AI Rate Professor

Physics

Mary Marsh

PHYS4A · PHYS4B · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid if physics matters for your major; if and have no better option.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teach requiredLecture from notesHard examsNo engagementTough grader
  • Nearly all reviews rate teaching poorly and say you must learn physics yourself.
  • Lectures are rewriting notes on the board with little interaction or posted notes.
  • Exams and ; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some still earn As, but , and .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics content plus force heavy independent study.

In-person only; students call 4A/4B tough under her style.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

, but missing class means missing all notes since they are not posted.

In-person only; practical need to attend is high .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

0% take-again tone and .

; none recommend.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and picky quiz grading.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Weekly quizzes and ; while labs need reading.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students say she reads notes, lacks engagement, and teaching is not the priority.

Format shift

Consistent across all in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

; HW often not required.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person PHYS4A/4B is lecture-heavy, low engagement, and high stress with quizzes every class and .

Main concern

; notes not posted and .

What students said

“Be prepared to literally learn everything by yourself”
PHYS4A
“She basically rewrote her notes on the board. If . She doesn't upload the written notes.”
PHYS4B

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 and quizzes feel high-stakes and sometimes mismatched to lecture, with limited review quality.

Difficult examsWeekly quizzesInconsistent reuse of old questionsExam curve sometimesNo posted lecture notes

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, quizzes every class and difficult exams; reviews may have errors and old questions may or may not reappear.

Quiz every classHard examsCurve sometimesReview sessions with errors
“ if she reuses old questions and then it's easy, or if it's totally unrelated to the lecture”
PHYS4B
“only one had a review where she had the wrong answer on her end for two of the long answer questions”
PHYS4B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Be prepared to literally learn everything by yourself”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews with highly consistent negative themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫

8/100

“The 0% that at all”

📖

15/100

“you still have to learn a lot by yourself and study”

📝 Board Notes Only

20/100

“Rewrote notes on the board for 2 hours each class.”

🧪

32/100

“ . .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She js rewrites the answers she has on her notes, no engagement
  • and engagement
  • Teaching is lecture-heavy with minimal student involvement.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if physics is important for your major/upper divs.
  • Stressful; if necessary or experienced in Physics 4B.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 9 recent reviews, but they are detailed and highly consistent in criticizing teaching and .

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

PHYS4A5 reviews
PHYS4B4 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

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