AI Rate Professor

Physics

Efran Mercado

PHY3A · PHYS3A · PHYS3 · PHYSPHYS · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Only take him if you will do every homework problem and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teach requiredTests from homeworkIntimidating styleHeavy weekly loadMixed communicator
  • Quizzes and and the book
  • Lectures often feel unhelpful so students teach themselves
  • Weekly labs and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

so dedicated students can earn A, but weak workers get punished hard.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Physics load is heavy with , and expectation to know material cold.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Weekly quizzes and behind immediately.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

A minority defend him, but most warn about poor teaching, harsh vibe, and wasted lecture time.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Exams are not tricks and grade rules can be flexible, but expectations and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Weekly quizzes, long labs, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Knows physics but many say lectures fail, English is weak, and students must self-teach.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Weekly quizzes, four tests, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person PHYS3A , and homework-based tests, with polarizing lecture and personality feedback.

Main concern

Many students call him condescending, hard to learn from, and say lecture wastes time.

What students said

“ . Be prepared to spend way too much time on this subject(you'll get nothing from lecture).”
PHYS3A
“ he picks addl probs from stuff u should know if u actually did HW probs”
PHYS3A
“IF YOU CAN GET PAST HIS INTIMIDATING MEAN SPEECH AT THE BEGINNING, HE IS A GREAT TEACHER!!!”
PHYS3A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and book problems, so preparation is predictable but constant.

Quizzes from homeworkExams from book/HWWeekly quizzesFour tests

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams are repeatedly described as and the textbook.

Straight from homeworkBook problemsWeekly quizzesFour tests
“ he picks addl probs from stuff u should know if u actually did HW probs”
PHYS3A
“ questions from book, must know the material cold.”
PHYS3A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You'll end up teaching yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person , and heavy weekly load. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

34/100

“You'll end up teaching yourself.”

📝

55/100

“practice the hm problems since he uses them for the exam and quizes.”

⚠️ Harsh Classroom Vibe

28/100

“Consistently threatens to kick you out of lab.He made me feel uncomfortable.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • doesn't have a clue on how to teach it
  • not a great communicator of concepts
  • prefers to rant and rave rather then teach physics

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • people who study will get an A
  • quizzes and
  • This class is no joke so study hard

Theme 3

⏱️ About Workload

  • Takes ALOT of time
  • way too many things to do

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews over several years show a but split hard on personality and teaching quality.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PHYS3A6 reviews
PHYS32 reviews
PHY3A1 review
PHYSPHYS1 review

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