AI Rate Professor

Physics

Pam Khurana

PHSC02 · PHYS4B · PHYS12003 · PHYS04A · PHSC02L · PHYSICS4B · PHYS04 · PHYSICS4A · PHYS4A · PHSY4A · PHSC01 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
21.21%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other option and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyUnresponsiveSelf-teach requiredHigh fail risk
  • Most students say they teach themselves and .
  • Grades hinge on exams with .
  • Online labs and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

, and comments that one bad exam ruins the grade with almost no or curve.

; online is harsher on missed exams.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

20/100

Students report self-teaching dense physics material, long lectures, and heavy problem sets.

Online piles on long videos and ; in and soft speech.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

38/100

and proof for absences; as optional, with no consistent flexibility.

In person more often mandatory with no makeups; but .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Only about one in and the dominant .

and in person despite a few isolated positive outliers.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

14/100

; , and little recovery after a low exam score.

Format shift

Both formats; and unexplained mark-downs.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students report 20+ study hours, multi-part homework, long lecture loads, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes video volume and labs; in person emphasizes weekly problems and textbook grind.

Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

Frequent claims she does not teach clearly, ignores questions, and leaves students teaching each other.

Format shift

A few in-person students praise depth; majority online and in person report confusion and nonresponse.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Comments repeatedly say exams and the while .

Format shift

Both formats report exam-heavy schemes around 60-75% exams plus final.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Lectures often called unclear or , and grades driven by hard tests with high fail or .

Main concern

Exam weighting and homework.

What students said

“ , and you're left to teach yourself. Avoid if possible.”
phsc02L
“Doing bad on the . Beware.”
PHSC01
“ and ; they differ from what the syllabus says. 70% of students fail.”
PHSY4A

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Heavy lecture videos and , and confusing online labs with little guidance.

Main concern

Missing one exam or path.

What students said

“Do not take this professor online. If you accidently miss an class, and you can't make up for it or get .”
PHSC01
“A LOT of lecture videos. A LOT of homework... ABSOLUTELY NO direction for the lab portion.”
PHSC01
“She will tell you your graph is wrong but not why and when you .”
phsc02

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and content often feels harder or different than prep materials.

Test heavyNo exam retakesNo curveUnpredictable exams

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

the grade, with large study banks and little cushion.

Exams 60%+ of gradeHeavy study question banksNo extra creditUnpredictable content
“Exams are 60% of your grade with the final being 20%.”
PHSC01
“you could be doing great on HW and quizzes but if you fail the .”
PHSC01

Online

Online reviews stress no retakes for , and .

No exam retakesExam-heavy gradeLong lecture videosUnclear lab grading
“she . 3 major exams 75% grade then 25% final.”
PHSC01
“ if it wasn't your fault that you missed it.”
PHSC01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Avoid if possible.”

Voice snapshots generated from 33 reviews with highly consistent , and support. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Quality

16/100

“students have to teach themselves because getting an answer out of her is impossible.”

📉

18/100

“Doing bad on the . Beware.”

📧 Poor Support

20/100

“You ask her a question and she ignores.”

📚 Overwhelming Work

18/100

“I study over 25 hours a week and self-teach physics from the 300-page textbook.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Doesn't teach anything during lecture
  • Classmates were teaching each other the material
  • She has no videos. Only text.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • 70% of students fail.
  • if you fail the .
  • no offered

Theme 3

⚠️ About Communication

  • she grades by putting negative a number with

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

33

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

33 recent reviews with consistent harsh themes, detailed grade outcomes, and only a small minority of positive outliers.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 526

Course coverage

PHSC0116 reviews
phsc023 reviews
PHSY4A3 reviews
phsc02L2 reviews
PHYS04A2 reviews
Show 6 more courses
PHYS4A2 reviews
PHYS041 review
PHYS120031 review
PHYS4B1 review
PHYSICS4A1 review
PHYSICS4B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

6

C+ 2 · C 2 · C- 2

D range

4

D 3 · D- 1

F

5

F 5

No letter grade reported

8

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1