AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Paul Haitkin

PHYS1A · PHYSICS2A · PHYS1C · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
73.33%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you can work hard and use the support systems, but if you need slow, highly structured lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHigh energy lecturesHard physics contentExtra creditHeavy homeworkMixed teaching fit
  • Many students love his enthusiasm, care, and , but a minority strongly dislike his teaching style.
  • The course is concept-heavy and time-intensive, especially in physics sequences.
  • Grades can be better than exam scores suggest because of , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Strong grades are , and exam hints, but students still report major effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

33/100

Students repeatedly call the physics material difficult, concept-heavy, fast, and .

, and they consistently show high content difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Participation and in-class sets matter, but reviews do not clearly prove a .

and is indirect.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

73/100

, and grade support, though several warn that his teaching style can fail them.

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews, with positive but mixed sentiment.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

, and exam previews make grades more forgiving than the course difficulty suggests.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Multiple students report lots of , and many hours per week.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

His energy and care are praised often, but several students say lectures are fast, dull, messy, or force self-teaching.

Format shift

, and they are notably split.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews emphasize quizzes and , and in-class sets also supporting the grade.

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are polarized but lean positive, with strong praise for care, enthusiasm, , and and self-teaching.

Main concern

The workload and difficulty are high, and some students find lectures fast, messy, or unhelpful.

What students said

“This course does require a lot of self discipline and hard work.”
physics2A
“Prof gives so much it's actually insane.”
phys1a

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.

Exams are important and difficult, but students say he often signals what will appear and gives preparation support; .

Exam-heavy courseQuiz questions may appear on examsExam content often previewedDifficult exams

Assessment risk

Standard

66/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe difficult, exam-heavy courses with quizzes and problem sets closely tied to exam content, but .

4 exams9 quizzesExam hintsDifficult exams
“9 quizzes, 4 exams that make up 75% of your overall grade.”
PHYS1C
“ class and he literally tells you which ones are relevant to the exam.”
phys1a

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His class is the definition of hard work pays off.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and polarization. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Outstanding Professor. .”

📚 Course Difficulty

33/100

“Hardest class i've ever taken, but he can help out a lot if you go to OH.”

⚖️

82/100

“I averaged B's on all of the exams but ended up with an A because of , homework, and labs.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very energetic when lecturing.
  • His lectures are really not great, though; he does no practice problems and is very non-practical with his teaching.
  • He does not really teach, he is usually on his computer and you're forced to learn on your own.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class is difficult, and challenging, the , but as long as you're diligent with the homework and in class sets, you'll be ready.
  • You can get so and homeworks though, so at least a C should be guaranteed, and a B is very feasible.
  • Gives lots of partial credit too

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Actually cares a lot about his students and wants everyone to pass.
  • Friendliest guy ever, cares about the students nearly to a fault, genuinely SO enthusiastic about the material.
  • I didn't like him as a professor at all.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen recent, detailed reviews provide strong evidence, though opinions are polarized across teaching style.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

physics2A10 reviews
phys1a3 reviews
PHYS1C2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 4