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Astronomy

Jae Alyson Calanog

ASTRO112 · ASTR110 · ASTRO110 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if and never miss tutorials; do not expect much help from him.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnhelpfulCurve gradingMiss lectures and failOpen-note examsSarcastic
  • Astronomy content can be hard and calculus-heavy despite no math prereq.
  • Curve and open notes sometimes save grades, but .
  • Students say he is not helpful and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

48/100

One course has open-note exams that are easy to pass, but others warn not to expect an easy A and rely on a .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students call it among the hardest classes and report calculus thrown in despite no math prereq.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and missing lecture tutorials is disastrous.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Some found the content interesting, but most stress unhelpful teaching, harsh makeups, and poor communication.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

A , but missed work is hard to make up and he is described as unforgiving.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Workload , and tests that can average poorly.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Lectures can be straightforward, but students criticize weak academic communication, sarcasm, and image focus.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and exams rather than one single assessment type.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person astronomy with mandatory attendance, , and limited instructor help.

Main concern

Missing tutorials or emergency absences can tank your grade with .

What students said

“If you miss any lecture tutorials you're screwed.”
ASTRO110
“He's unforgiving, so if an emergency arises don't expect to be able to make up work.”
ASTR110
“If you need help in class you are better off asking your classmates than him”
ASTRO112

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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Some exams are open notes and group-work friendly, while others produce low averages that need a curve.

Open notesCurve on testsIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses report open-note exams in ASTRO112 and hard curved tests in ASTRO110.

Open notesCurve on testsIn-person exams
“His class is pretty easy to pass, it is mainly group work and the .”
ASTRO112
“he thought that a class average of 60% on the ”
ASTRO110

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Hardest class I've taken. If you miss any lecture tutorials you're screwed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting difficulty, help, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“He's hardly communicative about academics and relies fully on computer programs to do the work for him.”

📚 Course Difficulty

32/100

“Don't go into the class expecting an easy A. I'm a science major and I struggled with it, even.”

📝

55/100

“His class is pretty easy to pass, it is mainly group work and the .”

🤝 Helpfulness

30/100

“If you need help in class you are better off asking your classmates than him because he will "give you the look" and be super sarcastic.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Jae cares more about his image/looking like a cool teacher than anything.
  • He's hardly communicative about academics
  • he will "give you the look" and be super sarcastic

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Hardest class I've taken.
  • Don't go into the class expecting an easy A.
  • My only saving grace was that he grades on a curve

Theme 3

📝

  • If you miss any lecture tutorials you're screwed.
  • He announces hw before everyone even gets to class, then never again.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Four detailed in-person reviews from 2015-2016 give a consistent mixed picture but are few and dated.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

ASTR1102 reviews
ASTRO1101 review
ASTRO1121 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

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B range

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B 1

C range

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C 1

D range

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No letter grade reported

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