AI Rate Professor

Physical Sciences

Steven Schuh

AST1A · ASTRO1A · ASTRO000 · ASTRO1 · ASTRONOMY1A · AST1 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Great pick for intro astronomy if you can stay awake in long lectures and do the reading.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPassionate AstronomyLecture HeavyCheat Sheet FriendlyDrops Lowest TestCan Be Monotone
  • Deeply knowledgeable and passionate about astronomy with if you study
  • Lecture-heavy 3-hour sessions that many find boring or monotone

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

With , and study guides, strong grades are very reachable without superhuman effort.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Material is standard intro astronomy; the challenge is attention and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

52/100

, but students say you can miss some classes if homework and notes are solid.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

Most students praise knowledge, fairness, and passion despite occasional boredom complaints.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

, and notes allowed keep scores student-friendly.

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Workload

Light

72/100

; main load is reading and studying for tests.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

, and knowledgeable lecturer; some find the monotone style hard for long blocks.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade is driven by a few tests and a as a smaller support piece.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person astronomy is lecture-centered, passionate, and generally fair; boredom is the main complaint while and dropped tests.

Main concern

Long monotone lectures can make it hard to .

What students said

“Allows you to bring a page of notes to tests & 2 pages for final. if you pay attention during lecture and .”
AST1A
“sitting through one of his lectures can be one of the toughest things you can do.”
AST1A
“as long as you read the book and know the content you'll get an A.”
ASTRO1A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Tests allow notes pages, often match study guides or lecture notes, and the .

1 Page Notes On Tests2 Pages On FinalDrop Lowest TestStudy GuidesStraightforward Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams allow a notes page (two on the , and .

1 Page Notes On Tests2 Pages On FinalDrop Lowest TestStudy Guides
“Allows you to bring a page of notes to tests & 2 pages for final.”
AST1A
“ and he dropped the lowest one and doubled your highest score (not including the final).”
AST1
“He gives study guides for and lets you have a page of notes for tests.”
ASTRO1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Allows you to bring a page of notes to tests & 2 pages for final. if you pay attention during lecture and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 , and lecture monotony. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Passion

84/100

“You can hear his passion for astronomy when he speaks and he has a way of catching your attention and drawing you in.”

📝

84/100

“ and he allows 1 page of notes for tests and 2 for the .”

😴 Lecture Energy Risk

55/100

“it's impossible to pay attention to his monotone voice for that long.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a fountain of knowledge and has such a passion for what he does.
  • Very enthusiastic about the topic, able to explain many of the concepts in plain language.
  • his lectures are very boring. really easy to fall asleep in class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is very easy if you do the reading!
  • and based of the lecture notes for the most part.
  • I never studied and I did about half the homework... and earned a B in the class.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He cares about his students and wants to see them involved and interested in the lectures.
  • , but lectures can get very boring.
  • If there was ever an award for being the coolest man alive, then Schuh would win hands down

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

37 consistent in-person reviews across many years strongly agree on passion, lecture style, and .

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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ASTRO1A5 reviews
AST14 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

6

B 6

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

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Not sure yet 1