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Physical Sciences

Shiowhwa Lin

PHYSICS195 · PHYS195 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you are already strong at physics and can teach yourself the material.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teaching requiredHigh drop rateUnclear lecturesNo partial creditMandatory attendance
  • Most students say and expects self-teaching.
  • , which hurts physics grades.
  • High drop rates and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting a solid grade is hard because exams give no partial credit and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics 195 is treated as hard content with .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory with no sign that missing class is allowed.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most students urge others to pick a different professor due to poor teaching and ruined GPAs.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Scantron exams without partial credit and recovery.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Students report spending lots of time self-teaching outside class just to keep up.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Comments stress he knows physics but cannot teach it clearly, with only one contrasting positive review.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades hinge on multiple-choice .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person PHYS195 reviews describe unclear teaching, heavy self-study, and fair if you try.

Main concern

Unclear lectures and no .

What students said

“VERY poor teacher. He clearly wants you to succeed but hes certainly not going to be the one who helps you to do so.”
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“ . Or your educational plan is going to be ruined, your GPA is going to be miserable.”
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“Doesn't because they're multiple choice scantron.”
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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

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, which students call a major problem in physics.

Multiple choice scantronNo partial creditIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and give no partial credit.

Multiple choice scantronNo partial credit
“Doesn't because they're multiple choice scantron.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Or your educational plan is going to be ruined, your GPA is going to be miserable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Knows his stuff but cannot clearly teach it. Accent also makes it hard to understand.”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“ . Or your educational plan is going to be ruined, your GPA is going to be miserable.”

📝

30/100

“Doesn't because they're multiple choice scantron.”

📚 Self-Teaching Load

35/100

“You have to be good at self-teaching. I spent a lot of time learning on my own and still struggled.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • thats it! so easy!" and moves on.
  • This man isn't good at teaching and explaining. He is super lazy !!!
  • Knows his stuff but cannot clearly teach it.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • 70-80% of students dropped in my class.
  • Doesn't because they're multiple choice scantron.
  • Fair and easy if you try.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Outcomes

  • unless you're GREAT at self-learning.
  • Or your educational plan is going to be ruined, your GPA is going to be miserable.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Four detailed 2016 in-person reviews agree on weak teaching, but the sample is small and dated.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHYS1953 reviews
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

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B range

0

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C range

1

C 1

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2