Rick Lee

PHSC101 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 82/100
RMP rating: 4.5/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you want strong physics teaching and will study hard for ; do not expect an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerEngaging physics lecturesTest heavyTough graderPassionate demosLecture is the test

Students love his engaging lectures and real device demos even when grades are only B or C.
Course is test- and .
and harder than quizzes, so study beyond class quizzes.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Reported grades are C and B, with and .

All grade difficulty .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

It is introductory physical science, but physics content and .

Course challenge is described only in in-person PHSC101 comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and participation matters.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Both students would take him again for engaging lectures despite imperfect grades.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and students own that weak study produced a C even with a great professor.

Format shift

Workload

Light

74/100

Little to no homework; and final.

Format shift

Workload description is in-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students praise engaged, clear lectures and live experiments from his work devices.

Format shift

Teaching praise .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

; quizzes, midterm, and a .

Format shift

Assessment pattern is from in-person PHSC101 only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person PHSC101 features lively lectures and demos, but quizzes and .

Main concern

Midterm and and .

What students said

“His lectures keep you engaged, and he is a very intelligent and passionate man.”
PHSC101

“Midterm and . They were very in depth sometimes with open ended questions.”
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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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, and described as among the toughest finals students have seen.

Test heavyQuizzes unlike examsIn-depth open-ended questionsTough final

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and open-ended questions.

Scheduled quizzesHard midterm and finalLecture-based tests

“Midterm and . They were very in depth sometimes with open ended questions.”
PHSC101

“Definitely one the the .”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Great Professor. While I did not get an A that is my fault for not studying as hard.”
Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person reviews, . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“His lectures keep you engaged, and he is a very intelligent and passionate man.”

📝

32/100

“Definitely one the the .”

👍

90/100

“Great Professor. While I did not get an A that is my fault for not studying as hard.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures keep you engaged
he makes them simple and so everyone can understand
He will often bring in devices from his work to show you experiments in class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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Midterm and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only two reviews span years with limited detail, so but weakly powered.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 51

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2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHSC1012 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Rick Lee

x x if you want strong physics teaching and will study hard for x x; do not expect an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want strong physics teaching and will study hard for ; do not expect an easy A.

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