AI Rate Professor

Physics

J Troy

PHYS4A · PHYSICS4A · 81 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
43.84%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if and want rigorous problem formulation; beginners should look elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing PhysicsSelf-Study RequiredConfusing LecturesHard ExamsEngineering Heavy
  • Students either call him an excellent fundamentals teacher or say lectures are unusable and self-teaching is required.
  • Exams are challenging and often feel beyond intro Physics 4A scope, yet many As appear when students follow his examples.
  • who already have physics foundation.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many students earn As with , but and class averages can sit near 50-60%.

Both formats allow As for strong students; online adds WileyPlus friction that .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Physics 4A here is widely called advanced, example-heavy, and beyond standard intro scope for many.

; online still calls the class challenging.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and some say skipping tanks success despite weak lecture clarity.

In-person nearly always mandatory; online is mixed but still often expects presence or participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

; recommendation depends on prior physics strength and tolerance for self-teaching.

In-person has both glowing and scathing camps; online leans more negative except for a few strong fans.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

Some call him a , while and partial credit limited.

Format shift

In-person comments split on leniency; online complaints focus more on rigid .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and heavy outside study make the load substantial.

Format shift

WileyPlus pain is strongest online; and .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

He is knowledgeable and example-focused for fans, but many say lectures are monotone, messy, or .

Format shift

In-person has the strongest praise and strongest confusion reports; online adds rigidity complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Midterms, finals, quizzes, and but .

Format shift

; and occasional bonus questions.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are highly polarized between amazing example-driven lectures and messy, off-scope, hard-to-follow boards.

Main concern

for students without prior physics.

What students said

“You're better off buying a physics textbook and teaching yourself instead of taking his class.”
PHYS4A
“ and just under 3 hours which is set by IVC.”
PHYSICS4A
“Class average was barely 55%.”
PHYS4A

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students more often report rigid policies, WileyPlus pain, long monotone lectures, and weak accommodation.

Main concern

Unsympathetic online rigidity and .

What students said

“Professor Troy is rigid. He is not accommodating, especially with a shift to online courses.”
PHYS4A
“literally does not care about his students, never answers questions”
PHYS4A
“Dr. Troy is an excellent professor.”
PHYS4A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are fair to fans who master class examples but feel overly hard and under-supported to many intro students.

Hard MidtermsExample-Based TestsLow Class AveragesExtra Credit QuizzesWiley Homework

Assessment risk

Standard

46/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and can include material taught late or outside expected scope.

Hard MidtermsLow AveragesExample-BasedPast Exam Practice
“The class average on the first midterm was 57 percent.”
PHYS4A
“ and homework.”
PHYSICS4A

Online

Online reviews call exams doable for prepared students but , and rigid lateness rules.

Doable If PreparedWeird Test StructureBonus QuestionsRigid Late Rules
“the .”
PHYS4A
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PHYS4A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You're better off buying a physics textbook and teaching yourself instead of taking his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and student-fit themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity Split

48/100

“Lectures were tremendously , and was disappointed in content being taught.”

🧪

42/100

“The class average on the first midterm was 57 percent.”

👍 For Strong Students

70/100

“If you study a reasonable amount of time you can get an A.”

📚

40/100

“I learned completely by myself because I couldn't understand his lectures”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He goes over many examples in class
  • His notes are sloppy and difficult to understand
  • and works a lot of example problems

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He is a but the
  • if u put in the efforts, there's no reason u wouldn't get an A

Theme 3

🧭

  • If you were good at physics in high school, you may be fine
  • If you are doing literally any other major or another type of
  • unless your major is in STEM

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

81

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over multiple years show a durable polarization pattern with , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 533
4 out of 57
3 out of 55
2 out of 58
1 out of 529

Course coverage

PHYS4A39 reviews
PHYSICS4A11 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 2 · A 18 · A- 1

B range

14

B 12 · B- 2

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 2