AI Rate Professor

Physics

Tae Kim

PHYS141 · PHYS120 · PHYS140 · PHYS121 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
26.67%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid Tae Kim unless and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderLots of homeworkTest heavyUnclear gradingSelf study required
  • Majority of reviews urge students to avoid him for , and chaos.
  • , and exams that may not match lectures create high stress.
  • A minority of older reviews call him nice, funny, or an easy A with redo exams and cheat sheets.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Many say an A is deliberately hard or blocked; a few older classes with redos and EC felt easier.

Online leans harsh and opaque; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

, and hard tests make physics feel extreme even for the subject.

Both formats call content and structure very difficult.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and optional in others with little consistency.

Online and in-person both show mixed mandatory vs optional reports.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

27/100

Only about a ; most recent detailed reviews say run.

Negative consensus stronger online; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

25/100

, and claims that As are blocked for many students.

Format shift

Harsh tone dominates both formats; a and EC.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and frequent tests overwhelm many students.

Format shift

Both online and in-person flag heavy work and pop assessments.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Most call lectures bad, unorganized, or ; minority older praise exists.

Format shift

Online lectures especially panned; positive outliers.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and sometimes peer-graded work.

Format shift

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews swing from run-away warnings and redo-exam praises.

Main concern

, and hard-to-get-A policy.

What students said

“ . He absolutely can not teach at all”
PHYS141
“I am . Please.”
PHYS121
“probably the nicest and easiest physics professor at ohlone”
PHYS140

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students describe bad lectures, self-study from the , and grade chaos until semester end.

Main concern

, and midterms even during spring break.

What students said

“Lectures were bad and all over the ”
PHYS141
“this was the most difficult class I have ever taken and the most unreasonable as well”
PHYS121
“I have hated classes before but this class ”
PHYS121

Exam style

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Exams are hard and often high-stakes; some terms allow redos or cheat sheets, but fairness complaints are common.

Hard testsPop quizzesTextbook homework questionsPeer grading sometimesExam redos for half credit (some terms)

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but demand exhaustive self-contained steps; some terms allow cheat sheets and redos.

Homework-style test questionsPop quizzesPop midtermsCheat sheets some termsRedo exams half credit some terms
“ of the textbook”
PHYS141
“cheat sheets and most of the problems come directly from the book”
PHYS140
“he'd let us to redo exams from home to get back 1/2 the ”
PHYS140

Online

Online students report , and stressful midterms without clear friendliness policies.

Hard testsSelf studyUnclear grading
“ to self study”
PHYS141
“we had a ”
PHYS121

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He absolutely can not teach at all and gives ridiculous amounts of work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, , and minority older praise. Credibility rating: High.

🚨 Teaching Quality

28/100

“He absolutely can not teach at all and gives ridiculous amounts of work”

👎 Recommendation

27/100

“I am . Please.”

📚 Workload

22/100

“Gives out multiple pop quizzes that was apparently counted towards a midterm”

⚖️ Grading

25/100

“you will never be graded fairly and your grade will never make sense”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures were bad and all over the
  • he sure as hell did not do lectures when I took him
  • Does not teach what is actually going to be on the exam

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy to pass, but hard to get A
  • Never updated grades all semester
  • Super Easy A...

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • he was very rude to students, making snide remarks
  • this class

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews spanning 2019-2022 with strong negative clustering, some older positives, and rich operational detail.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 510

Course coverage

PHYS1215 reviews
PHYS1405 reviews
PHYS1414 reviews
PHYS1201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2