AI Rate Professor

Physics

Mike Cooper

PHYS110 · PHYS110L · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
9/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
8.33%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself physics and dealing with .

Best fit · Self Taught ProNo feedbackTough graderSelf-teaching requiredUnhelpful answersHigh stress
  • Students overwhelmingly describe poor teaching, vague answers, and .
  • Grading is repeatedly called nitpicky, harsh, and and lab reports.
  • Both online and in-person students often say they had to rely on the textbook or outside resources.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

An A appears very hard because students report , and little useful feedback.

Both formats show severe grading problems, with and in-person reviews emphasizing unanswered questions.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Entry-level physics becomes much harder because students and they must teach themselves.

Online and adding extra difficulty online.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

because one review , but skipping does not solve the lack of support.

The , while online reviews focus more on emails and assignments.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Students overwhelmingly do not recommend him because they feel unsupported, poorly taught, and .

Both formats are strongly negative, with no meaningful format showing a reliable positive experience.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

8/100

as tough, nitpicky, unexplained, and damaging to grades.

Format shift

and files, while in-person reviews stress unclear rubrics and failed students.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

The workload feels heavy because students , and self-teaching with little guidance.

Format shift

Online students cite book work and lab-report formatting, while and unhelpful lectures.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Students consistently report no , and little care for student success.

Format shift

Both online and as poor, with the same complaints repeated across formats.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Comments emphasize homework, lab reports, book work, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize homework and lab reports, while and lecture disconnects.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students describe , and several withdrawals or severe warnings.

Main concern

Students say he refuses to answer questions and gives little guidance.

What students said

“Save yourself the time and .”
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“There is absolutely no teaching at all, no feedback, insane criteria that is impossible to follow”
PHYS110L
“His lectures do not help with the and he does not answer questions.”
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Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students , and heavy dependence on the textbook.

Main concern

Students say feedback and support are almost nonexistent.

What students said

“You basically have .”
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“If you'd like to pay to teach yourself, this is the class for you.”
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“No matter how perfect it is, he WILL mark you down”
PHYS110L

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention test-heavy tags but do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam PolicyTest Heavy Tag Reported

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, open-book status, or .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy

Online

Online reviews include test-heavy tags but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam PolicyTest Heavy Tag Reported
“Test heavy”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“There is absolutely no teaching at all, no feedback, insane criteria that is impossible to follow, and all around a horrible professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

12/100

“His lectures do not help with the and he does not answer questions.”

⚖️

8/100

“Very nit picky on the homework. However .”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

8/100

“ . Find yourself a professor who cares.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • There is absolutely no teaching at all, no feedback, insane criteria that is impossible to follow
  • He won't answer your questions.
  • You basically have .

Theme 2

⚖️

  • No matter how perfect it is, he WILL mark you down
  • Very nit-picky but .
  • He also takes points off of the HW without saying what for

Theme 3

📚 About Workload & Support

  • only assigns book work
  • If you'd like to pay to teach yourself, this is the class for you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 12 reviews across both formats are detailed, recent enough, and highly consistent despite one suspicious off-topic positive review.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 510

Course coverage

PHYS1109 reviews
PHYS110L3 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1