AI Rate Professor

Physics

Mike Cooper

PHYS4A · 4A · PHYSG1110 · PHYS2A · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
5.0

The decision

; switch sections immediately if he is your only option for physics.

Best fit · Self Taught ProAvoid At All CostsMass Class DropsUnclear LecturesHarsh GradingHomework-Test Mismatch
  • Every review is a 1/5 with and failing averages around 40-50%.
  • Lectures read PowerPoints and tests.
  • He is described as unhelpful, refusing questions and withholding notes or study guides.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

6/100

Students with perfect work still fail tests engineered for ~40-50% averages and many withdraw with D or F.

Both the one online and .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

8/100

Physics , and zero clear teaching make the course intellectually and logistically brutal.

Online adds tech and resource failures; and exams.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

55/100

, but showing up still does not save your grade because tests and .

; others say no; online lists attendance no.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

3/100

0% would-take-again with unanimous pleas not to enroll and reports that most of the .

Online and no dissenting positive reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

5/100

Tough-grader tags dominate; labs and and tests target failing averages.

Format shift

Consistent harshness across the online complaint and .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

and labs that are due before material is taught pile on top of .

Format shift

and ; online stresses nitpicked homework without notes.

Teaching experience

Awful

8/100

Students say , and leaves the class learning nothing.

Format shift

Online critiques Zoom and Canvas skill; in-person critiques empty PowerPoint lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

than anything else, backed by harsh homework and labs.

Format shift

and labs; online still centers graded homework pain.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics sections report , and most of the class dropping after failed exams.

Main concern

Tests designed around low averages and .

What students said

“He designs tests to have a 50% grade average. You can have perfect attendance, take detailed notes, do all the homework, and still fail because of the tests.”
PHYS2A
“The first test average was 40%. If you want to have an .”
PHYS4A
“99.9% of students dropped the class. .”
4A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online , and cannot handle student questions or Canvas.

Main concern

Zero support resources online and .

What students said

“ , and can't even keep up with 2-3 questions from students on zoom within a 2 hour session.”
PHYSG1110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are described as deliberately hard, unmatched to lecture examples, with .

Tests Unlike LectureLow Class AveragesNo Study GuidesHarsh Lab Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

15/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests average near 40-50% and ; .

50% Target AveragesNo Practice ExamsHomework-Test Mismatch
“He designs tests to have a 50% grade average.”
PHYS2A
“The first test average was 40%.”
PHYS4A
“he does not provide study guides or practice exams.”
PHYS4A

Online

The single online but stresses missing notes and unusable Canvas support for assessments.

No Uploaded Lecture NotesPoor Canvas Support
“refuses to upload notes from zoom lectures”
PHYSG1110

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You can have perfect attendance, take detailed notes, do all the homework, and still fail because of the tests.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 uniformly negative reviews (1 online, 7 in , and lecture failure. Credibility rating: Medium.

💥 Teaching Disaster

8/100

“You won't learn anything in this class. .”

📉 Grade Reality

6/100

“The first test average was 40%. If you want to have an .”

🚫 Recommendation

3/100

“99.9% of students dropped the class. .”

🧱 Support Access

10/100

“Not accessible outside of class and refused to .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • . He doesn't answer any questions.
  • and never did any examples that matched the level of difficulty of the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He designs tests to have a 50% grade average.
  • Literally everyone in class was failing.
  • Homework is expected to be perfect, or .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Survival

  • I was just forced to drop this class, along with over 80% of the class.
  • if you do not want to end up retaking the class.
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only 8 reviews but they are recent enough, extremely consistent in severity, and and grade outcomes.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 58

Course coverage

PHYS4A4 reviews
4A2 reviews
PHYS2A1 review
PHYSG11101 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 1