AI Rate Professor

Physics

Amy Thompson

PHYS61744 · PHYS102 · PHYS11O · PHYS110111 · PHYS105 · PHYS111 · PHYSICS110111 · PHYSICS110 · PHYS110PHYS111 · PHYSICS111 · ONLINEPHYS111 · PHYS110 · PHYSICS105 · PHYS101 · PHYS106 · PHYSICS101 · PHYSI111110 · PHYSICS111SUM2 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Strong physics choice if you will keep up weekly and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring Physics TeacherExam Corrections AllowedClear Lecture NotesTough But FairMixed Online Availability
  • , and if you work consistently.
  • Many As come from , homework alignment, and completion-style notes or labs.
  • COVID-era Online stretches drew sharp complaints about CrashCourse reliance and slow replies.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

Many students earn As and corrections, but physics still demands consistent weekly work.

Both Online and In person report As with effort; Online has more Easy A .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Physics content stays conceptually hard and .

Both formats call the material rigorous; Online adds lab-software and video-quality friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

, yet several Online and In person notes say no and stress keeping up rather than seat-time policing.

Online is more flexible async; In person still benefits from being in lecture and PAL.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About seven in outweighing a loud COVID-era Online backlash.

In person leans more positive overall; Online is more split by term quality.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

62/100

Nitpicky but , and softens tough physics standards.

Format shift

Correction and mercy language appears in both formats, strongest Online and recent In person.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

, and discussions are steady and time-consuming without usually becoming overwhelming.

Format shift

Online labs and ; In person has heavy content but clearer class time.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and care, tempered by periods of recycled videos and poor availability.

Format shift

In person teaching praise is more consistent; Online quality depends heavily on the term.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Homework, labs, notes, discussions, and exams all matter, with .

Format shift

Both formats use mixed assessment; Online emphasizes labs and notes more.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

help, and lecture-based exams, with a minority saying lectures do not prepare for harder homework.

Main concern

A subset say lectures stay basic while .

What students said

“Amy is an amazing professor. She teaches you things that are relevant to your career.”
PHYSICS105
“This is a hard class, but if . Thompson.”
PHYS111
“IF you are looking for someone to teach you physics, this might not be your girl.”
PHYS105

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online physics ranges from organized flexible labs with easy-aligned exams to frustrated terms where CrashCourse videos replaced teaching and .

Main concern

Some Online terms felt abandoned with .

What students said

“Physics was the . The videos were close to the experience you might get in a real lab”
PHYS110
“Then she assigns CrashCourse videos while going missing for the week.”
ONLINEPHYS111
“Easy A if you do the HW and study. if you want to learn a lot”
PHYS111

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and lecture notes, and many terms allow corrections, keeping them standard-to-friendly rather than proctor-strict.

Exams Like HomeworkExam CorrectionsLecture-Note BasedConceptual Plus Calculation

Assessment risk

Standard

66/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and posted old exams, with tough coverage but .

Lecture-Based ExamsOld Exam PracticeBroad Material Coverage
“All topics on the .”
PHYS102
“ , but it all comes from the lectures.”
PHYS111
“if you don't care about learning anything and want an A you can pretty much just memorize those questions and most of them will be on the tests”
PHYS111

Online

Online exams often match homework calculation problems, with conceptual questions and ; no Lockdown Browser claims appear.

Homework-Aligned TestsExam CorrectionsLecture Notes Graded
“ . Conceptual questions were a little trickier, but read the provided lecture notes and you will be fine.”
PHYSICS111
“she gave for the majority of her exams. Easy A if you do the HW and study.”
PHYS110
“made the as well, so it was super easy.”
PHYS11O

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Amy knows her stuff. but merciful. She notices everything but if you really need the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 reviews (21 Online, 21 In , and Online term variance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Amy is an amazing professor. She teaches you things that are relevant to your career. She doesn't try ”

🛠️

62/100

“ but merciful. She notices everything but if you really need the .”

📉 Online Crash Period

30/100

“Then she assigns CrashCourse videos while going missing for the week.”

👍 Overall Recommendation

72/100

“ ! ! Responds quickly - check! For !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is interesting to listen to and you can really tell she loves physics.
  • All of her lectures are reused from last semester and if she does not already have them prepared, she just uses videos from youtube.
  • and well-prepared.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • If you stay on top of things, you will do well. But if you are hoping for an easy A, .
  • Easy A if you do the HW and study.
  • It was a tough class, but I still really enjoyed it and feel like I learned a lot.

Theme 3

❤️ About Care And Access

  • Whenever I improved a flop she messaged me just to give me a "Kudos!" for the effort.
  • .
  • Probably one of the nicest professors you'll ever have.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-two detailed reviews split evenly Online and In person across many years give strong, consistent signal despite COVID-era outliers.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 1 · A 21 · A- 4

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1