AI Rate Professor

Physics & Planetary Sciences

Katsuya Yamada

PHSC40592 · PHYSSECT · PHYSC0495 · PHYS101 · PHYSI101 · PHYS4 · PHYS569 · PHYSSCIE · PHSCISECT · PHYSICS101103 · PHY103 · PYSICALSCI4 · PHYSC04 · PHYS04 · PHYSSCI4 · PHYSICALSCIE4 · PHSSCI4 · PHYS591 · PHYSI04 · PHYS104 · PYS8316 · PHYSC004 · PHSSC04 · PHYSC4 · PHSCI0631 · PHSY101 · PHY101 · PHYSICS102 · PHYS001 · PHYSICS103 · PHSCI4 · PHSC4 · PHYSSCI · 82 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can handle a loud, eccentric style and will put in and study-guide work for a fair grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardShort-TemperedThick AccentFunny but IntenseLab-HeavyKnowledgeable Physicist
  • Students agree he knows physics deeply but often yells, goes off topic, and is hard to understand through a thick Japanese accent.
  • Classes are lab- and group-work heavy, with and study guides that .
  • polite, hard-working students often pass or earn high grades, while others call him disrespectful and unhelpful.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many say an A or B is realistic if , and stay polite, but slackers struggle.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Physical science content is often called easy or BS-level, but physics sections feel tougher and lecture clarity varies.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and students warn you must come every day and stay for the full session.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Students either love his energy and fairness or urge others to stay away because of yelling and poor lecture clarity.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

He is often called fair if you work; and reward effort, but few report free A's.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

, and tests keep the load steady rather than featherlight.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Deep subject knowledge and humor are offset by mumbling, accent issues, tantrums, and weak formal lecturing.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Labs, homework, group work, and prep.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person physical science and physics reviews describe a memorable, high-energy, short-tempered professor whose accent and temper dominate class, with and mixed lecture quality.

Main concern

Temper, yelling, and accent make learning stressful even when grades are reachable with effort.

What students said

“This instructor rambles on and on about nothing. and he mumbles a lot.”
PHSC4
“If you study his online guides and do the activities, you'll be fine. Hilarious Prof, easy class.”
PHYS569
“He is FAIR, he is FUNNY, and he always helps you out.”
PHYS101

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.

and lab work, not described as open-book or heavily proctored.

Study guidesDrops lowest testLabs and tests

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students say tests are not hard if you follow study guides, do labs, and .

Study guidesDrop lowest testIn-person lab and test mix
“ if you follow his study guides.”
PHYS591
“ end of the semester.”
PHSC40592
“he gives you everything you need for the tests and final.”
PHYSC4

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you study his online guides and do the activities, you'll be fine. Hilarious Prof, easy class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, balancing praise for knowledge with warnings about temper and accent. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Temper and Yell Factor

35/100

“Yamada loves to yell at students and shock people with different insane antics.”

🧠 Subject Knowledge

70/100

“they teach at University level and lower the standards for no one, you must meet them.”

📘 Fair If You Work

58/100

“Face it, you're in college, you need to study for your A and professor Yamada will reward you.”

🗣️ Accent Barrier

40/100

“He doesn't speak too clearly (harsh Japanese accent) and he doesn't understand too many English words.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He , you are to expected to follow the instructions in the book
  • and over the way you never forget
  • No formal lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you get less than a B you weren't trying!
  • I got an A and am not even scientifically inclined
  • decent amount of work = A

Theme 3

⚡ About Personality

  • he punches tables and told me to bow to him!!!!!
  • He's funny, energetic
  • short-tempered as he himself says

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

82

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years show a consistent split personality portrait, giving solid confidence despite old dates.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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