AI Rate Professor

Physics

Kyle Irwin

PHYS4A · 4A · PHYS20 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
1.6

The decision

Strong pick for PHYS4A if ; avoid for PHYS20 non-majors who need patient intro teaching.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEasy-goingPractice tests helpExtra creditLecture can confuseNon-majors mixed
  • PHYS4A students , and easy As.
  • PHYS20 non-majors report rushed slides, disengagement, and poor teaching.
  • ; grade recovery and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Most students report As with , and a lenient scale when needed.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Course is doable for many, but lectures jump into advanced math and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

, though quizzes and practice value reward showing up.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About three-quarters would retake him, with strong PHYS4A praise and clear PHYS20 avoid signals.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

84/100

, and he has adjusted scales so students pass.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

78/100

need write-ups, and deadlines sometimes move.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Helpful and chill in PHYS4A with , but PHYS20 and advanced derivations draw boredom and confusion complaints.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and ; labs matter less and finals are sometimes non-cumulative.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

PHYS4A is chill with practice exams and ; PHYS20 for non-majors feels rushed and uncaring.

Main concern

Advanced math tangents and bored delivery can confuse students without calculus background.

What students said

“Definitely a doable A since as a review guide which help a lot.”
PHYS4A
“He literally didn't care at all.”
PHYS20
“Made taking physics over the summer not only possible, but almost stress free.”
PHYS4A

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.

; difficulty is moderate and grading is student-friendly.

Practice tests similar to examsNon-cumulative final mentionedWeekly quizzesPartial credit

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; one review praised no cumulative final.

Practice testsWeekly quizzesNo cumulative final
“Practice test and .”
4A
“ .”
4A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Definitely a doable A since as a review guide which help a lot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting PHYS4A ease versus PHYS20 disengagement. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Split by Course

70/100

“He would rush through lecture in an hour even though it was a 3 hour course and then dismiss us.”

📗 Easy A Path

86/100

“Kyle is the man! He made physics easy for me.”

🧪

84/100

“Irwin grades fairly and gives partial credit for trying.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • but as long as you do the practice problems youll be fine.
  • Hed go over powerpoints super quickly and seemed bored.
  • Goes through every step of equations and formulas and sample problems from the book.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class was easier than I expected.
  • Super chill and easy going professor who has no intention of having students do poorly.
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • A genuinely good man.
  • Reasonabe af too.
  • just wants his students to do well.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Nine in-person reviews spanning 2016-2019 with detailed comments and a .

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHYS4A5 reviews
4A2 reviews
PHYS202 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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