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Physics

Yuri Sushko

PHYS002A · PHY4A · PHYSICS4A · PHYS4A · PHY002A · PSCI10 · PHYS2A · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid if ; only hardcore self-studiers should risk this class.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized LecturesSelf-Teach PhysicsTest HeavyNice but ConfusingMandatory Attendance
  • Most students say , and force full self-teaching.
  • , and central to the grade.
  • He is often called kind one-on-one, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Some As exist via heavy self-study, but and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics content plus poor lecture delivery and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags like skip class and you will not pass.

; no online reviews available.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Would-take-again is 0% and most comments say take anyone else despite occasional praise for kindness.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and ; a few call him easier later after weeding students out.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

34/100

and long exams keep workload high.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Repeated claims of messy lectures, heavy accent barriers, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple long tests and a final carry the course; labs and but .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics is widely described as disorganized and lecture-weak, with and ; a minority of motivated students still pass with self-study.

Main concern

Confusing lectures and and stressful.

What students said

“The teacher is sloppy and disorganized, I pretty much had to .”
PHYS002A
“His lectures make no sense and everyone confused.”
PHY002A
“he can;t teach to save his life. Physics!”
PHY4A

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.

Exams are frequent, long, and challenging with little evidence of open-book or lenient proctoring.

Test HeavyLong Hard ExamsUnclear CriteriaOnline Homework Stress

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; formal proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Long Hard TestsTest HeavySelf-Study Required
“ and hard. You literally have to teach the material on your own.”
PHYS4A
“ and and very challenging).”
PHYS2A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if possible.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 in-person reviews, highlighting lecture failure and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

26/100

“he can;t teach to save his life. Physics!”

🧪

32/100

“ and hard. You literally have to teach the material on your own.”

❤️ Kind but Confusing

40/100

“Dr Sushko really is a nice guy and seems to care a lot about the class.”

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“ . Lecture and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures make no sense and
  • Heavy accent and solves problems without explaining formulas
  • His lecture is quite useless so be sure to use the text book to teach yourself

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • if you don't study, but very possible to attain an A.
  • His online HW takes up too much time and is really stressful.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • By far the .
  • .
  • he harasses students when they ask him questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

21 reviews across years strongly agree on poor lecture clarity and .

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

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

Not sure yet 1