Alessandra Di Credico is a Physics professor at Northeastern University rated 3.46/5 by 954 students, with 3.66/5 difficulty and 59.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Alessandra Di Credico professor reviews and ratings: 3.46/5 from 954 student reviews at Northeastern (59.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Classes were boring overall. Weekly quizzes and homework were fine, but midterm & final were graded like she has a vendetta against every single person. 56% class average for the final & no curve.PHYS1155 2025-12-17 01:03:08 +0000 UTC
She's very boring and each lecture is hard to follow. The class is clearly organized and you can get an A for both physics 1 and 2. Personally she doesn't work well for me, but I can see how other students may enjoy her teaching. She definitely knows what she is teaching though.PHYS1151 2025-12-16 05:25:44 +0000 UTC
I took Energy, Env. and Soc. Fall '23. The workload is light, with a simple weekly homework and 3 in class assessments. Before each assessment there was a detailed review which it made it easy to get an A. Prof. Di Credico has a good sense of humor and I would definitely recommend the class if you are interested in energy or need an easy SI credit.PHYS1132 2024-09-05 23:05:41 +0000 UTC
Grading boundaries are generous. Grading of midterms and homework is extremely fair. The homework is equal to (and sometimes harder than) the midterms which makes it good practice before tests. If you are struggling she is happy to help. Let us redo a midterm problem because the wording was a little confusing. Makes the hard topics seem possible.PHYS2303 2024-08-19 22:15:47 +0000 UTC
I took PHYS1132. She was a very passionate lecturer, funny, and very chill. She gave very in depth study guides, and gave full freedom on the final project. The class was informative and she tailored the topics to your interests.PHYS1121 2023-04-26 18:30:15 +0000 UTC
Professor DiCredico is an amazing professor at the Physics I ILS. She gives a great review of the week's lectures, which makes quizzes seem easy.PHYS1153 2019-04-19 16:56:28 +0000 UTC
Average physics prof. Explains rudimentary things clearly, however she does struggle with more advanced problems and concepts (like the ones found in the homework). However, the class still wasn't too difficult.PHYS1165 2018-05-10 01:07:32 +0000 UTC
DiCredico was the best ILS teacher I could have asked for. She loves teaching and always makes up her own examples for the topics and will not stop the teaching portion until everyone feels confident, though this leaves little time for Post HW. She is very accessible outside ILS and will answer emails quickly. Get her if possible!!PHYS2ILS 2009-12-04 20:21:03 +0000 UTC
she doesn't teach you what you need to pass the course. you don't have to show up to class to end up with a good grade..PHY155 2009-03-30 01:16:41 +0000 UTC
The material is not the hardest but she cannot explain any of the concepts and she provides no examples, she makes the class more difficult than it has to be. I would pay more attention to the book, maybe go to class to see what she thinks is important so you can get an idea of what will be focused on. You may want to try to read the book.PHYU155 2008-12-18 11:32:24 +0000 UTC
Horrible, horrible teacher. She does not know how to explain concepts, even though she does understand it. Do not take this class.PHYU151 2008-12-11 20:07:04 +0000 UTC
Physics 2: lecture with allessandra is worthless. she only derives formulas and attempts to explain theory. She never uses examples or actual problems to explain anything... However, she would be probably be good in any teaching format that DID have such examples. Like ILS or Office Hours. but maybe its just cause shes pregnant.PHY241 2008-11-13 18:05:27 +0000 UTC
This class was not great. The labs, ILS, and in-class polls were perfectly easy, but the Homeworks took 4+ hours, and the midterm and final were horrific, not to mention that they were graded like I personally offended her. The lectures did not help at all, and it might have gone better for me if I had just skipped class and taught myself.PHYS1155 2025-12-16 13:18:07 +0000 UTC
I really liked Professor Di Credico. Her quizzes were very reasonable and we had in class activities that would help us prepare for the quiz. The exams were also very reasonable, with the grading being generous. The class to finally help me understand physics. I took her class in the summer so it might not be the same during the normal terms.PHYS1151 2025-09-09 21:39:41 +0000 UTC
Professor Di Credico takes an accelerated physics class and transforms it into digestible homework chunks. Her grading curve is insane, where an 85 is an A-. She is accessible outside of class and responds quickly to emails. As long as you understand the homework, the class she teaches should be no trouble.PHYS2303 2024-08-13 18:32:28 +0000 UTC
Alessandra Di Credico has an average rating of 3.46/5 from 954 student reviews. 59.0% of students said they would take them again.
Alessandra Di Credico's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.66/5 based on student reviews.
Alessandra Di Credico has taught PHYS1155, PHYS3111, PHYS1151, PHYS1153, PHYS2303, PHYS1111, PHYS1132, PHYS1157, PHYS1161, PHYS1141 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.