AI Rate Professor

Physics

Robert Lum

PHY350 · PHYS350360 · PHYSICS350 · PHYSICS · PHYS350 · APPHYSICSHS · PHY360 · PHYS360 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
—
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you can teach yourself physics; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProCannot TeachSelf-Study RequiredCurves GenerouslyConfusing TestsShows Videos
  • Most students say he barely teaches and you must learn from the book and solutions manual.
  • He curves heavily and , so passing is realistic if .
  • Labs are manageable; lectures and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Curves and easy labs help grades, but and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Material is standard physics that some call easy if prepared, but lectures do not make concepts clearer.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

; lectures are often called a waste of time so .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students warn non-self-learners and because he does not teach.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Heavy curves and would suggest.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Light

68/100

About 8-9 short labs and ; content load is moderate but lecture help is minimal.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students repeatedly say he shows videos, crunches problems, and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades mainly come from several exams plus labs, with little credit for .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics with weak lectures, heavy self-study, easy labs, and .

Main concern

and little office-hour support leave science majors frustrated.

What students said

“Need to learn EVERYTHING on your own. he is by far the .”
PHYS350
“Nice guy, but CANNOT teach. BUY THE SOLUTIONS MANUAL, it'll teach you more about solving the problems than he will.”
PHYS350
“he grades on a ! and allows the use of an index card.”
PHYS350

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; some allow an index card, and curves soften outcomes.

Confusing TestsIndex Card AllowedPractice Problems Differ4 Exams Plus Labs

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; curves and occasional index cards help.

Confusing TestsIndex Card AllowedCurvesLabs Plus Exams
“ .”
PHYS350
“he grades on a ! and allows the use of an index card.”
PHYS350
“Grades based off 4 exams and labs.”
PHYS360

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Need to learn EVERYTHING on your own. he is by far the . , but he never teaches.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 , and weak lectures. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Nice guy, but CANNOT teach. BUY THE SOLUTIONS MANUAL, it'll teach you more about solving the problems than he will.”

⚖️

72/100

“he grades on a ! and allows the use of an index card.”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“unless you can learn physics on your own, STAY AWAY!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • CANNOT teach
  • Shows video and go over problems
  • NOT TEACHING AT ALL

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but he never teaches
  • an easy class, but

Theme 3

📖

  • Need to learn EVERYTHING on your own
  • Better to just read textbook during lecture
  • MUST READ THE TEXT EVEN TO PASS

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

18 detailed in-person reviews span many years with and weak-teaching themes, but all are older and .

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 58

Course coverage

PHYS3506 reviews
PHY3504 reviews
PHYS3602 reviews
PHYSICS3502 reviews
APPHYSICSHS1 review
Show 3 more courses
PHY3601 review
PHYS3503601 review
PHYSICS1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1