AI Rate Professor

Physics

Marlo Rathgeber

PHYS111 · MATH312 · PHY900 · PHYS4A · PHYS101 · MAT123 · PHYS900 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want a fun, low-stress physics ride with a quirky legend who hands out .

Best fit · Easy A HunterQuirky rock-star energyExtra credit freely givenMemorable lecturesUnconventional style
  • Students praise him as a great, memorable teacher despite eccentric behavior.
  • and .
  • Classes feel light intellectually for many, with colorful personality stories dominating reviews.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Reported A grades plus frequent make an A very reachable without heavy grind.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Difficulty ratings skew low to moderate and comments emphasize personality more than hard physics concepts.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

One review explicitly lists attendance as mandatory; others .

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Would-take-again is 100% where stated and comments repeatedly call him great, memorable, and highly recommendable.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

stories and easy A tones outweigh a .

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Workload

Light

72/100

and focus more on class vibes than workload.

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Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Students repeatedly call him a great teacher who left a lasting impact despite quirky behavior.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Comments rarely break down assessment weights beyond and general class success.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, and full of personality-driven stories with strong overall praise.

Main concern

Eccentric classroom behavior can feel unprofessional even when students still say they learned.

What students said

“Great professor!”
PHY900
“ironically i learned more in his class than any other since.”
PHY900
“ !”
PHYS101

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.

Reviews do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, or .

Little exam detail

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, or open-book policy.

Unclear exam format
“Great professor!”
PHY900

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ironically i learned more in his class than any other since. weird!”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting quirky teaching and easygoing grade paths. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“as for class,. yes he was a great teacher as well! Viva la Rathgeber!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

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🎁 Easy

82/100

“gives if we do some strange stuff”

Theme 1

🎸 About Personality

  • He is quirky as hell!
  • WOW! that guy is a rock star!
  • he is my idol!!

Theme 2

📈 About Learning & Grades

  • ironically i learned more in his class than any other since.
  • This guy is good!
  • Great professor!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Nine mostly older reviews are consistent in praise but many read as joke-heavy and .

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHY9003 reviews
MAT1231 review
MATH3121 review
PHYS1011 review
PHYS1111 review
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PHYS4A1 review
PHYS9001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values