Is this an easy A?
EasyA
80/100Getting an A is very realistic because of , and , but harder courses still require real effort.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .
PSYC14 · PSYCD001 · PSYC24 · PSYCH24 · PSYCH14 · PSYC01 · 29 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Getting an A is very realistic because of curves, extra credit, study guides, and supportive grading, but harder courses still require real effort.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online reviews available.
Is the course easy?
Students often call the material challenging, but Sterling makes difficult concepts clearer and more interesting.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews, and there is no online comparison.
Is attendance flexible?
Some reviews say attendance is optional, some say mandatory or random, and many say going to class is important for success.
All attendance evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Is this professor recommended?
Students strongly recommend him because his lectures are engaging, clear, caring, and worth the effort.
All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Generous
88/100
Students repeatedly mention curves, extra credit, dropped tests, improvement-based grading, and clear grading criteria.
Format shift
All grading evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Workload
Moderate
62/100
The workload is manageable but requires notes, study guides, tests, readings, and sometimes essays or presentations.
Format shift
All workload evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Teaching experience
Excellent
94/100
Students consistently describe him as clear, funny, caring, passionate, and unusually engaging.
Format shift
All teaching evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
78/100
Reviews mention multiple tests, study guides, curves, extra credit quizzes, and a final essay or presentation.
Format shift
All assessment evidence comes from in-person reviews.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person reviews are highly positive, with students praising his lectures, care for students, humor, curves, and extra credit.
Main concern
Some courses are not easy A classes unless students attend, take notes, and study.
What students said
“This was the best class I took at De Anza.”
“the class definitely wasn't an easy A, but there's EC AND tutoring.”
“He curves all the tests & drops the lowest test.”
Remote format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Exams appear study-guide-based and often curved, but reviews do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, or strict exam controls.
Assessment risk
Standard
68/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person reviews mention tests, curves, study guides, and a final essay or presentation, but do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring rules.
“He curves all the tests & drops the lowest test.”
“3 Tests and 1 final essay/presentation (Either write a Final essay or do a presentation).”
“Midterms were based on lecture and study guides.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“This was the best class I took at De Anza.”
“His lectures are really interesting and clear.”
“If you're debating between teachers, pick him, hands down.”
“He offers a ton of extra credit and will grade base on improvement in scores.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
29
Recent reviews read by the AI
29
Lifetime ratings
88/100
Evidence confidence
There are 29 reviews across many years with consistent praise and repeated details about lectures, grading, and effort.
Inside 29 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
15 reported outcomes
A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 4
B+ 1 · B- 1
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