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Physics

Esayas Shume

PHYS4A · PHYS4B · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take Shume if you are self-driven in physics and want a ; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringLenient gradingExtra creditPoor lecturerTest heavy
  • Kind and wants students to succeed with lab redos and
  • Teaching clarity is uneven; some call him a poor lecturer
  • Physics content is tough but many report A's with effort

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

, and multiple A's make an A reachable with moderate effort despite hard physics.

Online emphasizes easy A with effort; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Physics is described as tough, math-heavy, and .

Both formats rate difficulty around 3-4; content challenge is consistent.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; others say attendance was not mandatory or not provided.

; one online review said no.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

About 60% would take again; praised for care and grading but dinged for .

Online split yes/no; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and comments that most students get A's and B's with effort.

Format shift

Leniency praised in both online and in-person comments.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Labs, homework (sometimes ungraded), participation EC, and .

Format shift

and lab redos.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Caring and helpful but several students struggle to understand lectures and self-teach.

Format shift

Online and of clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Test heavy tags, lab redos, and HW sometimes ungraded shift weight toward tests and labs.

Format shift

; online emphasizes labs and participation.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews call him solid and and B's, but one summer student found lectures and test-heavy.

Main concern

PowerPoint-heavy lectures and self-teaching burden for some.

What students said

“Great teacher, always gives good grades to those who work hard to earn it, very lenient with grades.”
PHYS4A
“Hard to learn from and hard to focus during lecture, so mostly had to .”
PHYS4A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one calls him a better choice with easy A via effort and lab redos; another got an A but found him a poor teacher.

Main concern

Lecture clarity can be weak even when grades are fair.

What students said

“An easy A if you put in a little effort.”
PHYS4B
“I rarely understood what he was talking about.”
PHYS4A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and test-heavy sections without clear proctoring details.

Lab redosExtra creditTest heavyParticipation matters

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person summer section described as test heavy with lab redos; .

Test heavyLab redosExtra credit for attendance
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PHYS4A

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam or proctoring; , and .

Lab redosExtra creditParticipation matters
“Very lenient with grading and .”
PHYS4B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“An easy A if you put in a little effort.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 , and uneven lecture clarity. Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️ Student Care

80/100

“He wants his students to succeed and always provides help.”

⚖️

78/100

“very lenient with grades. Show that you care and you will get lots of assistance”

📚 Lecture Clarity Issues

40/100

“I rarely understood what he was talking about.”

👍 Recommendation Split

62/100

“if physics because he's so kind, but if you struggle with physics I would recommend finding a professor who will teach the material better.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I rarely understood what he was talking about
  • Hard to learn from and hard to focus during lecture
  • takes time to answer Q's

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • An easy A if you put in a little effort
  • Most students received A's and B's
  • very lenient with grades

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He wants his students to succeed and always provides help
  • Cares a lot about the students
  • Nice person

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Five reviews across 2020-2021 with mixed but detailed views and both online and .

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHYS4A4 reviews
PHYS4B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1