AI Rate Professor

Astronomy

Philip Deutschle

AST1 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

If you need AST1, take Deutschle—students call him the and an easy, enjoyable pass if you attend.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing LecturesEasy If You AttendExtra CreditHilariousClear Explanations
  • Every review is a 5/5 with 100% would-take-again for Astronomy lecture and lab.
  • and notes, and an A is realistic with available .
  • , and and concepts without relying on a textbook.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students say the class is easy to pass with , and plentiful .

All evidence is from in-person AST1 reviews; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

; difficulty stays low if you follow lectures and do the work.

; all describe approachable astronomy content.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and strongly tied to homework done in class and success.

In-person evidence only; and say skipping hurts.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

and many call him the best AST1 option.

Recommendation is .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

if you study notes, late-work flexibility, and lots of .

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Light

78/100

In-class vocab and homework, occasional reading, and .

Format shift

In-person only; students call the load easy if they attend.

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

and keep students engaged for long class blocks.

Format shift

Perfect 5/5 across all in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of in-class homework, quizzes, and and .

Format shift

In-person AST1 only; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

All nine in-person , and an easy path if you attend and .

Main concern

Long three-hour lectures and if you fall behind on material.

What students said

“He is the best professor ever! His class is pretty easy just attend class since many of as the vocab.”
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“ !!”
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“His class is easy if you go to class and do the homework. Plus there's tons of opportunities.”
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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.

Quizzes and tests are fair if and study notes, with as a buffer.

Quizzes From Notes And HomeworkExtra Credit AvailableClear CriteriaChallenging Only If Behind

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person quizzes are manageable with notes and homework; but helps.

Note-Based QuizzesExtra CreditHomework Doubles As Answer SheetSome Challenging Tests
“ if and study your notes! An A is obtainable only if you put in the work!”
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“ because there was a lot of material to cover, but .”
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“Plus there's tons of opportunities.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is the ! His class is pretty easy just attend class since many of his homework assignments are done in class such as the vocab. so well. !!”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews with zero online reviews, highlighting unanimous praise for lectures and ease. Credibility rating: Medium.

🌟 Teaching Excellence

97/100

“10/10!! Such an amazing class!”

🎯 Easy Path To Pass

84/100

“Really easy to pass. Very chill professor.”

👍 Perfect Recommendation

98/100

“ and .”

😄 Engaging Style

97/100

“He makes lectures fun to listen to and it makes going to class enjoyable.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • He will even act things out for his students to fully understand
  • to do so
  • funny and kind

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His class is pretty easy just attend class
  • Really easy to pass
  • An A is obtainable only if you put in the work
  • tons of opportunities

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Only nine reviews, but they are unanimous across years on quality, ease, and recommendation, so confidence is medium-high for direction if not sample size.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

AST19 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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