AI Rate Professor

Physics

Robert Lynch

ASTR300 · PHYS411 · PHYS310 · PHYS360 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
21/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

unless you are highly self-directed and willing to learn from the book and office hours .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesTough ExamsHarsh GradingHeavy WorkloadAvoid
  • Most students describe lectures as confusing and not aligned with exams.
  • , and unlike homework or textbook examples.
  • A single astronomy review is positive, but physics reviews are strongly negative and warn students away.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A may be possible in astronomy, but most , and poor test alignment.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with astronomy much easier than the physics courses.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Physics courses are intellectually difficult because lectures are unclear and .

All course difficulty evidence comes from in-person reviews, with one easier astronomy review as an outlier.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

The reviews do not clearly prove a .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students warn against taking him because , and .

Recommendation and is strongly negative outside one astronomy review.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

Students repeatedly , and tests that do not match preparation materials.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Workload is described as intense in astronomy and demanding in physics because students spend hours on homework and self-study.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

and unhelpful, though one astronomy student praised his clarity.

Format shift

All as the main positive exception.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades appear heavily driven by difficult tests, with .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, especially in , and weak alignment between homework and tests.

Main concern

Students may face exams that , and textbook examples.

What students said

“ . and not like the homework.”
PHYS411
“Don't. Take. Him.”
PHYS360
“Awesome lectures; the textbook is never the but he makes sure to go everything clearly”
ASTR300

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

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Exams are the main risk because reviews repeatedly describe them as tough, poorly aligned with homework, and harshly graded.

Tough TestsNot Like HomeworkNo Study GuideNo CurveSymbolic Problems

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and symbolic problem solving, but they do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book rules.

Tough TestsNot Like HomeworkNo Study GuideNo CurveSymbolic Problems
“the and never related to the homework.”
PHYS360
“no study guide or sample problems to prepare for the test.”
PHYS360
“He gets failing grades for and he still refuses to grade on a curve.”
PHYS411

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . and not like the homework.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

25/100

“ so .”

📝

18/100

“ or homework.”

⚠️ Recommendation Rate

28/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • and
  • and he is happy to help you.

Theme 2

📝 About Exams And Grades

  • and not like the homework.
  • .
  • He's a .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • the amount of workload you get in his astronomy class is insane.
  • I and wrote paragraphs on each questions and even drew pictures and gives me a 4 out of 10.
  • I did all of the , and spent hours trying to master problems given in the book.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because , but the sample is limited and includes one strong astronomy outlier.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

PHYS4114 reviews
ASTR3002 reviews
PHYS3602 reviews
PHYS3101 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1