AI Rate Professor

Physics

Joshua Ragotskie

PHYS210 · PHYS221 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can learn physics independently and are comfortable with long note-heavy lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyNice but unclearFast paceMixed examsLenient grading signs
  • Students agree he is approachable and nice, but most criticize the lecture style as long, fast, and note-heavy.
  • Grades may be more manageable than the teaching experience suggests because one review reports unlimited homework attempts, curves, , and an A cutoff above 85 percent.
  • There are only in-person reviews, and the small sample is sharply mixed.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is possible because one review cites unlimited attempts, partial credit, , curves, and an 85 percent A cutoff, but weak teaching raises the effort cost.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Physics content feels harder because , and students spend hours copying notes.

All course-difficulty evidence comes from in-person physics reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

90/100

One , and no review contradicts it.

; there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Most students hesitate because he is kind but not effective at explaining physics, even though one review is very positive.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person and is mixed but mostly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

because one review reports unlimited homework attempts, partial credit, , curves, easy grading, and an A above 85 percent.

Format shift

highly detailed positive review balancing several teaching complaints.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Workload is moderate to heavy because lectures involve extensive note taking and , though unlimited attempts reduce pressure.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

He is described as nice and helpful, but several students say his lectures are long, fast, and .

Format shift

All teaching evidence comes from in-person reviews, with one strong positive outlier.

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

Assessment , and exams rather than relying on one method only.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and helpful professor, but lectures are often long, fast, note-heavy, and .

Main concern

because and lecture pace can be hard to process.

What students said

“ and if/when he gives one, it is while you are writing which (for some) makes it hard to process.”
PHYS221
“Professor Ragotskie is amazing! .”
PHYS221

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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Exams sound standard to moderately student-friendly, with some similarity to reviews and partial credit, but and notes match exams.

Exam Reviews Similar to ExamsFRQ ExamsPartial CreditExtra CreditSometimes Curves

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention exams similar to reviews in one course, FRQs with partial and in another, and conflicting views on whether notes and .

Exam Reviews Similar to ExamsFRQ ExamsPartial CreditExtra CreditSometimes Curves
“ and cengage problems.”
PHYS210
“ . 5-10 frqs with partial and . .”
PHYS221

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's passionate about physics but just doesn't really know how to teach it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“he's a nice guy but not that great at lecturing/teaching physics.”

📈 Grade Fairness

72/100

“ .”

⚠️ Lecture Load

50/100

“you will spend every single lecture writing notes for hours.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures keep going on and on and never seem to end at times.
  • He's passionate about physics but just doesn't really know how to teach it.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload and Pace

  • lots of note taking.
  • he goes pretty fast so unless you're already familiar w/ everything, be prepared.
  • you will spend every single lecture writing notes for hours.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Grades and Exams

  • and cengage problems.
  • .
  • . 5-10 frqs with partial and . .

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

, and opinions are split between one very positive review and several critical ones.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHYS2213 reviews
PHYS2101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1