Instructor record · Physics · Fall 2023 – Spring 2024

Thomas Barrett

Physics · 4 evaluation records across 2 classes

On each class's board

PHYS 205011th of 37 instructors ProvisionalPHYS 205114th of 34 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

86BC evaluations4 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2023 – Spring 2024

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

Sources are averaged by how much we trust each one and by how many records sit behind it, so a handful of reviews nudges the number rather than replacing it.

What the challenge rank is made of

55thMore challenging than 55% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

89BC — “Intellectually Challenging”4 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question — 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

80thMore work than 80% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

60BC — “Workload”4 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload 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.

The line

All 13 items · means across 4 records

The Professor4 items

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

9465th pctl

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

9037th pctl

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

8937th pctl

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

8931st pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8216th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8112th pctl

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

8110th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8010th pctl

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

8630th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8839th 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.

6080th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8955th pctl

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

9586th 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.

Class by class

2 classes · 4 sections

How each position is worked outPositions 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.

PHYS 2050 Introductory Physics Laboratory IOvr87Chal—Work—

On this class's board11th of 37 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 67 out of 100. See the full board for PHYS 2050.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2023	18	85	65	—
Fall 2023	19	88	68	—

All 13 items for PHYS 2050

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

PHYS 2051 Introductory Physics Laboratory IIOvr85Chal40thWork78th

On this class's board14th of 34 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 70 out of 100. See the full board for PHYS 2051.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2024	03	80	63	60
Spring 2024	09	90	78	—

All 13 items for PHYS 2051

The Professor4 items

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

9453rd pctl

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

9029th pctl

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

8928th pctl

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

8920th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8214th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8110th pctl

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

815th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

806th pctl

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

8626th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8831st 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.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8940th pctl

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

9571st pctl

How to read this pageScores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Almost every class scores high on that scale (the median is about 90), so challenge and workload are shown as a rank against every instructor we hold rather than as a score; the raw figure is in the breakdown above. Neither describes quality, and neither is ever marked better or worse anywhere on this site. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero. The position printed against each class is this instructor's place on that class's own board, computed from the same records the board itself is built from.