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Physics

Amirfarshad Bahrehbakhsh

PHYS125 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid if you have another Physics option; and expect .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyExams mismatch lecturesTough graderEasy labsLecture heavy
  • Grades are dominated by a few exams (often ~75-80%) with .
  • Students repeatedly say exams do not match what was taught until protests forced practice PDFs.
  • Labs and , but conceptual exam surprises and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As require beating conceptual exams that dominate the grade, with and limited help on the margin.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics content plus exam-lecture mismatch makes the course feel harder than average intro physics.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections report optional attendance; .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most students rank him below other Physics options and advise delaying the course rather than taking him.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

; curves are tiny when they exist.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

and labs are easy, but high-stakes exams create heavy study pressure.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Lecture-heavy delivery with recurring complaints that .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Roughly 75-80% exams and 20-25% labs, with few graded items overall.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person PHYS125 is lecture- and but and harshly graded.

Main concern

, and small rounding is refused.

What students said

“what he teaches does !”
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“You're better off teaching yourself physics.”
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“ though.”
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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.

can be conceptual and misaligned until practice materials appear.

3 non-cumulative examsMultiple choice or T/FCheat sheet sometimes allowedExample PDFs after protest

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; cheat sheets may be allowed but example problems sometimes cannot be written on them.

3 exams10 questions eachCheat sheet allowedNo cumulative final
“3 exams, 10 questions multiple choice worth 75% of grade, 10 labs worth 25%.”
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“cheat sheet for exams allowed but cannot write down example problems.”
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“First exam was all problems assigned but the .”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I'd argue to delay a semester of Physics if he's your only choice.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person PHYS125 reviews focused on exam weight, mismatch, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📝

25/100

“what he teaches does !”

⚖️

22/100

“He wouldn't even round 1 point for a higher grade.”

🧪

48/100

“ though.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching and Self-Study

  • You're better off teaching yourself physics.
  • Lecture heavy
  • Guerra > Fang > Drum > this guy.

Theme 2

📈 About Exams and Grades

  • Graded by few things
  • 3 exams, one dropped. .
  • first average for first exam was a 5/10

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Workload

  • Hw is not assigned and optional
  • though.
  • Grading is based on 80% exam and 20% Lab.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Four recent, detailed PHYS125 reviews agree on exam weight and mismatch, but sample size is still small.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHYS1254 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

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A range

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B range

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C range

2

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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