AI Rate Professor

Physics

M. Richardson

ASTRO300 · PHY420 · ASTRO2350 · ASTR310 · ASTRO320 · PHYS420 · PHYSI402 · PHYS410 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
4.4

The decision

if you already know the material well and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely hard testsSelf-study heavyPartial credit for processBoring lecturesTough but insightful
  • and often feel disconnected from lectures.
  • He sometimes grades on problem .
  • Students must teach themselves; discussions and lectures often add little.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A is rare; and one class reported no A grades at all.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Upper-level physics and astronomy content is dense, fast, and assumes strong prior knowledge.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

, so flexibility is unclear.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

A few praise his insight and partial credit, but unless you are already strong in the subject.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

He may credit problem approach, but and grade outcomes feel harsh.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students , and weekly presentations.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Some call him a great teacher; , and unhelpful.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and presentations adding more load.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person physics and astronomy courses feel high-pressure with , and .

Main concern

and lectures that go over students heads.

What students said

“He would be a good professor if it weren't for .”
PHYS420
“Not one person got an A”
ASTR310
“His lectures are boring. He can hardly walk so the lectures are basically a mental exercise”
PHY420

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are widely described as extremely hard, with mixed credit for showing work.

Extremely difficult testsPartial credit for approachLecture-test disconnect

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes test material not fully covered in lecture.

Extremely difficult testsPartial credit for approachMundane detail testing
“ , but he grades based on how you approach a problem.”
PHYS410
“ .”
PHYS420
“ .”
ASTR310

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He would be a good professor if it weren't for .”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting exam hardness and mixed teaching quality. Credibility rating: Medium.

🔥

32/100

“ . He expects you to do all the problems in the book and be a master of the material by the test.”

📚

40/100

“I get the feeling he tries to make as little work for himself as possible which puts a lot of the pressure on you to learn it urself”

🧠 Process-Based Partial Credit

55/100

“Write down, even in words, how you would go about solving the , and he'll give you credit.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are boring.
  • most of his lecturing goes over your head
  • He is knowledgeable but is as exciting as .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • .
  • Not one person got an A
  • While the class is extremely difficult, he is totally willing to help you

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Discussion

  • and .
  • he doesn't go over problems in discussion.
  • Weekly presentations where you explain to your discussion group how you solved a

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed but on difficulty.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHYS4202 reviews
ASTR3101 review
ASTRO23501 review
ASTRO3001 review
ASTRO3201 review
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PHY4201 review
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