AI Rate Professor

Physics

William Schramm

ASTRO25 · PHYS1A · PHYS31B · MATH3 · PHYS31 · PHY1A · PHYS5850 · PHYS1D · PHYS10L · PHYSI4442 · ALGEBRA3 · PHYS2A · PHYSICS1A · PHYSICS31B · PHYSPHYS · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.1

The decision

almost all reviews call him a teaching disaster with and impossible exams.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoesn't teachHarsh graderBrutal examsSkips stepsSelf-teach required
  • Most students say he does not teach and expects you to teach yourself.
  • Exams and as brutal, picky, and often unfair.
  • Nearly every review .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students repeatedly say an A is nearly impossible due to picky steps, penmanship, and brutal tests.

All evidence is from 42 in-person reviews; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Content and pace feel advanced, rushed, and far above prerequisites for most students.

All evidence is from 42 in-person reviews; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

He gets upset when students miss class, but lectures are still called useless by many.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

The large majority .

Recommendation consensus .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Picky on steps, penmanship, and style; many say good work still gets docked.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and stress dominate reviews.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students say he skips steps, mumbles, and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades , and large finals.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics and math sections are widely described as , and extremely hard to pass.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“ . He's the type of teacher to throw you in a pool and yell "NOW SWIM." !”
ASTRO25
“ Laurette couldnt pass them.”
PHYS1A
“HE REFUSES TO HELP YOU, I AM NOT KIDDING. He expects you to teach yourself the material.”
PHYS1A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are described as extremely hard, concept-heavy, and graded with no mercy.

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are called ridiculous, concept-heavy, and nearly impossible.

Brutal midtermsConcept-heavy testsHigh-stakes finalPicky step grading
“ Laurette couldnt pass them.”
PHYS1A
“Midterms were completely incomprehensible, there were no problems, just concept questions.”
PHYS1A
“Hated his 40% final.”
PHYSICS1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He's the type of teacher to throw you in a pool and yell "NOW SWIM." !”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching failure and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Quality

15/100

“I REPEAT, HE DOESN"T TEACH!!!”

📉 Recommendation Rate

12/100

“ . he does not help and expects you to know the material.”

⚖️

12/100

“Everything must be done meticulously in his exact way or .”

🔥

22/100

“ Laurette couldnt pass them.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • HE DOESN"T TEACH!!!
  • he skips multiple steps in his examples and expects the class to follow
  • Going to his lecture only confuses you more

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Hardest class I've ever taken, hands down
  • getting a good grade in his class is very hard even if you know the material
  • Impossible to pass.

Theme 3

💔 About Support & Attitude

  • HE REFUSES TO HELP YOU, I AM NOT KIDDING
  • acts like he doesn't care (which he doesn't), and IS SO DEGRADING
  • He acted as if he couldn't give less of a sh*t whether his students failed or not

Data context

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Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

42 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show highly consistent negative themes.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 56
2 out of 512
1 out of 523

Course coverage

MATH310 reviews
PHYS1A9 reviews
PHYSICS1A6 reviews
PHYS10L3 reviews
PHYS2A2 reviews
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PHYS31B2 reviews
PHYSICS31B2 reviews
ALGEBRA31 review
ASTRO251 review
PHY1A1 review
PHYS1D1 review
PHYS311 review
PHYS58501 review
PHYSI44421 review
PHYSPHYS1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values