Steven Siegel

PHYS195C · AST101 · PHYS197 · PHY195C · 195C · ASTR101 · PHYS196 · PHYSICS195C · PHYCS195B · PHY195B · PHYS100 · PHYSICS196 · PHYSICSC · PHYS212 · PHYSIC195C · PHYS126 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.4/5
Take again: 25%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you must; if you can teach yourself and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesSelf Teach RequiredPractice Exams KeyTest HeavyOutdated Materials

Many students say and the textbook is clearer.
and can salvage the grade.
Physics majors warn you may leave underprepared for later courses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

; others report D averages and harsh partial credit.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Physics content stays real, but many say his class is easier than learning the subject well.

All evidence is in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and quizzes; others say lectures are skippable.

All evidence is in person.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Only about a and most warn of poor teaching value.

All evidence is in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Little partial credit and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and a few high-stakes exams define the load.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Frequent reports of , and book-regurgitation teaching.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and finals more than daily work.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics reviews are mostly negative: , and .

Main concern

You may pass with practice exams yet learn little for future STEM courses.

What students said

“His lectures .”
PHYS126

“If you genuinely like physics and want to learn about it, run.”
PHYS126

“ if you want an easy A, but you will learn close to nothing”
PHYS197

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 some terms report hard uncurved exams.

Practice ExamsFormula Sheet SometimesHard MidtermsGraded By Few Things

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; formula sheets appear in some courses, and averages can be low without curves.

Practice Exams Nearly IdenticalFormula SheetHard Uncurved Exams

“The long and .”
PHYS126

“lets you bring a .”
PHYS197

“ , but will through in a couple unexpected problems.”
PHYS195C

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“ if you want an easy A, but you will learn close to nothing”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“His lectures .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

25/100

“I would rather drop out of ”

📘

40/100

“ ”

📝

55/100

“ , but will through in a couple unexpected problems.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Just spits out equations from the book.
His classes are based on him regurgitating the textbook with .
Ask him a question and most likely will not be able to answer you.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Focus on the .
if you want an easy A, but you will learn close to nothing
The long and .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Transfer Readiness

After taking a class on Electromagnetism, I realized how much I did not know
Didn't learn much from this course which sucked because further study in electrical engineering was a bit tough

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years show consistent complaints about teaching quality despite some easy-grade comments.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 514

3 out of 54

2 out of 513

1 out of 521

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A 2

B range

B 1 · B- 2

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Steven Siegel

Avoid unless you must; x x x if you can teach yourself and x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👎 Recommendation Rate

📘 x x

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Transfer Readiness

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you must; if you can teach yourself and .

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