AI Rate Professor

Physics

Benjamin Josi

PHYS3B · PHYS3C · PHYS3A · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
10.34%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Do not take Benjamin Josi if any other physics professor or college option exists.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnfair ExamsTough GraderDisorganized LecturesHostile ClassroomFew Students Pass
  • Most students say .
  • as unforgiving, emotional, and disconnected from effort.
  • Many urge taking physics elsewhere because pass rates feel extremely low.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

Students report , and no reliable path to A without self-teaching and luck.

All evidence is in-person across PHYS3A/3B/3C.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

10/100

Difficulty is extreme because and .

In-person only; nearly every review rates difficulty at the top.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and public scolding for being minutes late.

In-person only; multiple reviews describe punitive lateness rules.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

Vast majority say run, with would-take-again near 10% and .

A tiny minority defend him; bulk of .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

10/100

, and unrelated to homework or effort.

Format shift

In-person only; one outlier called him lenient on algebraic setup.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly labs and , yet still do not prepare students for exams.

Format shift

In-person PHYS load is consistently heavy with .

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Lectures are called disorganized, off-topic, and .

Format shift

; rare positives praise YouTube videos.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

, while homework and labs do not mirror test content.

Format shift

In-person PHYS3 series is overwhelmingly exam-driven.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, unfair, and hostile, with exams misaligned to taught material.

Main concern

, and inflexible policies during emergencies.

What students said

“ the textbook.”
PHYS3C
“he puts things that weren't taught in class on exams.”
PHYS3A
“Overall, a .”
PHYS3C

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

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Exams are high-stakes, poorly aligned to class content, and graded without forgiveness or reliable prep materials.

Exams on Untaught MaterialNo Study GuidesHarsh GradingTest HeavyCurveball Questions

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and leave most students failing or barely passing.

No Practice ExamsMisaligned TestsUnforgiving GradingMandatory Attendance
“The go over in class or in the book.”
PHYS3C
“ and things he's never gone over in class.”
PHYS3A
“ .”
PHYS3C

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ he is the only professor LBCC offers for this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 in-person physics reviews with strong negative consensus. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Disaster

12/100

“His teaching style was like a broken GPS—constantly redirecting but never reaching the destination.”

📉 Unfair Exams

18/100

“ the textbook.”

👎 Recommendation

10/100

“ .”

⚖️

10/100

“grades seemed random. .”

Theme 1

📝 About Exams and Grades

  • he puts things that weren't taught in class on exams
  • every semester only a few students pass, if any

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Classroom Climate

  • created an unnecessary hostile environment
  • He asked me to drop the class with a smile on his face
  • constantly stopping lecture to humiliate someone for being 1 minute late

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-nine mostly recent in-person reviews show , and poor teaching.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 525

Course coverage

PHYS3A14 reviews
PHYS3C12 reviews
PHYS3B3 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

2

B 2

C range

5

C 5

D range

5

D 5

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Rather not say 4