AI Rate Professor

Physics

Don Volz

PHYS222 · PHYS221 · PHYS223 · PHY221 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
15/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
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Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid Don Volz unless you can teach yourself physics and and a hard class.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTextbook-basedPoor teaching clarityStrict attendanceHigh difficultyMixed grading
  • Most reviews warn against taking him and say he is smart but not effective at teaching.
  • Students repeatedly describe the course as hard, textbook-based, and difficult to learn from in class.
  • and , but the dominant experience is negative.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

A and , but students still report needing major effort and facing a hard class.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Physics is repeatedly described as hard, and textbook-based lectures make the material harder to learn.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

because students mention and penalties for tardiness.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Most students warn against taking him because they find his teaching ineffective and the course difficult.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Some , and tests from homework, but this is outweighed by repeated difficulty complaints.

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

One positive review says students should spend 8 hours every week for an A, and many reviews describe the course as hard.

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Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Most students say he is smart but not good at teaching, with lectures copied from the textbook.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

80/100

Reviews mention exams, tests, homework, and labs, but and .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, citing textbook-based , and high difficulty.

Main concern

Students say they often must learn from the book because lectures do not help much.

What students said

“All his lectures are cut and paste from the book”
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“he is not good at teaching at all physics is hard class”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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The , while no comments prove proctoring, open-book, or closed-book policy.

Tests From HomeworkAttendance PointsLabs Required

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Tests From HomeworkAttendance PointsLabs Required
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“there is no real reason to attend class other than to take the exams and ”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is smart but he is not good at teaching at all physics is hard class”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

25/100

“All his lectures are cut and paste from the book”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

20/100

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📈 Difficulty & Effort

35/100

“you should spend 8 hours every week to get an A in his class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • All his lectures are cut and paste from the book
  • he is completly text book based
  • He is smart but he is not good at teaching at all

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • physics is hard class
  • you should spend 8 hours every week to get an A in his class
  • assigns online homework which is easy to get 100% on and

Theme 3

⚠️ About Warnings

  • unless you don't already like your life.
  • if you !!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because there are 13 reviews with consistent themes, but they are old and include repeated duplicate-like comments.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 52

Course coverage

PHYS2218 reviews
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PHYS2231 review

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