AI Rate Professor

Physical Sciences

Steve Crossno

PHSN101 · PHSN106 · PHYS101 · PHSN100 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you study and keep up; if you want an effortless ride.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilariousEngagingClear grading criteriaChallenging testsRespected
  • Highly engaging, .
  • Passable for students who try; lazy students get left behind by fast coverage.
  • Tests can be challenging and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Effortful students pass easily, but and .

All evidence is in-person; grade outcomes are mostly unreported.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Science content moves quickly with mixed difficulty ratings; novices struggle without book review.

All six reviews are in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and active involvement is expected.

Only ; others omit it.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most call him awesome or engaging and the recent review strongly recommends him to everyone.

All in-person; older reviews still praise humor and teaching seriousness.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

and passable outcomes for effort, with .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Textbook reading and review are expected; pace is quick but not described as .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly praise humor, engagement, clarity, and willingness to make sure everyone learns.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person across 2012-2023.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

and careful studying more than continuous assignment volume.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students love his humor and engagement; he makes class passable for effortful students but covers material quickly and .

Main concern

Fast coverage and .

What students said

“Prof Crossno has been the most engaging professor I have encountered at VVC. His teaching style is excellent as he is consistent with reflecting on topics, in-depth, and makes sure students understand before moving on.”
PHSN101
“he makes his class passable, so if you failed then its on you. everyone that tries will pass with at least a c.”
PHYS101
“He does cover everything very quickly and if you don't review you will get left behind.”
PHSN100

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

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Tests are described as challenging to force careful study, with .

Challenging testsStudy carefully

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests can be challenging and reward careful studying; .

Challenging testsStudy carefully
“He can , but that's only to get students to study carefully.”
PHSN101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Prof Crossno has been the most engaging professor I have encountered at VVC. His teaching style is excellent as he is consistent with reflecting on topics, in-depth, and makes sure students understand before moving on.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews highlighting engagement, humor, and effort-based success. Credibility rating: Medium.

😄 Teaching Personality

88/100

“He has a 1 of a . He is as sweet as Pecan Pie!”

📘 Effort Equals Pass

62/100

“everyone that tries will pass with at least a c.”

⚡ Pace Risk

48/100

“He does cover everything very quickly and if you don't review you will get left behind.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • most engaging professor I have encountered at VVC
  • Very funny. Very concise.
  • Steve is an awesome educator that .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • everyone that tries will pass with at least a c.
  • Fun class, but a hard one if you are lazy.
  • He can , but that's only to get students to study carefully.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

and quality, but many are older and sparse on grades or .

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHSN1013 reviews
PHSN1001 review
PHSN1061 review
PHYS1011 review

Reported outcomes

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B range

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C range

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D range

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