Alessandra Di Credico is a Physics professor at Northeastern University rated 3.17/5 on Rate My Professors by 60 students, with 3.4/5 RMP difficulty and 60% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Alessandra Di Credico professor reviews and ratings: 3.17/5 from 60 RMP ratings at Northeastern (60% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
She's very sweet and absolutely wants you to do well- tests are very similar to group problems in ILS and she will hint at what will be on them. Physics IS a hard class so it'll probably take you a fair amount of work but she is a great professor and will always answer questions and do another example if you ask for it.PHYS1151 2026-09-11 14:04:07 +0000 UTC
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
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
Di Credico knows her physics and does a great job at introducing a topic and then bringing it into examples which are usually pretty similar to homework and test problems. at the end of the semester she also went over a bunch of topics and 2 of the ones she went over showed up on the final. she really does care and will make sure that we understandPHYS1151 2026-06-09 21:40:05 +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
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 is rated 3.17/5 on Rate My Professors from 60 ratings. 60% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Alessandra Di Credico's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.4/5 on Rate My Professors.
Alessandra Di Credico has taught PHYS1155, PHYS1157, PHYS1111, PHYS4111, PHYS1151, PHYS1153, PHYS1147, PHYS3111 and 3 more at Northeastern.
Alessandra Di Credico has received: COE Outstanding Teacher of First-Year Engineering, College of Engineering (2025); COE Outstanding Teacher of First-Year Engineering, College of Engineering (2017).
Data updated October 2026.