Bernadette Smith

PHYS43 · PHYS20 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

Solid pick if you like energetic physics teaching and can keep up with fast lectures and homework.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPhysics nerd energyFast lecturesFair testsApproachableMixed first-semester reviews

Fans call her smart, cool, and excellent at explaining physics.
Critics disliked fast lectures, discouraging questions, and .
and match slides; A requires more work than a light 2-unit load.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

A- and B+ grades appear with fair tests, but an A needs more work than a typical light class.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Physics content is standard difficulty; pace and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Would-take-again is high where stated, and several call her a .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Tests are described as fair and .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

and a 2-unit class still needs solid work for an A.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Strong passion and approachability offset by fast pacing and some hated lecture moments.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Homework and tests both matter; tests track lectures and slides closely.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and fair tests, with speed and .

Main concern

Lectures can move too fast and .

What students said

“Bernadette is great, one of .”
PHYS20

“ and follow her slides pretty closely.”
PHYS43

“I hated her lectures. She would ask discouraging questions that nobody knew the answer to.”
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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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Tests are called fair and .

Fair testsSlide-aligned exams

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and follow slides closely.

Fair testsSlide-aligned exams

“ and follow her slides pretty closely.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Bernadette is great, one of .”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting passion, pace, and fair tests. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“She is a physics nerd in the , and does an excellent job of explaining the material.”

📝 Exams

62/100

“ and follow her slides pretty closely.”

⚠️ Lecture Pace

40/100

“she lectures really fast so .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Super smart, but super cool and approachable.
She really knows her material and is incredibly passionate as well.
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Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

For a 2 unit class it does require more work for an A
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Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

She would ask discouraging questions that nobody knew the answer to.
and then not grade them nor go over them.

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

42/100

Evidence confidence

Only four reviews, partly from her first teaching .

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 52

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHYS433 reviews

PHYS201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

A- 1

B range

B+ 1

C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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