AI Rate Professor

Physics

Anthony Moscati

ASTRO20 · ASTR20 · PHYS2A · ASTR020 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you already have physics foundations and can teach yourself from the book and tutorials.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture tangentsHard physics contentExtra credit availableConfusing explanationsTest heavy
  • Material is hard and lectures often wander into tangents that leave students confused.
  • must finish yourself outside class.
  • Some succeed with curves, , and strict syllabus following, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Even with curves and , , and a need to self-study heavily for solid grades.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physics and astronomy content is repeatedly called hard, fast, and more advanced than a gentle intro.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

34/100

skip-class tags and in-class quiz pressure.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About two in ; and tolerance for unclear lectures.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

He curves tests and offers , but Tough Grader tags and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

class, with labs, quizzes, and tests adding moderate ongoing work.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Students often say he is nice but , and leaves key homework material untaught.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests, weekly quizzes, labs, and syllabus tasks drive .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physics and astronomy with Moscati feels hard, lecture-heavy, and uneven, with helpful but frequent confusion.

Main concern

and textbook create high stress.

What students said

“ ? .”
ASTR20
“Hard material and a hard class. Overall manageable, however.”
PHYS2A
“ really explain”
ASTRO20

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.

Assessments are demanding in-person tests and lectures.

Test heavyWeekly quizzesCurves on testsIn-person examsExtra credit on board problems

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests are frequent and can feel mismatched with lectures; curves and help but difficulty stays high.

Weekly in-class quizzesTest heavyCurves test scoresExtra credit
“In-class quizzes? once a week and DO NOT match lectures or Textbook”
ASTR20
“ and .”
PHYS2A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Cool guy but not great teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, highlighting confusion, difficulty, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

40/100

“Cool guy but not great teacher.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

42/100

“ ? .”

📚

30/100

“the .”

➕ Help

60/100

“Offers a lot of opportunities and weekly quizzes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he lectures about
  • likes to go off on random tangents during lecture
  • Goes over random things in class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Hard material and a hard class.
  • If you .
  • if you do everything on the syllabus to the letter, you will be fine.

Theme 3

🧪 About Workload

  • There are , but he does assign them for practice.
  • The
  • HW is lecture tutorials.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

and lecture confusion, but the small sample limits certainty.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ASTR202 reviews
ASTRO202 reviews
PHYS2A2 reviews
ASTR0201 review

Reported outcomes

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