Liliana Barbaras

ASTRM116 · ESC116 · ESC116LAB · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 100/100
RMP rating: 4.5/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.4

The decision

Take her if you want a but still expects studying and lecture attention.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and helpfulExtra creditClear lecturesExam support cardsLecture heavy

Students consistently describe her as , and willing to help.
The class is usually manageable or easy, but , and lecture attention still matter.
Exam policies are student-friendly because several in-person reviews mention index cards or flashcards and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

83/100

High grades are very reachable because she offers , dropped work, rounded grades, and , but students still need to study.

Online evidence says quizzes and exams are doable through lecture recaps, while , and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The class is beginner-friendly for many non-science students, though quizzes, exams, reading, and dense lectures add real effort.

Both formats describe the course as doable, but , and lecture-heavy pacing.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

94/100

Students strongly recommend her because , and makes a disliked science subject easier to handle.

Both online and and more detailed support from in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

, rounded grades, dropped quizzes or activities, and .

Format shift

, while the online review supports doability but not specific grading rules.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Workload is manageable but , and online textbook exercises in some sections.

Format shift

Online evidence is limited and positive, while , lab, and quiz-heavy sections.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students consistently praise her clarity, care, passion, and helpfulness, with only repeated mild complaints about boring or monotone lectures.

Format shift

Both formats praise her teaching, while and caring support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Assessment leans toward quizzes and , and .

Format shift

Online evidence mentions quizzes and exams, while , and lab reports.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person , and exam support, while noting boring lectures and exam-heavy structure at times.

Main concern

Students should keep up with , and .

What students said

“She offers so much and sincerely cares for her students.”
ESC116

“You have to study a lot for the 4 exams she has and 8 quizzes which are not easy questions.”
ESC116

“she lets you use a 3x5 card on all the if you took notes.”
ESC116

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

The online review is very positive, saying her passion and and exams doable.

Main concern

The single online review does not give much detail about workload or .

What students said

“She basically recaps everything from the textbook in her lectures so it will stick in your mind for the quizzes/exams!”
ASTRM116

Exam style

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Exams are mostly student-friendly because many reviews mention note cards, flashcards, study guides, dropped work, and , though quizzes and exams still require studying.

Index Card AllowedFlashcards AllowedExtra CreditStudy GuidesQuizzes And Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention index cards or , and exams, with no clear evidence of proctoring or closed-book rules.

Index Card AllowedFlashcards AllowedExtra CreditStudy GuidesQuizzes And Exams

“She lets you use an .”
ESC116LAB

“For the you can literary write all of your notes on.”
ESC116

“You have to study a lot for the 4 exams she has and 8 quizzes which are not easy questions.”
ESC116

Online

The online review says lectures prepare students for quizzes and exams but does not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or .

Lecture Recaps For Quizzes And Exams

“She basically recaps everything from the textbook in her lectures so it will stick in your mind for the quizzes/exams!”
ASTRM116

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Science is the subject I hate most and this class was interesting and easy”
Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“She is very good at explaining the subject and will work with you if you need help or have questions.”

📈 Grade Support

83/100

“She offers so much and sincerely cares for her students.”

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84/100

“she lets you use a 3x5 card on all the if you took notes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Prof. Barabas has a really real love for astronomy/ what she teaches.
and engaging.
She's sort of monotone which makes it hard.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

She offers so much and sincerely cares for her students.
I got Ds on most of them and still passed.
if you study properly.

Theme 3

📝

There's about 8 quizzes and 3 exams that are weighted the heaviest.
She lets you use an .
She doesn't give homework, there are 10 in class activities that are easy points, 10 quizzes, 3 tests, plus the final.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 16 reviews across many years are detailed and strongly consistent, though only one online review limits format-specific confidence.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510

4 out of 56

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

ESC11612 reviews

ASTRM1162 reviews

126931 review

ESC116LAB1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Liliana Barbaras

Take her if you want a x x x x x x x but still expects studying and lecture attention.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Grade Support

🧪 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take her if you want a but still expects studying and lecture attention.

🧪

📝