AI Rate Professor

Astronomy

Rashid Kahn

ASTRO25 · ASTRONOMY20LAB · ASTRO35 · ASTRONOMY26 · ASTRO26 · ASTRN2 · AST35 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you can learn from the textbook and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to understandEasy workloadSelf-study requiredDisorganized lecturesCaring but confusing
  • Students repeatedly say his accent and explanations make lectures .
  • The workload is often light, with few or no assignments, quizzes, and textbook-based studying.
  • Grades can be attainable for self-directed students, but the teaching experience is inconsistent and often frustrating.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A can be easy for students who study the book and keep up, because several reviews , and .

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

The course structure and workload are often easy, but unclear lectures and it should.

Only in-person reviews describe course easiness.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

and tracking schedules, but some students say lectures feel pointless because the textbook carries the class.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

He may work for serious self-studiers, but most comments warn that the , and hard to understand.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Reviews mention an easy A, , and easy cheating conditions, though one student still earned a low grade.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

82/100

, and textbook-based studying, making the workload light even when learning is frustrating.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students repeatedly describe him as , and confusing despite acknowledging knowledge and effort.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Assessment appears dominated by quizzes and tests, with comments repeatedly noting little or .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but hard-to-follow professor whose classes can be easy if students rely on the book and manage themselves.

Main concern

The main problem is understanding lectures and .

What students said

“this class is extremely easy. . all you really have to do is read the book.”
ASTRO26
“He forgets quite a bit and doesn't know what material to cover sometimes.”
ASTRO35
“VERY hard to understand and he makes things sound SO .”
ASTRONOMY20LAB

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

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Exam evidence points to standard quizzes and tests with some student-friendly study support, but .

QuizzesMultiple Choice And Written QuizzesStudy GuidesQuiz Questions Reviewed Beforehand

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and written formats, study guides, and quiz question review, but do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring rules.

QuizzesMultiple Choice And Written QuizzesStudy GuidesQuiz Questions Reviewed Beforehand
“ . Just 6/7 quizzes.”
ASTRN2
“7 Quizes given throughout the semester mult. choice and written, study guides given for .”
ASTRONOMY26
“he goes over the question for the so you get to study.”
ASTRO35

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“this class is extremely easy. . all you really have to do is read the book. his lecture pretty much is a recitation of the book but you can barely understand him.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“VERY hard to understand and he makes things sound SO .”

📈 Easy A Potential

82/100

“If you study and do the work, the class is an easy A.”

📚 Workload Pattern

82/100

“ . Just 6/7 quizzes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has a very thick accent that at first is hard to get used to, but eventually it gets ok.
  • He forgets quite a bit and doesn't know what material to cover sometimes.
  • Lectures were inconsistent and uninteresting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • this class is extremely easy. .
  • His class is easy.
  • If you study and do the work, the class is an easy A.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Main Concerns

  • You constantly have to ask him to "repeat that".
  • DONT ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS, HE HATES THAT.
  • if possible..

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Ten in-person reviews across many years are detailed and , and self-study needs.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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