Neil Godfrey

PHYS4A · PHYSICS2AG · PHY4A · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
Take again: 38.46%
Difficulty: 4.5

The decision

if you already know physics well and can grind hours daily; otherwise look elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy Homework LoadTest HeavyPolarizing TeachingGPA Killer Risk

, and hard exams dominate the workload
some find him passionate, many say he cannot teach
and skipping tanks your chance to pass

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

As are possible with heavy daily work and resubmits, but most students describe a brutal grind and .

Online reviews are harsher on grading clarity; .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

, and hard exams make this among the hardest STEM loads described.

Both formats rate difficulty extremely high; online pandemic terms felt especially brutal.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and tags warn that skipping class means you will not pass.

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

and many students urge others to stay away despite a passionate minority.

; online and many PHYS4A reviews strongly advise avoidance.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Frequent tough-grader tags, picky labs, and .

Format shift

Online students stress unclear criteria; some in-person classes offer resubmits and .

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

, and test-heavy structure demand many hours outside class.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; .

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Personality can be funny and caring, but many say lectures do not prepare students for exams.

Format shift

; online reviews emphasize unprepared teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes, pop quizzes, midterms, and .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

summer supporters praise fairness and resubmits, while many PHYS4A students call him a GPA killer.

Main concern

, and exams that often feel mismatched to lectures.

What students said

“Fairly easy, simple, and .”
Physics2AG

“he absolutely cannot teach which I hate to say.”
PHYS4A

“He is a GPA killer. !!!”
PHYS4A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Pandemic online PHYS4A sections were especially harsh, with , and .

Main concern

, and tests that do not match homework.

What students said

“ , and he NEVER tells students how .”
PHYS4A

“Give the hardest problems at the exam and quizzes . Very picky on unnecessary things”
PHY4A

“ . Always tells students ”
PHYS4A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are frequent, hard, and .

Test heavyPop quizzesHard examsMismatch with homeworkDaily quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and difficult tests; a few note common-sense exams and resubmits.

Daily quizzesPop quizzesTest heavySome resubmits

“Fairly easy, simple, and .”
Physics2AG

“His lecture is simple, but exams and .”
PHYS4A

Online

Online exams and quizzes are described as very hard with poor alignment to lectures and .

Hard examsTough graderTests mismatch lecture

“ , and he NEVER tells students how .”
PHYS4A

“Give the hardest problems at the exam and quizzes”
PHY4A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He is a GPA killer. !!!”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews across online and and heavy STEM load. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“he absolutely cannot teach which I hate to say.”

📚 Workload Intensity

15/100

“you'll need at least 4-6 hrs study time outside class.”

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22/100

“Always tells students ”

👍 Recommendation Split

38/100

“ !!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

he absolutely cannot teach which I hate to say.
His teaching style allows the student to think outside the box
He just has no talent in teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He is a GPA killer. !!!
Fairly easy, simple, and .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

.
Lots of homework
The . !!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen detailed reviews across online and in-person formats from 2020-2023 show consistent difficulty and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 52

3 out of 50

2 out of 52

1 out of 56

Course coverage

PHYS4A9 reviews

Physics2AG3 reviews

PHY4A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A 5

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C range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1

Neil Godfrey

x x x if you already know physics well and can grind hours daily; otherwise look elsewhere.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

BrainBurner

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Intensity

⚖️ x x

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

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 already know physics well and can grind hours daily; otherwise look elsewhere.

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