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PHYS 2100

Introduction to Physics I (Calculus) · 11 instructors on record · 34 sections

What the course score is made of

67BC evaluations34 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 2025

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

39thMore challenging than 39% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

89BC — “Intellectually Challenging”34 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

48thMore work than 48% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

59BC — “Workload”34 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

PHYS2050 is the laboratory course to supplement the lecture course material. First semester of a two-semester calculus-based introduction to physics primarily for biology majors and premedical students. The development and application of classical physical principles are covered, and students are introduced to more advanced mathematical techniques to extend these applications. Emphasis is placed on problem-solving to better understand the implications of these principles, as well as to develop analytical skills. Topics include classical mechanics, including Newton's laws, energy, rotational motion, hydrostatics and fluid dynamics, oscillations, waves, and gravitation.

The board

11 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 3 of the 11 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Alexander AunerAssistant Professor of the Practice and Undergraduate Program Director · Physics	895 records	93rd	89th	—no page
2	Faranak BahramiPhysics Provisional fewer records	922 records	25th	41st	—no page
3	Linden HayesPhysics Provisional fewer records	1001 record	—	9th	—no page
4	Alexander LafleurPhysics Provisional	892 records	—	—	—no page
5	Mohamed Al BegaoweKempa Group · Physics Provisional	862 records	39th	36th	—no page
6	Kaelyn DauerPhysics Provisional	832 records	25th	12th	—no page
7	Taichi MurakamiFlebus Group · Physics Provisional	752 records	39th	18th	—no page
8	G M Dinuka GallabaPhysics	6810 records	78th	51st	—no page
9	Jan EngelbrechtPhysics Provisional	562 records	93rd	9th	1001 rating · all classes
10	Shrinkhala SharmaPhysics Provisional fewer records	472 records	—	—	—no page
11	Michael SanchezPhysics	514 records	25th	6th	—no page

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 8 of 11 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 34 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

839th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

8612th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

8514th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

859th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8012th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8312th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

805th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8519th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8115th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8212th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

5948th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8939th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8316th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

34 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
G M Dinuka Gallaba	Fall 2025	01	66	67	60
G M Dinuka Gallaba	Fall 2025	02	64	63	60
Taichi Murakami	Fall 2025	06	80	73	40
Mohamed Al Begaowe	Fall 2025	07	91	78	40
Taichi Murakami	Fall 2025	08	69	58	60
Mohamed Al Begaowe	Fall 2025	10	80	68	60
Alexander Auner	Summer 2025	01	93	78	100
Alexander Auner	Summer 2025	02	80	80	40
Alexander Auner	Summer 2025	03	87	67	—
Alexander Auner	Summer 2025	04	95	95	80
G M Dinuka Gallaba	Fall 2024	01	48	47	60
G M Dinuka Gallaba	Fall 2024	02	53	54	60
Alexander Auner	Summer 2024	01	91	73	100
G M Dinuka Gallaba	Fall 2023	01	69	67	—
G M Dinuka Gallaba	Fall 2023	02	65	59	—
Michael Sanchez	Fall 2023	04	51	45	—
Shrinkhala Sharma	Fall 2023	05	52	54	—
Michael Sanchez	Fall 2023	06	41	46	—
Alexander Lafleur	Fall 2023	08	84	77	—
Alexander Lafleur	Fall 2023	10	93	77	—
Shrinkhala Sharma	Fall 2023	11	42	50	—
Jan Engelbrecht	Summer 2023	01	71	69	—
G M Dinuka Gallaba	Fall 2022	01	79	71	60
G M Dinuka Gallaba	Fall 2022	02	74	69	60
Kaelyn Dauer	Fall 2022	04	86	70	—

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How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.