AI Rate Professor

Physics & Planetary Sciences

Carolyn R. Mallory

ASTRO0183 · ASTR2 · ASTRO001 · ASTRO102 · ASTRON001 · AST101LAB · ASTRONOMYLAB · ASTRON1 · ASTRO002 · ASTR1 · ASTRO2 · ASTO1 · ASTRO1 · AST1 · ASTR6521 · AST01 · AST101 · ASTRO3243 · ASTRO01 · ASTO12 · 91 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
27.27%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you can self-teach from the , and grind .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized lecturesExtra credit dependentLoses student papersTests harder than homeworkMandatory attendance
  • Students and and chaotic.
  • Passing often depends on homework, saved graded work, and heavy .
  • Would-take-again rate is low; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some pass with and homework, but and misaligned with study guides.

; one online review still describes a difficult teaching experience.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Astronomy content plus unclear lectures make the class feel harder than a typical easy science elective.

In-person reviews dominate; online adds technology friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and missed work often cannot be made up.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

27/100

and frequent do-not-take warnings outweigh a minority of positive caring reviews.

Online and ; in-person is more mixed but still net negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

, and hard tests offset open-note moments and .

Format shift

; online notes missing Canvas grades.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and required to offset tough exams.

Format shift

Heavy paper and .

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

A , factual mix-ups, and disorganization.

Format shift

Online review is strongly negative; in-person reviews are polarized but lean critical.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and quizzes with midterms, finals, and large extra-credit opportunities.

Format shift

In-person assessment details dominate.

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

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some find her sweet and extra-credit , and unclear lectures.

Main concern

Disorganization, harsh or , and .

What students said

“The only way to pass her class is to thoroughly read the book and keep photo copies of EVERYTHING you turn in.”
ASTRON1
“ her tests are.”
AST01
“Will do anything to make sure you pass her class. Makes learning astronomy fun. ... .”
ASTRO001

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single and Zoom use, hard-to-hear lectures, and missing grades during COVID.

Main concern

Technology and grade-posting problems online.

What students said

“she does not . All of the zoom classes are hard to hear and she does .”
AST01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Some exams are open-note with study guides, but many students say guides and .

Open Note FinalStudy GuidesWeekly QuizzesExtra Credit Critical

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and occasional open-note finals; study guides may not match exams.

Open Note FinalStudy GuidesWeekly QuizzesTests Harder Than Homework
“there's only a and you get a study guide.”
ASTRO002
“ study guides.”
AST01
“Tests every week on the chapters read, 3 exams including the .”
ASTRO001

Online

Reviews do not clearly prove online exam proctoring or format details beyond overall course chaos.

“Her lectures go off tangents and are .”
AST01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Mallory is probably the . She never seems to know what's going on and sometimes mixed up facts in her lectures.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in-person), highlighting disorganization and extra-credit dependence. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

34/100

“ and gets her facts mixed up. Most of the time it seems like shes lost and doesn't know what shes doing.”

⚠️ Organization Risk

25/100

“ . Doesn't remember what she is doing half the time.”

❤️ Caring But

55/100

“SWEETEST TEACHER EVER! Will do anything to make sure you pass her class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She loves to ramble, and sometimes doesn't even makes .
  • She really trips you out at times with her funny yet weird comments.
  • . She is very old, and doesn't really understand how to teach.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • DO ALL !
  • The
  • You can pass the class with no .

Theme 3

📁 About Papers And Attendance

  • KEEP all of your Graded work because she forgets to .
  • !!!
  • she will NOT allow any make ups even if you tell her in advance.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

91

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with long time span and repeated , and tests.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539
4 out of 516
3 out of 510
2 out of 513
1 out of 513

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values