AI Rate Professor

Physics & Planetary Sciences

William Duxler

PHY103 · PHYSICS103 · PH101 · PHYSICS101 · PHYS101 · PHY · PHY101 · PHYSIC · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.6

The decision

if you have another option; many students call the teaching and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCannot TeachExtremely Hard AHarsh GradingDepartment HeadDrop Risk
  • Most students say he cannot teach physics and urge taking it elsewhere.
  • Getting an A is described as extremely hard, with harsh grade cutoffs.
  • Workload and pressure are high enough that some students dropped the class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students repeatedly say an A is extremely hard, with harsh cutoffs that turn high percentages into lower letter grades.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Physics content plus ineffective teaching creates extreme difficulty and heavy pressure.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

The vast majority of comments and even to switch schools for physics.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students report strict grade cutoffs, such as high percentages still becoming C or B grades.

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students mention heavy work, intense pressure, and some dropping the course to protect their health and GPA.

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Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Comments repeatedly say he cannot teach, office help is useless, and the department follows his methods.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Comments center on grades, percentages, and overall performance under hard physics .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person physics courses with very low quality , and repeated advice to take physics elsewhere.

Main concern

Teaching is widely seen as ineffective while an A remains extremely hard.

What students said

“Take physics at another school. This guy can't teach and he controls all the other professors in his bad teaching methods cause hes the head of department.”
PHYSICS101
“it is very ( extreamly ) hard to get an A in his class”
PH101
“Worst teacher ever, I got 79.4 percent, and he ended up giving me a C”
PHYSICS103

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.

, but grading and difficulty feel strict and unforgiving.

Hard Grading CutoffsHigh Pressure

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person physics grading is strict, with hard cutoffs and extreme difficulty to earn top marks.

Hard Grading CutoffsHigh Pressure
“I got 79.4 percent, and he ended up giving me a C, and other people got 89.x, and he ended up giving them a B”
PHYSICS103
“it is very ( extreamly ) hard to get an A in his class”
PH101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Take physics at another school. This guy can't teach and he controls all the other professors in his bad teaching methods cause hes the head of department.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2009, , and avoidance advice. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Disaster

18/100

“Take physics at another school. This guy can't teach”

🎯 Impossible A

12/100

“it is very ( extreamly ) hard to get an A in his class”

⚖️ Harsh Cutoffs

18/100

“I got 79.4 percent, and he ended up giving me a C”

💔 Student Stress

20/100

“in the end I had to drop it to avoid a heart attack or a stoke from all the pressure he put me through.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Ability

  • This guy can't teach
  • i don't think he understands physics at all
  • he's so bad that he'll be in the hall of shame

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • it is very ( extreamly ) hard to get an A in his class
  • I got 79.4 percent, and he ended up giving me a C
  • not an easy grade for sure, but i got a B+ here

Theme 3

🏃 About Avoiding This Class

  • Take physics at another school
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Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen mostly consistent negative in-person reviews across several years strongly agree on poor teaching and .

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 59

Course coverage

PHY1033 reviews
PHYSICS1013 reviews
PH1012 reviews
PHYSICS1032 reviews
PHY1 review
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Reported outcomes

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