AI Rate Professor

Physics

Stephen Koons

4A · PHYSICS4A · PHYS4A · PHYS004A · PHYS4C · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you can learn physics on your own and mainly want a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProBad lecturerLots of homeworkEasy tests for someCaring but weak teachingSelf-study required
  • Many students get high grades even while calling him a poor lecturer.
  • and .
  • He is often described as kind and accessible, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many A and A+ grades, partial credit, and reports of easy or .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is manageable for self-learners, but labs and conceptual questions can still feel hard without solid lecture support.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping hurts your chance to pass.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About two in ; recommendation hinges on whether you value easy grades over teaching quality.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Partial credit, moderate or easy exams for many, and .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework with penalties for .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Caring personality is common, but lectures are repeatedly called boring, unprepared, or unhelpful.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Chapter quizzes, multi-part tests, homework, and focus.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

caring professor with easy-to-moderate tests for many, but , and .

Main concern

You may earn an A while learning almost nothing from lecture.

What students said

“If you .”
PHYS4C
“Still, he is an awful teacher.”
PHYS4A
“A great Professor. Cares so much for students and really wants them to succeed in class.”
PHYS004A
“Awfull professor, cannot teach.”
PHYS4C

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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credit, though conceptual questions and lab confusion still trip some students.

Moderate testsPartial creditChapter quizzesConceptual questions

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are frequently called moderate or easy, with partial credit and multi-part tests.

Partial creditEasy to moderate examsChapter quizzesConceptual questions
“The average grade on our exams what usually in the 90's.”
PHYS4C
“ and 3 tests (excluding final- easy).”
PHYS004A
“He gives lots of if you got the concept right.”
PHYS4A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you .”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, highlighting weak lectures, easy grades, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎓 Easy Grades, Weak Teaching

34/100

“he is a horrible lecturer.”

🅰️ Grade Friendliness

78/100

“The average grade on our exams what usually in the 90's.”

📚

28/100

“He also assigns a ton of hw.”

❤️ Caring Side

70/100

“He genuinely cares about students and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Awfull professor, cannot teach.
  • His lectures are boring.
  • He comes to class unprepared and just reads straight from the textbook.

Theme 2

📈

  • The average grade on our exams what usually in the 90's.
  • .

Theme 3

🧪

  • He also has no clue how to run a lab.
  • assigns a ton of hw.
  • wrong answers.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen fairly recent in-person reviews with repeated easy-grade versus weak-lecture themes give solid confidence.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 55

Course coverage

PHYS4A6 reviews
PHYS4C5 reviews
4A1 review
PHYS004A1 review
PHYSICS4A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 5 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1