AI Rate Professor

Physics

Habib Taouk

PHYSICS20B · PHYS10A · PHYSICSM20A · PHYSM01 · PHSCR170 · PHYSM10A · M20A · PHYSIC20B · PHYSM10B · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
46.67%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can self-study physics with Chegg and want a ; avoid pure online if you need strong lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring but UnclearHeavy HomeworkSelf-Teach OnlineGenerous Curve In PersonPhysics Formula Sheets
  • Students and caring, but teaching clarity is hit-or-miss
  • Online physics often becomes self-taught
  • In-person sections historically offer equation sheets, partial credit, and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

and formula sheets help, but and weak lecture clarity still require real study time.

; online A depends on grinding Connect homework with little lecture support.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Physics content is inherently challenging; descriptive physics is lighter but .

Online raises perceived difficulty through self-teaching; and student prep.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

, though older sections and some tags still stress showing up.

; in-person mixed between optional and recommended.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

47/100

Would-take-again near 47% with split between love for his kindness and .

Online lean negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

, and formula sheets appear often in positive comments.

Format shift

as generous; online is software-graded with less personal partial credit.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of chapter work that drives withdrawals.

Format shift

; in-person still has substantial HW and quizzes.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Warm and helpful personality is consistent, but and .

Format shift

Online teaching rated worse due to missing lectures; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

, and homework with occasional no-final policies.

Format shift

and tests; online adds weekly discussions and Connect quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

he is personable, gives formula sheets and partial credit, but .

Main concern

and hard problem jumps still .

What students said

“ , and super easy. He tries to help and make the class easy for you.”
PHYSIC20B
“the . he knows his physics, don't get me wrong, but teaching isn't for him.”
PHYSM10A
“Love this professor! He's very sweet and cares for students to pass.”
PHYS10A

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online , and quizzes with limited lectures, so many students feel forced to self-teach.

Main concern

Sparse lectures and heavy weekly busywork make the online format frustrating for non-majors.

What students said

“There were , we had to read a couple chapters each week and and quizzes off of that.”
PHYSM10A
“Physics is such a hard subject and even harder when the professor isnt helping making the change to online easier.”
PHYS10A
“You will learn a lot in his classes and need to put in some effort, but .”
PHYSM10A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams often allow equation sheets and partial credit; difficulty is standard physics with .

Formula SheetsPartial CreditNo Final SometimesConnect QuizzesStudy Guides

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and optional dropped low scores with manageable difficulty when prepared.

Equation SheetsPartial CreditDropped Lowest Quiz/HW3 ExamsStudy Guides
“ and you pick which question you wanna answer(partial credits)”
PHYSIC20B
“Gives you a formula sheet with all relevant equations for .”
PHYSICSM20A

Online

Online assessment centers , and a few tests with limited lecture support.

Connect HomeworkWeekly QuizzesDiscussionsFew Lectures
“2 homework assignments, 1 discussion, and 1 quiz per week. 3 Tests.”
PHYSM10A
“ and graded on a curve.”
PHYSM10A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“While the and actually wants his students to get good grades, he can't teach.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews spanning in-person and online physics, highlighting kindness versus lecture clarity gaps. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“the . he knows his physics, don't get me wrong, but teaching isn't for him.”

❤️ About Character

75/100

“ . He really, genuinely cares about his students.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

47/100

“ !”

📚 Workload Intensity

32/100

“Unnecessary amount of busywork imo. Basically class is easy but too much work and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Taouk is one of the !
  • He is bad at explaining concepts, has accent, monotonous.
  • his teaching method is effective and he really makes an effort to help his students understand the subject.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but ended up with high B's & A's.
  • , but also super hard
  • He makes it easy.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • .
  • There are no online lectures besides a once a week office hour.
  • Overall, Professor Taouk made the online learning experience smooth and stress-free.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

26 reviews across more than a decade with consistent caring personality plus split teaching effectiveness, especially online.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 54
3 out of 55
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3