AI Rate Professor

Physics

Derek Bryant

PHYS125 · PHYS180 · PHYS120 · PHYS110 · C125 · PHYS185L · PHYSICS025 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you will attend, practice, and self-study; expect hard physics with a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring but mixed lecturesTest heavy physicsPartial credit on examsSelf-study often neededApproachable if you ask
  • Physics content is genuinely hard; and practice problems.
  • Many students praise him as chill, funny, and willing to help, with fair partial credit.
  • Older and and exams that feel misaligned with homework.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As and high grades appear when students finish work and study, but and effort is required.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students repeatedly call the material hard physics with fast or dense lectures and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and several warn that missing class hurts participation or points.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

About two-thirds would take him again, citing help and fairness, while a and self-teach.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

; exams are hard but many note partial credit and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Weekly homework, in-class practice, labs, and but not always overwhelming.

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Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many call him caring, funny, and helpful; others call lectures rambling, wrong, or unorganized.

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and several exams all matter; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person physics and labs feel hard but often fair if and practice; and funny to rambling or disorganized.

Main concern

Some students feel exams and and .

What students said

“Definitely a hard class but if you put in the work and study and do all the problems you'll be fine.”
PHYS125
“His lectures were terrible. He would take forever to complete 1 problem and then at the end he would realize he did it wrong.”
PHYS125
“Overall, Derek Bryant was a pretty chill professor. Yes, the class is hard - it's physics.”
PHYS120

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.

Exams are hard and and examples, with frequent partial credit.

Test heavyPartial creditBased on homework and examplesIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and test-heavy; positive reviews say they mirror reviews and .

Test heavyPartial creditHomework-aligned for someIn-person
“ but he wants to give at least partial credit.”
PHYS125
“the and examples.”
PHYS185L

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Definitely a hard class but if you put in the work and study and do all the problems you'll be fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 in-person reviews spanning multiple physics courses. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Great professor. Super friendly and approachable and makes physics a lot less intimidating.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

66/100

“I would advise to know which equations to use and how to use them based on the concepts”

⚖️

62/100

“He is a and .”

📚 Course Challenge

32/100

“This is the most difficult class I have taken so far and I am a 4.0 student.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • pretty chill professor
  • Super friendly and approachable
  • sometimes a bit disorganize and confusing
  • terrible lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do the work and you'll get 100% on assignments
  • but he wants to give at least partial credit
  • You'll likely pass the course if you turn in
  • Avoid Derek Bryant at all costs

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very funny and nice
  • Caring
  • always willing to help with any questions
  • Really cool professor !

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed in-person reviews span 2016-2026 with consistent themes on difficulty, mixed lecture quality, and .

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 56
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 56

Course coverage

PHYS1258 reviews
PHYS1206 reviews
PHYS185L6 reviews
C1254 reviews
PHYS1101 review
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PHYS1801 review
PHYSICS0251 review

Reported outcomes

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25 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

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12

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 10 · Rather not say 1