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Physical Education

Tim Walstrom

PHY1 · HEATH1 · HEALT1 · NUTRITION · KIN4 · NUTRI362 · PHP35 · PHP4 · HES1 · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you will actually read the chapters and show up; he is fun and fair when you put the work in.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious lecturerMust read the textbookTest-heavyClicker attendanceExtra credit available
  • Funny engaging lectures keep students coming even when material is dry.
  • and tests; .
  • and lecture factoids appear on exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic if you read every chapter and use , but many say pure As are hard and .

; most grade effort evidence is from in-person classes.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is approachable life-science material, but pace and terminology .

Online review called it not easy not hard; in-person ratings range from very easy .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and participation points, so skipping hurts the grade.

The ; in-person reviews repeatedly call attendance mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Most students love his humor and clarity and .

Recommendation tone is strong across both formats, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and curve-friendly recovery exist, but and some claim few pure As.

Format shift

Online review reported an A with light quizzes; and harsh tests.

Workload

Light

68/100

Little or ; load is mostly reading, quizzes or multi-chapter tests.

Format shift

Online had quizzes only; and .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Students , and worth attending for the lectures alone.

Format shift

Both the online and in-person comments praise respect and engagement; depth of praise is mostly in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and tests from lectures and the book, with sparse homework and .

Format shift

Online was quiz-only; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Funny lecture-heavy classes with clicker , and frequent .

Main concern

and missing class costs both points and content.

What students said

“ as he asks clicker questions throughout the lecture.”
HES1
“ this class. You will not get a pretest or study guide.”
HES1
“ . Uses clickers to take attendance (5 points for being on time).”
NUTRITION

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Self-paced online HES1 with , and reading from presentations and the textbook.

Main concern

Success depends entirely .

What students said

“ exam only quizzes, not easy not much hard, just read a presentation and textbook be carefully then take a quiz. Done!”
HES1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard closed-style reading and ease.

Reading-based testsNo study guide oftenClicker questionsQuizzes from bookExtra credit opportunities

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

guides, and may include lecture factoids plus book content.

Test heavyNo free study guide oftenLecture and book questionsExtra credit tests sometimes
“ and he is a funny teacher.”
HES1
“Doesnt give study guides and puts things in the .”
PHP4
“I think the , but I still ended up with an A in the course.”
NUTRITION

Online

Online HES1 used quizzes only with and textbook reading.

Quizzes onlyNo examTextbook and presentation based
“No exam only quizzes, not easy not much hard, just read a presentation and .”
HES1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Most hilarious teacher ever. Keeps the entire class entertained the WHOLE time. He does teach very hard though, so you HAVE to read the chapters and study ALOT.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 reviews spanning health, nutrition, and PE courses, with High credibility from consistent themes.

😂 Hilarious Teaching

82/100

“He's a funny guy, straight-forward, and .”

📖 Read Or Fail

58/100

“ this class. You will not get a pretest or study guide.”

👍

80/100

“Ive taken two of . Do yourself a solid and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Most hilarious teacher ever.
  • He's very funny, makes you want to go to class.
  • great teacher, and extremely funny, always keeps the class alive and awake.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's very hard to get an A in his class, but .
  • if you are looking for an easy A this is not the class to take.
  • Pay attention, read the book and you should earn an A.

Theme 3

📝

  • .
  • There is also lots of opportunity for points.
  • Participation was taken through clickers so make sure to pay attention.

Data context

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Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five reviews spanning many years and courses show consistent humor praise and .

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 57
3 out of 55
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHP415 reviews
HES19 reviews
HEALT12 reviews
NUTRITION2 reviews
PHP352 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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