AI Rate Professor

Physics

David Nelson

PHYSM10A · M10 · PHYS10A · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Strong math students who use office hours may thrive in physics; weak math backgrounds or .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing Physics TeachingExtra Credit HeavyMath Prerequisites MatterOffice Hours HelpfulEasy Fitness Online
  • some praise problem-solving and office hours, others call teaching gibberish
  • , and redo opportunities help grades when you keep up
  • Online summer M10 fitness is described as a fast easy A with light weekly work

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Fitness online is an easy A, but , and solid math even with .

Online M10 is easy A; and math readiness.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Physics content and required math are repeatedly called hard, while the one fitness course is not representative of physics difficulty.

In-person physics drives difficulty; the single online review is a light fitness class.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

and office hours help, but mandatory policy is not clearly strict across reviews.

Online M10 attendance was not mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Fans praise office hours and extra points; if .

Online fitness review is positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and problem redoes create many recovery paths.

Format shift

and the .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and math review; online M10 is only light weekly tasks.

Format shift

Online fitness is light; in-person physics workload is higher.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some students find brilliant problem coaching; others report confusion, wrong solutions, and missing basics.

Format shift

In-person physics is polarizing; online M10 teaching feedback is positive but limited.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and a light online final all count with recovery options.

Format shift

and homework; online M10 is quiz and short assignment based.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Physics lectures split hard between helpful problem walkthroughs with and complaints of confusion, weak basics, and drops.

Main concern

Several students say he knows physics but cannot teach foundations clearly.

What students said

“He works problems for us and steps back for us to catch up! ... Great teacher.”
PHYSM10A
“The !Very nice and tries to be helpful, but he is the .”
M10
“He knows physics but doesn't know how to teach it.”
PHYSM10A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One 8-week summer M10 fitness course: light weekly quizzes or short write-ups and a .

Main concern

Only one online review, so online experience is not well proven beyond M10 fitness.

What students said

“The final was a 10-question t/f quiz (really easy). .”
M10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments favor recovery points; the .

Easy true/false finalDropped lowest quizExtra creditProblem redoes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and and redoes; closed-book or proctoring is not clearly described.

Lots of small quizzesDrop lowest gradeRedo problems for credit
“Lots of . ... Lets us redue our problems for more credit.”
PHYSM10A

Online

Online M10 final is a 10-question true/false quiz described as really easy with .

True/false finalEasy weekly quizzes
“The final was a 10-question t/f quiz (really easy). ... easy A.”
M10

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He knows physics but doesn't know how to teach it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (1 online, 7 in person), highlighting polarized physics teaching and easy fitness online. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚖️ Polarized Teaching

48/100

“Horrible at conveying information and sometimes gets stuck on his own examples for a few minutes at a time”

🎯

72/100

“ . ... He works problems for us and steps back for us to catch up!”

🏃 Easy Online Fitness

90/100

“The final was a 10-question t/f quiz (really easy). .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He works problems for us and steps back for us to catch up
  • he is the
  • doesn't know how to teach it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The math is hard
  • Lots of
  • easy A

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • he's always at office hours
  • Go to the office
  • Very nice and

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews exist, but seven are clustered in 2013 with one recent online fitness review, so physics evidence is dated and polarized.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

PHYSM10A5 reviews
M102 reviews
PHYS10A1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

2

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