AI Rate Professor

Science

Scott McCartney

PHYN100 · PHY195 · PHYS195 · PHYS100 · ASTRO101 · ASTRONOMY101 · PHY196 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
86.67%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Strong pick for physics if you will study independently and , and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear Grading CriteriaLenient CurveConceptual ExamsLecture HeavyCaring Physicist
  • Physics content is real work, but , and dropped exams.
  • Lectures can feel dry or derivation-heavy, so and videos.
  • ; students who keep up with homework and labs usually pass.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

, and dropped exams help, but and are conceptually hard.

; the online review still calls exams hard.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

, and conceptual exams make the content demanding for most students.

Both formats describe real physics difficulty; in-person comments give more depth.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

, though some sections mark it yes and skipping can hurt.

In-person reports mix optional and mandatory; the as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

87/100

About 87 percent would take again, with repeated praise for care, fairness, and workable structure.

and the one online review.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and dropping lowest exams.

Format shift

In-person reviews supply most leniency evidence; but .

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Weekly online homework, multiple labs, and .

Format shift

Online and and multiple exams or labs.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Respected and , though lectures are often dry or derivation-focused.

Format shift

; online is neutral-to-positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and labs as supporting pieces.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize exams plus weekly homework; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and care, while some dislike boring lectures and conceptual exam difficulty.

Main concern

if you only follow lectures.

What students said

“ and no tricks.”
PHY196
“Such a by his grading.”
PHYS195
“Spends the whole lecture explaining derivations, ”
PHY195

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One online PHY196 review found weekly homework and but fairer than another instructor.

Main concern

are straightforward.

What students said

“ but not as hard as my phy 195 professor's lol”
PHY196

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are conceptual and , and drop policies.

Conceptual examsCheat sheet allowedDrop lowest examPhone collected for exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

sheets, example exams, and curves.

Conceptual examsCheat sheetDrop lowest examPhone for exam
“Must turn in phone for ”
PHY195
“gives full page for cheat sheet, example ”
PHY195

Online

Online review reports several hard .

Multiple examsHard conceptual questions
“about 5 exams in total and 8-9 questions each”
PHY196

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This professor had very clear standards and no tricks. The .”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 physics and astronomy reviews, highlighting grading fairness versus lecture dryness. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“you can tell he cares for every one of his students”

👍 Strong Recommendation

87/100

“the nicest professor I ever had”

⚖️

78/100

“Such a by his grading”

📚

40/100

“ asking very difficult conceptual questions”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are extremely boring and
  • fantastic note giver
  • he's a nice guy but I basically taught myself all semester

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy class or course, but a good professor
  • and theres no final just 4 exams
  • and

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He has a heart of gold, and
  • and understands how hard this course can be
  • ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty recent-to-decade reviews with , and workload give strong confidence.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

6

B 6

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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