Andrew Fittingoff

ASTRO10 · PHYS4B · ASTR1 · PHYSCIS10 · PHYS10 · PHYS4A · ASTR10 · ASTRO01 · ASTRO1 · ASTRONOMY001 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 85/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 73.68%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you care about learning physics or astronomy and will use office hours; not the path for a no-effort A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate Physics TeacherAmazing LecturesAccessible Office HoursFair Retries and DropsConcept-Focused Exams

Strong praise for passion, demos, office hours, and and Astronomy.
Physics 4A/4B students often call him one of the if you want to actually learn.
A minority find lectures dry or and time-heavy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

and retries, but physics and astronomy still demand real study for an A.

; online astronomy written parts make As harder.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

College physics and astronomy concepts are demanding even when lectures are strong.

In-person demos help; online astronomy often feels upper-division hard.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

78/100

, and real learning despite difficulty.

In-person recommendations are strongest; online astronomy reviews are more mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

, and group quizzes appear frequently.

Format shift

In-person physics is especially forgiving; online astronomy can feel tougher on written items.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Lots of homework and study time is expected, but not usually described as busywork overload.

Format shift

but structured; online astronomy study hours also add up.

Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Students emphasize passion, demos, office hours, and lectures that make complex topics interesting.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is strongest; a few students call the whiteboard style dry.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, plus occasional group projects.

Format shift

Online astronomy weights exams and a group project more heavily.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students largely rave about enthusiasm, demos, fair exams from lecture material, and .

Main concern

Some find lectures dry whiteboard copying and say you must self-connect concepts for quizzes.

What students said

“Professor Fittingoff is outstanding! He is a passionate physicist who almost made me switch my major to physics”
PHYS-4B

“you always have and edit lab work to get full credit.”
PHYS-4B

“he is literally the best option among all PHYS4A professors in the Peralta system.”
PHYS10

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online astronomy and summer physics can be concept-heavy with and group projects; not an automatic easy online A.

Main concern

and study load can sink grades if you treat it as a light online class.

What students said

“The hardest part is the written questions that are 50% of exams.”
ASTRO01

“He's a , and .”
ASTR1

“he doesn't make you do any math. However, there that ”
PHYS10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, with some student-friendly drops and retries but real conceptual rigor.

Lecture-Based ExamsGroup QuizzesLowest Test DropWritten Exam Parts OnlineHomework Retries

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are often based on lecture material, with group quizzes and fair difficulty.

Exams from Lecture MaterialGroup QuizzesFive Tests Lowest DroppedFair Exams

“He has a dropped).”
PHYS-4B

“the exams are based off in class material only, not textbook so and you're set.”
PHYS-4A

Online

Online astronomy uses multi-exam structures with substantial written questions and a group project.

Written Exam QuestionsMultiple Exams One DroppedGroup ProjectDiscussion-Based PHYS10

“3 exams 1 dropped for 50%, and 1 group project for 15%.”
ASTRO01

“Cant guess on quizzes or everyone lose points.”
ASTRO1

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Fittingoff is outstanding! He is a passionate physicist who almost made me switch my major to physics because of his enthusiasm for the subject.”
Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews across in-person physics and online astronomy, balancing passion and rigor. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“He is an outstanding teacher. He brings in demonstrations before the class that are linked to the topic we are discussing”

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70/100

“you always have and edit lab work to get full credit.”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“he is literally the best option among all PHYS4A professors in the Peralta system.”

🧠 Course Challenge

36/100

“Prob the HARDEST class I. ever. took.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

passionate about the topic
Made the topic legit interesting
Will answer any question no matter how dumb

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Hard class, but
Class average for the first exam was 60/100

Theme 3

⚠️ Mixed Critiques

boring lecture, all he did was write the lecture from his note to whiteboard
Teaches in a dry and robotic way

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen reviews across physics and astronomy, both formats, with detailed consistent praise and a .

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510

4 out of 54

3 out of 53

2 out of 51

1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2

C range

C 2

D range

D 1

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📘 x x x

👍 Recommendation

🧠 Course Challenge

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⚠️ Mixed Critiques

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Quality ratings

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No letter grade reported

if you care about learning physics or astronomy and will use office hours; not the path for a no-effort A.

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