AI Rate Professor

Science

Roy McCord

ASTRO20 · ASTR25 · AST20 · ASTR1 · ASTRONOMY20 · ASTR20 · ASTRO1 · 133 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take him for science GE if you will attend every day and write dense notebook notes; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardOpen notebook testsMandatory attendanceHilarious or boring splitLecture heavyCurves tests
  • and can make grades attainable with strong notes.
  • Attendance and participation matter a lot, and lectures polarize students.
  • Many call him kind and funny; , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

, and As common if notes and attendance are solid, though some still fail.

Online review says not an easy A; most .

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Astronomy concepts and some math can feel dense, but structure is note-and-lecture based rather than advanced theory.

Online ; in-person difficulty reports vary widely.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and link skipping to failing participation or understanding.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; fans love humor and open notes, critics say run for another professor.

Online review is negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

Open notes, dropped low test, and , though and F reports still appear.

Format shift

; and open notes.

Workload

Light

68/100

is notes, tests, project, and attendance.

Format shift

Evidence is almost entirely in-person.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Many praise demos, humor, and care; many others call lectures boring, rushed, or unclear.

Format shift

One weak online review; in-person is highly polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade weight clusters on tests, final, project, and .

Format shift

person.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

open notes and demos win many easy science credits, while boring or and .

Main concern

and show up; open notes alone do not save everyone.

What students said

“ ... You can use notebook on all tests including final.”
AST20
“You could have written every single word in the text book and STILL ”
ASTR20
“He frequently did live demonstrations of things like physical laws which brought life to the class.”
ASTRO20

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The sole online review , and not an easy A.

Main concern

Confusing directions and harder .

What students said

“He is very unorganized and very unclear about class expectations. If given the so!”
AST20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are widely open-notebook and lecture-based, which is student-friendly if .

Open notebookOpen notes quizzesCurvesStudy guide heavy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are repeatedly open notebook or open notes, sometimes with .

Open notebookOpen notesCurves testsLecture-based
“All if and !”
AST20
“OPEN NOTE-BOOK! ... 50 question test.”
AST20
“ but the questions are definitely tricky.”
ASTR20

Online

Online review ; it mainly reports tough grading and .

Unclear expectations
“This class is somewhat difficult. You have to work for the grade and it is not an easy A.”
AST20

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Very funny and easygoing... You can use notebook on all tests including final.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in , and polarized teaching. Credibility rating: High.

📓 Open Note Advantage

82/100

“He lets you use your notes on the test and the .”

🎭 Polarized Lectures

58/100

“This class was so boring I couldn't help but sleep.”

📅 Show Up or Struggle

22/100

“Attendance is 25 percent of the grade- go if you want an easy A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Seemingly casual and hilarious, but professional.
  • His lectures were pointless.
  • He actually cares about whether you understand the material or not.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Astronomy class can't get easier than this class.
  • Most of the other students failed the class.
  • and

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Luckily he is retiring so .
  • He's a wonderful teacher who is very aware of the people

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

133

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across years with and grade detail and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 566
4 out of 529
3 out of 514
2 out of 512
1 out of 512

Course coverage

ASTRO2020 reviews
ASTR2014 reviews
AST2011 reviews
ASTR12 reviews
ASTR251 review
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ASTRO11 review
ASTRONOMY201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 3 · A 8 · A- 2

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1