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Astronomy

Joel Berrier

ASTR105L · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
1/100
RMP rating
1.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

unless you are prepared to self-teach through heavy work with little useful help.

Best fit · Self Taught ProAvoidCondescendingUnhelpfulHeavy homeworkTough grader
  • Students strongly warn against taking him due to condescending and unhelpful interactions.
  • Workload is described as and up to 15-20 hours of .
  • and consistently negative across a long time span.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Some students earned decent grades, but comments , and little help.

All because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

The course feels difficult because students report , and unsupportive help.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

in-person reviews and has no online evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

2/100

because they describe him as condescending, unhelpful, and confusing.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person and consistently negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

and describe demanding work with limited support.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

5/100

One review reports 15-20 hours of , and .

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Awful

8/100

Students describe him as condescending, sarcastic, confusing, and .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Comments emphasize , and tests, with workload driven mainly by assignments.

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students describe him as condescending, unhelpful, and demanding with .

Main concern

Students report harsh treatment, poor support, and overwhelming workload.

What students said

“Homework took around 15-20 hours a week to complete.”
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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.

Reviews mention tests and pop quizzes, but do not .

Test HeavyPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

40/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and pop quizzes but do not clearly describe exam rules or format.

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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Belittles students when they ask qustions and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

8/100

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⚠️ Recommendation Level

2/100

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📚 Workload Load

5/100

“Homework took around 15-20 hours a week to complete.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Belittles students when they ask qustions and .
  • If you ask him a if you're lucky, but he'll never explain anything.
  • He's very condescending, sarcastic, and makes you feel like an idiot when you ask him a question.

Theme 2

📚

  • Homework took around 15-20 hours a week to complete.
  • Makes you turn in .

Theme 3

🚫 About Recommendation

  • Avoid!!!
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  • Discourages students from working together.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

and some are old, but the negative pattern is consistent and includes specific workload and behavior details.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ASTR105L4 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values