AI Rate Professor

Physics

Lyn Conner

ASTR300 · AST300 · PHYS310 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
10/100
RMP rating
1.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

unless you are comfortable teaching yourself and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesSevere Time PressureSelf-Teaching RequiredTest HeavyUnresponsive to Feedback
  • Students repeatedly and .
  • Timed quizzes and exams are the biggest complaint, with many students reporting impossible pacing.
  • Both online and in-person reviewers strongly advise avoiding the course.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Getting an A appears very difficult because students , and low grades despite heavy studying.

Online and online evidence giving more repeated detail about timed exams.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The content becomes hard because and students must rely on the textbook alone.

Both formats describe self-teaching, while online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Tags and comments suggest skipping class hurts, but problems.

Online reviews mention lecture dependence and no makeups, while and poor teaching.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

3/100

because lectures are unhelpful and assessments feel unfairly rushed.

Both online and in-person students advise against taking her, with no positive recommendation evidence.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

10/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and time limits.

Format shift

Both formats support strict grading, with online reviews providing more examples of rushed exams.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

The workload is not just volume but , and exams under pressure.

Format shift

Online students emphasize textbook dependence and timed assessments, while and papers.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Students consistently say she reads notes, goes off , and .

Format shift

Online and in-person reviews align strongly, though online reviews include more detailed lecture complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Reviews repeatedly describe the course as test-heavy with quizzes, midterms, and exams driving the experience.

Format shift

Online reviews heavily emphasize timed quizzes and exams, while and exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, rushed testing, and unwillingness to adjust.

Main concern

In-person students say teaching is poor and .

What students said

“Prepare to learn everything by yourself”
AST300
“ if taught by prof. connor”
ASTR300

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe boring note-based lectures, poor test alignment, and .

Main concern

Online students report and exams.

What students said

“ and learning on your own.”
ASTR300
“60-70 question exams with only 30 minutes to answer questions.”
AST300

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The because students repeatedly report many questions with too little time and no flexibility.

Very Short Time LimitsQuiz HeavyMidterm HeavyTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

8/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Very Short Time LimitsTimed QuizzesTimed Exams
“Does NOT give ample amount of time for both quizzes and exams”
AST300

Online

Online reviews clearly report very short timed quizzes, midterms, and exams, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Very Short Time LimitsTimed QuizzesTimed MidtermsTimed Exams
“72 questions with only 40 minutes to do them”
ASTR300
“Our first midterm had 76 questions to do in 45 minutes”
PHYS310

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She can't teach to save her life.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in teaching, testing, and recommendation risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

12/100

“All she does is read from her notes and doesn't elaborate much”

⏱️

8/100

“We got 45 minutes to answer 70 questions.”

👎 Recommendation Risk

3/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her
  • All she does is read from her notes
  • Prepare to learn everything by yourself

Theme 2

📝 About Tests

  • 60-70 question exams with only 30 minutes to answer questions.
  • She doesn't give .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

  • Overall, not a good experience.
  • if taught by prof. connor
  • You're better off learning on your own.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Nine recent reviews are highly consistent, detailed, and strongly negative across both formats.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 57

Course coverage

ASTR3006 reviews
AST3002 reviews
PHYS3101 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

5

C 1 · C- 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1