AI Rate Professor

Astronomy

Srikar Srinath

ASTR4 · ASTR04 · ASTR004 · ASTR66Z · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you can tolerate a and teach yourself.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPoor communicationDisorganized online courseFew graded itemsTough graderEasy grade but risky
  • Recent online , and poor communication.
  • Many students still report A grades, but the path feels unstable because few items determine the grade.
  • Older reviews are more balanced, but the recent tone is strongly negative.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

67/100

Many students report A grades, but recent comments say grades depend on a , so the A is not reliably low-stress.

Online reviews show easy grades mixed with grading chaos, while and but only two reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

60/100

The subject can be manageable, but students say the course is made , and .

Online difficulty is driven more by disorganization than content, while and complicated course design.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

, and online classes were largely asynchronous or flexible.

Online , while in-person evidence is split between one mandatory and one optional review.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

because of poor communication, missing assignments, and late or .

Online reviews drive the , while the .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students describe nitpicky grading and grades .

Format shift

Online reviews strongly mention tough grading by few items, while and curves.

Workload

Light

70/100

The workload is often light or inconsistently assigned, but that .

Format shift

Online reviews mention very little posted work, while and homework as heavier.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Recent reviews repeatedly describe poor communication, missing course work, delayed grading, and little teaching presence.

Format shift

Online reviews are the main source of the low teaching score, while and mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment evidence includes homework, labs, reading assignments, midterms, finals, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize assignments and few graded items, while and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

tests and curves made success possible and another calling the course unnecessarily complicated.

Main concern

Tests and prerequisite course.

What students said

“The , but they were open note/open textbook which made them doable.”
ASTR004
“I found it to be harder than my calculus class.”
ASTR04

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, especially in 2026, , and poor communication.

Main concern

Students say assignments and and communication is unreliable.

What students said

“ ”
ASTR04
“There hasn't been any work posted since week 3”
ASTR04

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because and curved, while online exam policy is not clearly proven.

Open Note In-Person TestsOpen Textbook In-Person TestsMidtermFinalPolicy Unclear Online

Assessment risk

Varies

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person evidence clearly supports hard open-note and .

Open Note TestsOpen Textbook TestsCurved TestsFinal
“The , but they were open note/open textbook which made them doable.”
ASTR004
“ so its not that hard to be successful in this course.”
ASTR004

Online

Online reviews mention possible finals, midterms, and assignments, but do not clearly prove .

Policy Unclear Online
“ though ”
ASTR04
“ have to answer questions, a midterm and a final.”
ASTR66Z

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Would be faster and easier to purchase a textbook and read on your own.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“Obviously doesn't care about teaching, or even assigning work at all”

⚖️

22/100

“Graded the whole quarter grade on 3 assignments where he nitpicks everything.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“Cannot warn .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Would be faster and easier to purchase a textbook and read on your own.
  • He is a good professor. Show up during zoom meetings and don't hesitate to ask him anything.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Graded the whole quarter grade on 3 assignments where he nitpicks everything.
  • He knows his class is heavy so he makes an A - 80% and up.
  • The , but they were open note/open textbook which made them doable.

Theme 3

🧭 About Course Organization

  • There hasn't been any work posted since week 3
  • Work posted is few and far between and takes even longer to get graded.
  • It's week 10 and he hasn't posted anything past week 3

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

There are only 9 reviews, but the recent online reviews are detailed and highly consistent about disorganization.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ASTR044 reviews
ASTR0043 reviews
ASTR41 review
ASTR66Z1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1