AI Rate Professor

Physics

Alexander Vaucher

PHYS130 · A185 · PHYS130185 · PHY130 · PHYS110 · A130 · PHYS185L · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

; labs may be fine if you want a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavyTest heavyTough graderConfusing lecturesPolarizing
  • Intro and brutal exams
  • as , and easy A
  • Older advanced sections sometimes loved him;

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Intro lecture grades are often low with and little cushion, though .

Nearly ; one online review is positive but thin.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro physics is described as overcomplicated, formula-heavy, and harder than expected for a basics course.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

as mandatory for lecture sections.

Evidence is almost entirely in person.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

labs and some older majors courses yes, intro lecture no.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

, and little or no curve help.

Format shift

; lecture is harsh.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

; labs add weekly reports but clearer format.

Format shift

and lab comments.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Knowledgeable physicist, but many intro students say lectures confuse more than teach.

Format shift

In-person intro is harsh; older PHYS130 and lab notes are kinder.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Lecture and finals with few cushioning assignments.

Format shift

; labs focus on reports.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person intro lectures draw severe warnings about unusable lectures and ; .

Main concern

Intro midterms and ; .

What students said

“Save yourself and .”
PHYS110
“VERY NICE AND EASY A and always answers every question”
PHYS185L

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Single online review is glowing but too thin to generalize.

Main concern

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What students said

“He is very awesome”
A185

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes and much harder than lecture examples for intro sections.

Test heavyHard midtermsLow class averagesTextbook-dependent

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; students say rely on the textbook not lectures.

Hard midtermsTest heavyNo or limited curveSelf-teach from textbook
“The average grades for the two midterms we took were around 11/30.”
PHYS110
“After the the lectures completely and rely solely on the textbook.”
PHYS110

Online

Reviews do .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Stay far away. Half the class of 40 got a D or an F.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews (1 online, 21 in person), . Credibility rating: High.

🚨 Intro Lecture Warning

20/100

“SAVE YOURSELF!! GO ELSEWHERE, SERIOUSLY!! Lectures are useless!”

🧪

90/100

“VERY NICE AND EASY A and always answers every question that you have.”

🎯 Subject Knowledge

70/100

“He's extremely knowledgeable in the subject and .”

⚖️ Polarizing Overall

42/100

“Alex is a , but my god he can not teach.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he should not be an intro physics professor. He only reads off of the slides
  • May as well not even pay attention during lecture, you'll .
  • He teaches with energy and passion, grades fairly

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Half the class of 40 got a D or an F.
  • The average grades for the two midterms we took were around 11/30.
  • Easy A ........... just ATTEND HIS LECTURES AND YOU WILL GET AN EASY A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • The professor is a cool guy
  • He is really good and !
  • one of the nicest people I have come across!

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

22 reviews with strong polarization, detailed recent intro warnings, and multi-year coverage.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 58

Course coverage

PHYS1307 reviews
PHYS1105 reviews
A1853 reviews
PHYS185L3 reviews
PHY1302 reviews
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A1301 review
PHYS1301851 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 3 · A 3

B range

1

B 1

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

2

D 1 · D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1