AI Rate Professor

Astronomy

Jerry Waxman

ASTRON3 · ASTRO0195 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Must-take astronomy professor if you want passion, clarity, and grade support via .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing lecturesExtra creditPassionateHilariousMakes astronomy fun
  • Students call him one of the .
  • Engaging lectures, demos, and lots of help struggling students earn As.
  • , but passion and clarity make the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

and clear teaching helped a prior failure become an A; content is moderate but .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Difficulty sits around medium, but explanations and and fun.

All three in-person reviews rate difficulty 3 with praise for clarity.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

; others do not contradict with optional policies.

Only in-person data; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Every review raves and recommends him to anyone, calling him unmatched and an idol.

100% positive in-person only sample.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

opportunities and a student who failed elsewhere earning an A signal generous support.

Format shift

In-person only; tag and A recovery story.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Textbooks used and standard astronomy work; comments stress engagement more than grind.

Format shift

In-person only; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Consistently described as amazing, passionate, hilarious, and the .

Format shift

All three perfect quality scores are in person.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews emphasize lectures and more than pure exam or pure assignment weight.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

passionate demos, hilarious style, , and life-changing teaching.

Main concern

; older reviews lack grade detail.

What students said

“Professor Waxman is incredibly passionate about astronomy, creates engaging lectures/demonstrations and makes astronomy fun.”
ASTRON3
“His astronomy class was the most interesting class i have ever taken. Waxman makes it easy to understand. and he's hilarious.”
ASTRON3
“There was never a better instructor than Jerry Waxman.”
ASTRO0195

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.

; friendliness comes from teaching and .

Extra credit heavyStandard astronomy assessments

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; grading support via is the main student-friendly signal.

Extra credit opportunities
“He provides the class with a lot of opportunities.”
ASTRON3

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“There was never a better instructor than Jerry Waxman.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews with no online sample. Credibility rating: Medium.

🌟 Teaching Excellence

96/100

“There was never a better instructor than Jerry Waxman.”

🎁 Boost

86/100

“He provides the class with a lot of opportunities.”

👍

96/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • creates engaging lectures/demonstrations and makes astronomy fun
  • Waxman makes it easy to understand. and he's hilarious.
  • His passion for science, and life in general, was unsurpassed.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades & Support

  • I had failed astronomy the year prior to taking his class and received an A in Waxman's class.
  • He provides the class with a lot of opportunities.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He was, and continues to be, my idol.
  • Waxman was an awesome teacher.

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Three perfect-score in-person reviews spanning 2011-2024 are consistent but the sample is small and two are older with thin grade data.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
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Course coverage

ASTRON32 reviews
ASTRO01951 review

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