AI Rate Professor

Physics

Nicholas Vence

4DCNV3 · PHYS251 · PHYS252 · PHY250 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
13/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
4.8

The decision

unless you can teach yourself difficult physics under heavy workload and strict testing.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedTough GraderTest HeavyLots Of HomeworkPoor Explanations
  • Most students describe weak teaching, poor preparation, and .
  • , and tough grading.
  • A minority note that he cares personally, but the teaching experience remains poor.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

, and ridiculous exams make an A appear very hard.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Physics content is made harder , and too much focus on irrelevant details.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

A tag says skipping class means you will not .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students advise against him because , and support is unreliable.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

and comments about incorrect grading and .

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and unnecessary quizzes.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students describe him as unprepared, unable to answer questions clearly, scatterbrained, and not effective at teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Reviews emphasize quizzes, practice tests, ridiculous exams, and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, citing unprepared lectures, irrelevant tangents, heavy work, and harsh exams.

Main concern

Students report poor teaching quality combined with and test-heavy assessment.

What students said

“He almost always came unprepared”
PHYS252
“ , and unprofessional attitude, 0/5.”
PHYS251
“Vence is a good guy, not a good teacher.”
PHY250

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

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The course appears exam-heavy and unforgiving, but reviews .

Pop QuizzesTest HeavyRidiculous ExamsReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring Policy

Assessment risk

Strict

20/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and test-heavy assessment without proving proctoring rules.

Pop QuizzesTest HeavyRidiculous Exams
“ , and unprofessional attitude, 0/5.”
PHYS251
“He also shows us more math than actually going over concepts.”
PHY250

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Vence is a good guy, not a good teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“Vence is a good guy, not a good teacher.”

📚 Workload Pressure

12/100

“He almost always came unprepared, more interested in cramming in a lot of material rather than teaching it.”

🧪

20/100

“ , and unprofessional attitude, 0/5.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He can't answer simple questions, instead going on tangents that were not relevant.
  • He almost always came unprepared
  • goes overboard on things that don't matter and doesn't discuss important details.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , and unprofessional attitude, 0/5.
  • Also very scatterbrained and will grade incorrectly at times.
  • Look elsewhere until he improves.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

and detailed, though all are older.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 52

Course coverage

4DCNV31 review
PHY2501 review
PHYS2511 review
PHYS2521 review

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