AI Rate Professor

Physics

James Dorris

PHY195 · 1 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
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Difficulty
3.0

The decision

If you want an enthusiastic physics teacher who is doable with steady effort, he looks excellent based on the available review, though the sample is only one old comment.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate Physics TeacherMIT PhDExams VaryEasy Lab ReportsYoung and Enthusiastic
  • , and passionate about physics
  • Exams vary but are passable with modest effort, and
  • Single 2011 sample is thin, but the tone is strongly positive

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

and lab reports can be lightly completed.

All ; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Physics content and variable exams keep the class around medium challenge rather than introductory fluff.

All ; there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

review.

All ; there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

The student called him a great, passionate professor and described the course as manageable with effort.

All ; there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

Passing exams with modest effort and .

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Workload

Light

70/100

Labs can be lightly finished and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Student stressed passion, enthusiasm, youth, and strong overall quality.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Course mixes variable exams with lab reports rather than one extreme.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Student called him a great, passionate physics professor whose exams vary but can be passed with a little effort, and .

Main concern

Only one 2011 review and a note that he picks on certain people.

What students said

“Mr. Dorris is a great professor. He is young, passionate and enthusiastic about the world of physics.”
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“The difficulty of , but you can pass them with a little effort.”
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“you can BS the lab reports.”
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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

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Exams vary in difficulty but are passable with a little effort, and .

Variable Exam DifficultyPassable With EffortLab Reports

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but can be passed with a little effort.

Variable Exam DifficultyPassable With Effort
“The difficulty of , but you can pass them with a little effort.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mr. Dorris is a great professor. He is young, passionate and enthusiastic about the world of physics.”

Voice snapshots generated from 1 in-person review; credibility is Low because the sample is a single 2011 comment.

🔥 Teaching Passion

88/100

“He is young, passionate and enthusiastic about the world of physics.”

📝 Manageable Exams

80/100

“The difficulty of , but you can pass them with a little effort.”

🧪 Easy Labs

70/100

“you can BS the lab reports.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Mr. Dorris is a great professor.
  • young, passionate and enthusiastic about the world of physics
  • he has a Phd from MIT

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The difficulty of , but you can pass them with a little effort.
  • you can BS the lab reports.

Data context

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Analysis sample

1

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

22/100

Evidence confidence

Only one detailed 2011 review exists, so but sample size and recency are weak.

Inside 1 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

PHY1951 review

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