AI Rate Professor

Science

John Flaherty

PHYS1A · PHY4 · ASTRONOMY · PHY4A · ASTRO1A · ASTRONOMY1 · PHYSICS · PHYS4 · ASTRO1 · MATH110 · PHYS4A4C · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless and handle brutal timed exams with almost no instructor support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoes Not TeachImpossible Timed TestsHarsh GraderRude When QuestionedSelf-Teach Required
  • Majority of students say he or answer questions usefully.
  • , and often cover material not in the text.
  • A few older physics students praise toughness; astronomy students overwhelmingly warn others away.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

, and almost no useful instruction make high grades extremely rare.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

, and exams that go beyond the book make the material feel much harder than needed.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; some say non-attenders get lost, but policy is not clearly standardized.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students and describe the experience as the .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

Students call grading extremely harsh with little care for student outcomes.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and massive timed multi-chapter tests.

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Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Frequently described as not teaching, referring students to the book, and responding with sarcasm or silence.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade driven by huge timed tests and a .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person (and a few online-format comments filed as in-person) reviews describe little real instruction, rude responses, and .

Main concern

You will likely teach yourself everything while and .

What students said

“Be prepared to teach yourself everything from the book if taking a course of his, and .”
PHYS1A
“ over and over again.”
ASTRONOMY1
“Smart person. Bad teacher.”
ASTRO1A

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.

to covered material, and dominate the grade.

100-200 Question Timed TestsImpossible DifficultyMaterial Not In TextHeavy Final Weight

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and related course reviews describe 100-200 question timed tests, insufficient time, and questions not in the text.

100-200 Question Timed TestsImpossible DifficultyMaterial Not In Text
“The test were 100-200 question and you had 1 hour for the 100 question test and 110 minutes for the 200 question test.”
ASTRONOMY1
“ .”
ASTRO1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class was the worst class I have every taken. . His test were impossible, even after reading the chapters over and over again.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 in-person reviews spanning 2001-2015, highlighting non-teaching, harsh exams, and rude interactions. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Quality

22/100

“Awful. For the first month of class, he didn't even lecture.”

📉 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ .”

⏱️

18/100

“The test were 100-200 question and you had 1 hour for the 100 question test and 110 minutes for the 200 question test.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He just doesn't teach. Cool guy, but needs to actually teach the class.
  • He doesn't clarify when questions are raised, always refers you back to the text book.
  • He's very rude, doesn't teach the class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • over and over again.
  • . He expects you to memeorize the whole book basicly.
  • Be prepared to teach yourself everything from the book

Theme 3

😠 About Classroom Climate

  • When he does offer an attacks.
  • He is a mean grumpy old man.
  • DOES NOT LIKE TO BE QUESTIONED OR CHALLANGED!

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

24 reviews over many years are consistently negative on teaching and positive physics comments.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 511

Course coverage

ASTRONOMY8 reviews
ASTRO16 reviews
ASTRONOMY12 reviews
ASTRO1A1 review
MATH1101 review
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PHY41 review
PHY4A1 review
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PHYS41 review
PHYS4A4C1 review
PHYSICS1 review

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