AI Rate Professor

Physics

Peter Widmann

PHYSICS4B · PHY4B · PHYS4B · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you want an easy Physics grade, not if you need a strong foundation for later engineering courses.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy gradesSloppy lecturesOpen-book testsSelf-graded workLearn little
  • students can fail tests and still land a B or A.
  • Lectures are often called sloppy or confusing, so deep learning is weak.
  • Open-book tests and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Self-graded quizzes and , and students report high Bs or As .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Students call him the easiest Physics option and say content is manageable, though practice problems and the .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

92/100

Every review that .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; the other half warn against him if you actually want to learn Physics.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

88/100

, and students grade much of their own quiz and .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

74/100

than peer sections, and self-graded work is the bulk of the grade.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Some call him caring and easy; others , and leave them learning almost nothing.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Self-graded quizzes and tests and a .

Format shift

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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

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

but weak for real learning; and self-graded work prop up scores while lectures stay hit-or-miss.

Main concern

You may walk out with a solid grade yet feel unprepared for harder engineering or physics classes.

What students said

“I failed all the tests and still managed to get a high B.”
PHY4B
“Open books and .”
PHYS4B
“his lectures are kinda sloppy and confusing.”
PHYSICS4B
“Easiest Physics professor at Mt. Sac.”
PHYSICS4B

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.

Tests allow open books and notes, but and .

Open BookOpen NotesLong FinalTough Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and open-notes, with a and limited value from practice problems.

Open BookOpen NotesLong Final
“Open books and . and crazy though.”
PHYS4B
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PHY4B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to get an A or . If you actually want to learn and do well in any future .”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting grade leniency versus weak learning. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“his lectures are kinda sloppy and confusing.”

📈 Easy Grades

84/100

“I failed all the tests and still managed to get a high B.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“Easiest Physics professor at Mt. Sac. However he does not use hw to force you to study.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are kinda sloppy and confusing.
  • He is really easy and nice.
  • I feel like i learned nothing in this class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I failed all the tests and still managed to get a high B.
  • Open books and .
  • Easiest Physics professor at Mt. Sac.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Prof. and friendly
  • Respected, Caring
  • If you really want to learn, you have to do it on your own.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Only four in-person reviews from 2017 with mixed tones and decent detail, so the signal is useful but not highly stable.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PHYSICS4B2 reviews
PHY4B1 review
PHYS4B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

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

1

Incomplete 1