AI Rate Professor

Physics

Shahram Mostarshed

PHYS2A · PHYS20 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Only take Mostarshed if and mainly need a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProEasy GraderUneven TeachingLecture SkipableWeekly Homework & LabsCurved Grading
  • One student calls him a poor communicator and skipped every lecture while still scoring As .
  • , and curves grades with doable weekly work.
  • Take-again split is 50-50, so experience depends heavily on section and student style.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

One student skipped all lectures, kept A test scores, and called him a , while the other notes a .

All evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Difficulty ratings and comments describe manageable weekly chapters rather than brutal physics intensity.

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

One review and skipping lectures .

Attendance flexibility is stated in the PHYS2A in-person review.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

and a hard no based on poor lecture communication.

Split recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

Described as a grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

62/100

and lab reports of about one or two chapters are called doable, not overwhelming.

Format shift

Workload detail is from the PHYS20 in-person review.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Praise for strong claim that lectures are indirect and hard to learn from.

Format shift

Conflicting teaching judgments are both in-person.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Students , and participation or group projects.

Format shift

Assessment notes are in-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one skips lectures and and a curve.

Main concern

Teaching quality may feel indirect or .

What students said

“Not good at teaching. All of his lectures were indirect and many students felt he was a poor communicator/teacher for ths reason.”
PHYS2A
“This professor is nice and care about his students. He would go in depth with .”
PHYS20

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

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Reviews mention tests and weekly graded work but .

In-Person TestsHomework DependentCurve

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

without lectures plus weekly homework and labs.

In-Person TestsWeekly HomeworkLab ReportsCurve
“I skipped all of his lectures because of that and cotinued to get As on the though because theyre always missing from my absence). though”
PHYS2A
“ and lab report to turn in every week. It is not really heavy load homework - just about 1 or 2 chapters a week, so I think it is doable. so that is great!”
PHYS20

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Not good at teaching. All of his lectures were indirect and many students felt he was a poor communicator/teacher for ths reason.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 conflicting in-person physics reviews, highlighting easy grading versus uneven lectures. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Split

45/100

“Not good at teaching. All of his lectures were indirect and many students felt he was a poor communicator/teacher for ths reason.”

🅰️

86/100

“ though”

❤️ Caring Side

70/100

“This professor is nice and care about his students.”

👍 Recommendation Split

45/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • All of his lectures were indirect and many students felt he was a poor communicator/teacher
  • He would go in depth with .
  • This professor is nice and care about his students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • though
  • continued to get As on the tests
  • so that is great!

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • and .
  • It is not really heavy load homework - just about 1 or 2 chapters a week
  • You need the book for homework.

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

30/100

Evidence confidence

Only two opposing reviews make the overall picture unstable despite and uneven teaching.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHYS201 review
PHYS2A1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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