AI Rate Professor

Astronomy

Bruce Cordell

ASTR110 · ASTRO110 · AST110 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid Bruce Cordell if you can; open notes do not offset boring lectures and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMonotone LecturesBoring 3-Hour ClassOpen-Note But ToughTest MismatchSleep-Inducing
  • Students call lectures monotone, long, and boring with people falling asleep or watching Netflix.
  • Exams are open-note but often do not match the lecture or study guide material.
  • Quality scores cluster low and no review enthusiastically recommends him.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Open notes help a little, but and high difficulty ratings make an A a real struggle.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students rate difficulty high and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, though students say coming to class feels like a waste.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Reviewers say pick another professor and describe class as boring with unhelpful tests.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Open-note policy exists, but and misaligned with study materials.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

and random quizzes; heavy textbook .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Monotone delivery, long boring lectures, and little engagement dominate every review.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

random quizzes and heavy textbook reliance.

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 Hardcore Learner

In-person astronomy is described as long, monotone, and low-engagement with .

Main concern

Tests and study guides often do not match, so class time feels wasted.

What students said

“professor cordell does have a monotone voice, and his lectures can feel long and boring”
ASTRO110
“The lecture and study guide are no help because the .”
ASTR110
“class is boring, multiple people fall asleep during his lectures.”
AST110

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 are open-note but students say they still feel tough because content does not match lectures or guides.

Open NoteThree Exams Plus FinalRandom QuizzesStudy Guide Mismatch

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and random quizzes; study guides .

Open NoteThree Exams Plus FinalRandom QuizzesStudy Guide Mismatch
“ . all open-note. lots of textbook use. , so .”
ASTRO110
“There are 3 tests they are all open notes including the . .”
ASTR110
“the , but the so it doesnt really help.”
AST110

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The lecture and study guide are no help because the . So coming to class fells like a waste of your time.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting boredom and test mismatch. Credibility rating: Medium.

😴 Lecture Energy

28/100

“Very boring class people fall asleep duing the class all the time.”

📝

30/100

“the , but the so it doesnt really help.”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

“i probably would select a different professor if i could do the semester over again.”

Theme 1

😴 About Lectures

  • monotone voice, and his lectures can feel long and boring
  • Class is boring that people watch Netflix while in class
  • He taks at the class, not to the class and is very monotoned.

Theme 2

📝 About Tests

  • all open-note...
  • study guide are no help because the

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Four consistent negative-to-mixed 2014 reviews agree on boredom and test mismatch, but the sample is small.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ASTR1102 reviews
AST1101 review
ASTRO1101 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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