AI Rate Professor

Physical Sciences

Haywood Sobel

ASTRON3 · ASTRON1 · ASTONOMY1 · ASTRO1 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid unless and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard TestsLecture TangentsTough GraderInconsistent TeachingHumiliating Moments
  • Most students say lectures rush, ramble, or
  • A few students find him caring or knowledge-rich, especially in one online easy section

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

and memorization-heavy; only one online review reports an easy A.

Online one-review easy A conflicts with harder in-person evidence.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Astronomy content plus rushed lectures and .

Online review found content easy; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and warn that skipping hurts outcomes.

as .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Four of six reviews say no to retaking due to poor teaching and .

; in-person majority would not.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Tough short-answer exams and .

Format shift

Online review was far more lenient than in-person reports.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Reading, labs, and hard tests create moderate-to-heavy .

Format shift

Online review .

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Students cite tangents, slide-reading, tech struggles, and dismissive responses to questions.

Format shift

One online review was glowing; in-person majority was poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades hinge on difficult tests and .

Format shift

Online section described very few graded items.

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

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, tangents, and occasional public humiliation.

Main concern

.

What students said

“literally sitting in his class rn and hes just not a good teacher.”
ASTRO1
“on several occasions he humiliated students in front of the entire class, and berated the class as a whole.”
ASTRON1
“He goes on tangents during lecture that aren't relevant to your knowledge necessary for .”
ASTONOMY1

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Single online Astronomy 1 review calls the class a breeze with .

Main concern

so experience may not generalize.

What students said

“Astronomy 1 is a breeze. The the chapters in the textbook... Easy A.”
ASTRON1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring software.

Hard Short-Answer TestsHeavy MemorizationLab ComponentLecture-Linked Questions

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Difficult all short-answer tests and ; students say memorization is required.

Short-Answer ExamsHard TestsLabsMemorization Heavy
“The and all short-answer. Take this class if you are good at memorization.”
ASTRON1
“the so READ the free online book!”
ASTRON3

Online

Single online review does not describe proctoring or .

Few Graded Items
“The the chapters in the textbook, but we just go back over them in class”
ASTRON1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Sobel seems as though he is teaching as a hobby, not for the purpose of educating.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews (1 online, 5 in and . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

26/100

“literally sitting in his class rn and hes just not a good teacher.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

30/100

“I BARELY PASSED.”

📝

32/100

“The and all short-answer.”

💚 Online Soft Spot

80/100

“ and just wants you to do well... Easy A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He goes on long tangents about outside subjects and rushes though his lectures and slides.
  • Doesnt .
  • This professor has ALOT of knowledge!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The and all short-answer.
  • the so READ the free online book!
  • .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • on several occasions he humiliated students in front of the entire class
  • I am the one being paid to talk, I am the teacher.
  • can be a personable and caring person

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only six reviews with a sharp online versus in-person split limit confidence in a stable profile.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ASTRON13 reviews
ASTONOMY11 review
ASTRO11 review
ASTRON31 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2