AI Rate Professor

Physical Ed

Duane Erdman

PE136 · PE163 · PE163A · PE162A · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
1.5

The decision

Great pick for an easy PE unit and a chill instructor, especially if you want fun activity-based credit.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A PECool GuyParticipation FriendlyLight AssignmentsSelf-Defense Fun
  • Most students call PE/self-defense classes an easy A with minimal work.
  • , and low pressure.
  • One recent online review flags poor communication, but most online comments still praise simplicity.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Participation, a few papers/videos, and light responses routinely yield easy As.

Both formats report easy As; one recent online outlier was much harder-feeling.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

92/100

Self-defense and PE activity content is straightforward and low-academic-intensity.

Online and complaint.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

Skipping a class or two is fine, but heavy skipping can hurt participation grades.

In-person stresses participation; online focuses on submitted posts and videos.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

as a cool, easy PE teacher despite one negative online review.

In-person praise is near-universal; online is mostly positive with one harsh outlier.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

88/100

Graded by few things with and participation-friendly scoring.

Format shift

; online mentions few graded items.

Workload

Featherlight

91/100

Typically forums/posts, two papers, and short videos, or show-up participation in person.

Format shift

Online assignments are sparse; in-person is mostly class participation.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Widely praised as funny, patient, caring, and .

Format shift

In-person excellence is consistent; online quality is more mixed recently.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grade , and demo videos rather than exams.

Format shift

Online is assignment-video based; in-person is participation based.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students love his personality, patience, and .

Main concern

Skipping too many classes can still hurt because participation matters.

What students said

“He is such a great teacher and I loved learning from him”
PE163
“He is just a really cool guy”
PE162A
“Really cool guy, teaches you alot of really tight stuff”
PE163A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online PE is , though one recent student found him unresponsive.

Main concern

Occasional poor communication and limited answers online.

What students said

“Poor communicator. Doesn't give answers. Not accommodating.”
PE163
“All you have to do throughout the semester is post in forums, turn in two papers, and make two videos”
PE163
“This class was enjoyable I learned many self-defense mechanisms and this Professor was great!”
PE163

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

No traditional proctored exams; .

Video Midterm/FinalForum PostsTwo PapersParticipation Grade

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

materials; no strict exam software mentioned.

Participation BasedClear Grading Criteria
“is an easy-A with your participation”
PE163
“ ”
PE163

Online

Online work is forums, two papers, and two videos for midterm and .

Forum PostsTwo PapersVideo MidtermVideo Final
“post in forums, turn in two papers, and .. Extremely easy!”
PE163
“Graded by few things”
PE163

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Erdman is the best! Material was straight-forward! All you have to do throughout the semester is post in forums, turn in two papers, and .. Extremely easy!”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (3 online, 7 in-person), balancing long-run easy-A praise with one recent online complaint; credibility Medium.

🎯 Easy A PE

93/100

“Easy A (online PE class) write two papers and make two videos... its cake!”

😎 Cool Instructor

90/100

“He is just a really cool guy. Life happens and if ”

👍 Teaching Enjoyment

88/100

“He is such a great teacher and I loved learning from him”

⚠️ Online Communication Risk

25/100

“Poor communicator. Doesn't give answers. Not accommodating.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The guy's hilarious
  • amazing teacher
  • Makes the class fun

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Extremely easy!
  • easy-A with your participation
  • It's a really easy A online class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • really nice
  • ridiculous amount of patience

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews over many years strongly agree on easy PE vibes, but sparse grade data and one conflicting recent online review reduce certainty.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PE1634 reviews
PE162A3 reviews
PE163A2 reviews
PE1361 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1