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Orange Coast College · Physics

Shahriar Abachi

PHYS120 · 1 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already know physics and can learn formulas on your own.

Best fit · Self Taught ProFrustrating lecturesDerivation-heavyConfusing labsNot for beginnersMandatory attendance
  • Lectures focus almost only on derivations with little practice on problem-solving.
  • and equipment guidance is weak.
  • Students without prior physics background are strongly discouraged.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Three exams and ; no evidence of easy grades.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Derivation-focused lectures and physics students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

as .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

and warns beginners not to enroll.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

40/100

; frustration and low quality rating .

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

Only three exams, but .

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students find lectures boring, derivation-only, and .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Assessment centers on three exams plus labs, with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person PHYS120 felt boring and frustrating, with heavy derivation lectures and .

Main concern

and little practice with applying formulas.

What students said

“His class's frustrating and boring. Never had physics before? . All he does is derive.”
PHYS120

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

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Course uses three exams; reviews .

Three examsIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

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In person

; no open-book or proctoring details given.

Three exams
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His class's frustrating and boring. Never had physics before? . All he does is derive.”

Voice snapshots generated from 1 review, highlighting derivation-heavy lectures and weak labs. Credibility rating: Low.

📉 Teaching Quality

28/100

“All he does is derive. It's better to practice with the formulas and manipulate it based on diff probs with ur classmates but he doesn't.”

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“Never had physics before? .”

🧪 Lab Support

25/100

“ to set it up/knows how to use his stuff.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • All he does is derive.
  • His class's frustrating and boring.

Theme 2

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  • to set it up
  • There are .

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Lifetime ratings

22/100

Evidence confidence

Only one 2016 in-person review with moderate detail; too little and too old for strong confidence.

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Course coverage

PHYS1201 review

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