AI Rate Professor

Physics

Alice Pevyhouse

PHYS210 · PHYS221 · PHYS211 · ASTRO101 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
41.18%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Only take her if ; expect uneven teaching and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProInconsistent TeachingLots of HomeworkPoor CommunicationPolarizingLenient Labs Online
  • Recent online PHYS210/211 reviews are .
  • Many students say she knows physics but struggles to teach or .
  • Homework and tests are heavy; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some call it an easy A for cheats or credit-chasers, but many still land B/B+ and and .

Online ; in-person older reviews report tougher interpersonal grading friction.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Physics content is standard difficulty, but so it feels harder than the material alone.

Both formats rate difficulty mid-to-high; online , and exams.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Attendance is marked mandatory in many reviews yet also optional in others, with .

Mixed mandatory and optional reports in both online and in-person comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

41/100

About 41% would take again; recent online fans clash with .

Online 2025 reviews recommend more often; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Labs and , but and harsh personal stories pull the average to fair.

Format shift

Online students more often call labs generous; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of homework, papers, and manageable online.

Format shift

Online recent students call workload manageable; in-person and older tags emphasize lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Caring and , but many say she cannot teach physics and is often unavailable.

Format shift

Online quality improved in late 2025; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and labs plus midterms and finals; several students call the course test heavy.

Format shift

Online mentions weekly modules and two midterms; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and some hostile classroom stories.

Main concern

She often does not teach clearly in class and leaves students to figure physics out alone.

What students said

“She is never in class but still assigns a lot of homework”
PHYS210
“This class is like Finding Waldo because Pevyhouse was nowhere to be seen”
PHYS211

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

recent modules and homework videos help, but and weak communication.

Main concern

, and lectures that may not match tests.

What students said

“Her modules are very organized, and she attaches videos that ”
PHYS210
“ and basically disappeared”
PHYS211

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams matter and sometimes feel disconnected from homework or lectures; .

MidtermsTest HeavyHomework Not Always Matching Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

she teaches well, but several reviews still call the class test heavy.

Tests Similar to HWTest Heavy
“She made the ”
PHYS221

Online

Online exams exist with practice exams and occasional vague instructions; .

Practice ExamsVague Exam InstructionsTest Heavy
“Homework and ”
PHYS210
“ and the homework is nothing close to her lectures”
PHYS210

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you really want to learn physics, you should be taking 250 anyway.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews spanning online and , and a recent online upswing. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

38/100

“She definitely knows a lot about physics but does not know how to teach it.”

👎 Recommendation Split

41/100

“If so.”

📚

32/100

“She just basically and .”

🟢 Recent Online Upswing

70/100

“I don't understand why she has such low ratings. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She doesn't teach and was really inconsistent emailing back
  • and
  • Her lectures are not any more informative than those you can already find on youtube

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • For the cheats in the world, this is an easy A
  • workload is very manageable, and she is a

Theme 3

✉️ About Communication

  • 90% of the
  • by far the hardest professor I've dealt with in terms of communication

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews from 2019-2025 with and detailed comments, but strong tone conflict between old and new lowers consistency.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 58

Course coverage

PHYS21010 reviews
PHYS2115 reviews
ASTRO1011 review
PHYS2211 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1