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Physics & Planetary Sciences

Armen Kocharian

PHS101 · MPKOCHARIAN4102 · PHSCI4 · PHY12 · PHYS101 · PHYSICS101 · PHY101 · PHY012 · 78 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
60.98%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you can teach yourself physics and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing LecturesHeavy HomeworkAccent ChallengeFlexible DeadlinesSelf-Teach Physics
  • Reviews split hard between legendary caring mentor and .
  • Homework, labs, tutorials, and quizzes pile up, but extensions and .
  • and want a passable path more than perfect lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Many report A or B grades with extensions, dropped low scores, and doable tests if .

Online more often calls it an easy A with open notes; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Physics content and forgiving.

Online students often learn little from lectures; and labs.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

as mandatory and several warn that skipping class hurts your chance to pass.

Both online and optional exceptions.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About three in fans and frustrated self-teachers.

Online lean more critical on teaching quality; and extreme warnings.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Extensions, , dropped low scores, and sometimes self-graded work make final grades friendlier than lectures suggest.

Format shift

Online students especially note open notes and self-grading; deductions.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Labs, tutorials, Pearson homework, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; and tutorials amplify the load.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Some call him wise, funny, and supportive, while many cannot follow lectures due to accent and disorganization.

Format shift

Online teaching reviews are weaker on average; in-person is highly polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

and labs with quizzes, multiple midterms, and a .

Format shift

; online emphasizes homework weight.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students either adore his humor and flexibility or , and assignment floods.

Main concern

Fast, and quizzes make learning from class alone unreliable.

What students said

“This professor is genuinely legendary. Changed how I think, how I learn, and honestly how I see the subject.”
PHY101
“his lectures are nonsensical to the because I couldn't understand him at all.”
PHYS101

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online physics often feels like self-teaching with lots of , and mixed teaching clarity.

Main concern

Weak lecture clarity means Chegg or YouTube become the real instructors for many students.

What students said

“Easy A, though, as we literally grade our own work.”
PHY101
“while and easy. There is just a LOT of busy work”
PHYS101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

online is often open notes and easy, while but curve-friendly.

Multiple MidtermsOpen Notes OnlineExtra Credit On ExamsDrop Lowest TestHomework Mirrors Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as tough or conceptual, though , and dropped lows help.

Multiple MidtermsDrop Lowest TestHomework Like ExamsTough Conceptual Tests
“ , and very flexible when it comes to turn in homework!! Tests are not too hard, quizes are easy!!”
PHY101
“ and sometimes included random questions we never even went over in class.”
PHS101

Online

Online comments describe open-notes easy , and .

Open Notes ExamsEasy Online ExamsExtra Credit On Exams
“while and easy.”
PHYS101
“we always had in so that we could easily get a better grade.”
PHS101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He is a good guy as a person but absolutely doesn't know how to teach & barely speaks English, while and easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting polarization, heavy workload, and grade flexibility. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“ and difficult to grasp.”

📚 Workload Intensity

28/100

“He gives tons of homework that are due within 2 or 3 days.”

🎁 Grade Safety Net

72/100

“ .”

🔀 Polarized Experience

55/100

“This professor is genuinely legendary. Changed how I think, how I learn, and honestly how I see the subject.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are nonsensical to the
  • He's an equation deriving machine.
  • . However, he has a strong grasp of physics

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, though, as we literally grade our own work.
  • . Just do the work
  • An A is totally doable.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and is willing to let you do anything in
  • Funny, friendly, gives you if needed to pass the class.
  • Truly cares about how well you learn the material.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

78

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years provide rich, consistent polarization on teaching quality, workload, and grade leniency.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 540
4 out of 56
3 out of 511
2 out of 59
1 out of 512

Course coverage

PHS10118 reviews
PHY10110 reviews
PHYS1019 reviews
PHYSICS1018 reviews
05741 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 3 · A 21 · A- 1

B range

11

B+ 2 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3