AI Rate Professor

Science

Benjamin Mendelsohn

ASTRO010 · ASTR014 · AVIA030A · ASTR010 · ASTRO10 · ASTRO011 · PHYS1A · ASTRO021 · ASTRO21 · AST10 · ASTR11 · ASTRO014 · ASTR10 · AST11 · ASTRO11 · ASTR021 · AVIA30A · 108 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
17.86%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already love astronomy or aviation and and blunt communication.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCondescending tonePedantic gradingHeavy unrelated workLecture heavyHarsh online feedback
  • Many students call him rude, defensive, and hard to approach.
  • Workload and picky submission rules often outweigh learning value.
  • A minority like his passion and lectures if they can handle the style.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Some note a generous scale like 80 equals A, but picky zeros and .

; online adds format-based zeros.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Astronomy content plus biology or physics side work, dense homework, and .

In-person and , and quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and penalize absences with .

In-person is especially strict; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Would-take-again near 18% and comments repeatedly say run or drop.

Negativity is strong in both formats; rare positives praise passion if you survive the style.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

24/100

, and little credit for effort dominate reviews.

Format shift

Online zeroes for file format are extreme; in person still calls him a .

Workload

Overwhelming

22/100

Bursts of many assignments, labs, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work; in person mentions 8 assignments at once.

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

A few praise passionate lectures, but most say he is rude, unhelpful, and hard to learn from.

Format shift

In-person lectures get mixed credit; online interaction and empathy score poorly.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and discussions mix with quiz and .

Format shift

Online leans assignment and quiz format; in .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

homework, and frequent reports of belittling behavior.

Main concern

.

What students said

“Hands down the .”
AST10
“His attitude is snarky and passive-aggressive.”
ASTR021
“ . He's arrogant, and entitled, belittles students”
ASTR010

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online astronomy and , and low on helpful interaction.

Main concern

Zeroes for , and guilt-trip messaging.

What students said

“His class is built ”
AVIA030A
“Students must combine multiple files into one ”
ASTR014
“will give you a Zero for one tiny mistake as simple as .”
ASTRO021

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are often hard and lecture-driven; friendliness is .

Multiple midtermsLecture-based testsWeekly quizzesStudy guides sometimesPicky assignment formatting

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and often multiple choice midterms based on lectures; closed-book is not clearly proven.

3 midterms multiple choiceLecture-based testsStudy guides
“the exams are straightforward multiple choice (3 midterms) and he posts reliable study guides.”
ASTR11
“ .”
ASTRO014

Online

Online assessments include quizzes and picky Canvas submissions; .

Error-filled quizzesCanvas PDF rulesDiscussion point cuts
“disorganized and ”
AVIA030A
“If you forget to respond to someone on a .”
ASTR11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“RUNNNN! class is easy but it ain't specially with this professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and heavy workload. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

26/100

“Does not adequately teach anything.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“ .”

⚖️

24/100

“Will give you no credit for labs and assignments if one thing is out of order.”

😤 Classroom Tone

20/100

“He is rude to his students, but I think he's just socially clueless, not malicious.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a heavy heavy heavy lecturer.
  • .
  • his lectures are frequently intriguing, backed by a .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • 80% is an A.
  • a 70% on a , and a 80% on a .
  • and have nothing to do with astronomy

Theme 3

💢 About Character

  • Very rude!
  • passive aggressive response.
  • belittles students and makes you feel stupid.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

108

Lifetime ratings

89/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years consistently emphasize harsh tone, picky grading, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 515
3 out of 514
2 out of 518
1 out of 552

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 3 · A 3

B range

11

B+ 2 · B 9

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2