AI Rate Professor

Astronomy

John Kalko

GEO410 · ASTR116 · ESC116 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
17/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

unless you can teach yourself from the text and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing testsMonotone lecturesPoor student supportCurved gradingReading-dependent
  • Most students warn against taking him because book.
  • Students repeatedly describe the lectures as boring, monotone, and unclear.
  • A , but students still see the class as frustrating and hard to predict.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students say even heavy studying may not lead to an A because test questions feel disconnected from course materials.

All grade difficulty evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The content may be manageable for astronomy lovers, but and lectures make the course feel much harder.

Only in-person reviews describe difficulty, and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

In-person comments , and there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Most students explicitly warn against taking him because of and poor lecture experience.

All and is strongly negative overall.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

, but the tests are so poorly aligned that as unreliable.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

The course appears exam-focused with reading and .

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Students repeatedly describe him as boring, monotone, unhelpful, and .

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in-person and mostly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Grades are described as mostly or entirely based on tests.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are , and limited help.

Main concern

and readings.

What students said

“ .”
GEO410
“there are 4 tests and the questions ARE NOT related to the readings”
ESC116
“He does, however, grade on the curve”
ASTR116

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.

The and frustrating because students say questions do not match lectures, readings, or the book.

Exam-Heavy GradingTests Misaligned With LecturesCurved Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

test sources and no clearly proven proctoring or open-book policy.

Four TestsThree TestsCurved TestsMisaligned Questions
“there are 4 tests and the questions ARE NOT related to the readings”
ESC116
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ESC116
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ASTR116

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Honestly, if you are going to take Astro, just stay away from this guy at all costs.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“he has a VERY monotone voice.”

🧪

25/100

“ .”

👍 Recommendation Level

20/100

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Theme 1

🧪 About Tests

  • .
  • the questions ARE NOT related to the readings
  • I don't think any amount of studying would have given me an A.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he has a VERY monotone voice.
  • his class is boring and will put you to sleep.
  • would not answer questions clearly

Theme 3

⚖️

  • He does, however, grade on the .
  • .
  • I got 25/50 and he made it a C+.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

The six reviews are old but detailed and , and recommendation risk.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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1 out of 52

Course coverage

ESC1164 reviews
ASTR1161 review
GEO4101 review

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