AI Rate Professor

Physics

Malcolm Richard

2AG · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you already know physics well and can teach yourself from videos and group labs.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTeaches too fastLots of homeworkTough graderSelf-study requiredPop quizzes daily
  • Majority say lectures are , and .
  • , and and stress.
  • Only self-motivated physics-strong students report a path to success.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

, and high difficulty mean an A requires strong physics background and constant effort.

Both formats describe hard work; grades include B, A, and .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Physics content plus rushed lectures and average students.

In-person and online both emphasize speed and confusion; online adds zero-lecture start.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and missing a week reportedly causes students to get lost.

Evidence is mainly in-person; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Only about 25% would take again; most warn that lectures are weak and .

One strong in-person yes; online is a ; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags and most students.

Format shift

; online focuses more .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of homework, group projects, daily quizzes, and .

Format shift

and group/lab work.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Most say he explains too shortly, moves too fast, or replaces teaching with videos and self labs.

Format shift

One in-person student still calls him great at teaching with effort; majority disagree.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and labs all matter alongside lectures.

Format shift

; online stresses phet labs and equation dumps.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Most in-person students struggle with speed and ; one positive notes solid teaching if you show up and work hard.

Main concern

Fast pace, daily quizzes, and .

What students said

“He enjoys just speeding up the class, which makes students hate the physic subject.”
2AG
“Great Professor. because if a week of lecture gets missed you will get lost”
2AG

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review calls the class a waste of time with third-party lecture videos and equation spam without teaching.

Main concern

No real lecture; kinematic activities and textbook-author videos replace teaching.

What students said

“ . On the first day, he makes us start doing the kinematic activity (phet lab), without any lecture at all.”
2AG

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans on frequent quizzes and self/group problem work; reviews .

Near-daily quizzesPop quizzesGroup projects and labsSelf-directed problem work

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report almost daily quizzes and class ; proctoring style not clearly proven.

Near-daily quizzesPop quizzesGroup practice and labs
“show up on time because ”
2AG
“He spends most of the class on doing practice/lab on you own or by you group with .”
2AG

Online

Online review emphasizes phet kinematic labs and ; exam proctoring not stated.

Phet lab activitiesThird-party lecture videosHeavy equation focus
“On the first day, he makes us start doing the .”
2AG

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Join this class only when you are confident to physic at any question.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews (1 online, 4 , and self-study demand. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Professor Rickard's lecture is too weak to understand, for .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

25/100

“ .”

⚡ Pace and Clarity

20/100

“it's difficult to understand him as he teaches us too fast.”

📚

30/100

“If you are good at phys or good at study by yourself. . Otherwise, don't challenge yourself.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He enjoys just speeding up the class, which makes students hate the physic subject.
  • He give us videos of lecture not made by him, but made by a professor that wrote the textbook.
  • He is not really helping you to solve any problem in the class CLEARLY.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Workload

  • Lots of homework
  • Less time with group projects and more on explaining the formulas.

Theme 3

⚠️ Who Should Enroll

  • Join this class only when you are confident to physic at any question.
  • If you are good at phys or good at study by yourself. .
  • Great Professor... but effort is needed to pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 5 reviews spanning 2014-2023 with consistent negative teaching themes but limited sample and .

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

2AG5 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2