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PHYS 4300

Numerical Methods and Scientific Computing · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

81BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Spring 2026

—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

42ndMore challenging than 42% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

89BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 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

—BC — “Workload”3 records — does not contribute

Boston College's workload question was not reported in these records, so there is nothing to show. That is missing data, not a light class.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
Jan EngelbrechtPhysics	843 records	—	42nd	1001 rating · all classes

There is no ranking to read here: Jan Engelbrecht is the only instructor with evaluation records for PHYS 4300, so the number is a record, not a position. The RateMyProfessors figure is their overall score across everything they teach, not their score in this class.

Also taught by Jan Engelbrecht

5 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
PHYS 2100Introduction to Physics I (Calculus)	1134 records	67
PHYS 4400Quantum Physics I	35 records	81
PHYS 7708Physics Graduate Seminar II	55 records	84
PHYS 7835Mathematical Physics I	35 records	54
PHYS 8770Special and General Relativity	11 record	90

Other PHYS classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
PHYS 2051Introductory Physics Laboratory II	34109 records	58
PHYS 2050Introductory Physics Laboratory I	3796 records	59
PHYS 2101Introduction to Physics II (Calculus)	1343 records	66
PHYS 2100Introduction to Physics I (Calculus)	1134 records	67
PHYS 2200Introductory Physics I (Calculus)	59 records	71
PHYS 1100Structure of the Universe I	37 records	68

The line

All 13 items · means across 3 records

The Professor4 items

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

8822nd pctl

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

8923rd pctl

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

8719th pctl

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

8921st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

777th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

797th pctl

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

9463rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8939th pctl

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

735th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8212th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8942nd pctl

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

9042nd 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. 1 of 13 questions were not reported and are left out rather than shown as zero.

Game log

3 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Jan Engelbrecht	Spring 2026	01	80	80	—
Jan Engelbrecht	Spring 2024	01	93	93	—
Jan Engelbrecht	Spring 2022	01	80	70	—

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.