Miriam Hartman

PHYS1A · PHYS008B · PHYS1B · PHYS1D · PHYS1A1B1C · PHYS8A · 1A · PHYS01A · PHYS001A · PHYS2A · PHYSICS1A · PHYSICS1B · PHYS1C · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 61.36%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you want a rigorous physics class and ; skip if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard ExamsStrong LecturesHeavy HomeworkOffice Hours HelpfulPhysics Deep Dive

and real learning, especially in person.
Exams, weekly quizzes, and and drive the grade.
Online or remote terms drew and self-teaching.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

As appear for strong students, but , and As uncommon.

; online weekly quizzes made grade risk feel even higher for some.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and fast pacing make this intellectually demanding for most students.

In-person 8-series and 1-series both feel hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

62/100

A , while GPA-focused students are more cautious.

In-person recommendations are warmer; remote-era reviews pull the average down.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

exists, but , and weak curves keep grading strict overall.

Format shift

Both formats call exams hard; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Weekly homework, labs, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online and ; in-person adds formal lab report pressure.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Strong lecturer and content expert for many, with recurring complaints about impatience or copy-from-textbook moments.

Format shift

; online teaching reviews are more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Exams and and labs.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; but rarely rescue a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person she is often called an outstanding physics lecturer who makes hard material digestible if you work constantly.

Main concern

, and some students find her impatient with basic questions.

What students said

“Professor Hartman is the life, her lectures are amazing”
PHYS8A

“ or HW she gives.”
PHYS008B

“She is a joyous woman who crafts an intuitive curriculum which makes SO much sense”
PHYS01A

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

thorough lecture videos for some, but and support insufficient.

Main concern

and exams with limited live teaching made several students feel abandoned.

What students said

“Lecture videos are very thorough with plenty of example problems.”
PHYS001A

“I have never been more turned off of science until taking this class.”
PHYS1A

“ and only have a 30 minutes to complete.”
PHYS1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

often harder than practice, time-pressured, and central to the .

Hard ExamsWeekly QuizzesHelp Sheet SometimesTest HeavyCumulative Final

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, students face multiple hard exams, sometimes with a .

3 Exams Plus FinalHelp Sheet Allowed SometimesHarder Than HomeworkChapter Quizzes

“There is HW every week, 3 exams and a final. The and heaviest on your grade.”
PHYS008B

“Prof. allows a sheet of ”
PHYS2A

Online

Online reviews emphasize hard weekly quizzes and Lockdown Browser or webcam rules.

Weekly QuizzesHard ExamsShort Timed Quizzes

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PHYS1A

“ and .”
PHYS001A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“If you want to learn everything there is to learn about physics, she's the professor to choose. Class will be very hard though so be prepared.”
Voice snapshots generated from 46 physics reviews, balancing strong and workload strain. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Dr. Hartman is one, if not the most incredible professor's I've had the pleasure of learning from at PCC.”

🔥

32/100

“ Graduate level Physics exams.”

📚 Heavy But Rewarding

30/100

“Homework and a lab every week with 3 exams plus a final is 90% of the grade.”

👍 Recommendation For Learners

62/100

“ if you can!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Shes so so good at lecturing and the hardest part of her class is the homework.
she just copied equations straight off of the textbook.
She makes three videos for each lecture, one video on concepts, and two videos on examples

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You can literally get above 100 in this class
the class average for the 2nd exam was under 70
It's hard to get an A in her class, but a B is do-able!

Theme 3

🧪 About Workload & Support

go to office hours and get her help, it will make the class WAY easier
Plenty of office hours.
Be ready to teach yourself this class.

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

83/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-six detailed physics reviews across levels and formats show consistent difficulty and lecture themes, supporting high confidence.

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 18 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2

Miriam Hartman

x x if you want a rigorous physics class and x x x x x x; skip if you need an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🔥 x x

📚 Heavy But Rewarding

👍 Recommendation For Learners

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 About Workload & Support

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want a rigorous physics class and ; skip if you need an easy A.

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