AI Rate Professor

Physics

Yiyun Huang

PHYS4A · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
5.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already have strong physics and vector background and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyCondescendingSelf Teach RequiredUnfair Exams
  • Students say lectures jump around and leave core problem-solving under-taught.
  • Exams feel much harder than class coverage, with .
  • Two of three reviews ended in .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

, and drop or withdrawal outcomes make an A extremely unlikely.

All evidence is from in-person PHYS4A reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

10/100

Content assumes prior mastery and moves too fast for typical physics beginners.

All evidence is from in-person PHYS4A reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Two of as mandatory.

All evidence is from in-person PHYS4A reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

and choose another professor.

All evidence is from in-person PHYS4A reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

and .

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person PHYS4A reviews.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lecture-heavy and .

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person PHYS4A reviews.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Lectures are called sporadic, condescending, and weak on usable problem methods.

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person PHYS4A reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Test-heavy design with midterms that far exceed in-class teaching depth.

Format shift

All evidence is from in-person PHYS4A reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

PHYS4A is described as , and poorly explained for beginners.

Main concern

and a condescending teaching style .

What students said

“ . You will have to teach yourself the entire course.”
PHYS4A
“She can be very, very condescending.”
PHYS4A
“The class average for midterms were like 67/100.”
PHYS4A

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

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Exams are described as unfairly hard relative to class content.

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and much harder than lecture coverage.

Test HeavyUnfairly Hard MidtermsLow Class Averages
“The teaches in the class is merely basic concepts.”
PHYS4A
“The class average for midterms were like 67/100.”
PHYS4A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . You will have to teach yourself the entire course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person PHYS4A reviews with , and drops. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation

8/100

“ . You will have to teach yourself the entire course.”

🧠 Teaching Clarity

18/100

“Her lectures are very sporadic and just all over the place.”

📝

18/100

“The teaches in the class is merely basic concepts.”

😤 Classroom Tone

15/100

“She can be very, very condescending.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She focuses more on how to derive equations than how to actually use them.
  • Her lectures are very sporadic and just all over the place.
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The
  • The class average for midterms were like 67/100.
  • you'd better be a quick learner or already have a physics background.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Fit

  • If you're a physics novice, you better study the basics before the class session begins.
  • Or .
  • You will have to teach yourself the entire course.

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

42/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews, but they are detailed, consistent, and span multiple years with the same harsh themes.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 52

Course coverage

PHYS4A3 reviews

Reported outcomes

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2 reported outcomes

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B range

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C range

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2