AI Rate Professor

Astronomy

Eric Minassian

PHYS4B · ASTR20 · ASTR2O · PHYS4A · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

unless you have no other option and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderMandatory AttendanceHigh Drop RateUnclear LecturesHeavy Workload
  • Zero students who .
  • Classes are described as , and extremely hard with .
  • while lectures are called dry, rambling, or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Exam averages around 45-55 percent and with a .

Both online and and heavy failure pressure.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Students describe MIT-level pacing, dense lectures, and content that forces heavy self-teaching.

Physics sections feel even harder than astronomy, but both formats are called brutal.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

8/100

, and students say skipping means failing.

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Would-take-again is zero and .

Recommendation is uniformly negative across online and in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Labs, quizzes, and exams are called strictly graded with vague criteria and .

Format shift

; online still calls him a .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

, and lecture checks create crushing load.

Format shift

Workload complaints are intense in both formats, especially PHYS4B.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Lectures are dry, rambling, , and students say they must teach themselves.

Format shift

Online and and poor support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and strictly graded labs more than low-stakes work.

Format shift

Proctored quizzes and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person physics and astronomy sections show , and .

Main concern

Half the and average exam scores sit near failing.

What students said

“More than half of students ”
PHYS4B
“ .”
ASTR20
“ ”
PHYS4B

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online and remote-style sections still enforce attendance, feel unclear, and and quizzes.

Main concern

, and mandatory attendance despite weak teaching.

What students said

“Be prepared to teach yourself most content.”
PHYS4B
“ .”
PHYS4A
“Dropped the class on the first day.”
ASTR20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are high-stakes, strictly graded, and poorly aligned with lectures for many students.

Proctored QuizzesWeekly QuizzesCumulative FinalStrict Lab Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exam averages, proctored weekly quizzes, and a .

Proctored QuizzesLow Exam AveragesCumulative FinalMandatory Attendance Checks
“The class averages of quizzes, exams, and finals are about 45 - 55%.”
PHYS4B
“ ”
PHYS4B

Online

and and attendance-linked quizzes.

Strict Lab GradingAttendance QuizzesHeavy Exams
“ and exams.”
PHYS4A
“He neglects students and their questions and only grades things that .”
PHYS4B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 highly consistent negative reviews across astronomy and physics. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation Collapse

5/100

“Would not recommend this course- prof rushed 30 chapters in 8 weeks with no extra support.”

📉 Teaching Quality

15/100

“His lectures are very difficult to understand, but he requires you to attend them.”

⚖️

18/100

“ and exams.”

📚 Workload Overload

12/100

“He assigns so so so much work even though we are in a pandemic”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures were dry and difficult to get through.
  • He reads off a power point for 3 hours- hard to understand concepts.
  • This is a professor that teaches everything like he's at MIT, which he isn't.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • More than half of students
  • the class averages of quizzes, exams, and finals are about 45 - 55%

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Did not hesitate to single out inattentive students.
  • calls out students he thinks aren't listening
  • Asking him questions either drags the class time or he will not answer you and embarrass you in class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed and highly consistent negative reviews across physics and astronomy, but a smaller sample and limited grade outcomes.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

PHYS4B4 reviews
ASTR203 reviews
ASTR2O1 review
PHYS4A1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2