AI Rate Professor

Physics

Daniel Birmingham

PHYSICS2B · PHYSICS4C · PHYS4B · PHYS4A4C · PHYSC2A2B · PHYSICS4A · PHYS4A · PHYS4AAND4B · PHYSC4A · PHYSC4ABC · PHYSC2A · PHYSC10 · 67 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
52.08%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you are ready to practice physics daily and ; otherwise seek alternatives.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyGroup LabsTough GraderPractice RequiredPolarizing
  • Physics is hard with , and group labs; lowest scores often dropped
  • Strong students who practice daily and use lecture examples can succeed and praise his knowledge
  • Online COVID-era and , and communication

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As and high grades require heavy practice; many report B/C/F despite effort because .

Online harder and ; in-person still hard but more support for prepared students.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Calculus-based and conceptual physics with dense exams and and study habits.

Both formats call physics hard; online amplifies difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Labs and often lectures are mandatory; .

; online less attendance-focused.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half would take again; .

In-person recent reviews warmer; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

Drops lowest scores help, but many call him a .

Format shift

Strictness most intense online; in-person mixed with some mercy and open notes.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and extensive practice expected outside class.

Format shift

; some terms have optional HW that still needs practice.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Passionate and knowledgeable for engaged students, but many find lectures incomplete or unapproachable.

Format shift

.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and labs more than homework credit.

Format shift

Same test-heavy structure online and in person.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many call him clear and fair if you practice; , and .

Main concern

Test and and group-partner risk.

What students said

“Just watch the lecture videos and ask questions if you're stuck, actually do the homework and study and you'll be fine.”
PHYSC4ABC
“ . HE WILL NEVER TEACH YOU PROPERLY.”
PHYS4A
“He allows open notes for exams and the final, so make sure you write down EVERYTHING in your notebook.”
PHYSC10

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are largely negative , and .

Main concern

Feels like self-study with limited help and .

What students said

“Assume this is a self study class. You will be teaching yourself.”
PHYSICS4C
“He will just post a half hour video of him solving a few equations once or twice a week with very little effort put into explaining anything.”
PHYS4A
“ and lets you use your notes and textbook.”
PHYSICS2B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and dropped lowest scores; still high difficulty.

Multiple MidtermsDropped Lowest ExamOpen Notes SometimesFormula SheetGroup Labs

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

on some exams; timed multi-question midterms and finals dominate.

Open Notes on Some ExamsCheat Sheets4 Midterms PatternPractice Exams
“He allows open notes for exams and the final, so make sure you write down EVERYTHING in your notebook.”
PHYSC10
“He allowed us to use cheat sheet for and final.”
PHYS4A

Online

Online exams described as hard, different from lectures, sometimes notes allowed; proctoring not clearly proven.

Notes Allowed SometimesTest HeavyTough
“ and lets you use your notes and textbook.”
PHYSICS2B
“ .”
PHYSICS4C

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Just watch the lecture videos and ask questions if you're stuck, actually do the homework and study and you'll be fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, capturing polarized physics rigor and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“His lectures are easy to follow along and engaging. Get ready to study though.”

⚠️ Polarized Experience

52/100

“ . HE WILL NEVER TEACH YOU PROPERLY.”

📝

35/100

“Tests are worth the majority of your grade, but .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Ask him about his work at CERN on the black hole, he really loves talking about physics!
  • He just writes on the board and expects you to understand.
  • He's a great professor and.. pretty cute too

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • One of the hardest classes I've taken
  • YOU JUST GOTTA DO TONS OF PRACTICE PROBLEMS AND KNOW ALGEBRA & BASIC CALCULUS
  • .

Theme 3

🧪

  • There are a lot of group labs so make sure you're sitting with good people.
  • if you have a bad group you will be doing all the work
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

67

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across years show a stable polarized pattern: .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 512
3 out of 512
2 out of 57
1 out of 512

Course coverage

PHYS4A17 reviews
PHYSICS4C7 reviews
PHYSC2A6 reviews
PHYSC105 reviews
PHYSICS4A4 reviews
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PHYSICS2B1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 5 · A- 1

B range

16

B+ 6 · B 9 · B- 1

C range

7

C+ 2 · C 5

D range

0

No reported values

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

12

Audit/No Grade 2 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 4