AI Rate Professor

Physics

Simon Slutsky

PHYSIC221 · PHYSIC222 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
60/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
70%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Take Simon Slutsky if and will use office hours, but if you need lively lectures and detailed review guides.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful outside classBoring lecturesPhysics is hardCurved examsHeavy homework
  • Students split sharply between praising his help and .
  • Physics content is challenging and and lecture notes.
  • Exams can be fair with formula sheets and curves, but labs and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

A good grade is possible, especially with curves and partial credit, but students must work hard and study beyond the .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The course content is difficult physics, and several students say lectures, labs, and .

Only in-person reviews describe the course challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

as strictly mandatory, but , and asking questions appear important for success.

and is indirect.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

, and fairness, but negative reviews warn about unclear teaching and heavy work.

and notably mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Some students report generous partial credit and curves, while and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and extra studying are often described as time-consuming, especially in PHYSIC-221.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention workload.

Teaching experience

Average

61/100

He is knowledgeable and helpful when asked, but lecture clarity and engagement are inconsistent across reviews.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

76/100

Students repeatedly , and homework, with exams carrying major importance.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

many students value his help and knowledge, while others struggle with boring or .

Main concern

Students may need substantial independent study because lectures and .

What students said

“lectures are bland, but straightforward and mostly understandable.”
PHYSIC-222
“Please save yourself now.”
PHYSIC-221
“This class was not easy but I'm glad I took it with him.”
PHYSIC-222

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.

sheets and curves helping but limited review support increasing risk.

Formula sheet providedCurved testsNo study guidePartial creditTests require extra studying

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and no study guides, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring policies.

Formula sheet providedCurved testsNo study guidePartial credit
“formula sheet given for exams and the if you are doing fine on the hw and lecture examples.”
PHYSIC-222
“the class did.”
PHYSIC-222
“ but will give you the equation sheet ahead of time.”
PHYSIC-221

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class was not easy but I'm glad I took it with him.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

61/100

“The only problem is that the lecture is quite boring, but , so you can always review it yourself.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

68/100

“ .”

⚖️

58/100

“ and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are bland, but straightforward and mostly understandable.
  • He has difficulty with explaining himself.
  • He's an amazing professor, always ready to answer questions before, during and even after class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class was not easy but I'm glad I took it with him.
  • and graded as if you are presenting your PhD thesis.
  • and .

Theme 3

🧪

  • The homework-long and unhelpful.
  • because .
  • hours.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 10 recent reviews give detailed and consistent evidence, though opinions are polarized.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PHYSIC-2228 reviews
PHYSIC-2212 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1