AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Michael Butros

PHY202 · PHYSICS201 · MATH120HYBRID · MATH120 · PHYS202 · PHYS100 · MATH226 · PHYS201 · MATH227 · MATH10 · PHYS203 · MATH270 · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material or can fully teach yourself physics.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoes Not TeachTough GraderTest HeavySelf-Study RequiredInquiry-Based
  • Most students say lectures barely teach and you must learn physics yourself.
  • Exams and and are hard; an A is rare.
  • A minority like his availability and inquiry style, but the .
  • suitableStudentType is Hardcore Learner for .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Hard to fail for some, but an A is rare because , and few assessments carry huge weight.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Calculus-based physics content plus weak lectures makes concepts feel much harder than they need to be.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

Many sections mark attendance mandatory or note that skipping hurts, though some say class ends early or feels optional.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

; most reviews urge taking physics elsewhere or teaching yourself.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and hard exams with little partial-credit flexibility dominate reported grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Labs, worksheets, quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Repeated complaints that he does not teach, copies notes, and answers poorly outweigh a small set of fans.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests and and labs as secondary.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics and math sections follow lecture-worksheet-quiz with little real instruction; and .

Main concern

He often sits at his desk, answers poorly, and .

What students said

“Being an engineering major I thought I had what it takes to handle this class. Its hard when Butros doesn't teach.”
PHYS201
“Stay away from this teacher. I learned absolutely nothing from him. Instead, I had to and hope for the best.”
PHYS202
“I asked him to show me how to do some problems and he basically told me to figure it out.”
PHY202

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 are difficult and high-stakes; some sections allow a cheat sheet but still feel poorly aligned to instruction.

Test HeavyCheat Sheet AllowedHard ExamsFew Graded Items

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and grade-heavy; a few students mention cheat sheets but still struggle to score high.

Test HeavyCheat Sheet AllowedHard Exams
“ and they're difficult but he allows a .”
PHYS100
“Exams are near impossible to get 100% on. Max I could get was 4/6 questions.”
PHYS201

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Butros is an extremely incapable teacher.. Studying the lecture, notes, and book will not help at all in his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching gaps and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

34/100

“Butros does not teach. .”

🚫 Recommendation

32/100

“I wholeheartedly suggest if this is your .”

📝

48/100

“Your grade in this class depends on how much you studied the study guide. The .”

🧠

28/100

“ and teaching yourself, because that's all that this class is.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • doesn't teach at all
  • He just writes non-stop and
  • you're going to have to study and learn by yourself

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Hard to fail, but also hard to get an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Cool guy but doesn't teach at all
  • He's a nice guy outside of class
  • mean, rude, and will not help you

Data context

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Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

35 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes on teaching and exams.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 55
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 8

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1