AI Rate Professor

Physics

John Lindell

PHYS210 · PHYS205 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
51/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can teach yourself physics and use to offset a heavy workload.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtra creditLots of homeworkSelf-teaching requiredTest heavyConfusing labs
  • Students consistently say the course requires major self-study and lots of practice.
  • and resubmissions can make grades recoverable for persistent students.
  • , and heavy coursework.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

An A is possible because of and resubmissions, but it requires steady practice and self-teaching.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and prior-knowledge expectations make the course intellectually challenging.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Attendance is not clearly described as mandatory, but , and tutoring to keep up.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Only one clearly positive recommendation is outweighed and heavy self-study.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

, resubmissions, and a curved grading system make grading more forgiving despite hard material.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and complicated labs.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is knowledgeable and sometimes fair, but .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews mention tests, quizzes, exams, labs, and .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a demanding physics class with , and mixed teaching quality.

Main concern

Students may need to teach themselves because lectures and .

What students said

“Expect to teach yourself.”
PHYS205
“It's easy to get an A as long as you try.”
PHYS210

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.

but difficult test-heavy course with quizzes and three major exams.

Weekly QuizzesThree ExamsNo Curved Exams Clearly Separate From Grading System

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention weekly quizzes, tests, and , but do not clearly prove proctoring or book policy.

Weekly QuizzesThree ExamsTest Heavy
“Cares more about illustrating knowledge in and chug."”
PHYS205
“3 exams form 50% of your grade”
PHYS205

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Expect to teach yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Lectures/topics are barely explained and even when they are he .”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“ and significant time spent practicing problems in your own time.”

⚖️ Grade Recovery

70/100

“Offers EC and as many times as you want till you get 100%.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Expect to teach yourself.
  • Prepare to teach yourself!
  • Intimidating at first but kind and knowledgeable once you talk to him.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's easy to get an A as long as you try.
  • Gives a lot of EC.
  • , and 3 exams form 50% of your grade

Theme 3

🧪

  • Be prepared to stay late for .
  • .
  • lectures werent bad just a ton of course work

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

and teaching concerns, but there is no online evidence and some recommendation data is missing.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHYS2054 reviews
PHYS2101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

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