AI Rate Professor

Engineering

David Martinez

PHYS8B · ENGR011 · ENGR016 · ENGR018 · ENGR010 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
26.67%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid if you have another school or professor option; if and ride the curve.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf Study RequiredExam MismatchGenerous CurvePhoned-In LecturesOnly Engineering Option
  • Majority of students say lectures add little and .
  • Heavy curving, quiz resubmissions, and students.
  • Often the only engineering option at PCC, which traps majors despite low teaching ratings.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

, but , and self-study often rescue grades for prepared students.

Online mentions take-home exam revisions; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Entry engineering topics and tests exceed practice.

Both formats require self-learning; in-person circuits and physics draw the harshest difficulty comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

while others treat it as optional.

In-person reports range from strict ; online is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

27/100

; most advise switching schools when possible despite a few positive outliers.

In-person reviews dominate the negative consensus; online is mixed but .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

62/100

Students , and lenient lab grading even when teaching is weak.

Format shift

Both online and in-person mention curving; .

Workload

Moderate

46/100

Homework and projects are often tedious rather than overwhelming, but .

Format shift

Online students report lots of homework; in-person load varies by course.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Common themes are reading slides, outdated videos, impatience with questions, and little real instruction.

Format shift

In-person critiques are harshest; a few online and ENGR010 students still find him workable.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests drive the grade while , and .

Format shift

study guides and HW often fail to match exams.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person engineering and physics courses are widely described as and mismatched exams.

Main concern

and weak live teaching make core courses feel like high risk without strong independent study.

What students said

“ he assigns you.”
ENGR016
“You need to teach yourself!!!”
ENGR016
“Martinez was willing to help if you asked, offered 2 , and a pretty generous curve on the midterm and final.”
PHYS8B

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections still require heavy self-study; some report take-home exam revisions and .

Main concern

Homework and , so office hours become the real class.

What students said

“His class is pretty easy because if you got most of a problem right.”
ENGR011
“Doesnt teach what you will see in the homework. It always had to be done in office hours since it was very difficult.”
ENGR010

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are the main risk because they often exceed lecture examples and .

Exams Unlike HomeworkHeavy CurveQuiz ResubmissionsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reviews, with large curves after low averages.

Exam MismatchGenerous CurveQuiz CorrectionsSelf Study Required
“ and the hw he gave us to practice.”
ENGR016
“curved our final 34%.”
ENGR010
“exams and .”
ENGR016

Online

; another says homework was not taught in class.

Take-Home Exam RevisionsHard CurveHomework Misalignment
“ if you got most of a problem right.”
ENGR011
“Doesnt teach what you will see in the homework.”
ENGR010

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 , and curving. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“The most pathetic case of phoning it in I have seen in my academic career.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

27/100

“ . !”

🧪

38/100

“ he assigns you.”

📉

62/100

“ but so as long as you're above the average you'll do well.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • You need to teach yourself!!!
  • Lectures are all on YT and a decade old, which weren't useful.
  • copy and paste lecture slides, subsequently reading off of them during lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • offered 2 , and a .
  • or practice exams but .
  • Getting the A is definitely achievable.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Approachability

  • makes you feel odd for asking questions.
  • He doesn't respect student at all.
  • No patience when asking him question.

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews with repeated exam-mismatch and despite some grade rescues.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 517

Course coverage

ENGR01612 reviews
ENGR0109 reviews
ENGR0185 reviews
ENGR0113 reviews
PHYS8B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 3 · A 9

B range

7

B+ 5 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1