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Gabriel Prochter

PHYS210 · ASTR101 · PHYS100 · ASTR100 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Take him for Astronomy 100 or 101 if you want an and .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing YouTube lecturesHomework matches examsFair and flexibleEasy science GEClear feedback
  • Astronomy students , and exams that .
  • Workload is manageable for a science GE, with .
  • One old Physics review is sharply negative; Astronomy ratings are near-unanimously excellent.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

and watching lectures reliably yields A or A-plus grades, with and flexible quiz handling.

Online Easy A language is strongest; so.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

Astronomy is presented accessibly for non-majors; real and labs but concepts are well explained.

Online and in-person Astronomy both read as beginner-friendly science.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

Policies mix mandatory and optional flags, but prerecorded lectures reduce seat-time pressure while participation still matters.

; several in-person sections mark mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Would-take-again is effectively universal for Astronomy, with .

Online and ; the Physics outlier is older and isolated.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

84/100

Students call him an practice and rewards effort on thought questions and labs.

Format shift

Online notes extra flexibility on late work and quizzes; .

Workload

Light

72/100

Expect weekly quizzes or , and some reading, but lectures answer most questions and .

Format shift

Online is lecture-video plus weekly tasks; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

replies, and encouraging feedback define the Astronomy experience.

Format shift

Astronomy praise is consistent online and in person; Physics 210 is the exception.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and discussions share weight with midterms and .

Format shift

Online often tags ; labs add assignment weight in ASTR101.

Luni fit check

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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

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students call him engaging and fair, with and ; Physics 210 is the lone major complaint.

Main concern

and one older Physics review saying conceptual teaching was weak.

What students said

“He makes things easy but still enriching and informative.”
ASTR100
“Most of .”
ASTR100
“All he teaches is how to use formulas, he was horrible at teaching conceptual ideas.”
PHYS210

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online ASTR courses use prerecorded YouTube lectures, weekly quizzes or labs, and late-work leniency.

Main concern

Weekly quizzes and if you fall behind on lecture notes.

What students said

“ so long as you put in the effort to support your theories.”
ASTR100
“ , so keep it handy.”
ASTR101
“Easy A.”
ASTR101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard science assessments made friendly because and lectures closely, sometimes with advance essay prompts.

Homework recycled on examsMultiple-choice examsEssay prompts given earlyUnlimited-time homework quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and essay segments are often provided before the exam, making preparation straightforward if work is done.

Tests match homeworkEssay questions provided early
“Most of .”
ASTR100
“He also provides the test comes”
ASTR100

Online

Online exams and and video lectures; and midterms recycle that material.

Homework recycled on midterm and finalUnlimited-time homework quizzesMultiple-choice exams
“All the and final.”
ASTR100
“ .”
ASTR100
“Homeworks are set up as but fairly easy to do”
ASTR100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you need to fulfill your transfer requirements and are anxious about taking a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 , and Astronomy GE friendliness. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“ and even includes answers in the video.”

👍 Recommendation

96/100

“ .”

🅰️ Easy Path to A

86/100

“Easy A.”

📘

78/100

“All the and final.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are prerecorded on YouTube and easy to follow.
  • He wants you to be interested in astronomy and not a seasoned pro.
  • His teaching style really helps you understand the material.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • so long as you put in the effort to support your theories.
  • .
  • The and interesting

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • what needs to be fixed
  • he accepts it without penalty.
  • He was very accommodating as well!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

20 reviews with and near-perfect recommendation consistency support high confidence despite one old Physics outlier.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ASTR10013 reviews
ASTR1015 reviews
PHYS1001 review
PHYS2101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 7 · A 6 · A- 3

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values