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Physics

Khang Nguyen

PHYS151 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Only take if you already know physics well and ; and a rough experience.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyLots of homeworkTest heavyTough graderGraded by few things
  • Physics content is hard and homework often takes 20+ hours per week.
  • but feel unpredictable and high-stakes.
  • some praise help during class; many say lectures do not prepare you for the work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Some students earn As, but tough grading, quiz weight, and and effort.

Both online and and tough quizzes; online also flags limited office-hour help.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro physics is already hard, and many say lectures under-prepare you while .

Difficulty is high in both formats; online students more often say pace is too fast for the homework.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

and optional in others, with no single consistent policy.

Mixed mandatory and non-mandatory reports appear in both online and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; praise for effort and board work fights strong do-not-take warnings.

In-person comments are more polarized; online has a few strong positives but several harsh avoids.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and graded-by-few-things tags dominate, with .

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Multiple students report 20 to 30-plus hours of .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

A minority find him helpful and clear; many describe long, slow, or unprepared lectures that do not match the homework.

Format shift

Online has one strong tech-savvy praise; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grade is driven by quizzes and low-stakes work alone.

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some say he wants you to understand and works problems at the board; others call the class painful and urge switching professors.

Main concern

Long lectures plus quiz-heavy grading with .

What students said

“Physics is a tough class but he really does want everyone to understand the material.”
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“This class has been the most difficult I have taken not due to the content but due to the teachers teaching.”
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“I would 100% not recommend his class. His lectures were three hours long, and I fell asleep numerous times.”
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Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections still feel fast and overloaded; a few students liked tech-savvy lectures, but many report and quizzes.

Main concern

and limited clarity on .

What students said

“Very tech savvy and knowledgable.”
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“Lectures are fast pace and overcomplicated + your notes will not apply to the 30+ hrs a week of homework.”
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“Khang has serious issues of not going over the necessary material well enough to give the student a ”
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Exam style

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Assessment centers on quizzes and tests that reuse homework-style problems, without clear proctoring details in reviews.

Quiz heavyQuizzes from homeworkTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

grade share and pick a few problems from a .

Quizzes from homeworkHigh quiz weight
“The quizzes which make up 50% of your grade are based off the homework”
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“HW is a must for quizzes”
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Online

Online reviews describe biweekly or ; no clear webcam or Lockdown Browser evidence.

Quizzes from homeworkTest heavy
“The ”
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“Expect a lot of homework and the swapped numbers”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class has been the most difficult I have taken not due to the content but due to the teachers teaching.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 PHYS151 reviews split evenly online and in person, with Medium credibility due to polarized but .

📚

18/100

“expect to do 20+ hours of ”

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

40/100

“Terrible professor. The lectures are entirely on physics principles without any problems which makes the ”

🧪 Quiz Pressure

48/100

“The quizzes which make up 50% of your grade are based off the homework, but the problem is there is so much (20+ hours a week)”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“I would 100% not recommend his class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He was a good teacher, especially for physics.
  • His lectures were three hours long, and I fell asleep numerous times.
  • he doesn't go over homework in class, and seems to thrive .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely a hard class but that's just the nature of this course.
  • If you try at all, you should pass.
  • Be smart and save yourself the pain.

Theme 3

📝

  • Lots of homework
  • swapped numbers
  • You will have problems that and 3 other STEM tutors 2.5 hours to complete.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve recent-to-older PHYS151 reviews with solid detail, but polarized opinions lower consistency.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

PHYS15112 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3