AI Rate Professor

Physics

David Seidel

PHY4A · PHY4B · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.9

The decision

Avoid if you can; wait for another Physics instructor rather than risk a GPA hit.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerConfusing lecturesBrutal examsMassive homeworkStudy guides mismatchCondescending tone
  • Students say lectures are rushed, unclear, and .
  • and rarely match study guides or homework.
  • ; zero would-take-again signal.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

8/100

, and homework that does not save the grade make an A unrealistic.

All evidence is from in-person PHY-4A/4B reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

8/100

, and explanations leave students teaching themselves from the book.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and lateness can cost points.

All reviews are in person with .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Every ; would-take-again is effectively zero.

Uniform negative in-person consensus; no online sample.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

12/100

, and late grade posting leave little room for recovery.

Format shift

In-person only; but not .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

and often disconnected from tests.

Format shift

Consistent across all in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Awful

14/100

Students , and say they must self-teach.

Format shift

No online teaching sample; all complaints are classroom-based.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Tests can be about 65% of the grade while .

Format shift

In-person PHY courses only.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All eight in-person reviews describe chaotic lectures, crushing homework, and .

Main concern

Teaching quality and .

What students said

“Lectures make no sense, and he speeds through them.”
PHY-4A
“ class average below 70% every test and below 55% on the final.”
PHY-4B
“Prepare to teach yourself everything because he sure doesn't teach anything.”
PHY-4A

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 described as extremely hard, poorly aligned with guides or homework, and decisive for the .

Hard closed-style examsStudy guides mismatch examsTest-heavy grade weightPop quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and dominate the course grade.

Exams avg 30-40s or below 70Study guides do not matchTests ~65% of gradeHomework does not save you
“Exams were tough(Avg in 30-40s), yet the .”
PHY-4A
“He gives way too much homework that has very little to do with his tests.”
PHY-4B
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PHY-4A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ a semester to take this class with someone else.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews with highly consistent negative themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚨 Teaching Disaster

14/100

“Smart individual, but bad at teaching. Avoid if you don't want a .”

📉

22/100

“ class average below 70% every test and below 55% on the final.”

📚 Workload Crush

12/100

“ ”

👎

5/100

“The .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures make no sense, and he speeds through them
  • condescending tone discourages students from asking questions
  • he's just generally bad at explaining things

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Exams were tough(Avg in 30-40s), yet the
  • Tests make up 65% of your grade so don't expect the
  • , though

Theme 3

📝 About Organization

  • Didn't grade until more than halfway into the semester

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only 8 reviews but they are recent, detailed, and highly consistent in negativity, which supports a .

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 56

Course coverage

PHY-4A6 reviews
PHY-4B2 reviews

Reported outcomes

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B range

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C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

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No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 3