AI Rate Professor

Physics

Tanja Bode

PYHS002A · PHYS001A · ASTR22 · PHYS004A · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
30.77%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already have a strong physics and math foundation and can teach yourself from the book and YouTube.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard examsSelf-study requiredOvercomplicates mathLecture heavySlow grading
  • Most students say lectures are fast, derivation-heavy, and .
  • Homework and and .
  • A minority with strong math or physics background find her manageable and knowledgeable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Some students still finish with As, but and .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Fast lectures, heavy math derivations, and and poorly scaffolded.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Attendance rules mix mandatory and optional, but success .

Only in-person evidence; reports split between mandatory and optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and repeated run-away teaching complaints dominate the sample.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and little point recovery make grading feel harsh.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and heavy math practice create a heavy load.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students repeatedly say she is smart but , and weak at answering questions.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and reading.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics and astronomy reviews are largely negative on clarity and is tough but rewarding if .

Main concern

, and the need to self-teach most of the material.

What students said

“Brilliant person, terrible teacher.”
ASTR22
“Exam class avg 57%. really an achievement to not cry during the exams.”
PYHS002A
“Only reason I got an A was through YouTube videos.”
PHYS004A

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 stress students with little friendliness.

Hard examsLow class averagesOnline quizzesIn-class quizzesNo reliable study guide

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

on assessments, and weak study guides.

Hard examsWeekly quizzesMisaligned contentSlow grading
“Exam class avg 57%. really an achievement to not cry during the exams.”
PYHS002A
“in-class quizzes every week that are 30% of the grade with no study guide.”
ASTR22

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Brilliant person, terrible teacher. Supposed to be a "non-STEM" class but she expected a physics background.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews with no online sample, emphasizing teaching clarity and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Does not know what she is doing.”

🔥

28/100

“Exam class avg 57%. really an achievement to not cry during the exams.”

📚

24/100

“Only reason I got an A was through YouTube videos.”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“RUN”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • overcomplicates everything
  • reads off the slideshows and does long and complex equations
  • Repeats the same info verbatim if you ask a question
  • passionate about the subject

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • so hard
  • Took forever to grade
  • class avg 57%
  • This class will be challenging but rewarding

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Prep

  • Was unprepared for labs and then we were rushed to finish
  • if you do not have a strong physics background

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

14 in-person reviews over several years with a and recurring themes on teaching clarity and .

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHYS004A5 reviews
PYHS002A5 reviews
ASTR223 reviews
PHYS001A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1