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Engineering

Art Gerwig

PHYSICS230 · ENGR · ENGR235 · ENGR245 · PHYS130 · PHYS230 · PHYSI230 · ENGR100 · PHY230 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Take him only if you are a serious engineering or physics major ready for 20+ hours a week; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerWeedout CourseTough GraderLots of HomeworkAccessible Outside ClassStrict Format Grading
  • Physics and upper engineering sections are extreme time sinks with low pass rates and hard timed exams.
  • Committed majors who ask questions and live in the ; casual students report hostility and failure.
  • Recent online DT/ and error-filled videos.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report C/B after massive effort; many fail or .

Online design work can yield high grades if formatting is perfect; physics in person is far harder for an A.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Students repeatedly call PHYS230 and upper ENGR the hardest classes of their lives with weedout design.

Online DT sections .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

and notebooks; others focus more on lab and .

; in-person physics often expects heavy presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Majors ; non-majors and many struggling students strongly advise avoidance.

Recent online DT reviews lean negative while .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

25/100

Harsh on format, partial credit races, and low pass rates dominate both physics and .

Format shift

Online nitpicking on name .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

, and rework are the norm for core courses.

Format shift

Online DT also reports hours lost redoing modules; physics in person is heavier.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Helpful and available for dedicated students, but lectures and .

Format shift

Online instruction quality is worse due to unrepaired video mistakes.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and labs plus difficult timed exams and .

Format shift

Online DT is assignment-heavy; , and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person physics and engineering are legendary weedouts with , and timed tests, yet many majors call the training essential.

Main concern

Low pass rates, self-teaching pressure, and .

What students said

“They are not kidding when they say to do 20+ hours of Physics a week.”
PHYS230
“ .”
PHYS230
“If you're serious about engineering, this is the .”
PHYS230

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

: mistake-filled videos, harsh name-format penalties, and .

Main concern

Nitpicky deductions and broken instructional videos waste hours.

What students said

“I lost 20% on an model was fine).”
ENGR
“Mistakes in recorded instructions but doesn't bother to re-record.”
ENGR
“Seriously, this class was so much fun and I learned a lot.”
ENGR

Exam style

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Exams are fast, complex, and ; finishing on time is a major failure mode.

Timed ExamsHard Problem SetsPartial CreditFormat Strict LabsNo Easy Multiple Choice

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person physics and engineering exams are extremely hard, time-pressured, and demand .

Timed ExamsPartial CreditDifficult TestsLab Format Grading
“Not alot of time on the tests so practice solving problems fast or you will run out of time.”
ENGR245
“The and nearly impossible to finish in the time given.”
PHYS230
“ and will be like nothing you've seen on the homework.”
PHYS230

Online

Online reviews do not clearly describe webcam proctoring; and video labs.

Assignment Format PenaltiesRecorded Video Modules
“ .”
ENGR
“his videos are filled with mistakes.”
ENGR

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're serious about engineering, this is the . It will mentally break you down, but it's not impossible.”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews (3 online, 44 in person), contrasting weedout physics with recent online design tech complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Weedout Intensity

12/100

“This class is the most difficult class I've ever taken in my life.”

🛠️ Help If You Ask

70/100

“Art will stay in lab until 11 pm for God's sake.”

📉

20/100

“I lost 20% on an model was fine).”

🎯 Major Prep Value

75/100

“There is no other physics class that will prepare you as well for your physics/engineering major”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • if you show you are committed to learning the material.
  • Lectures are next to worthless and the .
  • He teaches the material well and is always willing to help

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • only 2to8/40 pass each sem
  • His pass rate is lower than that of any college class I've ever encountered.
  • Put in the time to learn and you will get an A in this class

Theme 3

💻 About Online DT

  • his videos are filled with mistakes
  • Don't bother to defend yourself because he will argue back with no evidence.
  • this class was so much fun and I learned a lot.

Data context

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Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-seven reviews across many years show stable weedout themes with recent online DT corroboration of .

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 510
3 out of 54
2 out of 56
1 out of 513

Course coverage

PHYS23022 reviews
PHY2309 reviews
ENGR4 reviews
ENGR1003 reviews
ENGR2453 reviews
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PHYSICS2303 reviews
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PHYSI2301 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

7

B 7

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Fail 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 4 · Rather_Not_Say 1