AI Rate Professor

Physics

Guillermo Castilla

PHYS4A · PHYSICS4B · PHYS4B · PHYS2A · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating
33/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
36.36%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Only take him if and ; otherwise look for another professor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture HeavySelf-Study PhysicsHeavy HomeworkGenerous CurveUnclear Organization
  • Many recent students say lectures are long, late, or poorly aligned with homework and exams.
  • Workload is high with , and tests, so .
  • , and flexible deadlines for some cohorts.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

, and flexible deadlines can rescue grades, but weak teaching means real effort and .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews were analyzed.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Physics content stays hard, and lectures often fail to prepare students for .

In-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

, though missing lecture can still hurt if you rely on his examples.

In-person only; as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

and recent reviews repeatedly say run or and learning.

In-person only; older positive reviews conflict with newer warnings.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

68/100

Despite tough content, many note heavy curves, partial credit culture in older terms, and flexible deadlines.

Format shift

In-person only; generosity varies by semester.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Loads of , and test prep that often fails to match exams.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Frequent complaints of , and lectures that do not teach exam skills.

Format shift

In-person only; a minority still call him kind and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Homework and quizzes feed into midterms and finals that dominate the experience.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

All analyzed reviews are in person and split: older cohorts praise care and fair exams, newer ones report chaos, cancellation, and weak teaching.

Main concern

Long unfocused lectures and .

What students said

“You're better ”
PHYS4A
“ ”
PHYS4B
“He allows cheat sheets in tests”
PHYS4B

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 can be hard and poorly matched to practice, but curves and sometimes cheat sheets soften the risk.

Cheat Sheets AllowedHeavy CurvePractice Exams UnevenMultiple Choice Plus ProblemsLong Theory Lectures

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and problem work; students report curves and occasional cheat sheets, but weak alignment with homework.

Cheat SheetsCurvePractice ExamsMCQ Plus Problems
“He allows cheat sheets in tests”
PHYS4B
“A lot of and ”
PHYS4B
“ and it is way harder than the material that he teached”
PHYS4B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Run. and gpa.”

Voice snapshots generated from 33 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching gaps, heavy workload, and generous but . Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation Risk

34/100

“if you can ”

📚

36/100

“Tragically, this class will be completely self learn if you want to understand actual physics”

📦 Heavy Workload

24/100

“Loads of HW. relevant to the exam”

⚖️

68/100

“ . And he curves, which seems the only way to pass this class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are long, unengaging, and hardly even bear relevance
  • cancels at least 20% of the classes
  • he only does problems in class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • I may have received an A in this, but I have no knowledge of actual physics

Theme 3

⏰ About Organization

  • came to class on time 2 classes out of 26

Data context

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Analysis sample

33

Recent reviews read by the AI

33

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

but polarized across years, with newer complaints outweighing older praise.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 58
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 515

Course coverage

PHYS4B20 reviews
PHYS4A11 reviews
PHYS2A1 review
PHYSICS4B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 1 · A 12 · A- 2

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 4