AI Rate Professor

Physics

Christine Rains

PHYSICS100 · PHYSICS110 · PHYSIC222 · PHYSICS111 · PHYSIC110 · PHYS221 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
26.67%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself physics and dealing with strict or .

Best fit · Self Taught ProStrict gradingDisorganized lecturesSelf-teaching requiredTest heavyPolarizing professor
  • Many students , and a need to self-teach.
  • Some recent in-person students defend her and say physics itself is the real difficulty.
  • Online reviews , and organization.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

Many students earned A grades, but comments suggest success often requires self-teaching, homework, test corrections, or .

In-person grades include many A results with mixed effort reports, while and weaker support.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics is repeatedly described as inherently hard, and several students say lectures do not make the material easier.

Both formats describe challenging material, but online students report less instructional support.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Participation, quizzes, labs, and class structure make attendance useful, but reviews do not prove a .

In-person reviews mention participation and quizzes more often, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

The low recommendation pattern is driven by , and organization despite some defenders.

Online reviews are consistently avoid-level, while of positive recent comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

Students repeatedly call her a and , and inconsistent credit.

Format shift

Online , while in-person reviews add nitpicking and inconsistent partial credit complaints.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

The course includes lectures, homework, labs, quizzes, tests, and .

Format shift

Online reviews report lots of homework and labs, while , and self-teaching.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Some students find her caring or understandable, but the dominant pattern is , errors, weak organization, and poor fit.

Format shift

, while online teaching feedback is almost entirely negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews repeatedly mention tests, quizzes, finals, labs, homework, and .

Format shift

Both formats include test-heavy evidence, with online reviews specifically mentioning the final and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mixed but mostly negative, with repeated , and classroom treatment.

Main concern

Students often report and harsh or .

What students said

“Christine Rains is a lot of things, but one thing she isn't is good at teaching.”
PHYS221
“Physics is honestly just a tough subject and she was a pretty good teacher.”
PHYS221
“ as well, with the hardest things in the class being the quizzes.”
PHYSICS111

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are strongly negative, citing late , and disorganization.

Main concern

Students felt left on their own and received grades or .

What students said

“The students are basically left on their own throughout the term.”
PHYSIC222
“Avoid. At. All. Costs.”
PHYS221
“The .”
PHYSICS100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and because students report , and test errors, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring rules.

Test HeavyStrict Test GradingQuizzesFinal ExamNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe difficult or , and , but do not clearly prove closed-book rules.

Difficult TestsQuizzesTest CorrectionsNo Clear Closed-Book Evidence
“ and .”
PHYS221
“ as well, with the hardest things in the class being the quizzes.”
PHYSICS111

Online

Online reviews mention finals and and mistakes, but do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or proctoring rules.

Final ExamStrict Test GradingNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“Made many mistakes on her tests that she would .”
PHYSIC222
“She is a and told us from the start everyone would fail the .”
PHYSICS100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The students are basically left on their own throughout the term.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Christine Rains is a lot of things, but one thing she isn't is good at teaching.”

⚖️

24/100

“She took three points off of a kid in the course for not extending the division bar on a fraction.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

30/100

“Run away as possible.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are .
  • The class is hard by nature, but she makes it understandable.
  • You'll have to spend time teaching yourself.

Theme 2

⚖️ and Tests

  • and she just pullls numbers out of a hat.
  • Rarely .
  • The tests reflected what we learned and if you just studied notes and .

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • Did not start grading our work until the last few weeks of class.
  • and is very cryptic in her instructions.
  • Dont do it. Please save yourself and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 30 reviews across and teaching complaints, though one same-day cluster lowers independence slightly.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 520

Course coverage

PHYS22122 reviews
PHYSICS1102 reviews
PHYSICS1112 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 3 · A 13 · A- 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B- 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1