Carlos Figueroa

PHYSICS4C · PHYS4BC · 4D · PHYS4C · ENG15 · PHYS11 · PHY2A · ENGR15 · PHY4A · PHYS4A · PHYS4B · PHYS11PHYS4A · PHYS10 · 4B4C · PHYSICS4B · PHYSICS4D · 4B · 91 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 85/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 77.27%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you want a demanding but rewarding physics class with and real support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardOutstanding in-person lecturerCaring and accessibleHeavy physics workloadConcept-focused teachingWeaker online organization

Students overwhelmingly praise his in-person teaching, clarity, passion, and office-hour support.
The courses are conceptually tough and , and .
Online reviews are much more mixed, mainly , and poor communication.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

A grades are common, but students repeatedly say the A , and real conceptual understanding.

Online and in-person reviews both describe effort-heavy courses, while off.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

The material is conceptually demanding .

Online reviews call the courses tough and harder to manage, while and more rewarding.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

82/100

because he teaches clearly, cares, and supports students through hard material.

Recommendation is very strong in person but noticeably weaker online because of organization and responsiveness issues.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

Grading is generally fair with some partial credit, but several students call him a .

Format shift

In-person reviews mention fairness and partial credit more often, while .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students often describe lots of , and long study time.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work, with online students adding that assignment spacing and .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and office-hour help are repeatedly described as exceptional.

Format shift

In-person teaching evidence is excellent, while online evidence is mixed because students report slow lectures and weak communication.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Reviews often mention quizzes, exams, finals, and and .

Format shift

Both formats mention quizzes and exams, while and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews strongly praise , and willingness to help outside class.

Main concern

The workload and conceptual challenge can be high.

What students said

“Carlos is the .”
PHY4A

“This is a tough course, but Carlos will teach you everything you need to know.”
ENGR15

“ .”
PHYS4C

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students still note his knowledge and care, but many report , and weak communication.

Main concern

Online structure and responsiveness are inconsistent.

What students said

“Frustratingly hard to get in contact with.”
PHYS10

“Seems like a good professor IRL, but not online.”
PHYS4C

“Probably the .”
4B

Exam style

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Reviews clearly mention quizzes, exams, and high exam weight in some classes, but they .

Quizzes And ExamsExamples Appear On ExamsFew High-Weight Exams In Some CoursesNo Clear Open-Book EvidenceNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention quizzes, exams, study guides, and , but they do not clearly prove closed-book rules or strict proctoring.

Quizzes And ExamsStudy GuidesExamples On ExamsHigh Exam Weight In One Course

“75% of your grade comes from 2 exams”
4D

“Doing and the weekly quizzes.”
PHYS11

“He also gives study guides for the test.”
PHYS11

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes, exams, and a final built from prior quiz and exam material, but they do not clearly .

Weekly QuizzesExams MentionedFinal Based On Quizzes And ExamsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

“ .”
PHYS4A

“He said the all the quizzes and exams and it was.”
PHYS10

“those concepts show up in the quizzes/exams.”
4B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“This is a tough course, but Carlos will teach you everything you need to know.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Carlos lectures were amazingly thorough.”

👍 Recommendation Strength

82/100

“ !”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“I feel like I spend 90% of my time for this class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Carlos is an amazing lecturer where he is able to connect abstract ideas to everyday applications.
He focuses on the conceptual side of physics rather than memorization.
Carlos' notes and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

This is a tough course, but Carlos will teach you everything you need to know.
The class is hard, not mathematically, but conceptually.
The class requires much work and your attention.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support And Character

and is always willing to work with students.
and will sit with you until you understand, and grades fairly with partial credit.
and ...

Theme 4

💻 About Online Experience

Frustratingly hard to get in contact with.
Seems like a good professor IRL, but not online.
Canvas and

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 reviews across many years, with detailed and consistent themes about teaching quality, workload, and online weaknesses.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 567

4 out of 512

3 out of 54

2 out of 55

1 out of 53

Course coverage

PHYS4C10 reviews

PHYS4A7 reviews

PHYS106 reviews

ENGR155 reviews

4B4 reviews

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PHY4A4 reviews

PHYS114 reviews

4B4C1 review

4D1 review

ENG151 review

PHY2A1 review

PHYS11PHYS4A1 review

PHYS4B1 review

PHYS4BC1 review

PHYSICS4B1 review

PHYSICS4C1 review

PHYSICS4D1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

A 14 · A- 1

B range

B+ 7 · B 12 · B- 2

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 3

Carlos Figueroa

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Strength

📚 Workload Reality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

❤️ About Support And Character

💻 About Online Experience

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want a demanding but rewarding physics class with and real support.