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Physics

James MacMullen

PHYSIC2 · PHYSICS4 · ASTRONOMY · PHYS120 · PHYS140 · ENGR001 · PHYSICS2 · PHYS24 · PHYS10 · PHYS02 · PHYS2 · PHYS4 · PHYS002 · PHYS004 · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

only survive if and strict formatting.

Best fit · Self Taught ProNo LecturesSelf Teach PhysicsHuge WorkloadTough GraderGroup Work Chaos
  • He rarely lectures and expects groups to teach themselves from his own packets.
  • Workload is crushing with long write-ups, labs, and weekly cumulative quizzes.
  • Most students say and if possible.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

An A is possible only through crushing write-ups, format rules, and vocabulary memorization, not fair learning support.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Students call it the hardest class they took with and cumulative quizzes.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Vast and switch to another physics teacher.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; format and invented vocab count as much as physics understanding.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Lots of , and weekly cumulative quizzes.

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Core complaint across decades is that he and leaves groups to teach themselves.

Format shift

.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

, and labs dominate; .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, group problem sessions, heavy write-ups, and high stress.

Main concern

No and harsh grading make the class not worth the stress.

What students said

“ . He gives us packets every week of the chapter from the book that he wrote. Then expects us to teach each other a hard science in groups while noone understands the material.”
PHYS004
“Most difficult class I've taken. Worked my butt off for little to no reward. if you can.”
PHYS002
“DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS! . and he doesn't even teach you anything.”
PHYS002

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

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Strict format-focused assessments, cumulative quizzes, and a .

Cumulative QuizzesFormat Heavy Write-upsOne Hard FinalSelf-Written Packets

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hunt for concepts in his packets; finals are hard and .

Cumulative QuizzesOne Hard FinalFormat Heavy HomeworkGroup In-Class Problems
“The quizzes are also cumulative using 1 from the current chapter and 3 from previous chapters.”
PHYS002
“The . The highest grade was an .”
PHYS4
“Often took several hours to write out the homework.”
PHYS002

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He gives us packets every week of the chapter from the book that he wrote. Then expects us to teach each other a hard science in groups while noone understands the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 in-person reviews, highlighting , overwhelming workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Quality

15/100

“He . The class is based on pdf files he wrote.”

🧱 Workload

10/100

“Often took several hours to write out the homework.”

👎 Recommendation

12/100

“ ! .”

⚖️ Grading

22/100

“The class is graded on the vocab he made up and if .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . He gives us packets every week...
  • He doesn't teach, he makes you try to teach eachother in groups
  • He answers your question with a question

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Workload

  • Most difficult class I've taken. Worked my butt off for little to no reward.
  • Each week there is always something due from 3 different chapters at once.
  • a hell lot of writing...write-ups(which are about 2 to 3 pages long) for every problem

Theme 3

🚨

  • if you can. .
  • !
  • This class is a waste of time and money.

Data context

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Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

35 reviews over many years are highly consistent on , overload, and .

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 55
2 out of 57
1 out of 519

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

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4

Not sure yet 4