AI Rate Professor

Science

Richard Brand

CHEM3A · PHYSI2A · PHYS10 · ASTRO1 · PHYSICS10 · PHYSC10 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you want a and can handle dry lectures and tough quizzes.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDedicated but strictQuick temperHeavy quiz loadBoring lecturesHard science grind
  • some praise early help and and boring.
  • Course content is often hard for non-majors with frequent quizzes and .
  • as mandatory and cell phones can trigger a short temper.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

, and a hardass vibe make an A require real grind.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Even conceptual physics and astronomy are described as hard, broad, and poorly scoped for tests.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory and he runs a tight ship on phones and presence.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Helpful dedicated students recommend him, but , and difficulty.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

Hardass tone, tough quizzes, and incomplete risk for .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

and a long research paper load students up.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some call him awesome and available early; others say waste of time, boring, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Frequent quizzes and multi-chapter tests dominate the .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between calling him dedicated and , and overly hard.

Main concern

, and a short fuse over classroom behavior.

What students said

“You will not find a teacher at the college level more dedicated to the students.”
PHYSC10
“ if you wish to keep your sanity.”
ASTRO1
“He made physics easy and understood his subject”
PHYSICS10

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.

on what will appear, making prep stressful.

Frequent quizzesMulti-chapter testsUnclear study guidanceIn-person finals

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and broad chapter tests with weak study cues.

Frequent quizzesMulti-chapter testsUnclear study guidance
“He never tells you whats though each test covers at least 8 chapters!”
ASTRO1
“Quizzes everytime class meets and he is just an all around hardass.”
ASTRO1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you wish to keep your sanity.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching split, difficulty, and classroom strictness. Credibility rating: Medium.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Split

48/100

“Dr. Brand is an awesome teacher. You will not find a teacher at the college level more dedicated to the students.”

🔥 Temper & Boredom

35/100

“His class lectures are so boring and he has an really bad temper!”

📚 Hard Course Load

28/100

“Completely humorless and incredibly difficult.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He arrives early to .
  • this teacher has a way of making it sooo boring!
  • He doesn't organize his lectures and it makes it hard to study

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but would tell you exactly what would be on them
  • each test covers at least 8 chapters
  • You will have to write a 10 page research paper

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Rules

  • he doesn't like cell phones going off
  • he does have a quick temper about cell phones going off
  • if you wish to keep your sanity.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight older in-person reviews spanning 2006-2015 show consistent difficulty and split teaching praise, but sample size is modest and sparse on grades.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ASTRO13 reviews
CHEM3A1 review
PHYS101 review
PHYSC101 review
PHYSI2A1 review
Show 1 more courses
PHYSICS101 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1