AI Rate Professor

Physics

Louise Bretz

PHYS101 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

unless you are highly self-directed and test-ready.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerSelf-Teach PhysicsTest HeavyProctorio ExamsHeavy HomeworkPolarizing Online
  • Most online students say you , and frequent tests.
  • Proctorio, cumulative finals, and .
  • A , and solid teaching once material clicks.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Grades span A and comments stress difficult midterms and .

Almost all grade and effort evidence is online; one in-person student is still finishing.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics content plus dense weekly chapters and .

Online reviews drive this; the .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

while others say no; evidence is thin overall.

Online attendance notes conflict; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and and test-stress comments.

Online drives the ; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

, but tough packed midterms and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lecture videos, multi-chapter , and multiple exams stack quickly.

Format shift

Online is the heavy source; in-person comment focuses more on teaching quality.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Majority feel unsupported and , though a minority find her caring and effective.

Format shift

In-person praise is strong but based on one review; online is mostly critical.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple midterms, quizzes, and a and labs.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The single in-person and enjoying her teaching despite hard material.

Main concern

Physics remains hard and some wish for more partial-credit short answers.

What students said

“I took Physics online before, but didn't really understand it until her class (phys105).”
PHYS101

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online PHYS101 is widely seen as , and exam-heavy, with one strong positive about reasonable load and curves.

Main concern

, and feeling drowned in , and tests.

What students said

“She did not teach us, its you teaching yourself completely.”
PHYS101
“There are 3-4 midterms and then the and you get no study guide, no cheat sheet, and it used proctorio”
PHYS101
“Absolutely adore Professor Bretz!”
PHYS101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Online exams use Proctorio with packed multi-chapter tests and a .

ProctorioCumulative finalNo cheat sheetNo study guideMultiple midterms

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

One in-person student notes hard physics questions and wishes more .

Hard physics examsPartial credit preferred
“Wished all q's are short answer for partial credit, but I enjoyed her teaching!”
PHYS101

Online

Students report Proctorio, several midterms, essay and multiple-choice mixes, and a .

ProctorioCumulative finalNo cheat sheet4 exams common
“A lot of .”
PHYS101
“the and you get no study guide, no cheat sheet, and it used proctorio”
PHYS101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She did not teach us, its you teaching yourself completely.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting self-study load and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“U teach urself &the .”

📝 Workload Reality

24/100

“You are drowned in , and quizzes/midterms.”

🧪

28/100

“the and you get no study guide, no cheat sheet, and it used proctorio”

👍 Minority Praise

70/100

“Absolutely adore Professor Bretz!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • its you teaching yourself completely.
  • I enjoyed her teaching!
  • i was not a fan 0/10

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • because of all the chapters and info she packs into them.
  • The but she is very understanding and .
  • I struggled w/this class.

Theme 3

🧪

  • she using proctorio.
  • no study guide, no cheat sheet, and it used proctorio
  • Test heavy

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 7 reviews, mostly online, with and but limited sample size.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHYS1017 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1