Venki Narayan

PHYS120 · PHYS140 · PHY140 · PHYSICS · PHY120 · PHYS150 · PHYS141 · PH141 · PHYSICS140 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 2.0/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

Avoid unless you can self-study physics hard and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear LecturesBrutal QuizzesTeach YourselfSoft Voice AccentDo Not Recommend

Most students say , and due to accent and pace.
Quizzes and and are often much harder than class examples.
A minority report lenient curves or , but many still warn you learn little and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

and , but many say quizzes are so hard even strong students get Fs.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Physics content plus unclear lectures and quiz difficulty make the course feel hard for most.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

Students report he if you show up for quizzes and tests.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

The dominant and take someone else advice.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

A , but many describe brutal quizzes and little later.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, but and heavy problem practice dominate.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

, and less useful than the textbook.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes and tests are repeatedly described as the .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics with soft, accented lectures students often call unclear; grades hinge on hard quizzes and and .

Main concern

Quizzes can crush even strong students while lectures do not prepare them.

What students said

“Pls run away if you can!!”
PHYS140

“HES FREAKING HARD!! EVEN THE 4.0 NERDS ARE .”
PHYS140

“ and quiz problems often completely different and much more difficult than in class examples.”
PHYS141

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.

Quizzes and and can tank grades quickly.

Hard QuizzesHarder Than LecturesIn-Person TestsQuiz Heavy Grade

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are frequently called rock-hard and poorly aligned with class examples.

Hard QuizzesMisaligned TestsQuiz Heavy

“his quizzes and this class”
PHYS140

“test problems and and much more difficult than in class examples”
PHYS141

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Pls run away if you can!!”
Voice snapshots generated from 34 in-person reviews, highlighting clarity problems, quiz difficulty, and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Hard because he teaches you nothing; unhelpful because ; incomprehensible because you can't hear him”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“ .”

📝 Quiz Pain

32/100

“HES FREAKING HARD!! EVEN THE 4.0 NERDS ARE .”

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30/100

“ than going to lecture!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

cannot teach
cant understand him(accent)
Lectures are boring. Very hard to read his writing and erases to quickly.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Quizzes are half his class and they are as hard as rock
You need the solutions manual
but still got a B in the class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Taking The Class

if you actually want to learn physics

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

34 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent complaints about clarity and .

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 58

1 out of 514

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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F

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Venki Narayan

Avoid unless you can self-study physics hard and x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Optional

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📉 Teaching Quality

🚫 Recommendation

📝 Quiz Pain

📚 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Taking The Class

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you can self-study physics hard and .

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