AI Rate Professor

Physics

Perry Snyder

PHYSICS230 · PHYS102 · PHSC101 · PHYS101LABONLY · PHYS231 · PHSC100L · PHSC100 · PHYS230 · PHYS101 · GES100 · PHYS100 · PHYSICS101 · PHYS200 · PHYS · PHYSICS102 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already self-teach physics well and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerUnclear LecturesHard PhysicsGenerous CurveSelf-Teach RequiredHostile at Times
  • Most students say lectures are vague or incoherent and .
  • Exams are very hard, but , and lenient cutoffs often save grades.
  • A minority praise his passion and office-hour dedication; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

, and 85% A cutoffs help, but and an A still takes real study.

; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Intro physics is taught conceptually in lecture but tested hard, and most students call it their hardest intro class.

; no online reviews exist.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and clickers; others report no attendance and .

; no online reviews exist.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Quality averages low because and and occasional dedication.

; no online reviews exist.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and sometimes take-home tests rescue many grades.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and self-teaching from the book create a heavy load.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Many call him a genius who cannot explain clearly, rambles, mocks questions, or forces self-teaching.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades hinge on difficult exams and lightly.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person physics and physical science lectures and , and curve-dependent.

Main concern

teaching yourself from the book.

What students said

“Plain and . You will damage your GPA.”
PHYS101
“The highest grade I got was a D on a test and ended up with an A in the class.”
PHYS101
“Clearly a genius at physics, but not at teaching it.”
PHYS102

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.

and often failed class-wide, then saved by large curves, dropped scores, or occasional take-homes.

Hard Timed ExamsHeavy CurveDrop Lowest ExamTake-Home Option Sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Hard multi-chapter timed exams with , and .

Hard Timed ExamsHeavy CurveDrop Lowest ExamTake-Home Option
“85% cutoff for an A, and ”
PHYS101
“After the tests.”
PHYS102
“ because everyone failed.”
PHYS101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Clearly a genius at physics, but not at teaching it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2015, highlighting unclear physics teaching versus grade-saving curves. Credibility rating: High.

🧩 Teaching Clarity

36/100

“ own terms when trying to teach certain concepts.”

📉

22/100

“This is easily the most difficult intro class I've ever had. fail them”

⚖️

72/100

“The highest grade I got was a D on a test and ended up with an A in the class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and he often rambles.
  • Lecture was so . You have to teach yourself everything!
  • He's clearly a genius, but can't simplify it enough for students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • NOT AN EASY A CLASS.
  • BE PREPARED TO WORK FOR YOUR GRADE.
  • if you put in effort!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Belittles his students.
  • He will actually come in on his day off to help you.
  • . He tells you to ask questions but when someone does, he mocks them

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Forty reviews across many years with , and .

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
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3 out of 59
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Course coverage

PHYS10114 reviews
PHYS1027 reviews
PHSC1014 reviews
PHSC1002 reviews
PHSC100L2 reviews
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PHYSICS2301 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

0

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