AI Rate Professor

Physics

Quan Nguyen

ENGR235 · ENGR236 · PHYS120 · PHYSICS120 · PHYS230 · PHYS121 · PHYS121L · PHYS120L · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
95.92%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you will do the homework and ask for help when stuck.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStudent Success FocusedFair ExamsExtra Credit GenerousApproachablePhysics Must-Take
  • Students repeatedly call him one of and accessibility.
  • Physics content is real work, but , and reward effort.
  • Office hours, study help, and flexible support make hard STEM feel passable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

74/100

An A is common if and use help, but physics still requires real study rather than zero effort.

Online mentions open-book exams; , and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is genuine college physics and statics; he makes it manageable, not trivial.

Both formats say content is hard but support is strong.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

, but lectures and participation help; as helpful rather than punitive.

Mixed mandatory and ; success still tracks with showing up and doing work.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

, and real learning support.

Online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

86/100

, and abundant appear often.

Format shift

; online also reports open-book exam windows.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

and is essential, but usually doable with steady effort.

Format shift

Both formats warn not .

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students rave about passion, humor, office hours, and genuine accountability for student success.

Format shift

Excellent ratings dominate online and lectures.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

and .

Format shift

Online labs and quizzes are collaborative; in-person also balances HW and exams.

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

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and relentless about student success, with fair exams and lots of help.

Main concern

and occasional dry or slide-heavy lectures.

What students said

“Easily one of the .”
PHYS230
“If you need to take physics, this is the guy you want...”
PHYS120
“He is overly plentiful with , to the able to pass.”
ENGR235

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students praise open-book or , and high pass rates with real study time.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“He allowed our exams to be open book for a week. .”
ENGR235
“There are a few tests (not proctored) and together!!).”
PHYS120
“ , though. Get ready to study.”
PHYS120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are generally fair and , and flexible online policies.

Study guides match examsExtra creditPartial creditOpen book onlineLowest exam dropped

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are described as fair, often like study guides, with partial credit and .

Fair examsStudy guidesPartial creditLowest exam dropped
“ , and our lowest exam grade was dropped.”
PHYS230
“ , and he is a .”
PHYS230

Online

Online students report open-book exams, unproctored tests, extended due dates, and collaborative lab quizzes.

Open book examsNot proctoredOne week exam windowsGroup lab quizzes
“He allowed our exams to be open book for a week.”
ENGR235
“There are a few tests (not proctored) and together!!).”
PHYS120
“ and given 1 week to complete.”
ENGR235

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Nguyen wants his classes to succeed and holds himself philosophically accountable for it. I've never seen a professor work as hard as him, the guy is a machine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 49 reviews across physics and engineering, online and in person. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Excellence

93/100

“Easily one of the .”

💯 Recommendation

96/100

“If you need to take physics, this is the guy you want... Overall outstanding.”

🎁 Support and Safety Net

86/100

“He is overly plentiful with , to the able to pass.”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

  • genuinely wants you to understand what he is teaching.
  • he is passionate about his work, it just radiates off of him.
  • One of the best and .

Theme 2

📈 About Grades and Effort

  • Put in the work, and you'll get a good grade.
  • DO THE HOMEWORK. This class is NOT EASY, but if you put in the work and ask him for help, you pass.
  • I got an A in this class and I am NOT good at math at all.

Theme 3

🧪 About Workload

  • the hw can take hours even days so if .
  • . Don't procrastinate.
  • Hw is few hours, but its more lengthy than hard.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

49 recent detailed reviews with about 96% take-again intent and highly consistent praise across formats.

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

36

A+ 6 · A 30

B range

4

B 4

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1