Geoffrey Holstrom

PHYSICS101 · PHYSI101 · CHEM101 · ASTRO125 · PHY101 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
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Difficulty: 1.9

The decision

if you care more about an easy grade than learning physics well; otherwise look elsewhere.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy gradesBoring lecturesHard to understandCheat sheets allowedShow up and try

Many students say grades are easy if you show up and try, even when teaching is weak.
Lectures are often called boring, , and poorly explained.
Cheat , but study guides may not help much.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Multiple students say you get an A for trying or that this is the easiest grade if you just show up.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Material can feel hard, but overall difficulty stays low because expectations and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

as mandatory because you .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Several students say not recommended or .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Students repeatedly note easy grades, A for effort, and going easy on students.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Workload

Light

75/100

Main bar is showing up and trying; little evidence of .

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Common themes are boring lectures, hard-to-understand speech and handwriting, and .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

65/100

Comments focus on tests with cheat .

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and strong complaints about boring, hard-to-understand lectures.

Main concern

You may leave with a grade but because .

What students said

“If you want the easiest grade you'll probably get in any class this is it.”
PHY101

“He is the . if its complicated.”
PHYSICS101

“he realizes that and just gives you an A for trying.”
ASTRO125

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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and grades are lenient, though study guides are sometimes called useless.

Cheat sheet allowedStudy guidesEasy grading on tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; , but study guides may not help much.

Cheat sheet allowedStudy guides may be uselessEasy grading

“As for sheet but it doesn't really matter because the study guides he gives are useless”
PHY101

“Can use a cheat sheet for tests but that will barely help.”
PHYSI101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Mr. Holstrom is a . If you want the easiest grade you'll probably get in any class this is it. All you have to do is show up and be willing to at least try to comprehend the lesson you'll be fine.”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, highlighting easy grades versus weak instruction. Credibility rating: Medium.

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

88/100

“he realizes that and just gives you an A for trying.”

😴 Weak Teaching

28/100

“He is the . if its complicated.”

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78/100

“you are allowed to have a cheat sheet but it doesn't really matter because the study guides he gives are useless”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

gives you an A for trying
easiest grade you'll probably get in any class
Goes very easy on students

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

if its complicated
Boring topic even worse with this boring professor
hard to understand his hand writing and cant speak loud

Theme 3

🚫 About Recommendations

.
Unless this is .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seven in-person reviews from 2009-2014 show a consistent mix of and weak teaching, with enough detail for medium confidence.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

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1 out of 52

Course coverage

PHY1012 reviews

PHYSI1012 reviews

ASTRO1251 review

CHEM1011 review

PHYSICS1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1

B range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Geoffrey Holstrom

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

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.

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

😴 Weak Teaching

📝 x x x

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

🚫 About Recommendations

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you care more about an easy grade than learning physics well; otherwise look elsewhere.

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