AI Rate Professor

Physics

Youseff Kohanzadeh

PHYS10A · PSYSCLAB · PHY10A · PHY20AL · PHYS20A · ASTM01 · PHSCM01 · PHYSM01L · M01 · DESCRPHYS · PHYSM10A · PHYSM10L · PHYSM20AL · 10B · PHY20AL20BL · PHYSM20A · PHYSM10AL · PHYSM10BL · M20BL · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
15.79%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you already know physics well and ; labs and lectures are widely reported as frustrating.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderSelf-Teach HeavyRushed LecturesHarsh LabsAvoid If Possible
  • Most students say lectures are and you must teach yourself from the book.
  • and tests, with little partial credit.
  • ; many urge picking any other physics professor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Some lab As appear, but tough grading, docked points for small errors, and .

Online and ; in-person lecture exams add no-partial-credit pain.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics content plus rushed lectures and heavy book reliance make the material feel harder than it needs to be.

Both formats describe self-teaching from the book; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most recent reviews mark attendance mandatory, with skip-class-you-wont-pass tags and lab presence expected.

Online and as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Roughly one in ; comments overwhelmingly say pick anyone else.

Negativity is strong in both formats, with .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and reports of .

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of homework, weekly typed lab reports, and .

Format shift

In-person labs drive report load; .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Students say he knows physics but , and forces self-teaching.

Format shift

Online tech issues add friction; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Lecture and exams; labs add reports and group work.

Format shift

; online stress labs and few graded items.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

many slam , and ; a few older lab reviews are more positive.

Main concern

and extremely picky grading dominate the experience.

What students said

“His lecture's are extremally difficult to follow and he rushes through material to make time for in class quizzes.”
PHYSM20A
“Tests are 5 question (100pts) with no partial credit and will grade correct answers wrong.”
PHYS20A
“This dude genuinely hates his students, or at least that is how it comes off.”
PHYSM10AL

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students call him a by site navigation and harsh lab scoring.

Main concern

and weak online tech skills make an .

What students said

“Not sure why he even offers an online class when he is not tech-savvy at all, the majority of lectures will be taken up by him trying to navigate the website.”
PHY20AL
“He does not care about his students at all. points off as he can. .”
PHY20AL

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

book, with little help and harsh scoring.

Textbook Exam QuestionsHard TestsNo Partial Credit MentionedIn-Class Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

no partial credit and weak study guides.

Textbook QuestionsHard ExamsIn-Class QuizzesNo Partial Credit
“Tests are 5 question (100pts) with no partial credit and will grade correct answers wrong.”
PHYS20A
“Questions are pulled straight from the book.”
PHYSM10A

Online

Online reviews ; proctoring is not clearly described.

Harsh Lab ScoringFew Graded Items
“if you have the smallest errors in your conclusion portion of the .”
PHY20AL

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews spanning online labs and ; credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Lectures are garbage. Doesn't provide much of a study guide to help you prepare for a test. Poor at explaining.”

⚖️

22/100

“ so far, he will dock points for any little mistake you make in your work.”

🚫 Low Recommendation

18/100

“if you can get anyone else I truly suggest you do.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lecture's are extremally difficult to follow and he rushes through material
  • Personally, it felt like a self teaching class because all my learning came from the book.
  • He Doesn't know how to convey physics theory in the English language.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Takes 5 points off for each little thing.
  • and don't match study guides at all.
  • His class is an easy A, even with the

Theme 3

😤 About Classroom Climate

  • laughs at you for asking questions
  • This dude genuinely hates his students
  • Horrible and I mean horrible human being

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

37 reviews over many years with consistent themes on grading, lectures, and .

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 55
3 out of 54
2 out of 512
1 out of 512

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

6

B 5 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2