AI Rate Professor

Physics

Sergey Uvarov

PHYS4A · PHYS2B · SCI1A · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

if you are comfortable teaching yourself difficult physics and using outside help to survive the course.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teaching requiredDifficult examsTough graderMixed outcomesHeavy physics workload
  • Students agree the physics content is hard and .
  • Teaching reviews are mixed but lean negative, with and limited help.
  • Some students still earn A , and push through the workload.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

A grades are possible, but students , and the need for extensive self-study and .

All grade-effort evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The courses are intellectually demanding physics classes with fast lectures, hard concepts, and exams that students call extremely difficult.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Reviews mention participation and office hours as helpful, but they do .

Only in-person reviews mention participation or support resources.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Recommendation is split because some students value his knowledge while , and poor support.

All recommendation evidence is in person and mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Many reviews call him a , though partial credit and .

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students repeatedly report lots of , and hours of .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Students say he knows physics but , and leaves them teaching themselves.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

, and exams, with exams important but not always the full grade.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a difficult, self-study-heavy physics experience with , and some possible grade recovery through homework and effort.

Main concern

Students often feel lectures and reviews do not prepare them well for exams.

What students said

“you end up teaching yourself the material”
PHYS4A
“ ”
PHYS2B
“I still finished the class off with a low A.”
PHYS2B

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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Exams are repeatedly described as difficult and sometimes poorly aligned with , but proctoring and .

Difficult ExamsTest Reviews Not Fully AlignedPartial Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and weak test preparation, while one review notes partial credit, but exam book or proctoring rules are not clearly proven.

Difficult ExamsTest Reviews Not Fully AlignedPartial Credit
“ ”
PHYS2B
“ but a lot of .”
PHYS4A
“There , and vice versa.”
PHYS4A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do be prepared to spend a significant amount of time outside of class learning the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grade effort. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“he knows the content but can't simplify it to the students level”

📚 Workload Pressure

30/100

“Do be prepared to spend a significant amount of time outside of class learning the material.”

🧪

30/100

“The exams”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He moves too fast during lectures and gives students no time to process what he writes on the board.
  • he gives no direction for labs.
  • he knows the content but can't simplify it to the students level

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Physics 2B is the hardest class I've ever taken.
  • but a lot of .
  • I still finished the class off with a low A.

Theme 3

🧭 About Student Fit

  • you end up teaching yourself the material
  • If you plan to take this class get ready to teach yourself for hours in a day.
  • Go to office hours/GRASP and make sure to get ~100% on every homework.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews across multiple physics courses and years show , and self-teaching, with enough detail for high credibility.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

PHYS2B6 reviews
PHYS4A5 reviews
SCI1A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

1

B- 1

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1