AI Rate Professor

Physics

Anthony Musumba

4B · PHY42211 · PHY4A4B · PHY4A · 4A · PHY4B · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
29.17%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already know physics well and ; most students report a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesTest heavyTough graderSelf-taught requiredDelayed grading
  • Lectures are widely called confusing, barebones, or a waste of time, so many students self-study.
  • Exams are hard and dominate the grade; , though .
  • and funny, others say help is useless and and late.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Some students earn As with heavy self-study and , but tough grading and most.

Almost all grade and ; the one online review is a withdrawal.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics content is hard and lecture pace or clarity often fails, so students rely on outside resources and self-study.

Difficulty is consistent across the single online and many in-person comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

, and several say missing lecture or .

; the online review also listed attendance mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

29/100

Would-take-again is about 29% and many reviews urge taking another professor despite a .

Recommendation is low overall; nearly all .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and ; delayed grading and picky docking are common, though corrections and curves help some.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of homework, papers, journals, Wikipedia projects, and .

Format shift

Workload complaints are primarily from in-person Physics 4A/4B reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Many students say ; a smaller set finds him funny, caring, and helpful.

Format shift

Both the online review and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Test-heavy tags and and labs secondary.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics is exam-heavy with frequent tough-grader tags; , while a minority praise his humor, care, and .

Main concern

, and lectures that do not prepare you for tests.

What students said

“If you plan to take this class, prepare to teach yourself much of the material.”
PHY4A
“Do yourself a favor and !”
4A
“ and .”
4B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review describes a rough PHY4A where assignments are dumped with little help and requests for help were ignored.

Main concern

Minimal instructional support online; students must already be strong in calculus and self-directed.

What students said

“Typically he will just give out the assignments and has you figure it out, and when asked for help in the class he ignored the requests.”
PHY4A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are difficult and count heavily; practice exams often do not match real difficulty, though .

Test heavyHard examsExam correctionsPractice exams too easy

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

mismatched practice exams, and partial credit via corrections.

Test heavyHard examsExam correctionsPractice exams too easy
“ and ”
4A
“Test heavy and but they are extremely hard!”
4B

Online

Reviews do .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This is a self taught class!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 , and mixed personality; credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

32/100

“Cannot lecture/makes frequent mistakes and it is difficult to keep up”

🧪

30/100

“Test heavy and but they are extremely hard!”

👎 Recommendation

29/100

“Do yourself a favor and !”

📚

28/100

“prepare to teach yourself much of the material”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are very hard to understand for me
  • and
  • lecture is a WASTE OF TIME!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • He is a master of deception
  • You should be able to pass the class if you attend the labs

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and
  • he's extremely caring towards students
  • Loves putting students on the spot in uncomfortable ways

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

24 reviews spanning 2021-2026 with detailed comments, consistent themes on lectures and exams, and a .

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 513

Course coverage

4A9 reviews
4B5 reviews
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PHY4A3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2