AI Rate Professor

Physics

Erica Calman

PHYS200 · PHYS230L · ENGR245 · PHYS231 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
58.33%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take her only if and want an easier grade path, not if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProRambling LecturesSelf-Study RequiredPractice-Exam AlignedPassionate but DisorganizedNew Teacher Growing
  • Lectures often feel like rambles and info-dumps, so many students learn from the textbook or YouTube instead.
  • Homework is often completion-based and reachable with outside work.
  • Early-semester reviews are harshly negative; later reviews credit her for adapting, curving, and caring about students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Completion homework, practice exams that mirror tests, and are weak.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Physics concepts still matter and can feel tough, but supports and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

, though a few lab sections still require showing up.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Students split hard between those who call her a hidden STEM easy path and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Practice exams, completion homework, and quality suggests.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

and often completion-based, with labs adding some extra writing time.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

She is passionate and improving, but many students still find lectures , rambling, or disorganized.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grades lean on a few exams and limited homework, with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics with , and practice exams that make tests manageable if you study outside class.

Main concern

Disorganized lectures and inconsistent early-semester delivery can leave .

What students said

“her lectures are more like rambles and info-dumps which makes it or really retain anything”
PHYS200
“If you are willing to do work outside of the class, then it is an easy A”
73642
“So easy, in fact, that you can succeed without learning enough or putting much effort in”
PHYS231

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.

practice materials, sometimes with a note sheet allowed.

Practice exams match testsOne sheet of notes allowedStraightforward examsCompletion homework

Assessment risk

Standard

66/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and can allow a notes sheet, so preparation matters more than lecture polish.

Practice exams match testsOne sheet of notes allowedStraightforward exams
“her exams allow 1 sheet of notes, and the ”
73642
“ but keep in mind that physics 231 is not a conceptually easy subject”
PHYS231

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you are willing to do work outside of the class, then it is an easy A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 in-person reviews, highlighting lecture quality, grade accessibility, and growth as a new instructor. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Clarity

40/100

“her lectures are more like rambles and info-dumps which makes it or really retain anything”

📈 Easy Grade Path

80/100

“If you are willing to do work outside of the class, then it is an easy A”

❤️ Care and Effort

70/100

“She wants all her stuidents to pass and is insanely smart”

⚠️ Organization Issues

35/100

“She misses ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are more like rambles and info-dumps
  • lectures can be
  • Best physics 231 professor on campus, lectures started out rough but eventually she got her teaching style dialed in

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • it is an easy A
  • and exams are not difficult if you look at the

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She's clearly passionate about physics and teaching
  • new to teaching but
  • She is by far the smartest professor at palomar

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-four recent in-person reviews with detailed comments and a and later adjusted praise give a solid, consistent picture.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 56
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 59

Course coverage

7364218 reviews
PHYS230L2 reviews
PHYS2312 reviews
ENGR2451 review
PHYS2001 review

Reported outcomes

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A range

9

A+ 4 · A 5

B range

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No letter grade reported

11

Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 1