AI Rate Professor

Physics

Mahmood Heyrat

PHYS4A · 4B · PHYS4B · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you are strong in math, want rigorous derivation-style physics, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHard ExamsLecture DerivationsPolarizingHomework-Based Quizzes
  • Physics is consistently hard with and .
  • some call him knowledgeable and transfer-prep gold, others call him vague, rude, and unapproachable.
  • You must redo lecture problems and keep up on HW or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and strict grading mean an A requires constant study and rarely comes easily.

Nearly ; the single online review only reports an A+ without process detail.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Physics content is tough, formula-derivation heavy, and .

Difficulty comments are overwhelmingly from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some mark attendance mandatory or say skipping fails you, while .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

About one-third would take him again; praise for rigor is outweighed , and rudeness reports.

In-person reviews are polarized; the lone online review is positive but thin.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

, and and inconsistent fairness signal strict grading.

Format shift

; online lacks grading detail.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and long difficult tests create a heavy load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

46/100

He is repeatedly called knowledgeable and organized by .

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate this split; online adds almost no teaching detail.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

and difficult lecture-based exams drive the .

Format shift

Assessment structure is described mainly in in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person PHYS4A/4B is derivation-heavy and exam-heavy: , and many find him boring or harsh while others praise rigor and credentials.

Main concern

and reports of rudeness when students ask questions.

What students said

“Quizes are 100% same as HW personally, I literally don't know how to study for this class, as you're just tossed into the deep end and told to swim.”
PHYS4A
“If you are planing to .”
PHYS4A
“Awful professor. He might know his stuff but he sure cant teach any of it.”
PHYS4B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One sparse online PHYS4B review simply calls the class useful and awards top marks, without describing format details.

Main concern

Almost no online detail beyond a short positive note.

What students said

“ so useful.”
PHYS4B

Exam style

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Exams are described as hard and based on lecture notes and unfinished examples, with .

Hard lecture-based examsQuizzes 100% from homeworkTest heavyNo open-book claims

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lecture-based; , and students must rework lecture problems.

Hard lecture-based examsQuizzes from homeworkTest heavy
“Quiz every tuesday 100% off the homework, and the of his lecture.”
PHYS4A
“ .”
PHYS4A
“exams are reflective of lecture. .”
PHYS4A

Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are planing to .90% of lecture is taking notes, he derives every formula in the class by hand.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (12 in-person, 1 , and polarized teaching. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Quality Split

46/100

“He is amazing! Very knowledgeable professor! He cares about you as much as you care about his class.”

🔥

30/100

“the of his lecture.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

34/100

“Awful professor. He might know his stuff but he sure cant teach any of it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his teaching is very vague
  • derive equations, do a
  • 90% of lecture is taking notes
  • He can't illustrate concepts very well

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Quiz every tuesday 100% off the homework
  • you should be able to put much time into the class

Theme 3

💬 About Personality

  • He is very unapproachable
  • do not ask this guy a question
  • He is amazing! Very knowledgeable
  • He really cares, he'll notice if you dodont

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews from 2010-2018 with rich detail, strong polarity, and and .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

PHYS4A10 reviews
PHYS4B2 reviews
4B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1