AI Rate Professor

Physics Astronomy

Steve Asztalos

PHYS3B · ASTRO10 · PHYS10 · PHYSICS3A · ASTR10 · 3A · PHYSICS3B · ENGR43 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

unless you are highly independent, comfortable teaching yourself, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear teachingVery hard examsHeavy workloadUnclear gradingPoor communication
  • Most students , and poor communication.
  • as very hard, unfair, or disconnected from taught material.
  • A few students praise his care or expertise, but the dominant student experience is strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

15/100

Even when some students receive high , and nearly impossible A expectations.

Online reviews strongly say an A is nearly impossible, while but with confusion, curves, or heavy self-teaching.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

The course content feels extremely difficult because , and students often must learn material on their own.

Both online and in-person reviews describe hard physics or astronomy work, but online reviews add more complaints about communication and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Attendance and participation seem important because several reviews say class, office hours, and lecture are needed to survive.

In-person reviews provide most attendance evidence, while online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Most students do not recommend him because they feel they , and .

Both formats are mostly negative, though each has a small minority of positive comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

Students repeatedly describe unclear, random, or and major grade anxiety.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize grading errors and unclear grading, while , and limited A grades.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

The workload is heavy, with repeated mentions of lots of , and multiple exams.

Format shift

Both formats mention heavy work, with online astronomy reviews highlighting textbook-site homework and , and exams.

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Most , and fails to help students understand the material.

Format shift

Online reviews are strongly negative about lectures and communication, while in-person reviews add repeated complaints about calculation errors and .

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

, and reading assignments, with exams carrying the strongest emotional weight.

Format shift

Online reviews mention homework and tests, while , and comprehensive finals.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews also trend negative, with repeated complaints , and unclear grading.

Main concern

Students .

What students said

“I got an A but I have no idea how knowing so little.”
PHYS3B
“I learned nothing from that class.”
PHYSICS3B
“I had to get a tutor to understand the material.”
PHYS3B

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly very negative, citing bad , and weak lectures.

Main concern

and little useful instructor support.

What students said

“Please save yourself and .”
PHYSICS3B
“ .”
ASTRO10
“His lectures were worthless.”
PHYS10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe difficult exams and finals, often covering material students felt was not clearly taught, while proctoring and .

Very Hard ExamsComprehensive FinalUnfair Exam ContentLow Exam Averages

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and comprehensive finals, but they do not clearly prove closed-book or proctoring rules.

5 ExamsComprehensive FinalLow Exam Averages
“5 exams (mostly with an avg of 30%), weekly online homework, and ”
PHYSICS3B
“2 Big Exams, MasteringPhys hmwk every week, and .”
PHYSICS3A

Online

Online reviews describe difficult tests and , but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Hard ExamsFinal ExamUntaught Material
“ gives on the slides.”
PHYSICS3B
“The and a lot of the questions have grammatical errors.”
PHYS10

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Please save yourself and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

20/100

“Steve lacks the ability to teach in a way for the students to comprehend.”

⚖️

15/100

“Grades seem to be given out randomly, not by hardwork.”

🧪

18/100

“ as he expected us to know material he did not even teach.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He just reads off of lectures and gives on the slides.
  • Professor does not do good job teaching material and would often mess up on his calculations.
  • Does not teach clearly or thoroughly.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not only is it almost impossible to get an A in the class, you will learn absolutely nothing.
  • He will only give out 2 or 3 A's even if you have .
  • The average on the exams are less than 50%, reflecting the instructor's inability to teach.

Theme 3

📚

  • 5 exams (mostly with an avg of 30%), weekly online homework, and
  • Do not procrastinate on hw
  • 2 Big Exams, MasteringPhys hmwk every week, and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 18 detailed reviews across several years show very , and workload.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 512

Course coverage

PHYS3B5 reviews
PHYSICS3B4 reviews
PHYSICS3A3 reviews
ASTR102 reviews
3A1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2