AI Rate Professor

Physics

Ildar Salakhutdinov

PHYS280 · PHYS285 · A280 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material and can teach yourself the labs and problem-solving.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear lecturesNever solves problemsTough graderUnprofessionalPop quizzes
  • Most students say he rarely works out physics problems and mainly reads slides.
  • and strict, with pop quizzes and long computational tests.
  • Only one older glowing review; .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

One student got an A+ with , but , and heavy computational tests.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content difficulty is mid-range, but confusion comes more from weak instruction than abstract theory alone.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Two of three reviews mark attendance as .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

; most warn he does not actually teach problem-solving.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tagged as a and long computational tests.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Reading load and and pop quizzes.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Students say he reads powerpoints, skips worked problems, and can seem disrespectful or unprepared.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and few other assessment types.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and lectures feel unprepared; students report and little real problem-solving in class.

Main concern

, and grade tough without clear structure.

What students said

“He doesn't have a . We'd start our labs with ”
A280
“NOT ONCE in the semester did he solve ONE physics problem, ”
PHYS285
“good professor ever”
PHYS280

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.

pop quizzes and limited guidance from lectures.

Computational testsPop quizzesFew tests

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; pop quizzes also appear.

Computational testsPop quizzesTests? Not many
“Test are computational, around 20+ problems.”
PHYS285
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
PHYS285

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you need physics for your major with a and someone who .”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching gaps and . Credibility rating: Low.

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“NOT ONCE in the semester did he solve ONE physics problem, ”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“If you need physics for your major with a and someone who .”

⚖️

28/100

“He doesn't have a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • never saw him actually work out a physics question in class
  • doesn't know the material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Test are computational, around 20+ problems

Theme 3

⚠️ About Professionalism

  • Ildar is highly unprofessional
  • Very disrespectful toward students, has a god complex

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only three old reviews (2017-2018) with mixed quality and limited grade detail reduce reliability.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

A2801 review
PHYS2801 review
PHYS2851 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values