AI Rate Professor

Orange Coast College · Science

Steve Lattanzio

ASTRM100 · NATURALSCIENCE · ASTRO100100L · ASTR100 · AST100100L · ASTRONOMY · ASTRO100 · ASTRONOMY100 · NSA100 · ASTRO100L · AST100 · NATSC100 · ASTRA100 · NATSCI100 · NS100 · ASTRON100 · ASTRO100LAB · 81 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

; only take astronomy with him if you love the subject and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMonotone boring lecturesHard detail-heavy testsNo study guidesGenerous curveAttendance tracked
  • Lectures are widely called monotone, long, and
  • and lecture with little guidance
  • A and note-taking can make passing realistic if you stay awake and study hard

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

A , but many A students still struggle and , and hard to prepare for.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro astronomy becomes hard because of , and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and multiple students warn you can be dropped or fall behind if you miss class.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

A minority love his passion and knowledge, but most warn he is boring and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Tests are hard, yet several students report a with effort.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

58/100

Often little or ; grade centers on a .

Format shift

All workload comments are from in-person classes.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

He knows astronomy deeply and is passionate, but delivery , and hard to learn from.

Format shift

All teaching comments are from in-person classes.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Outcomes hinge on a small number of ; .

Format shift

All assessment comments are from in-person classes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person astronomy and natural science feel knowledge-rich but lecture-heavy, with boring delivery and .

Main concern

Staying awake, decoding what is testable, and heavy fact memorization without study guides.

What students said

“BORING, MONOTONE, NO STUDY GUIDES, NOTES ONLY, RELY ON BOOK.”
ASTRO100
“This class is EASY to pass. His curve is like 50%.”
ASTRO100
“ SO FAR.”
ASTR100

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.

Exams are hard and unpredictable without study guides, though a .

No Study GuidesDetail-Heavy TestsBook Plus LectureLarge CurveTricky Questions

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and the book with no study guides and often tricky detail questions.

No Study GuidesDetail-Heavy TestsBook Plus LectureLarge Curve
“He won't give review sheets or anything to help you so, !”
ASTRO100
“One good thing is that .”
ASTRO100
“ and you have to read pretty much the whole entire book to get a .”
ASTRO100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The hardest thing about this class is staying awake. Boring teacher who refuses to write any of his notes down, so you have no idea what to study. !”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, , and attendance pressure. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“he knows his stuff but is horrible at teaching it”

😴 Boredom Factor

20/100

“BORING TEACHER! MONOTONE! unless you really really really love astronomy”

📝

32/100

“ and you have to read pretty much the whole entire book to get a .”

📉 Recommendation

34/100

“If you are just trying to meet a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • MOST BORING, MONOTONE professor ever!
  • His lectures have absolutely no structure
  • He's very passionate about this subject, though unless you are too you'll find it VERY boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His curve is like 50%.
  • because there's no study guide, but .
  • Not and easy A.

Theme 3

🧪

  • he will mention something for two seconds and that will be on the test!
  • The lab is difficult to understand at times so .
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

81

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over several years show a consistent pattern of , and a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 512
3 out of 515
2 out of 520
1 out of 520

Course coverage

ASTRO10015 reviews
ASTR1007 reviews
ASTRONOMY1006 reviews
AST1005 reviews
ASTRONOMY4 reviews
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AST100100L1 review
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ASTRO100LAB1 review
ASTRON1001 review
NATSC1001 review
NATSCI1001 review
NATURALSCIENCE1 review
NSA1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values