AI Rate Professor

Physics

Helene Flohic

PHYS04A · PHYS002A · PHYS4A · ASTR22 · PHYS004A · PHYS4C · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
81/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take Flohic if you can self-study physics and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProOpen-Note Exam CorrectionsPractice-Problem LecturesLenient Physics GraderSelf-Study HeavyProject Instead of Final
  • Physics grading is unusually student-friendly with open-note exams, 50 percent corrections, and project options.
  • Lectures focus on practice problems, so you must pre-read and .
  • Students who want structure and ; students wanting classic lectures are mixed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

, and project options make an A very reachable with consistent work.

Both formats report the ; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Physics concepts still demand real practice, even though .

; intro cosmology is easier than PHYS4 sequences.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Many sections mark attendance yes and participation matters, but .

Online and in-person both push participation and prep; a .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

About 80 percent would take again because of leniency and support, despite teaching-style divides.

In-person recommendation is stronger; online has clearer love-or-hate split.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Half-credit , open notes, redo labs, and .

Format shift

Policy is praised in both formats; online open-resource windows amplify the friendliness.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

and labs are manageable, but pre-reading and practice-problem prep add steady effort.

Format shift

Online students emphasize heavier required reading before class.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Caring and accessible with solid organization, but many say she facilitates practice more than she lectures concepts.

Format shift

In-person leans more positive; online has sharper complaints about no teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Multiple midterms and optional project-or-final structure dominate the grade, with labs as .

Format shift

Both formats are test-centered; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students mostly like her , and despite lecture style complaints.

Main concern

Lectures can feel like rushed problem sets that .

What students said

“Exams have corrections up to 50% missed. This means you could get a C+, correct mistakes and an A.”
PHYS04A
“You can do corrections to earn 50% of the . Our final was replaced with a project. ”
PHYS4A
“It is tough to understand the lecture”
PHYS4A

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and accessibility, others say class is silent breakout practice with no real teaching.

Main concern

Heavy pre-reading and little direct lecturing during live sessions.

What students said

“You can use any resource for exams, as long as it's not a person. You have 24 hours, so no rush.”
PHYS004A
“Beginning to the end of class is just examples (not worked out by her, but solving oneself in silent breakout rooms).”
PHYS004A
“A professor that does not teach. You have to read the textbook as your source of all information.”
PHYS4A

Exam style

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Exam design is unusually student-friendly through notes, corrections, long online windows, and project alternatives.

Open Note50% CorrectionsOpen Resource OnlineProject Option Instead of Final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are open note with accurate study guides and ; .

Open Note50% Missed-Point CorrectionsStudy GuidesProject Option
“She does give open-note exams & allows you to redo them to get up to half of the .”
PHYS002A
“You can do corrections to earn 50% of the . Our final was replaced with a project.”
PHYS4A

Online

, sometimes with 24-hour windows.

Open Resource24-Hour WindowRetakeable Chapter QuizzesNo Live Person Help
“We had 3 "midterms" exams where it was open anything expect a person.”
PHYS004A
“You can use any resource for exams, as long as it's not a person. You have 24 hours, so no rush.”
PHYS04A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Exams have corrections up to 50% missed. This means you could get a C+, correct mistakes and an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews (6 online, 14 in and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📝

88/100

“She does give open-note exams & allows you to redo them to get up to half of the .”

📚

45/100

“ at all.”

❤️ Care & Access

85/100

“the sweetest prof ever. cares about each student and is respectful towards accommodations and personal problems”

👍 Recommendation Core

78/100

“If you know the material, you should get an A pretty easily. if you want a guaranteed good no complaints experience.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are all practice problems so
  • Classes consist of practice problems
  • She prepares you well for tests

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A.
  • SO lenient (corrections for 50% of )
  • The and count for alot of your grade

Theme 3

🧪

  • you can redo labs for up to 100% credit

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty reviews are detailed and thematically consistent, but the smaller sample and online teaching-style split keep credibility at medium-high rather than high.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

PHYS002A7 reviews
PHYS004A4 reviews
PHYS4A4 reviews
PHYS04A3 reviews
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PHYS4C1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 2 · A 12 · A- 1

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

1

Rather not say 1