AI Rate Professor

Air Conditioning & Refrig.

Richard Hock

ACR106 · ACR100 · HVAC100 · ACR230 · ACR105 · HVAC105 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
55.56%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you can handle a demanding, workload-heavy class and a teaching style that some students find abrasive.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing teacherHeavy workloadKnowledgeable but harshTest heavyParticipation matters
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who call Hock knowledgeable and caring and students who describe him as harsh and disrespectful.
  • The workload is repeatedly described as heavy, with , and .
  • High grades are possible, but the effort and classroom experience vary greatly depending on how well students handle his style.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earned A-range grades, but comments show those grades require showing up, doing heavy work, and handling tests.

Both formats show A grades, but online evidence is negative and work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The material and pace sound demanding because students , and technical subjects.

The online review describes high difficulty and poor support, while in-person .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Reviews indicate showing up and participation are important, and one tag says skipping class means you will not pass.

Attendance pressure is supported by in-person reviews, while the online review .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Recommendation depends heavily on whether students respond well to his demanding workload and blunt interaction style.

The online review is clearly negative, while and strong warnings.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Grades can be strong for students who do the work, but , and heavy expectations.

Format shift

Both formats mention test-heavy demands, with and support.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Multiple reviews explicitly describe lots of , and workload beyond the course units.

Format shift

Heavy workload appears in both online and .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is described as knowledgeable and helpful by some students, but others report yelling, disrespect, and poor support.

Format shift

The online teaching evidence is negative, while and awful experiences.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews and tags repeatedly emphasize tests, pop quizzes, and or papers.

Format shift

Both formats mention test-heavy assessment, while and participation.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and care while also reporting yelling, heavy workload, and harsh treatment.

Main concern

The main risk is a demanding workload combined with a communication style some students find hostile.

What students said

“Hes is a great and knowledgeable teacher.”
ACR100
“he doesnt teach he just yells and talks down to all the students”
HVAC105
“way to much of a work load for a three credit course.”
ACR100

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The online review is strongly negative and , and poor support during COVID-era instruction.

Main concern

The student felt questions were met with rude responses instead of help.

What students said

“do not ever ask any questions otherwise you will get a smart mouth response making you feel illiterate.”
ACR106
“uncaring and not helping his students out.”
ACR106

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews clearly show test-heavy assessment and pop quizzes, but they do not prove specific proctoring, webcam, open-book, or closed-book policies.

Test HeavyPop QuizzesHomework Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and pop quizzes but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, proctoring, midterm, or .

Test HeavyPop QuizzesHomework Heavy
“Test heavy”
HVAC105
“Beware of pop quizzes”
ACR100
“it is a two unit course but it is like taking 4 if not 5 units for his class.”
ACR230

Online

The online review mentions tests and pop quizzes but does not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Test HeavyPop Quizzes
“Lots of homework”
ACR106
“Test heavy”
ACR106
“Beware of pop quizzes”
ACR106

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Hes is a great and knowledgeable teacher. Lots of homework but so you learn.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, support, and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He is an amazing professor and really works with his students.”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“way to much of a work load for a three credit course.”

👍 Recommendation Risk

52/100

“do not waste time with any of his classes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Hes is a great and knowledgeable teacher.
  • Made specific subjects such as electricity 1 &2 easy to understand.
  • he doesnt teach he just yells and talks down to all the students

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Lots of homework but so you learn.
  • it is a two unit course but it is like taking 4 if not 5 units for his class.
  • if you want to take a class that the class

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Support

  • if you ask him question he'll
  • do not ever ask any questions otherwise you will get a smart mouth response making you feel illiterate.
  • he tells everyone to ask questions and then when we do he makes you feel dumb for asking.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews provide detailed but polarized evidence over several years, with strong consistency on workload and mixed consistency on teaching quality.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ACR1003 reviews
ACR1062 reviews
ACR1051 review
ACR2301 review
HVAC1001 review
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HVAC1051 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 4 · 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

Rather not say 1