AI Rate Professor

Physics & Planetary Sciences

V. Akopian

PHYS12 · ASTRN · PHYSC04 · PHSC4 · PHYCS12 · ASTRONOMY · PHYSC12 · PHYS3314 · PHSCI04 · ASTROSECT · PSET4 · ASTRO · PHYSSCI04 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Good for grade-focused students who handle group work and self-study, but recent sections feel heavier and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterGroup Work HeavyExtra CreditSelf DirectedAttendance MattersEasy A Potential
  • Many older reviews call the class an easy A with lots of
  • Teaching is often group-based or self-directed rather than traditional lectures
  • Recent PHSC4 reviews warn of and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students say easy A with and notes allowed, though recent work volume is higher.

Easy A ; the one online review does not promise an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is often described as simple if you show up and do work, with low average difficulty.

; recent PHSC4 online and in-person feel harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Attendance and daily classwork matter; skip class and you risk failing tags appear.

In-person emphasizes mandatory group classwork; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Older fans love him and the easy grade path; newer students would not recommend PHSC4.

; recent in-person and online are cooler.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Not a hard grader historically with abundant , though .

Format shift

Leniency evidence is mainly older in-person; .

Workload

Moderate

45/100

and classwork are common; recent students report too much work and many quizzes.

Format shift

Online and recent in-person PHSC4 sound heavier than older easy sections.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Caring and chill for many; others say he barely teaches and group work carries the class.

Format shift

Recent in-person PHSC4 .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and final.

Format shift

; online mentions high volume.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Mostly in-person history of easy grades, group work every day, , and .

Main concern

You may teach yourself; recent sections feel harder and less explanatory.

What students said

“This is the class to take if you are looking for an easy A.”
PHYS12
“Easy A, class not too boring.”
PHSCI04
“all he does is read the and when asked to explain concepts further he either ignores it or repeats what he just said.”
PHSC4

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Single but overloaded with work for one class.

Main concern

Volume of work is too high.

What students said

“Nice guy but the volume of work was really too much for one class.”
PHSC4

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests often allow notes and are manageable if you review posted answers and use .

Notes AllowedMultiple ChoiceExtra CreditWeekly Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

written parts, notes allowed, and finals easier than midterms for some.

Notes AllowedMultiple ChoiceExtra Credit
“you .”
PHYSC12
“the tests are multiple choice with 1 written.”
PHSC4
“ .”
PHYSSCI04

Online

Single online review .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This is the class to take if you are looking for an easy A. JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO ALL THE HE OFFERS YOU.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews with ; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Easy A Path

78/100

“This is the class to take if you are looking for an easy A.”

👥 Group Work Core

58/100

“Every class is group work.”

📚 Recent Workload Spike

35/100

“Nice guy but the volume of work was really too much for one class.”

🙂

70/100

“And a very caring, great teacher!”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, class not too boring.
  • JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO ALL THE HE OFFERS YOU
  • getting one answer wrong on test can cost you one whole grade down.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His class is pretty easy but he really doesn't teach at all, you basically have to do everything yourself.
  • he literally lectures and you do 3-4 ws a week
  • , over and over until you understand it.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Love this man.
  • he's super HOT!
  • This guy is awesome.

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

17 reviews but many are old and brief; recent PHSC4 comments differ from older easy-A consensus.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

PHSC43 reviews
PHYS122 reviews
PHYSC042 reviews
ASTRN1 review
ASTRO1 review
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ASTRONOMY1 review
ASTROSECT1 review
PHSCI041 review
PHYCS121 review
PHYS33141 review
PHYSC121 review
PHYSSCI041 review
PSET41 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2