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Philosophy Social Sciences

Jesse Goldbaum

ASTRON1 · ASTRON2 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Prefer his online section if you need a ; if you want light free-response tests.

Best fit · Effort For RewardOpen Book OnlineLecture HeavyFree Response HardFunny When EngagedFormat Dependent
  • , and a chill vibe.
  • free-response exams.
  • When the topic matches his passion, lectures and humor get strong praise.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Online open-book and makeup help a lot; .

Online evidence is more A-friendly; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content ranges from manageable with notes to -heavy astronomy for GE students.

Online difficulty felt lower; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Reviews that .

Both online and as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

Two of ; the holdout is specifically against a hard in-person GE section.

Online and ASTRON2 recommend him; hard ASTRON1 in-person does not.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Makeup work and open-book help online; .

Format shift

Online feels more flexible; .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Lecture and ; reading the book matters for exams.

Format shift

and test load more than online.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Funny and passionate when engaged; can ramble and lose GE students in harder sections.

Format shift

Online and ASTRON2 praise him; one in-person ASTRON1 review is sharply negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

formats depending on section.

Format shift

open book and notes; in-person: free response and test heavy.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One course felt lost and ; another found him hilarious with solid lectures.

Main concern

Free-response exams and heavy lectures punish students taking it only for GE.

What students said

“ and extremely difficult. If this .”
ASTRON1
“Excellent professor! He is really into the topic as he's an ametuer astronomer”
ASTRON2

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and ; main gripe is grades posted late.

Main concern

All grades dumped at semester end even though .

What students said

“He allows notes & open book for for them.”
ASTRON1

Exam style

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Open Book OnlineNotes AllowedFree ResponseHard In-Person Tests

Assessment risk

Varies

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Free-response exams can be extremely difficult, especially for non-majors.

Free ResponseExtremely DifficultTest Heavy
“ and extremely difficult. If this .”
ASTRON1

Online

Open book and notes allowed; ; .

Open BookNotes AllowedMakeup Work
“He allows notes & open book for for them.”
ASTRON1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If this .”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews (1 online, 2 in person), highlighting format split and . Credibility rating: Low.

📖 Open-Book Lifeline

75/100

“He allows notes & open book for for them.”

⚠️ GE Warning

30/100

“the class is lost and rambles”

🌌 Passion Lectures

90/100

“He's a very friendly guy, who also has experience in the private sector. Extremely funny!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Hes funny and tries to be chill with things
  • not a class for hands on or visual learners
  • Amazing lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Honestly the
  • and extremely difficult
  • The as long as you read the book

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews across formats and years; patterns are suggestive but not robust.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

ASTRON12 reviews
ASTRON21 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

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A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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No letter grade reported

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