AI Rate Professor

Physics

Malcolm Rickard

PHYSICS2B · PHYS4B · PHYS101 · PHYSICS2A · 2AG · PHYS4C · PYS2AG · PHYS2AG · PHYSICS4A · PHYS4A · PHYS2 · PHYSICS1 · PHY2AG · PHYSFALL · PHSY2BG · PHYS2BG · PHY6B · PHYS1 · PHYSICS2BG · 80 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
27.59%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already like physics and are ready to teach yourself with and labs.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTeach yourself physicsLab-heavy classesGet ready to readConfusing lecturesTough for beginners
  • Many students say .
  • , and outside help.
  • A and fair on partial credit, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A few report easy As with full focus, but most say physics plus self-teaching makes high grades hard-earned.

Evidence is almost all in person; the few online notes also stress heavy self-work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Content and pace feel hard, with labs and .

Both formats describe high conceptual and workload challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Labs and class activities make attendance important, and .

; online notes also emphasize not skipping.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Low take-again rate and unless .

Negative consensus is strongest in person; online is sparse and mixed.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Some praise partial credit and merciful tests, while others call him a .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and sometimes pop quizzes create an overwhelming load for many.

Format shift

Heavy workload is consistent across the small online sample and large in-person set.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Frequent comments say he leaves students to figure concepts out with .

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate this low teaching score; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Labs, reading homework, quizzes, and tests all matter, with class .

Format shift

In-person is lab-heavy; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person majority report self-taught lab-focused courses, fast or , and high struggle for students without strong foundations.

Main concern

Lecture quality and support feel inadequate for many non-experts.

What students said

“GET READY TO TEACH YOURSELF”
PHYS1
“Great person, terrible professor.”
PHY2AG

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but often negative on teaching clarity and feedback; one student thrived with participation and homework.

Main concern

Little explanation online and .

What students said

“He doesnt really teach, he just has you figure things out yourself.”
PHY2AG
“if you participate and pay attention through zoom lectures and do the homework!! then it's an easy class”
PHYS2AG

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and occasional lenient partial credit.

Test heavyPop quizzesPartial credit reportedFormula sheet sometimesSelf-study dependent

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and exams; students often feel underprepared by short lectures.

Lab-heavy class timePop quizzesTests need outside study
“No surprises on tests either, even provides a sheet of formulas.”
PHYS1
“Random quizzes, a lot of homework, class is 85% lab and 15% ineffective lecture.”
PHYS2

Online

Online comments say and material is largely self-figured; .

Limited quiz feedbackSelf-taught testing prep
“There and you cant even see what questions you got wrong.”
PHY2AG

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“GET READY TO TEACH YOURSELF”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in person), highlighting self-teaching and lab-heavy themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Great person, terrible professor.”

📚 Self-Teaching Load

22/100

“Basically get ready to teach yourself.”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“ . I didn't learn a thing.”

⚖️

48/100

“he .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Sooo basically your the teacher
  • .
  • He doesn't really teach, he just has you figure things out yourself.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Workload

  • and a pile of mess.
  • This class is not an easy A
  • Physics is no joke, but Rickard makes it much harder than needed.

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality vs Teaching

  • He is a . But his teaching ability is very poor
  • One of the .
  • he's very merciful.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

80

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years show a large sample with stable negative teaching themes and a smaller positive minority.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 513
3 out of 59
2 out of 510
1 out of 532

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

3

C 3

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1