AI Rate Professor

Physics

Jon Celesia

PHYS101 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
23.08%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

unless you can teach yourself from dense materials and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy busyworkConfusing self-written textbookTest-heavy gradingSome lenient passingPolarizing lectures
  • Most students criticize , a hard-to-read self-written textbook, and .
  • Several reviews say the , but learning feels frustrating and inefficient.
  • A small minority praise his passion and clarity, making the experience highly inconsistent.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Passing may be lenient, but getting an A requires dealing with , and .

Online reviews mention leniency and , while and workload.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students repeatedly describe the textbook, lectures, and physics or astronomy concepts as confusing and overloaded.

Both formats report confusing materials, with online reviews emphasizing self-written text and and lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

Reviews encourage office hours and outside help, but do not clearly prove a .

Online evidence mentions encouraged office hours, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students would not recommend him because the class feels confusing, work-heavy, and .

Both formats include negative recommendations, though each also has at least one strongly positive review.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Several students say the grading helps them pass or is lenient, but and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention leniency and passing, while .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and assignments that feel low value.

Format shift

Both formats strongly support a heavy workload rating.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

A few students praise his passion, but most describe , unclear writing, and poor learning value.

Format shift

Online reviews are mostly negative, while and strong criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Many reviews describe midterms, a , and quiz-based repetition, although one online asynchronous review .

Format shift

, while online evidence varies and includes one no-exam comment.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are polarized, with a few strong positives but , and .

Main concern

Students report lots of , and .

What students said

“He gives a lot of work that barely helps your grade go up.”
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“He has great lectures and .”
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Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, emphasizing busywork, , and .

Main concern

Students repeatedly say the , and homework-heavy.

What students said

“SO much busy work”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence varies, but most comments describe a .

Test HeavyNo Notes MentionedThree MidtermsFinal ExamOne No-Exam Online Review

Assessment risk

Varies

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

quiz or exam questions, and test-heavy grading, but do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring rules.

Three MidtermsFinal ExamTest HeavyCannot Review Exam
“3 Midterms with 100 points each and 1 final for 75 points.”
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Online

one says exams are information-heavy with no notes, while another ; , and open-book policy are not clearly proved.

Info-Heavy ExamsNo Notes MentionedNo Exam Mentioned
“the exams are so info heavy and no notes”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

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👍 Recommendation Rate

28/100

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📚 Workload Pressure

18/100

“SO much busy work”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has great lectures and .
  • Has videos that go onto tangents so .
  • As a person with communication differences, I found his textbook and lectures hard to understand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • however, helps you pass.
  • He gives a lot of work that barely helps your grade go up.
  • the exams are so info heavy and no notes

Theme 3

📚 About Materials and Workload

  • SO much busy work
  • You have to buy his own textbook which was written in a font that was so hard to read and cramped together.
  • and wordy.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen recent reviews across both formats provide detailed and consistent workload and clarity complaints despite some positive outliers.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

Course coverage

PHYS-10113 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Audit/No Grade 1 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1