AI Rate Professor

Physics

Lynne Stark

PHY103 · PHYSCI103 · PHSCI103 · PHYSC103 · PS103 · PHSC103 · PHYUNIV · INTROPHYSICS · PHYS103 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you attend every class and can handle a blunt teaching style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLab-focused scienceLots of extra creditAttendance criticalCan talk downGreat for non-majors
  • Many non-science majors call her manageable, fun, and full of if .
  • A vocal minority report rude or demeaning interactions when students struggle.
  • Weekly quizzes, labs, and participation drive grades more than pure textbook grind.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Students , and use often earn A or B grades, though some find tests tricky.

All evidence is in-person; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Designed as science for non-majors with surface-level topics, though analytics and lab pace challenge some students.

All difficulty comments come from in-person PHSC/PHYS sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and ; missing class tanks the grade.

Only in-person evidence exists and it consistently stresses showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Majority praise her passion and support, tempered by enough negative personality reports to keep it short of must-take.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

and second chances help, but tough-grader notes and .

Format shift

No online comparison; moments.

Workload

Moderate

56/100

Weekly quizzes, labs, projects, and , though many call it doable for non-majors.

Format shift

Workload evidence is in-person only.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and care for success for many students, offset by reports of talking down or negativity.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and participation all count.

Format shift

In-person structure only; no online assessment evidence.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and effort, with frequent , but personality clashes appear in some reviews.

Main concern

Occasional condescending tone and .

What students said

“Professor Stark was one of the .”
PHYS103
“i have never felt more talked down to in a class before.”
PHSC103
“If you pay attention, attend class, and complete the .”
PHSC103

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.

Standard quiz and and occasional notecard help.

Weekly quizzesMultiple choice examsNotecards sometimes allowedTrick questionsExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams are common; some finals allow notecards while others feel tricky or poorly aligned with practice.

Weekly quizzesMultiple choice examsNotecards on finalsTrick questions
“ .”
PHSC103
“The but you get to have notecards, so that makes it easy!!”
PHSCI103
“at the beginning there was alot of trick questions but you just get used to them”
PHYS103

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“All she wanted was for everyone to be successful, and she would do anything she could to help.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person reviews, highlighting lab success paths and mixed interpersonal tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“she is the . she is a and good at explaining.”

🧪 Easy Science Path

74/100

“The class is an easy A if you genuinely try hard, attend all lectures and lab, and do the guided reading.”

⚠️ Tone Concerns

35/100

“if you dont understand something she makes fun of you for it.”

👍 Recommendation

68/100

“if you have to take a science with a !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The lectures are interesting and she makes them fun by demonstrating various experiments
  • so well that you don't even have to read the book
  • Her classroom style is a little fast and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Show up & participate for an A
  • tons of
  • if you are not a

Theme 3

💬 About Classroom Tone

  • shes incredibly rude to her students
  • She was so kind and helpful
  • She does not treat her students with respect like most teachers do

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight in-person reviews from 2005-2025 repeatedly , and mixed interpersonal tone.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 57
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PHSC10314 reviews
PHYS1035 reviews
PHSCI1032 reviews
PS1032 reviews
INTROPHYSICS1 review
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PHY1031 review
PHYSC1031 review
PHYSCI1031 review
PHYUNIV1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1