AI Rate Professor

Physical Sciences

Chandra Vanajakshi

PHYS4B · ASRO10 · ASTRONOMY10 · MATH013 · MATH10 · ASTR100 · MATH063 · ASTRONOMY · ASTRO000 · STATS202 · ASTR001 · MATH062 · MATH202 · MATH11A · PHYS120OHLONE · ASTRO010 · ASTRO10 · ASTRONONMY · 010L · MATH25 · ASTRONPMY10 · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless no alternative; and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnorganizedTough GraderLecture HeavyPolarizing AccentSelf-Study Required
  • Recent students often call lectures unclear, rushed, or unprepared especially online
  • and and science sections
  • Older astronomy reviews are more positive, so outcomes vary widely by era and course

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some older astronomy students report easy A paths, but many and low grades.

; older in-person astronomy reviews are more lenient.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content ranges from introductory astronomy to harder math and physics, with pace and clarity as the real barriers.

Online math and physics feel harder due to weak lectures; some in-person astronomy felt easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and warn that skipping class hurts grades.

In-person and ; one online math review said no.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Only about 14 percent would take her again, and .

Online ; in-person has more older positive outliers.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

and disputes over unfair or unexplained grades appear often.

Format shift

and in-person recent reviews.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of , and test-heavy structure are frequent.

Format shift

and many in-person math sections.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Knowledgeable and sometimes passionate, but clarity, organization, and online delivery are frequent failures.

Format shift

Online teaching reviews are especially weak; older in-person astronomy is stronger.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests, quizzes, midterms, and .

Format shift

Test-heavy tags appear online and in person; some older classes also used worksheets.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews split between passionate knowledgeable teaching and chronic disorganization, fast lectures, and .

Main concern

Disorganization, confusing explanations, and .

What students said

“ and jumps back and forth between topics and moves too fast.”
MATH013
“The life. She's confused & unorganized.”
MATH10
“Amazing teacher. I learned so much! She is very passionate about teaching.”
PHYS120OHLONE

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are widely panned as , and weak on Zoom teaching basics.

Main concern

, and tough grading.

What students said

“Her Zoom meetings are useless, she doesn't even try to teach.”
ASRO10
“Absolute nightmare. and clearly not ready to teach everyday.”
PHYS4B
“Nice lady, but has quite to improve as a professor, still learning online basics and .”
MATH062

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are usually standard quizzes and tests; some older sections allowed note cards or .

Multiple Choice TestsNote Card AllowedOnline HomeworkQuizzes Match HomeworkTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report multiple-choice tests, quizzes, occasional note cards, and .

Multiple ChoiceNote Card AllowedTwo MidtermsLong Hard Tests
“All tests and .”
ASTRO10
“allow you a 3x5 note card for tests.”
ASRO10
“The and hard.”
ASTRONOMY

Online

Online reviews mention midterms and test-heavy structure but do not clearly document webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Test HeavyOnline Midterm
“Im writing this review after our first (and because it was such an awful experience.”
PHYS4B
“ ”
MATH062

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I don't mean to disrespect, but she is not a great professor... !”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews, highlighting organization, grading, and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Low Recommendation

18/100

“Whatever you do, .”

🧭 Disorganization Pattern

28/100

“ and jumps back and forth between topics and moves too fast.”

📚

40/100

“Be prepared to do everything on your own.”

⭐ Older Positive Outliers

70/100

“Amazing teacher. I learned so much! She is very passionate about teaching and what she teaches.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are pretty much worthless unless you have specific questions.
  • She is extremely intelligent and knows her stuff.
  • strays away from topic, jumps around doesn't follow course outline

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • She is one of the hardest graders I have ever had for any class.
  • Easy professor, easy A.
  • If you want online test Then this is the right teacher for you.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • still learning online basics and .
  • Her Zoom meetings are useless, she doesn't even try to teach.
  • Absolute nightmare. and clearly not ready to teach everyday.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

46

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

47 reviews across many years and courses provide a large, detailed, and consistent enough sample despite historical polarization.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 59
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 516

Course coverage

ASTRO107 reviews
MATH0636 reviews
MATH0135 reviews
ASTRONOMY104 reviews
ASRO103 reviews
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PHYS120OHLONE1 review
STATS2021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2