AI Rate Professor

Physics

Arnold Guerra Iii

PHYSA185 · PHY185 · PHYSICS185 · PHYS185 · PHYS110 · PHYS285 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
58.33%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want deep physics learning and can live with and strict grading.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyTough graderUngraded homework grindPassionate physicsPolarizing difficulty
  • Exams and ; .
  • Many call lectures clear and passionate, but .
  • if you will grind problems and accept a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As and surviving low partial-credit exams that many students fail to ace.

Online still calls for full HW grind; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Physics content plus unpredictable multi-question exams make this a high intellectual challenge.

Both formats call the class hard; one older intro PHYS110 felt easier.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and tags warn that skipping hurts your chance to pass.

Online and in-person both lean mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; fans praise depth while others urge switching professors.

Online comments are more cautiously positive; in-person is more polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

, and exams that punish small mistakes.

Format shift

Online says criteria are clear if you try; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of and high-stakes exams that demand long study hours.

Format shift

Both formats stress heavy practice outside class.

Teaching experience

Average

64/100

Passionate clear lectures for many students, but .

Format shift

; online notes Zoom limits.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

secondary and homework often ungraded.

Format shift

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and brutal exams that shrink the class after each test.

Main concern

Harsh partial credit and unpredictable or .

What students said

“ because he gave me a 10/20 for the "wrong" answers with correct works.”
PHYSA185
“Guerra is the . His class is hard, but he grades fairly and goes over everything in class really in depth.”
PHYS285
“ so difficult for the majority of students. At the beginning, it was about 50 students. Then, after exam 1, it was about 30. then, after exam 2 , it was about 10.”
PHYS185

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students say the class is hard but doable if .

Main concern

and lots of required practice outside class.

What students said

“this class is hard but very doable if you put in the work. The , but if you want an A or ”
PHYSA185
“Hard professor but .”
PHYS185
“grinding his hw will guarantee doing good in this class its alot and its not easy but trust me itll pay off.”
PHY185

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

High-stakes exams with few questions and strict scoring drive most of the stress.

3-5 question examsLimited partial creditTest heavyHW mirrors exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are few questions, very hard, with little partial credit; class size .

4-5 question examsBarely any partial creditDifficult tests
“exams were 4-5 questions... BARELY any partial credits”
PHYSA185
“His tests are five questions and .”
PHYS185

Online

Online students report three heavily weighted exams with problems that .

3 exams worth a lotHW reflects testsTest heavy
“3 exams that . Some come straight from the hw or lecture.”
PHYSA185
“His hw reflects all of what's gonna be on the test and how hard it is”
PHY185

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This professor will make you sacrifice hours upon hours of studying for his exams.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 , and polarized teaching praise. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

64/100

“ , and give us a lot of examples how we apple physics theories in real life.”

⚖️

26/100

“a . His tests are five questions and .”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“Hard professor but .”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“A lot of homework but that is the way to help us understand more and be confident for the exams.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He really knows what he's doing and has a passion for physics.
  • and tries to explain things simply
  • Super enthusiastic about what he is teaching

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • very difficult!
  • but ! Do the HW!
  • the only way some of my peers managed to

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he's pretty cool and exams.
  • the most brilliant and sympathetic professor you will ever have.
  • if you need it

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

14 reviews over many years show a but opinions on fairness split sharply.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

4

B 4

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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