AI Rate Professor

Science

Carolyn Mallory

AST01 · ASTOLAB · AST101 · AST1A · PHYS10A · ASTM01L · PHYSM01 · PHYSICS · ASTM01 · ASTROLAB · ASTRONOMYM01 · ASTMO1 · PHSCIM01 · ASTRO101 · ASTROVIDEO · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid if ; only risk it if you can master the textbook alone.

Best fit · Self Taught ProIncompetent CommunicatorHard Unfair TestsMust Self-Teach from BookUnclear ExpectationsSweet but Ineffective
  • Students widely call her a poor teacher despite some .
  • Tests and ; homework formats and .
  • Many advise taking astronomy or physics from someone else.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even hard workers report impossible tests and , so an A .

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Astronomy and physics content , and demanding labs.

All evidence is from In person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

as optional or mandatory across reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Most students explicitly warn others not to take her for astronomy or related science classes.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

25/100

Students report , and lab reports judged against unclear or impossible standards.

Format shift

No Online reviews to compare.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and demanding labs create a heavy load for many.

Format shift

Workload complaints are common in In person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Repeated claims of , and failure to prepare students for tests.

Format shift

Teaching quality is strongly negative across In person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Hard midterms, finals, quizzes, and practice.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Overwhelmingly negative science teaching experience: , and frequent claims of incorrect or unprepared material.

Main concern

You must learn from the book yourself while and .

What students said

“Funny lady, incompetent teacher. .”
AST101
“You will come away from each class frustrated and hating astronomy.”
ASTROLAB
“ IT AT ALL.”
AST01

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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Exams and quizzes are widely described as extremely hard and poorly aligned with what was taught.

Very hard testsQuizzes on uncovered materialStrict lab report standards

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students say midterms and and self-test prep.

Hard midterms and finalsQuizzes on uncovered materialHarsh lab grading
“I studied my brains out in her astronomy telecourse... the !”
ASTRO101
“ . Must read the book.”
AST101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ IT AT ALL.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 In person reviews, dominated by warnings about teaching quality and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫

20/100

“ IT AT ALL.”

📚

28/100

“ . Must read the book.”

🧪 Unfair Assessment

25/100

“ . If she likes you then you will do fine.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny lady, incompetent teacher.
  • Not an effective communicator.
  • she is a very sweet lady and you can tell just how much she loves astronomy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She gives the !
  • .
  • She grades very harshly.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Clarity

  • the as to what she is looking for
  • The information she gives to the class is incorrect and outdated.
  • Doesn't know anything about Astronomy!

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

21 reviews over many years are consistently negative on teaching quality and .

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 56
1 out of 57

Course coverage

ASTM014 reviews
AST013 reviews
PHYSICS2 reviews
AST1011 review
AST1A1 review
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ASTM01L1 review
ASTMO11 review
ASTOLAB1 review
ASTRO1011 review
ASTROLAB1 review
ASTRONOMYM011 review
ASTROVIDEO1 review
PHSCIM011 review
PHYS10A1 review
PHYSM011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values