AI Rate Professor

Physics

Sharon Wall

PHYS180A · PHYS105 · PHYS195 · PHYS180B · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
11.11%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid if possible; you will mostly teach yourself while .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesTough GraderSelf-Teach RequiredTest HeavyAvoid
  • and little real instruction.
  • and often poorly written.
  • Students consistently report teaching themselves and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Tough grader tags, no partial credit on multiple-choice exams, and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics content is hard and lectures do not clarify concepts, so students feel lost quickly.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and note participation or skip-class penalties.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

; and warnings are emphatic.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags, no partial credit, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of homework, worksheets, labs, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Students call lectures boring, error-prone, and unhelpful, with little real teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Multiple exams and ; but does not carry the grade.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics lectures feel dry and error-filled; students say you learn little in class and .

Main concern

, unhelpful answers to questions, and .

What students said

“She just derives equations the whole class. You will have to learn this on your own.”
PHYS180A
“Dr. Wall is a nice lady, but a horrible teacher.”
PHYS105
“ .”
PHYS195

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 mostly multiple choice with no partial credit and .

Multiple ChoiceNo Partial CreditTest HeavyIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes poorly written.

Multiple ChoiceNo Partial CreditTest Heavy
“Her exams are multiple choice, doesn't give any partial credit and has messed up on creating the .”
PHYS195
“ , but she will screw up and not make the correct answer one of the .”
PHYS195

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person reviews spanning 2015-2024, highlighting teaching failure and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Quality

26/100

“Dr. Wall is a nice lady, but a horrible teacher.”

📉 Recommendation

14/100

“ .”

📝

30/100

“Her exams are multiple choice, doesn't give any partial credit and has messed up on creating the .”

📚 Self-Teaching Load

28/100

“She just derives equations the whole class. You will have to learn this on your own.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She just derives equations the whole class. You will have to learn this on your own.
  • Literally reads the .
  • You will do better if .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • credit.
  • .
  • the majority of the class wasn't scoring A's.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Support

  • When we have a question she doesn't answer it and knows that and doesn't care.
  • .
  • She doesnt answer questions, makes mistakes constantly, and had no office hours.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed reviews spanning 2015-2024 show consistent criticism of teaching and exams.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 56

Course coverage

PHYS1956 reviews
PHYS180A4 reviews
PHYS1051 review
PHYS180B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values