AI Rate Professor

Science

Steven Schuh

ASTRO20 · SM104 · AST20 · ASTR1 · ASTR4 · ASTRONOMY20 · ASTR20 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
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Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you need an astronomy GE and can tolerate long dry lectures for an easy A with homework and cheat sheets.

Best fit · Easy A HunterCheat-Sheet ExamsBoring LecturesEasy A With HomeworkPassionate About AstronomyDrops Lowest Test
  • Most students say , and use note sheets and you will pass easily.
  • Lectures are widely called long, monotone, and hard to sit through despite solid content.
  • and allows and the final.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

, and so an A is very reachable with modest effort.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is manageable astronomy with , though some find the volume and pace heavy.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but students say showing up is key to keeping up and earning the easy A.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and passion, tempered by widespread complaints that lectures are boring.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

76/100

Note sheets, dropped lowest exam, and easy .

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Workload

Light

72/100

but described as ; overall load stays light if you keep up weekly.

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Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Knowledgeable and passionate with , but long monotone lectures turn others off.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of and a few exams with note sheets and a dropped lowest score.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person astronomy with , and a drop-lowest policy; grades come easily if you show up and do the work.

Main concern

Lectures feel endless and boring, and a minority report hard or off-syllabus tests.

What students said

“as long as you attend class and do the work (minimal) you'll get an a”
ASTRO20
“2 exams, he lets you use a page of notes for both, and and double your highest score”
ASTR20
“ . HE JUST RAMBLES AND ”
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.

, and homework cushions the grade, so exams feel student-friendly.

Note Sheet AllowedDrop Lowest ExamScantron StyleIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams allow note sheets (one page or more for the final) and .

Note Sheet AllowedDrop Lowest ExamIn-Person Exams
“lets you use a cheat sheet on all the tests and the final”
ASTR20
“ . , so do it”
ASTRO20

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If ! His lectures are long and pretty hard to sit through, but the class is an easy A if you do all the homework.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching, boredom, and . Credibility rating: High.

📝 Easy A Path

82/100

“as long as you attend class and do the work (minimal) you'll get an a”

😴 Boring Lectures

45/100

“I almost died of boredom taking this class”

📄 Note-Sheet Exams

84/100

“lets you use a cheat sheet on all the tests and the final”

👍

70/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is so
  • long boring class
  • Passionate about the subject and a very intelligent guy

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the class is an easy A if you do all the homework
  • though notes are allowed
  • Do the assignments and show to class and you'll do well

Theme 3

🧪

  • and double your highest score
  • allows a cheat sheet
  • , so do it

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed in-person reviews spanning 2004-2014 with , and easy grades.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 59
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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C 1

D range

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