Kevin Hayakawa

PHYS200 · M20BL · PHYSM20BL · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

if you will use office hours and study his materials closely; do not expect an easy or .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderAccessible outside classExtra creditInconsistent gradingLab-focused

Only three reviews and they strongly disagree on whether he is a great or .
Students say he is approachable and offers , but .
Lectures can feel textbook-heavy or slow, so success depends on using office hours and study guides.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Grades range from A , and students say laziness will not get you through.

The lone online review is more optimistic; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Physics and as tricky, with difficulty ratings clustered around the high side.

Online and rather than an intro breeze.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

One class lists attendance as not mandatory and another as mandatory, so policy is section-dependent.

In-person evidence is split; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Would-take-again sits near one-third, with and .

Online is the positive outlier; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and inconsistent scoring dominate, even though exists.

Format shift

Online praises consistency; .

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Reviews stress study-guide work and .

Format shift

Limited detail in both formats; neither side screams featherlight or crushing volume alone.

Teaching experience

Average

44/100

Students like him as a person and outside class, but .

Format shift

Online is strongly positive; in-person is lukewarm to poor.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Lab work, tests aligned to study guides, and all matter .

Format shift

In-person mentions tests matching study guides; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one calls him a matching tests, the other calls him unprepared with .

Main concern

and weak live demos can erase the value of .

What students said

“He is an amazing person, but not so amazing as a teacher.”
PHYS200

“ lectures he's somewhat unprepared and very slow when demonstrating examples.”
M20BL

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One strong online , and fair outcomes if you put in the work.

Main concern

Single-review sample makes online confidence limited.

What students said

“If you don't understand something go to his office hours and .”
PHYSM20BL

Exam style

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Exams and labs look standard for physics, with study guides helping but .

Study-guide aligned testsExtra creditLab grading

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person notes tests matching the study guide .

Study-guide aligned testsExtra credit

“His tests are the same as the study guide though, so .”
PHYS200

“He does provide , however, it's not supplemental enough to boost your grade.”
M20BL

Online

and office-hour help more than a specific exam software policy.

Consistent lab gradingOffice hours help

“ work/answers).”
PHYSM20BL

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He is an amazing person, but not so amazing as a teacher.”
Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews, highlighting polarized lab instruction and . Credibility rating: Low.

🤝 Accessibility

70/100

“ . Will offer points.”

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32/100

“ lectures he's somewhat unprepared and very slow when demonstrating examples.”

📘 Lecture Style

40/100

“He reads off of the textbook and teaches us what the text book says rather than showing us.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He reads off of the textbook and teaches us what the text book says rather than showing us.
Prof. Hayakawa is a great instructor.
he's somewhat unprepared and very slow when demonstrating examples.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if a good grade
if you were lazy you didn't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews over about one year, with polarized quality and little grade detail, so conclusions stay fragile.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

M20BL1 review

PHYS2001 review

PHYSM20BL1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

No reported values

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Kevin Hayakawa

x x x if you will use office hours and study his materials closely; do not expect an easy or x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🤝 Accessibility

⚖️ x x

📘 Lecture Style

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will use office hours and study his materials closely; do not expect an easy or .

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