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Astronomy

Elisha Polomski

ASTR100 · ASTRO100 · AST100 · PHYS100 · PHYS211 · PHYS270 · ASTR101 · 67 lifetime ratings

AI rating
0/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
13.24%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you are , and comfortable with .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHarsh GradingHeavy WorkloadSelf TeachingPoor FeedbackStrict Proctoring
  • Both online and in-person , and little useful feedback.
  • Online reviews especially emphasize , and proctored exams.
  • A few students succeeded with and , but the overall recommendation signal is extremely negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

exists, but students repeatedly , and little feedback make high grades costly and unreliable.

Both formats are difficult, while online reviews more often mention self-teaching and proctored exams.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Intro courses are described as harder than expected because students must self-teach technical material with limited guidance.

Online students stress Pearson and , while and exacting grading.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

The comments focus more on deadlines, platforms, and , so attendance flexibility is not clearly established.

Neither online nor .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

The because students report poor support, harsh grading, and demoralizing experiences.

Both online and a few positive exceptions.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

5/100

Students repeatedly and deductions without useful feedback.

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Reviews describe lots of homework, multiple platforms, weekly assignments, worksheets, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize Pearson and weekly work, while and labs.

Teaching experience

Awful

5/100

Most students describe poor explanations, little empathy, slow or , and needing to teach themselves.

Format shift

Online reviews focus on lack of direct teaching, while and poor support.

Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

Assessment appears to , and , with exams still carrying major stress.

Format shift

Online comments mention Pearson homework and proctored exams, while , and Gradescope.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are also highly negative, with students citing harsh , and .

Main concern

Students say lectures and standards.

What students said

“ and everything is graded EXTREMELY harshly.”
ASTR100
“The and I was stressed so much.”
PHYS100
“ can stare at slides that seem to have been last updated during the Cold War.”
PHYS270

Remote format

Online

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are highly negative, with repeated complaints about Pearson-based , and proctored exams.

Main concern

Students feel unsupported and penalized despite heavy effort.

What students said

“You essentially have to teach yourself all of the material and .”
PHYS100
“Heavily Proctored Exams which no one likes and .”
PHYS100
“Big con - she uses Proctorio software, red flag and definitely L move.”
ASTR100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence points to strict proctoring and stressful tests, with .

Heavily Proctored ExamsProctorioProctored MidtermProctored FinalTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

10/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and stressful exams, but do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book rules.

Proctored TestsTest HeavyTricky Exams
“The and I was stressed so much.”
PHYS100
“ until mid semester.”
AST100
“ , but she sets up overly tricky questions in exams.”
ASTR101

Online

Online reviews , and proctored midterm and .

Heavily Proctored ExamsProctorioProctored MidtermProctored Final
“Heavily Proctored Exams which no one likes and .”
PHYS100
“Big con - she uses Proctorio software, red flag and definitely L move.”
ASTR100
“Proctored Mid-term and Final.”
ASTR100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You essentially have to teach yourself all of the material and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

5/100

“You essentially have to teach yourself all of the material and .”

⚖️

5/100

“the so inconsistent and harsh that even when you put in the work it doesn't matter.”

📚 Workload Pressure

10/100

“the workload is insane for what you actually learn.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , relies on Pearson and the textbook.
  • The lectures are rough and don't help learn the material.
  • She just grades it and corrects it.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Grades harshly and I would always end up with 1 or .5 point deducted from every assignment with .
  • If you don't have the exact steps or use the .
  • Everything is graded EXTREMELY harshly.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • Heavily Proctored Exams which no one likes and .
  • Proctored Mid-term and Final.
  • The and I was stressed so much.

Theme 4

⚠️ About Recommendation

  • . .
  • if court ordered.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

67

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews split evenly across online and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 54
2 out of 58
1 out of 549

Course coverage

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PHYS2704 reviews
ASTR1013 reviews
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 3

C range

6

C+ 2 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

3

D+ 2 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

23

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 9 · Rather not say 6