AI Rate Professor

Physics

Alexander Vaucher

PHYS31B · PHYS031B · PHYS002A · PHYS008B · PHYS001A · PHYS2A · PHYSICS31B · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless and and homework.

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads Off SlidesHard to HearTest HeavyLots of HomeworkLecture Heavy
  • Many students say
  • Exams and and often feel disconnected or brutal
  • A , and if you self-study hard

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A usually requires heavy outside study, homework mastery, and .

Online reviews emphasize brutal exams; and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics content plus dense lectures and few board examples make the material hard to learn from class alone.

Both formats describe high difficulty, with online reviews especially harsh.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

and optional in others, so policy is inconsistent.

In-person comments split; online .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most reviews warn against taking him due to unreadable lectures and .

Both online reviews say no; minority.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

, and , though occasional curves or dropped scores help.

Format shift

Online reviews stress tough grading; and .

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Lots of homework, third-party paid HW, labs, and .

Format shift

and tests appear in both formats.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Repeated complaints about murmuring, reading slides, and or helpful.

Format shift

Online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Midterms, finals, and as .

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students mostly call lectures ineffective slide-reading with and unforgiving tests, though a few praise helpfulness and curves.

Main concern

Hard-to-hear lectures plus high-stakes exams leave little room for mistakes.

What students said

“All lectures consisted of examples on the board.”
PHYS008B
“ . The class mean average for our final this semester is 38.4/100.”
PHYS031B
“ on the homework.”
PHYS2A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online physics sections are described as horrible, hard to understand, and .

Main concern

Exams feel much harder than class and .

What students said

“The and did not reflect what was taught in class.”
PHYSICS31B
“Horrible professor. Only murmurs so you cant understand what he is saying”
PHYS31B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and leave little room for error.

Test heavyFew exam questionsExams harder than lecturesMultiple choice in some sectionsCurve sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are few-question or multiple-choice and .

4-question examsHomework-based examsExtra credit questionsLowest exam dropped in some terms
“exams were only 4 questions, leaving little room for mistakes.”
PHYS008B
“ on the homework. .”
PHYS2A
“The class mean average for our final this semester is 38.4/100.”
PHYS031B

Online

Online reviews describe super difficult exams that do not match class teaching, with labs also punitive.

Difficult midterm and finalExam-heavy grade breakdownLabs more hard than syllabus suggests
“The grade breakdown was 40% for 1 midterm exam, 40% for the , and 20% for the labs.”
PHYSICS31B
“The and did not reflect what was taught in class.”
PHYSICS31B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It would be a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 , and minority positives. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“His teaching style is very ineffective. All lectures consisted of examples on the board.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

25/100

“It would be a .”

📝

28/100

“ . The class mean average for our final this semester is 38.4/100.”

📚 Workload

26/100

“ costs 20$ out of pocket. 3 exams total and labs make up 90% of the grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • Only murmurs so you cant understand what he is saying
  • Cool guy, knows his stuff.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • exams were only 4 questions, leaving little room for mistakes.
  • Avgs for each exam around 50% but the
  • The and did not reflect what was taught in class.

Theme 3

🧪

  • Lots of homework
  • Just do the homework and you will be ready for the exams.
  • , but in reality they were always changing

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

13 detailed reviews spanning 2016-2026 with consistent core complaints about lectures and .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 58

Course coverage

PHYS002A5 reviews
PHYS008B2 reviews
PHYS2A2 reviews
PHYS001A1 review
PHYS031B1 review
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PHYS31B1 review
PHYSICS31B1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 4