AI Rate Professor

Physics

Eric Minassian

ASTRO20 · ASTR20 · PHYS20 · AST20 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you will attend, do MindTap and , and use the curve; skip if you need polished intro-level teaching.

Best fit · Effort For RewardKnowledgeable but unevenWeekly quizzes and MindTapCurves and extra creditMandatory attendanceLecture heavy
  • Smart and often caring, but teaching and .
  • Weekly quizzes, MindTap homework, midterms/finals, and .
  • and success needs notes plus book work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many earn As with , and curves, but tests can be tricky and some fail or .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro titles hide real math and astro-physics depth for some students, while others find concepts doable with notes.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn not to miss class because quiz items come from lectures.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About half the class loves his knowledge and curves; the and unprepared to teach.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Tough quizzes appear often, but , and end-of-term curves help many grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

, and reading keep the load steady but not usually overwhelming.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students split between clear, caring, humorous lectures and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades mix , and optional .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Astro/Physics classes with , and frequent curves; polarizing on clarity.

Main concern

Some students find lectures boring or and feel underprepared for .

What students said

“If you actually come to class and do the .”
ASTR20
“ my grade!”
ASTR20
“Good teachers prepare you to do well on quizzes, he did not prepare us enough.”
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.

Exams and and lecture examples with posted solutions and curves, but difficulty varies by student.

Weekly quizzesMindTap quizzesMidterm and finalCurveExtra creditQuiz solutions posted

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Weekly chapter quizzes plus midterm/final that often resemble quizzes/homework; curves and common; .

Weekly quizzesMindTapMidterm and finalCurveExtra credit
“the midterm and , so no real surprises”
ASTR20
“ BB”
ASTR20
“There are 5 exams. Lots of questions in each exam (70-100), but the questions are not that hard”
PHYS20

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“It's easy to ace the class. just go to class and , and don't just rely on the book.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 and polarized teaching clarity. Credibility rating: High.

🧠 Teaching Quality Split

58/100

“makes difficult things understandable, and is very knowledgeable and intelligent, but ”

📝 Quiz and

45/100

“for , and ”

📈

62/100

“ my grade! :-)”

👎 Polarized Recommendation

55/100

“I highly recommend not to take him for Astronomy 20.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a
  • Long boring lectures
  • and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's easy to ace the class. just go to class and
  • the , but

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Nice guy. Don't miss class
  • Great professor, very caring
  • He is a very bad teacher but a

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen detailed in-person reviews from 2015-2017 , and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ASTR2010 reviews
ASTRO202 reviews
PHYS202 reviews
159201 review
AST201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 7

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2