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Life Sciences

Lance Rush

PHYSICS007 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
88.24%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take him for PHYSICS007 if you will attend, take notes, and do the , even enjoyable A for most.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious lecturesPartial credit kingCurves examsDoes not emailCaring and early help
  • Nearly all recent students rave about engaging hilarious lectures that made them like physics.
  • High A rates with , and if you show up and do WebAssign HW.
  • Older pandemic online reviews are mixed, but post-2021 feedback is overwhelmingly MustTake.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most who attend, do WebAssign HW, and +; pure free A is rare but the .

Online early reviews more mixed; in-person and later online strongly support easy A with effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Physics content stays challenging, but and breakdowns make it manageable rather than a brain-burner.

Both formats note physics is inherently hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and stress that showing up and participating is key to passing.

A few in-person and one online said optional, but majority across formats treat it as required.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

About 88% would take again and recent comments call him the .

; online has two early Avoid outliers from 2020.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and high A rates dominate recent feedback.

Format shift

, but curves and partial credit appear in both formats.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

WebAssign HW and study sheets matter, with , but load is doable if you keep up.

Format shift

Online and in-person both mention HW and practice problems; no format is featherlight.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

, and students who previously hated physics leave loving the subject.

Format shift

In-person is peak excellence; online still mostly strong after early pandemic wobble.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and a and partial credit on exams.

Format shift

Online explicitly notes 4 midterms plus final; and curves.

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

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

hilarious clear , and nearly universal A grades when students show up and study.

Main concern

and HW volume is real; .

What students said

“The entire education”
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“All students pass with good grades. Very satisfied over all”
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“He always says that we live and die by partial credit for ”
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Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and passability, but early 2020 sections drew complaints about boring lectures, WebAssign access chaos, and .

Main concern

; you must ask live, and early online logistics were rough.

What students said

“as long as you pay attention and do the work, an A is easily achieved”
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“The only downside , so you have to ask during class”
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“Awful professor, introduction of the course was completely unorganized for the first 2 weeks”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are straightforward if you know the material, with generous partial credit and .

Partial creditCurves examsMultiple midtermsWebAssign practiceDrop lowest

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and curves; study sheets from HW and midterms help.

Partial creditCurvesStudy sheet from HWStraightforward exams
“ , and he will go above and beyond to help you pass”
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“we live and die by partial credit for ”
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Online

Online exams described as fairly easy if you know the material, with , and WebAssign; .

Partial creditDrop assignment/midtermWebAssignPDF upload
“ if you know the material. ”
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“Gives a bunch of partial credit”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The entire education. Professor Rush is one of the funniest, kindest, and greatest professors I have ever had.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (8 online, 9 in-person), highlighting teaching, grading, and care themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“he is genuinely the ... His lectures are hilarious, be prepared to laugh”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“ lecture again”

⚖️

78/100

“ . Try to fill out the if you're lost. You can get partial credit”

📧 Communication Gap

35/100

“ ALL”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • teach clearly writing board which most students need, enjoyable class and not boring at all
  • His lectures are concise, engaging and fun
  • be prepared to laugh, and to question the UNIVERSE

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You will pass the class if and study
  • an A is easily achieved
  • Although he is not easy... the A won't be easy

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's always there early when need help
  • He cares. If you care, he cares
  • He's very loving too!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

17 detailed reviews spanning 2020-2026 with , and format split; only early online outliers reduce perfect consistency.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHYSICS00717 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 4 · A 8

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1