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Physics

Pak Lim

PHY4A · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself physics and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesUnstructuredTough graderLecture heavyTest heavy
  • , and or note-take.
  • and review, with unseen problem types.
  • He assumes calculus knowledge early and sets high expectations that leave many students lost.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

and hard unseen exam problems outweigh one report of a .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material is treated as calculus-ready from day one and lectures .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Most students say and .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Only and multiple reviewers .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

, though one student noted a generous exam scale where 15/23 counted as 100%.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

, but and group work keep the load moderate.

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Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Students repeatedly call lectures confusing, boring, unstructured, and too fast to follow.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Course weight lands heavily on midterms and a final that students .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person PHY-4A feels lecture-heavy and poorly structured, with and .

Main concern

Unclear lectures plus test-heavy grading leave students unprepared despite showing up.

What students said

“Lectures were difficult and unstructured.”
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“ .”
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“He's a chill guy, just not a great teacher.”
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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 central and , though one reviewer reported a .

Two MidtermsFinal ExamGenerous Curve SometimesUnseen Problems

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final can include problems students never practiced, with .

Two MidtermsFinal ExamUnseen ProblemsGenerous Curve Sometimes
“Homework and review study did not help with the dealt with before.”
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“For the , and similarly for the two midterms, a 15/23 was considered a %100, so quite lax on scores.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“ and boring”

📉 Recommendation

22/100

“ .”

🧪

35/100

“Homework and review study did not help with the dealt with before.”

📚 Prerequisites Gap

30/100

“Calculus I is a corequisite, but he treats it as a prerequisite.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures were difficult and unstructured.
  • he was hard to understand and writes very fast
  • His lecture style is unstructured

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • a 15/23 was considered a %100, so quite lax on scores.
  • problems we've never seen or dealt with before

Theme 3

⚠️ About Fit

  • .
  • He's a chill guy, just not a great teacher.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

, but grades are incomplete and sample size remains limited.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

PHY-4A4 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

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1

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C range

0

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D range

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0

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No letter grade reported

3

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