AI Rate Professor

Astronomy

James Davis

ASTR111 · ASTROMD38 · AST101 · ASTR110 · ASTRO1102 · AST121 · LAB112 · ASTRO112 · ASTR2227 · ASTR112 · AST110 · ASTSECT · ASTR3407 · AST112 · ASTRO3415 · ASTRO110 · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

and effort with fair grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious lecturerNote-card testsLab help kingStrict on tardinessShow up and earn A
  • Students call him one of the and brilliant.
  • , and an easy A if you show up.
  • and , but he is willing to help and give answers.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

, and show-up-and-try effort usually yield an A, though .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable for non-science students, but labs and volume of material can still challenge some.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Lecture sometimes skips attendance tracking, but and .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Nearly every , and real learning.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

80/100

Students report easy paths to A with notecards, help on labs, and reasonable exams.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

74/100

Many report little or and tests, with study guides provided.

Format shift

All workload comments are from in-person sections.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Consistently praised as hilarious, brilliant, and willing to help until students get it.

Format shift

All teaching comments are from in-person sections.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and rare presentation finals.

Format shift

All assessment comments are from in-person sections.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and and clear; students praise humor, help, and grades if they show up on time.

Main concern

and one .

What students said

“Just show up to class, do the labs, and you'll get an A.”
ASTRO112
“ and lets you use a note card on the test.”
AST110
“he is very strict on tardiness. .”
ASTR112

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and study guides, keeping pressure moderate.

Notecard allowedTake-home testsStudy guidesPresentation final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; and study guides are mentioned.

Notecard allowedTake-home testsStudy guides
“lets you use a note card on the test. Easy and chill:)”
AST110
“Some tests he lets you use note cards for, .”
ASTRO110
“the , so be prepared”
ASTR111

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Davis is the man! Seems like a fellow student rather than your professor. Just show up to class, do the labs, and you'll get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching, humor, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“By far the best, and I mean THE .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“10 out of 5- take him! Will miss his antics .”

😄 Humor and Energy

90/100

“He is .”

📈 Easy A Path

82/100

“pretty easy to get a good grade if you actually try and show up.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He tries to make the learning fun and the lectures educational.
  • super smart, and funny and helpful.
  • Makes lectures entertaining and comprehensible.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • sooooo laid back!! ... just have to get the workbook and go to class and you'll get an A
  • The because you get a note card.
  • Yes his class is a lil difficult but nothing that anyone cant handle.

Theme 3

⏰ and Labs

  • Be on time for his class.
  • You have to
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

56

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Large sample of 50 detailed in-person reviews, but most date from 2006-2012, so recency is limited.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 545
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ASTR11210 reviews
ASTR1108 reviews
ASTRO1108 reviews
ASTRO1127 reviews
AST1124 reviews
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ASTSECT1 review
LAB1121 review

Reported outcomes

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