AI Rate Professor

Astronomy

Ivan Ozaeta

ASTR20 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you will show up, ask for help, and put in steady work; skip if you need a flexible easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringClear grading criteriaHelpful office supportHilariousStrict on attendance
  • Most students praise him as caring, funny, and willing to help until you succeed
  • Hard class that , and participation
  • One older review reports , and poor classroom control

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Strong grades are reachable with hard work and asking for help, but the class is not a free A and one student failed.

All evidence is from in-person ASTR20 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Students call it a hard astronomy class with homework and labs, manageable if you put in effort.

All evidence is from in-person ASTR20 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and one review says skipping means you will not pass.

All evidence is from in-person ASTR20 reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and help, tempered by one very negative older review.

All evidence is from in-person ASTR20 reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

and feedback help most students improve, but and one F grade.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and participation are frequent; students say you must do the work to pass.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Recent students describe him as knowledgeable, caring, funny, and excellent at helping, despite one harsh outlier.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and exams all matter based on student comments and tags.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ASTR20 is demanding but rewarding with a if you work hard and stay engaged; one older review describes harsh rigidity.

Main concern

Attendance and time expectations can feel strict, and and schedule issues.

What students said

“Cool Professor, hard class but if you work hard and do the work you will pass.”
ASTR20
“ and and labs when I was struggling.”
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“He starts class 30 MINUTES EARLY and ends it 45 MINUTES LATE, but gets very angry if we show up ON TIME and/or leave early”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize homework, labs, and .

Homework and labsParticipation matters

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews do not clearly prove proctoring tools or open-book policy; , and showing up.

Homework and labsParticipation matters
“hard class but if you work hard and do the work you will pass.”
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“ and and labs when I was struggling.”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He is one of the his care and passion of his job.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, balancing recent praise for support with one older rigid-classroom complaint. Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️ Student Support

85/100

“ and and labs when I was struggling.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

78/100

“ ! Great guy!”

⚠️ Rigid Classroom Rules

25/100

“He starts class 30 MINUTES EARLY and ends it 45 MINUTES LATE, but gets very angry if we show up ON TIME and/or leave early because we have other classes or responsibilities!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Cool Professor, hard class but if you work hard and do the work you will pass.
  • Professor Ozaeta is very knowledgeable and caring
  • Many seem to not understand his humor and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you work hard and do the work you will pass
  • I was struggling and he helped me work to get the grade I wanted.
  • Lots of homework

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he has a kind personality, and a sense of humor
  • He cares about his students and if you need help ask questions, he will help you!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

and a mostly consistent recent positive cluster, offset by one older highly negative outlier.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ASTR204 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values