AI Rate Professor

Physical Sciences

Ian Rafferty

PHY195 · PHYS195L · PHYS195 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take him for PHYS195 if you want a strong, fair physics teacher and are willing to put in the work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesAccessible Outside ClassOpen-Note ExamsClear ExplanationsApproachable
  • Open notes or and
  • College and study time

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is reachable with and study, helped by cheat sheets and dropped exams, but .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

College physics content is inherently hard, with and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory and tags warn that skipping hurts your chance to pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

and students call him one of the .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

Tests can be graded fairly with partial credit, but .

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Expect and easy-pass load.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students , and strong availability outside class.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Exams and prep.

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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

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and student-friendly exam policies with cheat sheets or open notes.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Overall great professor!! and if you need extra help”
PHYS195
“You are allowed and you can bring it back and make another for each test”
PHYS195
“If you end up in Dr. Rafferty's class, consider yourself lucky, as he is the most AMAZING physics prof. you will ever meet”
PHYS195

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.

Exams often allow handwritten notes or cheat sheets, with a and occasional .

Cheat SheetsOpen NotesDrops Lowest ExamExtra Credit on Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

notes and can include a dropped lowest exam score.

Cheat SheetsOpen NotesDrops Lowest Exam
“Allowed to use !!!”
PHYS195
“He !”
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“ and finals, and gives plenty of time as well”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you end up in Dr. Rafferty's class, consider yourself lucky, as he is the most AMAZING physics prof. you will ever meet.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person , and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Professor Rafferty is a phenomenal teacher, and I would highly recommend him for Physics or Properties of Materials.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“One of the !!”

📝

82/100

“Allowed to use !!!”

⚖️ Effort for Grades

58/100

“This class does require dedication and work, but when you are taking college and studying outside of class shouldn't be a surprise.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and
  • Lectures are very in depth
  • takes criticism in a positive way

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • , but he prepares you well
  • he said its gonna be

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • He has solid office hours, and can answer any questions
  • Visit him during office hours or
  • prof. Rafferty is there to answer all of your questions

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed in-person reviews from 2016-2018 are consistent and specific, but the sample is small and dated.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHYS1957 reviews
PHY1951 review
PHYS195L1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1