AI Rate Professor

Science

Timothy Dave

PHYS4B · PHY4A · PHYSICS11 · ASTRONOMY10 · PHYS3A · ASTRONOMY20 · ASTR30 · PHYS2A · PHYS4C · ASTRO20 · PHYS4ABC · PHYISICS11 · PHYSICS4A · PHYS4A · PHYS11 · ASTRO10 · PHYSICSASTR30 · PHYSIC2A · ASTR10 · 58 lifetime ratings

AI rating
27/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
27.27%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

unless you are highly independent, can tolerate disorganization, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized TeachingHeavy WorkloadSelf-Teaching RequiredCondescending ToneMixed Grading
  • Many students say lectures are unfocused, tangent-heavy, and weak for learning physics or astronomy.
  • Workload can be , and writing assignments.
  • Some students praise his intelligence, accessibility, and inspiration, but the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some astronomy students say passing is easy, but many physics and , and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

33/100

The material , and inconsistent quiz or project expectations.

All course and astronomy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Several reviews say attendance is strict or needed to pass, even when class time feels inefficient.

and class participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most recent and detailed reviews advise avoiding him because the , and student interactions can feel condescending.

All and trends negative despite a few strong supporters.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Grading appears inconsistent, with some redo chances and easy credit but , and harsh late penalties.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

20/100

Many students describe lots of , and late nights for assignments.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

31/100

Students often call him smart but , and sometimes rude or condescending.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessments include quizzes, , and poster projects rather than one dominant method.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

severe complaints about poor organization, heavy work, tangents, and disrespectful interactions.

Main concern

Students most often complain that they must teach themselves while managing a large and inconsistent workload.

What students said

“He's horrifically unorganized, bad at explantations, doesn't care for students.”
PHYS4A
“Get ready to teach yourself everything!”
PHYS4C
“I stayed up late .”
ASTR30

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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because some reviews mention open-book tests or redos while and finals unlike class work.

Open Book TestsTough QuizzesRedo OpportunitiesSelf-Paced Quizzes

Assessment risk

Varies

47/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

opportunities in physics, and tough or inconsistent quizzes, but do not clearly prove proctoring rules.

Open Book TestsRedo OpportunitiesTough QuizzesFinal Unlike Practice
“ , and internet so the only reason you should have any problem passing them is if you're an incompetent person who can't use Google.”
ASTRONOMY20
“ but he does allow you to redo them for full credit.”
PHYS4C
“ for that class and quiz are often like that too.”
PHYS4A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Get ready to teach yourself everything!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

31/100

“Does not teach, just rants and goes off on tangents.”

📚 Workload Pressure

20/100

“I stayed up late .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“Word advice, just take another section or .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very condescending, goes off on EVERY tangent, and claims that the entire class is struggling is due to poor planning on our part.
  • He doesn't have lectures... , and answers questions very well, but he doesn't have any lecture/guideline for learning.
  • He rarely covered much physics in class, and when he attempted to do example problems he got them wrong 50% of the time.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload & Grades

  • There also an and a poster project.
  • His course is extremly terrible! He gives you more than 15 online homeworks, more than 10 writing homeworks and more than 6 ranking homeworks in the class.
  • It seems as if you show up you'll pass, but don't expect to actually learn something.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Dave works very long hours and is willing to give up his time to talk to you.
  • He's a and is interested in his students above and beyond what duty requires.
  • Very rude towards students that don't participate, and if you do and say something incorrect, he'll belittle you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

58

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 in-person reviews across a long time span with many detailed and recurring comments about teaching, workload, and classroom tone.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 58
3 out of 54
2 out of 514
1 out of 516

Course coverage

PHYS4A9 reviews
ASTRO108 reviews
ASTR104 reviews
PHYS114 reviews
ASTR303 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

1

B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

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