AI Rate Professor

Physics

Josephus Dossen

PHYS221 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

if , and handle difficult exams for a possible but demanding payoff.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderExam HeavyExtra Credit AvailableUnorganizedRequires Independent Effort
  • Students agree that Physics 221 requires serious time and effort.
  • Exams and as difficult, with .
  • Some students value the preparation and , but others complain about organization and limited help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

can help students pass, but an A requires real effort because exams, labs, and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Physics is described as hard, and the course adds difficult exams, labs, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

Comments and tags strongly suggest missing class can cause failure.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Recommendation depends on whether and self-study for a professor some find useful but unorganized.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

Students call him a , but softens the risk of failing.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

The class , and significant outside effort.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Some students call him good and preparatory, while others describe him as unorganized and unhelpful with questions.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

labs and online homework also required.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe a demanding physics class with , and some .

Main concern

The and limited support for questions.

What students said

“you are going to have to really work for your grade.”
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“Professor Dossen offers a lot of so you'll probably end up passing the class.”
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“Miss 2 classes and you wont pas”
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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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are described as very difficult and grade-heavy, but reviews .

Difficult ExamsExams Majority Of GradeStudy Guide MismatchExam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and carry most of the grade, but do not clearly prove exam policy rules.

Difficult ExamsExams Majority Of GradeStudy Guide Mismatch
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“almost none of the things on the study guides he says will be/similar on the ”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Dossen is a good professor, but you are going to have to really work for your grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Professor Dossen is a good professor, but you are going to have to really work for your grade.”

🧪 Assessment Pressure

25/100

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📈 Grade Support

35/100

“Professor Dossen offers a lot of so you'll probably end up passing the class.”

⚠️ Organization Risk

38/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Dossen is a good teacher.
  • Seemed pretty unapproachable if you have questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you are going to have to really work for your grade.
  • Physics is hard and you have to really put time and effort to get results
  • Professor Dossen offers a lot of so you'll probably end up passing the class.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams And Work

  • The class consisted of and exams.
  • although it does not and his exams.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

60/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because but limited to one course and one time period.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHYS2215 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

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

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