AI Rate Professor

Science

Daniel Hale

ASTM01L · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
13.33%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

unless and absorb harsh grading for one credit.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear instructionsTough graderExcessive lab workPoor communicationSelf-taught astronomy lab
  • Nearly and .
  • One-credit ASTM01L feels like far more work, including multi-day night observations.
  • Harsh, inconsistent grading is a constant theme even when students earn A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students still get A, but only , and surviving harsh grading.

Both formats report A possible with huge effort; neither feels easy.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

as algebra-heavy, vague, and far harder than expected for the credit load.

Online observation labs and .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

; the pain is workload and .

person.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Overwhelming majority urge students to run; only a couple neutral-to-positive outliers.

Online has one 5-star outlier; in .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

15/100

Tough grader tags dominate with reports of 1/10 scores despite meeting requirements and inconsistent marks.

Format shift

and in-person ASTM01L reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Weekly labs, tests, discussions, and multi-day 2-5am observations make one credit feel excessive.

Format shift

; in person still heavy.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students say , and communication is passive-aggressive or useless.

Format shift

Both formats criticize teaching; online especially for email and video support.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of weekly labs, quizzes/tests, discussions, and observation projects with little clarity.

Format shift

Online leans lab and quiz; in .

Luni fit check

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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

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person lab reviews are almost uniformly negative on organization, grading, and lectures that .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Please don't take this class it's not worth it all he so .”
ASTM01L
“ . Hale is incompetent and lazy.”
ASTM01L
“Gives astronomically low scores like 1/10 pretty consistently, despite having met every requirement.”
ASTM01L

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

videos, and brutal observation projects; a few find quizzes fair.

Main concern

Impossible multi-day night observations and one-word help responses.

What students said

“ . I got an A but at what cost. My mental health plummeted.”
ASTM01L
“ , and when reaching out for help you will be met with .”
ASTM01L
“The class was clear and easy to follow. and .”
ASTM01L

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests and quizzes are frequent and ; no student-friendly open-book policy is described.

Test heavyPop quizzesLow point high question testsLabs graded harshly

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person reviews stress tough tests and .

Test heavyPop quizzesHarsh lab scores
“tests sometimes are only worth a whole 10 points while having 20-30 questions and 7 of them being faqs.”
ASTM01L
“Gives astronomically low scores like 1/10 pretty consistently, despite having met every requirement.”
ASTM01L

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes (sometimes ; proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Quizzes with two attempts (one review)Weekly labsObservation project
“I liked that reduce stress and improve my scores.”
ASTM01L
“Weekly lab assignments are basically self-taught, leaving students overwhelmed in decoding the vague assignments.”
ASTM01L

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . I got an A but at what cost. My mental health plummeted.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (9 online, 6 in person), highlighting instruction, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚨 Teaching Disaster

18/100

“ . Hale is incompetent and lazy.”

📝

15/100

“Literally the worst class I've ever taken, barely any instructions and .”

⚖️

15/100

“Gives astronomically low scores like 1/10 pretty consistently, despite having met every requirement.”

👎 Recommendation

12/100

“ 1 credit but I'm saving you. AVOID”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lecture make no sense
  • you will be met with
  • All of his work is copied and pasted from other schools he teaches at with no variation and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • For a one credit class, the volume of work is ridiculously excessive
  • I got an A but at what cost
  • class was not easy at all

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs

  • 15 day observation lab was impossible
  • idea how do to anything without the short videos

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

15 detailed recent reviews are highly consistent in negativity, with only two mild positives, supporting a .

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 511

Course coverage

ASTM01L15 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Not sure yet 6