Mahbubul Khandaker

PHYSICS20A · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 55.56%
Difficulty: 2.2

The decision

Only take him if ; but lectures rarely prepare you.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOpen Note ExamsSelf TeachDisorganizedKind but UnclearLecture Heavy

Kind and and quizzes.
, and often behind schedule.
and the textbook more than class time.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

, and in-test help make As reachable despite weak teaching.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Content itself is manageable, but and skipped material raise friction.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

while ; enforcement seems uneven.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Some appreciate the chill open-note setup; others urge avoiding him for poor teaching.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

; open notes and in-test guidance help scores.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Light

70/100

Homework and periodic tests or pop quizzes; not described as heavy if .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Kind and knowledgeable but and few examples.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person PHYSICS20A with a , and weak, meandering lectures that .

Main concern

Disorganization, missed coverage, and lectures that .

What students said

“You have to teach yourself, but he's a super chill teacher”
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“terrible professor. ”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are open note and open textbook, with .

Open NoteOpen TextbookPop QuizzesIn-Test Help

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; students can ask during tests.

Open NoteOpen TextbookPop Quizzes

“ and he will guide you to the answer if you ask”
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“He has the exams and and open textbook”
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“you can ask him about the quizzes and ”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You have to teach yourself, but he's a super chill teacher, so it's not too bad.”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, balancing lenient open-note grading against weak lectures. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“he is not a very good teacher”

🅰️ Grade Accessibility

78/100

“he's an ”

📝

82/100

“exams and and open textbook”

💯 Recommendation

48/100

“ if you can, however you can.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lectures were difficult to follow
No examples, only proofs
his lectures aren't really linear, rather slow-paced, often off track

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

open note/open textbook
If you complete the

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

very disorganized, we fell 2 weeks behind
Schedule changes, disorganization
class ended up being about a month behind

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine recent in-person reviews with mixed tones but and weak lectures.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 53

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2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1

Mahbubul Khandaker

Only take him if x x x x; x x x x but lectures rarely prepare you.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

Depends

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

🅰️ Grade Accessibility

📝 x x

💯 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Organization

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Only take him if ; but lectures rarely prepare you.

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