AI Rate Professor

Physics

Jianmin Zhao

PHYS4A · 4A · PHYS2A · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
10/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.8

The decision

Avoid this professor unless and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard examsSelf-teaching requiredConfusing lecturesNo extra creditPoor classroom support
  • Students consistently say they must teach themselves to pass.
  • Grades and the .
  • Reviews describe lectures as , and discouraging.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

8/100

Getting an A appears extremely difficult because students report , and heavy reliance on self-teaching.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Physics content is , and minimal instructional support.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

In-person reviews discuss lectures and labs but do not prove an ; there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Students overwhelmingly advise avoiding the class because they feel unsupported and unprepared for difficult exams.

Only in-person reviews exist, and their recommendation tone is consistently negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

8/100

Students report no and grades depending on very hard midterms and the final.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

The workload pressure is high because students say .

Format shift

; no online workload evidence exists.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Students repeatedly describe lectures as , and discouraging.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Comments say scores depend on midterms and the as secondary.

Format shift

and the final; no online assessment evidence exists.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are , and little support.

Main concern

Students say because lectures do not prepare them well.

What students said

“you must self teach yourself in order to pass”
4A
“All your scores depend on midterms and .”
4A
“Youll have to teach yourself a lot if you wanna pass the class.”
PHYS2A

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.

The because students report hard midterms and a final, no cheat sheets, and no .

Hard MidtermsHard FinalNo Cheat SheetsNo Extra Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

10/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a final, with no cheat sheets allowed beyond limited chapter summaries.

Hard MidtermsHard FinalNo Cheat Sheets
“He doesnt let you use cheat sheets on midterms like most other physics professors do.”
PHYS4A
“All your scores depend on midterms and .”
4A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Run away and never come back! You wont learn anything from this guy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and self-teaching burden. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

12/100

“His lectures are all over the place and .”

📉 Recommendation Risk

5/100

“ IF YOU CAN!”

📝

10/100

“All your scores depend on midterms and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he does not do a good job in teaching what he knows to the students
  • His lectures are all over the place and .
  • His lectures are so boring and dont make sense half the time.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • No in class, no fun activities in lab.
  • All your scores depend on midterms and .
  • More than half of the class dropped his class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

  • Self teach if .
  • Run away and never come back!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

consistent negative pattern.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

4A4 reviews
PHYS2A1 review
PHYS4A1 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

Drop/Withdrawal 1