AI Rate Professor

Physics

Valery Ngassam

PHYSICS4B · PHY4B · ASTRO1L · W3113 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take him only if and ask questions; avoid if you need scaffolded lectures and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing PhysicsTough GraderSelf Study HeavyClear Lectures (for some)Slow Grading
  • Reviews and teach yourself with useless lectures.
  • Exams can be hard with limited partial credit and .
  • find lecture low value.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Tough grader tags, D grade, limited partial credit, and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Average difficulty about 2.7 with mixed reports of .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn skip class and you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About 60% would take again; praise is strong among fans but critics strongly advise against him.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and reports of little partial credit plus slow returns.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and test-heavy structure appear repeatedly.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

and review sessions; critics say lectures are worthless and you teach yourself.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test heavy tags, difficult exams, and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics and astronomy experiences range from clear passionate lectures with review sessions , and .

Main concern

Inconsistent lecture value and .

What students said

“ and expect you to bring in outside knowledge and know the material at a higher level than him and most of the timedoesnt give partial credit in exams.”
PHYSICS4B
“ and easy to understand, he loves students who ask questions because he really want you to understand the material.”
W3113
“he never returns anything on time. so you may not know your grade in the class.”
W3113

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 frequently described as difficult with high expectations; some get review sessions, but partial credit can be scarce.

Hard examsLimited partial creditReview sessionsTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, though review sessions before exams are reported by supporters.

Hard examsLimited partial creditReview sessions
“ and expect you to bring in outside knowledge and know the material at a higher level than him and most of the timedoesnt give partial credit in exams.”
PHYSICS4B
“He has so .”
W3113

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“he never returns anything on time. so you may not know your grade in the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting polarized lecture quality and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“ and easy to understand, he loves students who ask questions because he really want you to understand the material.”

⚖️

30/100

“ and expect you to bring in outside knowledge and know the material at a higher level than him and most of the timedoesnt give partial credit in exams.”

📚 Self Study Load

32/100

“youre on your own most of the semester”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and easy to understand
  • lectures but its worthless youre on your own most of the semester
  • He is able to answer any question on the spot and is very passionate about Physics

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • doesnt give partial credit in exams
  • he never returns anything on time

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews from 2015-2019 with detailed but polarized narratives and limited grade distribution data.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

W31133 reviews
ASTRO1L1 review
PHY4B1 review
PHYSICS4B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

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B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

1

D 1

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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