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Astronomy

Valery Ngassam

PHYS430 · PHYS360 · PHYS350 · PHYS310 · PHYS420 · ASTR320 · PHYS410 · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
35%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already learn physics well on your own and can tolerate late grades and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedSlow gradingSelf-taught courseTough graderNice guy, weak teaching
  • Many students say lectures are rushed, slide-based, or incomplete so
  • Grades often appear very late, leaving students unsure of standing all semester
  • He is repeatedly described as a teacher

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Some motivated students earn As, but , and huge self-study just to survive.

Almost all grade-effort evidence is in-person; the few online .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Physics content is hard and lectures often fail to clarify it, so students relearn from textbooks and videos.

In-person reviews drive this; online comments also call the pace fast and self-taught.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most reviews mark attendance yes or warn that skipping lectures hurts, even when lectures themselves are weak.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and many reviews say take anyone else despite calling him a .

Both formats lean negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

26/100

, and tiny mistakes wiping whole problems.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and and pop quizzes.

Format shift

Heavy load appears in both formats.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Deep knowledge is acknowledged, but lectures, organization, communication, and .

Format shift

Online and in-person both call lectures weak; and Canvas chaos.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams, quizzes, and late-returned work dominate outcomes .

Format shift

, and pop quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person physics sections dominate the record: and , and frequent advice to pick someone else.

Main concern

Disorganization plus harsh or .

What students said

“ . Doesn't grade on time, says he's “too tired to grade,” and expects you to derive equations he hasn't taught.”
PHYS360
“The most irresponsible professor I've ever had, never grades on time and expects you to know topics he hasn't yet taught.”
PHYS410
“Our whole class self taught ourselves.”
PHYS310

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Small online sample still , and .

Main concern

Slow or and .

What students said

“Lectures are not great. He moves through material very quickly and expects you to understand all the material before coming to class.”
PHYS420
“He is a . It's a week after school ended and I still don't know if I passed the class.”
PHYS310
“ the class content, lectures aren't clear”
PHYS360

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are high stakes and graded strictly, with students often learning material outside lecture.

Test heavyPop quizzesHarsh partial creditStudy from homeworkSelf-study heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe tough timed-feeling assessments, pop quizzes, and strict scoring with delayed grade entry and little partial credit.

Pop quizzesTough graderLittle partial creditGrades entered late
“gives no partial credit—wrong units or sci.notation = zero.”
PHYS360
“I lost 8 points (out of 100) just for forgetting to square a number.”
PHYS360
“he hadn't entered a single grade except for a few quizzes.”
PHYS420

Online

Online evidence is sparse but and heavy outside study; proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Homework-based examsHeavy outside studySlow grade return
“2 exams and 1 final- based off HW. Tons of HW.”
PHYS420
“He is a . It's a week after school ended and I still don't know if I passed the class.”
PHYS310

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Nice guy, bad teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews (3 online, 37 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Organization Crisis

22/100

“ .”

📚

30/100

“Our whole class self taught ourselves.”

👎 Recommendation

32/100

“If you have the !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He well
  • Lecture is nothing more than a vague exposure rather than a
  • all

Theme 2

📉

  • Doesn't grade on time
  • You won't know your grade till the end
  • gives no partial credit

Theme 3

❤️ About Character vs Teaching

  • He is genuinely a good person. just don't.
  • Super cool guy. .
  • A fascinating and amazing person, but not quite so much an amazing teacher.

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty reviews over many years, mostly detailed and consistently negative on organization and teaching despite some As.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 56
2 out of 510
1 out of 514

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 3 · A 12 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1