AI Rate Professor

Science

Jerry Schad

PHYN100 · PHYSICALSCIENC · PHYS101 · PHY100 · PYSICALSCIENCE · PHYSICALSCI · PHYSCI100 · PSYSCI101 · SCI100 · ASTRONOMY · SCIENCE · ASTLAB · ASTR109 · PHYSCI · PSY100 · ASTROLAB · ASTRONOMY109 · PHY101 · AST111 · ASTRO109 · PHYSC100 · PHSC100 · PHYSSCI · PHSCI100 · PHYSSCI100 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
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Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Take him for an open-book GE science or astronomy lab if you can handle occasional dry lectures and far field trips.

Best fit · Easy A HunterOpen-book testsWrote the textbookPassionate about astronomyField-trip heavy labsEasy GE science
  • Open-book and open-note tests with a dropped low .
  • He wrote the course book, so lectures and .
  • Astronomy labs involve long weekend field trips that reward interest but cost time and gas.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

, and light graded homework make an A realistic with basic attendance and textbook use.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Content is introductory GE science that becomes simple if you follow the book he wrote, though .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

Showing up helps and some sections track absences after a cutoff, but comments .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Most students praise knowledge, open-book structure, and easy grades, with the main caveats being dry lectures and far lab trips.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Open-book exams, , and keep grade pressure low.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

Usually ; astronomy labs add long field trips.

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Deep subject expertise and a boring lectures.

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Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grade centers on several open-book tests plus a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person GE science and astronomy labs with , and ; passion for the subject is clear, though lectures can feel dry and lab field trips are far.

Main concern

Weekend or holiday field trips require transportation and time; some students find lectures boring enough to fall asleep.

What students said

“extremely easy! GET THE . 4 tests 1 project, drops lowest grade.”
PHYN100
“he takes the class on really fun field trips (they are required and are a couple hours away”
ASTR109
“He wrote the book which is extremely well written and easy to understand. !”
PHYSC100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because of time limits, plus a paper or project.

Open BookOpen NoteDropped Lowest ScoreExtra CreditTimed in-class tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections repeatedly describe open-book open-note tests, a dropped low score, and sometimes a timed 45-minute format.

Open BookOpen NoteDropped Lowest ScoreExtra Credit
“He requires 4 open-book tests and 1 term paper or .”
PHYN100
“Although the tests are open book, they are 45 mintues long, so prepare.”
PHSC100
“You cant beat .”
PHYSICALSCIENC

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“extremely easy! GET THE . 4 tests 1 project, drops lowest grade. xc opportunities.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 in-person reviews, highlighting open-book grading, textbook alignment, and . Credibility rating: High.

📘

86/100

“Pay attention and this class will be an easy A.”

👨‍🏫 Subject Passion & Authorship

78/100

“HE WROTE THE BOOK!!”

🚗 Field-Trip Tradeoff

70/100

“the only con in the astronomy observation classes is they are on the weekend or during holidays.”

😴 Lecture Energy Gap

55/100

“I would fall asleep in his class! ... half the class was asleep as well.”

Theme 1

📘

  • A little effort=easy A
  • I got an A

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • very motivated and pasionate about astronomy
  • lectures were sometimes

Theme 3

🔭 About Astronomy Labs

  • field trips are FAR away, but they are a lot of fun
  • An A is very possible
  • bring friends and some substances for after and its a blast

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years , and mixed lecture engagement.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 510
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