AI Rate Professor

Physics

Harrison Mausolff

PHYS4A · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
8/100
RMP rating
1.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
5.0

The decision

Do not take Phys-4A with Mausolff; students across the .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDoes not teachTest heavyCondescendingSelf-teach everythingNo feedback
  • Students say lectures and outdated videos do not prepare them for .
  • Grade is exam-dominated with .
  • Professor is described as condescending, unhelpful, and happy to fail students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

10/100

Grades skew low and exams dominate, so an A is effectively out of reach for most students.

All evidence is from in-person Phys-4A reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

8/100

Every review rates difficulty 5 and says content, exams, and self-teaching make the course brutal.

All evidence is from in-person Phys-4A reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

, so .

All evidence is from in-person Phys-4A reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

All five reviews are quality 1 and .

All evidence is from in-person Phys-4A reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

and low grade outcomes show little leniency, with as opaque.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of workload feel crushing.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

8/100

Students , and answers questions in a belittling way.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Multiple reviews say exams and the few labs or other buffers.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Phys-4A is described as a and almost no useful feedback.

Main concern

and can decide most of the grade with little support.

What students said

“ !!”
Phys-4A
“Will have to self teach urself EVERYTHING”
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“The teacher does not care about your success and will happily fail you.”
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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.

and include high-pressure board-style questions with .

Test heavyOne-question board exams15-minute oral-style examsOne cheat sheetExams erased after

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

heavy final, and limited feedback; one cheat sheet is allowed on exams.

3 exams plus finalOne-question 15-minute board examsOne cheat sheetExams get erasedNo clear feedback
“Exams are 1 question and only 15 minutes done on a board between you and him which makes you pressured and very uncomfortable.”
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“ so you have no proof of your work.”
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“You do get one cheat sheet for the exam.”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !! Very condescending and unhelpful. Grade and a final.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person Phys-4A , and harsh grading. Credibility rating: High.

💀 Teaching Disaster

8/100

“He doesn't actually teach you during the summer. He just makes you read from a textbook and watch someone else's lecture videos that are very outdated”

📝

18/100

“Exams are 1 question and only 15 minutes done on a board between you and him which makes you pressured and very uncomfortable.”

🚫 Recommendation

5/100

“ if some1 paid me.”

🧱 Self-Teaching Burden

10/100

“Will have to self teach urself EVERYTHING”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He just makes you read from a textbook and watch someone else's lecture videos
  • Lectures are long and don't really help so you have to teach yourself

Theme 2

📝 About Exams

  • 80% of and no
  • Exams are 1 question and only 15 minutes done on a board
  • What you are taught in the lectures is not what is presented in the exam

Theme 3

😠 About Attitude

  • Very condescending and unhelpful
  • Answers questions condescending and belittling
  • The teacher does not care about your success and will happily fail you

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Five unanimous quality-1 reviews with and teaching details create a very consistent negative picture.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

Phys-4A5 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1