AI Rate Professor

Physics

Gil Vitug

PHYS30 · PHYS30A · PHYS44 · PHYS45 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you are strong in , and can tolerate heavy work with .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy homeworkLate gradingLecture heavyTest heavySelf-teaching required
  • Many students report , and weak exam preparation.
  • as supportive and fair, but the larger pattern is highly negative.
  • Online reviews are especially harsh, with , and exam stress.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A good grade is possible, but comments show , and tolerance for late feedback.

Online students report harsher grade uncertainty, while success through office hours and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Physics content is difficult and often made , and exams that feel poorly aligned.

Online reviews emphasize time pressure and self-teaching, while in-person reviews emphasize theory-heavy lectures and .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but , and participation are repeatedly described as important for survival.

Online evidence points to lecture watching and student hours, while and lecture participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students do not recommend him because , and exam issues dominate the experience.

Online reviews are strongly avoidant, while but still contain many severe warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

, and percentages, but late grading and unclear feedback make it feel risky.

Format shift

Online students complain most about not knowing grades, while and leniency.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students repeatedly describe hours of , and major time pressure.

Format shift

Online workload is often described as extreme, while but slightly more varied by course.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

A minority find him caring and supportive, but many describe , weak explanations, poor preparation, and too much theory.

Format shift

Online teaching is criticized for long videos and limited feedback, while but many older severe complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

76/100

The course , and graded written work, with exams frequently described as stressful and decisive.

Format shift

Online reviews mention exams plus written work and automated homework, while , and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are mixed, with a few supportive recent comments but many severe complaints , and .

Main concern

The class can become high-risk because and .

What students said

“Terrible professor. Cared way more about deriving formulas than showing you how to use them.”
PHYS30A
“ .”
PHYS44
“Prof. Vitug is a great mix of challenging and supportive.”
PHYS44

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, citing heavy weekly work, delayed or , and .

Main concern

Students may not know their real grade until the end and may need to learn much of the material independently.

What students said

“He does not grade any assignments until the very last day of the course.”
PHYS44
“If and suffer hard.”
PHYS44
“learning all the material on your own and ”
PHYS30A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because students mention proctoring, time pressure, poor study-guide alignment, and few chances to recover.

Test HeavyProctored Online ExamsTime PressureStudy Guide MismatchFew High-Stakes Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews , and exams that may not match instruction.

In-Person ExamsTest HeavyFew-Question TestsStudy Guide Mismatch
“lab work and .”
PHYS44
“tests have been only 5 questions which if you get one wrong max grade is a B.”
PHYS30A
“He made a whole study guide that had nothing to do with the exam”
PHYS45

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention proctored exams, open notes in one course, time pressure, and study guides that did not match tests.

Proctored ExamsOpen Notes Or Book In One ReviewTime PressureStudy Guide Mismatch
“ ”
PHYS30A
“Open notes/book/lecture everything”
PHYS44
“Study guides had NOTHING to do with the tests.”
PHYS30A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Even if he is the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Youre better off teaching yourself.”

⚠️ Workload Burden

12/100

“ .”

🧾

52/100

“He does not grade any assignments until the very last day of the course.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Cared way more about deriving formulas than showing you how to use them.
  • You ask him a question and he takes 10 minutes to not even answer and .
  • Prof. Vitug is one of the .

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • THERE'S SO MUCH WORK AND HOMEWORK.
  • I did the math and he assigns on average 4 assignments every 4 days.
  • You'll be starved of sleep, sanity, and time for your other courses.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams And Grades

  • Study guides had NOTHING to do with the tests.
  • He never graded anything in a timely manner
  • I often found myself running out of and others felt the same.

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

The evidence is credible because 32 reviews cover both online and same issues.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 518

Course coverage

PHYS4416 reviews
PHYS30A11 reviews
PHYS453 reviews
PHYS302 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 2 · A- 2

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 9 · Rather not say 1