AI Rate Professor

Physics

Michael Strong

ASTRO300 · ASTR300 · ASTRO400 · PHYS350 · ASTR400 · PHYS310 · 64 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
68.89%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Take him for a forgiving, often enjoyable class if you can handle lecture-heavy and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra creditFunny lecturesLecture heavyLenient gradingScattered organization
  • Many students like his humor, kindness, and ability to make astronomy or physics approachable.
  • Grades are often helped , and lenient grading.
  • A major risk is inconsistent , and poor email response.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

A is very attainable in many classes because students , and manageable tests, though physics can still require effort.

, while online reviews are more mixed due to test-heavy and disorganized sections.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Many students call the class easy or understandable, but physics content and scattered lectures can raise the challenge.

Online astronomy , while and physics is more uneven.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

, but students say lectures contain the material needed for quizzes and tests.

but useful, while online reviews focus on recorded or lecture-based material.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

, and , but disorganization prevents a stronger recommendation.

In-person reviews are more consistently positive, while online and poorly organized experiences.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

, and lenient grading appear often, though some students report inconsistent test grading.

Format shift

In-person reviews provide the strongest leniency evidence, while online reviews and harsh quiz structures.

Workload

Light

74/100

Many reviews mention no homework or not much homework, but and reading.

Format shift

Online astronomy can be quiz-and-test heavy, while and .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Students often find him funny, caring, and clear, but a sizable minority describe scattered lectures and poor communication.

Format shift

Online reviews have more organization complaints, while but still mention rambling lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades commonly rely on quizzes and role in some courses.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize quizzes and as test and quiz based.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly positive because , and offers , though lectures can ramble.

Main concern

Lectures can be scattered, long, or .

What students said

“ and lots of .”
PHYS310
“ and .”
PHYS310

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and disorganized courses with weak communication.

Main concern

Online organization and .

What students said

“Timed quizzes and tests but they weren't hard.”
ASTR300
“ and there is no organization to be found anywhere in this course.”
ASTR300

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are mostly quizzes and and some leniency, but reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or closed-book rules overall.

Timed QuizzesTestsExtra CreditOnline Homework And ExamsMultiple Choice

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe quizzes, tests, online homework and exams, and , but book and .

QuizzesTestsExtra CreditOnline Homework And Exams
“We had a total of 10 hw and 4 tests, all online.”
PHYS310
“Grades are comprised only of Quizzes(40%) and Tests(60%), both multiple choice.”
ASTR300

Online

Online reviews mention timed quizzes and tests, but do not clearly prove webcam use, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book rules, or .

Timed QuizzesTestsTest Heavy
“Timed quizzes and tests but they weren't hard.”
ASTR300
“Grades are based on 10 quizzes(40pts each) and 3 tests(200 each).”
ASTR300

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He makes it easy, he grades very leniently and he's funny (and I'm taking a three-hour long once a week class...)”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“He made it understandable.”

🎁 Grade Support

84/100

“He gives a lot of that help with the class almost getting an extra letter grade.”

⚠️ Organization Risk

55/100

“ and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny professor, but he does have great difficulty hearing :( probably the .
  • He made it understandable.
  • Lectures are scattered, doesn't teach from the book and mostly from his own understanding of the material (most of the time).

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and lots of .
  • The class was pretty easy, honestly, because .
  • Grades are comprised only of Quizzes(40%) and Tests(60%), both multiple choice.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Communication

  • HE DOESN'T ANSWER EMAILS.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

64

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across recent and older terms give rich, repeated evidence with .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 517
3 out of 56
2 out of 513
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 7 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

14

B+ 5 · B 6 · B- 3

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

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