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Physics

Abbas Faridi

PHYSA185 · PHYS125 · PHY110 · PHYS185 · PHYS285185 · PHYS280285 · PHYS285280185 · PHYS110 · PHYS285 · PHY285 · PHYS280 · PHYSA110 · PHYS185L · 98 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
53.33%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can learn physics independently and want a hard class with a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Study RequiredProof Heavy LecturesGenerous CurveTest HeavyHard Exams Soft Grades
  • , so students must teach themselves from the book.
  • Exams are tough and test-heavy, but , and often rescue grades.
  • ; students needing clear step-by-step teaching struggle.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Exams are hard, but , and make a solid grade realistic if you self-study.

Online reviews are few and more negative; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Calc-based physics content plus proof-heavy lectures keeps intellectual demand high.

Both formats call the material hard; online sample is too small for a separate difficulty claim.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

while many students say lecture value is low and .

; in-person reports are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Roughly half would retake him, splitting between self-starters who gain and students who need clearer teaching.

Both ; in-person opinion is split.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Many students note , and A scales around 80 percent despite hard tests.

Format shift

Leniency evidence is strongest in in-person reviews; online sample is limited.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework is often uncollected but necessary, and .

Format shift

Workload comments are mainly in-person; .

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Students respect his knowledge and humor, but repeatedly call lectures messy, monotone, and .

Format shift

Online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades are driven by tough tests with limited other graded categories besides labs and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

knowledge is respected, delivery is weak, and .

Main concern

.

What students said

“Couldn't learn a thing in the lecture which is a shame considering some stuff is really hard to understand on your own.”
PHYS185
“he grades super generously. but you gotta teach yourself.”
PHYS185
“He is not there to hold your hand. You have to do the homework and read the book.”
PHYS280

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Limited online reviews call lectures boring or and .

Main concern

Hard-to-follow online lectures and .

What students said

“Heavy accent and handwriting is so hard to read. Only grades in and .”
PHYS280
“his lectures are by far extremely useless and unnecessary.”
PHYS185

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are difficult and central to the grade, but , and partial credit soften the blow.

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and formula-heavy, often with cheat sheets, practice exams, and generous curving.

Cheat sheets allowedHard examsGenerous curvePartial credit
“However he does allow cheat sheets and most of the .”
PHYS185
“exams are extremely hard even if you do all the homework's and online practice exams, but if he sees that you are trying to solve the ”
PHYS280

Online

Sparse online comments emphasize exam and .

Exam focusedExtra credit
“Only grades in and . .”
PHYS280

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Faridi is a nice person, but . he grades super generously. but you gotta teach yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (2 online, 48 in and . Credibility rating: High.

📖 Self-Teaching Required

42/100

“Teach yourself, learn from the book”

🎯

72/100

“Grades really strict but .”

⚖️ Polarized Recommendation

52/100

“If you really like Physics and like a . Faridi”

Theme 1

🧑‍🏫 About Lectures

  • and he goes back and forth between topics
  • his lectures are all mathematics, he never shows you how to use physics formulas
  • LONG and

Theme 2

📈 About Exams and Grades

  • but gives lots of partial credit
  • 80% is an A, so it evens it out
  • If you can pass any of his classes with an A, you can get into Harvard

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

  • He's a
  • he is hilarious
  • He's a good man!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

98

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many physics courses over years show consistent themes of , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 525
1 out of 518

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 10