AI Rate Professor

Physics

Leonard Filane

PHYS110 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you already handle physics well and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing instructorTough graderTest heavyMandatory attendanceClear criteria for some
  • and harsh uncaring grading
  • and limited partial credit frustrate weaker students
  • Group problem work helps some, but others report self-teaching and poor access

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Reported grades include F and D, with , and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Physics difficulty ratings are high and students say he expects prior knowledge with lots of self-teaching.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and one tag warns skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Only about two of five would take him again; praise .

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

Multiple students cite tough grading, rare partial credit, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

and significant self-study expectations.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

45/100

and group work while others call lectures pretentious and uncaring.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Exams and quizzes dominate with graded-by-few-things and test-heavy tags recurring.

Format shift

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person PHYS110 is lecture and and highly mixed student experiences.

Main concern

and limited sympathy for beginners.

What students said

“ and class or at home.”
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“I just wish he was more understanding and lenient in the nor does he curve.”
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“ . He has no sympathy for students”
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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.

Exams and quizzes mirror class and but are graded strictly with .

In-class style examsQuizzes match homeworkHarsh gradingLimited partial credit

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes match class work but are graded harshly with little leniency.

In-class style examsQuizzes match homeworkHarsh gradingLimited partial credit
“ and class or at home.”
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“Rarely gives partial credit and grades pretty harshly.”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . He has no sympathy for students and frankly looks like he doesn't care if the students get the material or not.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person PHYS110 reviews, highlighting polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“ and he uses a lot of examples.”

👎

28/100

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👍 Recommendation Split

35/100

“ ! and he uses a lot of examples.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and he uses a lot of examples
  • Nothing but lectures. Very pretentious
  • makes us work in groups and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Rarely gives partial credit and grades pretty harshly
  • Expects you to know material already

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed same-course reviews from 2019 show consistent polarization but modest sample size and limited grade outcomes.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

PHYS1105 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3