AI Rate Professor

Physics

Kendall Reyzer

PHYS111 · PHYS253 · PHYS151 · PHYS152 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
44.44%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

if you want brutal transfer-level physics and can teach yourself from the book.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerUniversity-level rigorPoor lecturerTest heavySelf-study requiredTransfer preparation
  • Course content is very hard with .
  • Many call him a weak lecturer .
  • A smaller group says the rigor prepares you well for UC-level engineering and physics.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A few get As with massive effort and redos, but many report 30-60% averages, tough grading, and rare As.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Physics content is repeatedly called extremely hard with , and crushing averages.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and tags say skip class and you will not pass; lecture-heavy culture.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About 44% would take again; transfer-bound hardcore learners .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

, and claims that promised curves or do not always materialize.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and heavy reading dominate the semester.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Expert knowledge is recognized, but most call lectures monotone, disconnected, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

, and grades that hinge heavily on exam performance.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

as extremely hard; a minority love the university-style prep, while most warn about monotone lectures and .

Main concern

, and lectures that .

What students said

“The class was hard but . If you just need .”
PHYS151
“ yet come across.”
PHYS152
“Course tests' averages were 30 percent.”
PHYS151

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; sometimes notes allowed and redos offered, but difficulty is extreme.

Take-home examsIn-class multiple choiceNote sheets allowedLong finalsHard problems

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

choice, occasional note sheets, and very hard problem sets.

Take-home examsIn-class MC portion1-2 page notesRetake opportunities
“ , but quite long.”
PHYS152
“allows 1-2 page (front and back) notes on exams, turn in .”
PHYS152
“I am literally in tears trying to use differential equations and triple integrals to answer the ”
PHYS152

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you just need . If you actually want to challenge yourself and learn, you should take his classes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 in-person reviews, highlighting rigor versus lecture quality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“He's genius, but a bad teacher.”

🔥 Course Difficulty

12/100

“Course tests' averages were 30 percent.”

🚀 Transfer Prep

70/100

“He is the only professor I had at CC level that i feel prepared me for transfer.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • yet come across.
  • The moment I stepped into his classroom, I wanted to fall asleep to his monotonic lecturing.
  • He lectures a lot but all of it is important information.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Avg test scores were 50 and 60's.
  • May be one A out of 30 students.
  • He will give you an A if you get an A on the final.

Theme 3

📚

  • if you're not smart enough to teach yourself physics.
  • If you're averse to learning all the material from the .
  • Study the textbook, clicker questions, quizzes, class problems, notes, everything.

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-four detailed in-person reviews from 2011-2019 show consistent difficulty and lecture complaints with a stable minority of transfer success stories.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 512

Course coverage

PHYS15211 reviews
PHYS1519 reviews
PHYS1113 reviews
PHYS2531 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

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A 3

B range

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B 2

C range

3

C 3

D range

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D 1

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No reported values

No letter grade reported

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