AI Rate Professor

Physics

Martin Mason

PHYS4B · PHY4A · ENGR44 · PHYSICS2A · ENGR50A · 2AG · ENG41 · PHYSICS2AG · PHYSI4A · PHYS2A · PHY4C · 4B · PHYS4ALAB · PHYS2AG · PHYSICS4A · PHYS4A · PHYS2 · PHYSICS1 · ENGR1 · PHYS2BG · PHY2AB · 4ALAB · 58 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want to actually learn physics and will put in the work; not a free A but .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesHilarious demosPartial credit kingHard exams fair gradesPassionate physics
  • Passionate, funny lectures with demos make hard physics understandable and fun.
  • Exams are tough but partial credit and .
  • Workload and ; grades stay hidden until the end for some courses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Partial credit and help, but students repeatedly say you must study hard and A is not easy.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and sometimes programming make the material demanding.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and participation matters; others but skipping hurts learning.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students call him the best physics professor at Mt. SAC and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

68/100

but frequent partial credit, , and comments that he grades easier than the exam difficulty suggests.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of , and projects; time-consuming but structured around learning.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

82/100

; a minority call him disorganized or too fast.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of homework, labs, quizzes, projects, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person physics and engineering with energetic demos, group work, and hard but ; students praise passion and partial credit while and delayed grade visibility.

Main concern

, and grades often not visible until the end.

What students said

“ .Sac. I've always had trouble with physics, but he made topics easier and made me understand them.”
PHY4A
“Despite being hard, his class makes the rest of physics smooth sailing. MARVELOUS!”
PHYS2AG
“You have no idea what your grade is until the end.”
ENGR1

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 require deep problem solving, but partial credit softens the blow.

Concept-heavy examsPartial creditLab material on testsHarder than homework

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and often exceed homework difficulty, with partial credit and .

Hard concept examsPartial creditLab material testedExtra credit on tests
“His homework is easy but time-consuming. , but he gives a lot of partial credit.”
PHYSICS2A
“It is very hard to get an A in his class. You have to work extremely hard.”
PHYS4A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Despite being hard, his class makes the rest of physics smooth sailing. MARVELOUS!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“One of the . This guy knows how to teach.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“ .Sac... 10/10 recommend.”

📚 Hard But Fair

38/100

“easy to pass hard to Ace... If you want an A and aren't amazingly confident in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His humor makes 8:30 am classes worth it
  • Expect LOTS of demos and class work
  • Teaches through hands-on learning

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • On tests and for your work
  • Study like crazy if you want to succeed

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Probably the nicest guy on campus
  • Passionate and dedicated to his craft
  • Get used to his sarcastic sense of humor

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

58

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years with consistent themes , and partial credit.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 513
3 out of 54
2 out of 57
1 out of 54

Course coverage

PHYS2AG10 reviews
PHYS2A4 reviews
PHYS4A4 reviews
ENGR13 reviews
PHY4A3 reviews
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PHYS4B3 reviews
PHYSICS2AG3 reviews
2AG2 reviews
PHY2AB2 reviews
PHYSICS12 reviews
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21 review
4ALAB1 review
4B1 review
ENG411 review
ENGR441 review
ENGR50A1 review
PHY4C1 review
PHYS21 review
PHYS2BG1 review
PHYS4ALAB1 review
PHYSI4A1 review
PHYSICS4A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 8

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1