AI Rate Professor

Physics & Planetary Sciences

Eric McKenny

ASTRON002 · ASTRO001P0702 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Expect a mixed experience; lecture sections may go fine, but .

Best fit · Effort For RewardMixed ReviewsExtra CreditWeekly HomeworkPolarizing LabCool Personality
  • one loved him and earned an A, another found the lab instruction useless.
  • , and no attendance grade.
  • and concepts were never explained well.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

65/100

One student got an A with , and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Average difficulty is moderate; content is manageable with prep but .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

He does not grade attendance, but .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

One student highly enjoyed him while another found him useless in lab, so outcomes vary.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

70/100

opportunities and an earned A .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

and but not crushing.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Personality and lecture enjoyment are praised, but .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and final.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

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

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

one rates him excellent with an A, the .

Main concern

he is confused.

What students said

“Great teacher.He's a cool guy, new to Pierce so he's still getting the hang of everything but I enjoyed his class.”
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“He never properly explained the ”
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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.

Students mention midterm and final exams that reward advance studying; .

MidtermFinalStudy Ahead

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments mention midterm and .

MidtermFinal
“Study ahead of time for the midterm and final and you'll be fine.”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He never properly explained the labs or the concepts behind them and if you asked him to clarify, he either was terrible at explaining what he needed to or he because !”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 reviews, highlighting the . Credibility rating: Low.

⚖️ Polarized Teaching

50/100

“Great teacher.He's a cool guy, new to Pierce so he's still getting the hang of everything but I enjoyed his class.”

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20/100

“He never properly explained the ”

🎁 Help

70/100

“ and several opportunities.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher.He's a cool guy
  • never properly explained the labs
  • terrible at explaining

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Grades

  • and several opportunities
  • Study ahead of time for the midterm and final

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only two polarized older reviews, so blended scores are less stable.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ASTRO001P07021 review
ASTRON0021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

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B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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