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Physics

Alec Sim

PHYS4B · PHY4A4B · 4A · PHYSICS4A4B · PHYS4A · PHYS4C · PHY4B · 106 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
57.69%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you like deep physics lectures and ; skip if you need polished structure and gentle vibes.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate PhysicsHomework-Based ExamsLong LecturesMood-DependentPolarizing
  • fans call him hilarious and deep; , and disorganized.
  • Exams and , so grinding HW is the real path to an A.
  • Workload is heavy with , and lots of problem sets.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

Many As appear when students fully understand HW, but and .

In person repeatedly says A if you master HW; limited online .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Physics content is deep, lecture-dense, and .

Both formats call material demanding; online comments emphasize self-teaching even more.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Some sections treat attendance as needed for mixed enforcement.

In person is mixed but ; online includes required Zoom plus prerecorded lectures.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; love him if you want depth and if you need consistency and gentle pacing.

In-person opinions dominate and split hard; online sample is small and cooler.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Labs often completion-based and , but and harsh moods still show up.

Format shift

In , and completion labs; online mentions partial credit.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Long lectures, chapter-heavy HW, labs, and .

Format shift

In person workload is the main theme; online adds long prerecorded lectures on top of meetings.

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

Passion and conceptual depth are clear strengths, undercut by moodiness, disorganization, and uneven clarity.

Format shift

In person has both greatest-ever and do-not-take camps; online is middling with .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

HW, labs, quizzes, and exams all matter, with .

Format shift

In person often weights labs heavily; online still centers HW and exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

passionate, funny, HW-aligned tests with cheatsheets and ; moody, slow or fast, and chaotic for critics.

Main concern

Mood swings, long lectures, heavy HW, and inconsistent organization.

What students said

“ if you do the HW pulled straight from there.”
PHY4B
“long and boring lectures... and clearly picks out favorites. .”
PHYS4A
“ as long as and understand them.”
PHYSICS4A4B

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and partial credit but also long lectures, difficult HW, and sometimes condescending help.

Main concern

Self-teaching burden and .

What students said

“ . He often spends too much time in derivations than explaining problem solving techniques. Self teach.”
4A
“I need to google the how to solve them ourselves.”
PHYS4A
“Exams have a mean of 50%”
PHYS4B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and corrections, but difficulty and fairness still vary by semester.

Homework-Based ExamsCheat Sheet AllowedWeekly QuizzesCurves Common

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests and quizzes are often pulled from HW, sometimes with .

Homework-Based TestsCheat SheetExam CorrectionsCompletion Labs
“He allows a cheatsheet on the test. The , so its extremely easy.”
PHYS4A
“The final was 10 questions from all of the hw.”
PHYS4B
“ if you do the HW pulled straight from there.”
PHY4B

Online

Limited online comments note difficult HW prep, partial credit, and one report of 50 percent exam means.

Difficult Homework PrepPartial CreditLow Exam Means Reported
“ ”
4A
“Exams have a mean of 50%”
PHYS4B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Greatest phys prof ever. He really cares about physics and his students. if you do the HW pulled straight from there.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting the passion-versus-mood split and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“Only physics professor here that genuinely teaches the subject for the subject than for an exam.”

📚

70/100

“if you stay on top of hw then getting an A is easy peasy.”

⚠️ Mood & Clarity Risk

30/100

“Always moody... Terrible at teaching in my opinion”

⏳ Workload Intensity

28/100

“hw is incredibly time consuming tho, you WILL spend hours working on it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny, knowledgeable, passionate, and cares about students
  • He's the funniest and wittiest professor on campus
  • lectures are long and are packed with information

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • A is guaranteed if you understand the homework
  • Easy but not a free A

Theme 3

🧪

  • , but he grades them for completion
  • free
  • and him always changing his mind

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

106

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with a large in-person majority and multi-year span give a reliable, if polarized, picture of teaching and workload.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542
4 out of 519
3 out of 515
2 out of 514
1 out of 517

Course coverage

PHYS4A20 reviews
PHY4B13 reviews
PHYS4B9 reviews
4A5 reviews
PHY4A4B1 review
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PHYS4C1 review
PHYSICS4A4B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

38

A+ 1 · A 36 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 5