AI Rate Professor

Physical Sciences

Matthew Searle

PHYS196 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.5

The decision

if you want an easy A and do not care about learning the material.

Best fit · Easy A HunterFree AInconsistentCaringMissed LecturesEasy but Thin
  • Students can earn A grades with almost no learning or effort.
  • and unfinished syllabus.
  • and the course can feel like a joke.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Both reported grades were A- or A+ and one student said they learned nothing yet still got an A.

All evidence is from in-person PHYS196 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Difficulty ratings are very low and one student called the course a joke.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

92/100

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; another would not recommend him for PHYS196 despite liking him personally.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

92/100

Students report A and A+ grades with minimal work or learning.

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Workload

Featherlight

90/100

and one student said they did nothing.

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

and care; the other cites missed lectures and unfinished syllabus.

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Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Exams are mentioned with prep materials, but overall structure and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person PHYS196 is either well-prepped and and thin coverage, but grades stay very high either way.

Main concern

Course content may not be fully covered and credit risk was mentioned once.

What students said

“Gave us lots of and made sure we were well prepared.”
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“I learned & did nothing but got an A .”
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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.

Students note lots of pre-exam info, but .

Exam Prep Materials

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments mention strong exam prep but .

Exam Prep Materials
“Gave us lots of and made sure we were well prepared.”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I learned & did nothing but got an A .”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews, highlighting split teaching quality and . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Consistency

50/100

“ and always ended class early so we fell far behind.”

🅰️ Easy A Reality

94/100

“I learned & did nothing but got an A .”

❤️ Personal Care

70/100

“Prof Searle was a great prof! Gave us lots of and made sure we were well prepared.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Gave us lots of and made sure we were well prepared.
  • He missed two lectures and always ended class early so we fell far behind.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I learned & did nothing but got an A .
  • He is easy but to a .

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two old, sharply conflicting reviews from 2015-2017 limit reliability.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHYS1962 reviews

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

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F

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No letter grade reported

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No reported values