Ed Izaguirre

PHYS211 · PHY211 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 70/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 83.33%
Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

if you will work hard, use office hours, and ; do not expect an easy physics A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard but organizedLots of homeworkHelpful office hoursTough examsExtra credit available

Physics with him is genuinely hard, with , and .
, and willingness to help.
and disrespectful classroom tone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Students say you must work hard for the grade, with and .

Online and ; grades still include some As and Bs.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Physics content, word problems, labs, and .

Both formats describe the course as extremely difficult.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Reviews disagree, with and some non-mandatory sections.

Online and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Five of and help despite the heavy load.

Online reviews are uniformly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Clear criteria and help, but he is also tagged a .

Format shift

Online comments mention ; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and reading are repeatedly described as long and demanding.

Format shift

Both online and and labs.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and office hours, offset by one harsh professionalism complaint.

Format shift

Online reviews are strongly positive; in-person is mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and difficult tests.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

two strong recommendations for a tough but .

Main concern

and one report of disrespectful sarcasm.

What students said

“ . Do yourself a favor, ask questions and go to office hours.”
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“Professor Izaguirre is extremely disrespectful to his students and .”
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Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students call him organized, helpful, and course.

Main concern

Homework and and .

What students said

“It's hard, but so are all physics courses. He's .”
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“Be prepared to work a LOT. The homework and , but !”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; reviews do not clearly describe proctoring tools.

Hard examsTest heavyLab reportsLots of homework

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and urge office hours and .

Hard testsWord problemsLab reports

“ . Do yourself a favor, ask questions and go to office hours.”
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Online

Online students say exams are pretty hard and that over-preparing is necessary.

Hard examsTest heavyHeavy homework

“Better to be over prepared than under prepared for his class because as expected in a stem class.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Be prepared to work a LOT. The homework and , but !”
Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews (3 online, 3 in person), highlighting hard physics work, strong help, and one professionalism complaint. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“He is a great physics professor! .”

📚 Heavy Workload

22/100

“Be prepared to work a LOT. The homework and ”

⚠️ Tone Concern

30/100

“His statement "I will be playing the world's tiniest violin" in regards to a student discussing possible grading issues is extremely unprofessional.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching & Help

and gives .
He is willing to help!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

It's hard, but so are all physics courses.
He will make you work for your grade.
.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

Lots of homework
word problems and
Get ready to read alot and do the

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only six recent reviews provide solid detail and mostly consistent workload themes, but the small sample and one extreme outlier lower confidence.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHYS2114 reviews

PHY2112 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

B 3

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Ed Izaguirre

x x if you will work hard, use office hours, and x x x; do not expect an easy physics A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

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

📚 Heavy Workload

⚠️ Tone Concern

👨‍🏫 About Teaching & Help

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will work hard, use office hours, and ; do not expect an easy physics A.