Yi Xie

PHYS6 · PHY8 · PHYSICS8 · PHYS21 · PHYS8 · PHYPHYS · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless and only need a passable exam structure with formula help.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to UnderstandBoard ErrorsSelf-Study RequiredFormula Card AllowedPolarizing Physics
  • Many students say and board work is full of errors.
  • You often must teach yourself from the book to survive.
  • Some sections still report easy-ish exams with formula cards and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

and a formula card, but weak teaching and grade surprises make an A unreliable.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Physics content plus and mixed calculus/trig push the intellectual load higher than expected.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

Roll is taken only sometimes and some students succeeded after missing many classes by self-studying.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most vocal reviews because they learned little and felt lost.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some call her fair with drops and , but others report unexpected Ds and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and if you grind outside class.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Dominant theme is confusion, board errors, and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Homework, quizzes, labs, and examples.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

frequent board mistakes and , though some report manageable exams with formula cards.

Main concern

Poor lecture clarity and errors that leave students learning almost nothing in class.

What students said

“She is THE ! She speaks with an accent and .”
PHYS21
“Frequently lost, unprepared, makes errors when doing problems on the board”
PHYS6
“She's easy! Maybe ...no problem! If you read on your own...you'll be fine.”
PHYSICS8

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

formula card allowed, but lectures do not prepare you well.

Formula Card AllowedHomework-Like ExamsQuiz HeavyNon-Cumulative Final

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and a non-cumulative final.

Formula CardHomework-Like ExamsDrop a Quiz/Lab/TestNon-Cumulative Final
“Do the homeworks and copy those formulas onto cheat sheet. Then you'll be fine.”
PHYS8
“ , but the teacher isnt all that great at teaching. there is and , and one of three tests.”
PHYSICS8

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You'll have to study yourselves. Which's really bad. !”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person , and exam structure. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Disaster

26/100

“She is the . I garantee that if and you will not learn anything.”

📚

30/100

“I missed many classes and just read the book myself for the exams. I ended up with an A.”

📝

62/100

“Allows to . Takes roll once in a while.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Frequently lost, unprepared, makes errors when doing problems on the board
  • Not very good at explaining material. Makes a lot of mistakes when solving problems.
  • She tries, but she can't teach.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy B, and likely As!
  • Easy class but hard to understand her.
  • Today i find a D. Because of her, i have to stay at smc another semester

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Advice

  • !
  • You gonna die selfstuding.
  • Take her class for Physics 8.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen consistently detailed in-person reviews with strong negative consensus on teaching quality raise credibility.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 56
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

PHYS65 reviews
PHYSICS83 reviews
PHY82 reviews
PHYPHYS1 review
PHYS211 review
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PHYS81 review

Reported outcomes

D range results lead the reported letter grades.

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A range

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B range

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C range

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D range

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D 1

F

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No letter grade reported

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